Storytelling with the Camera for Self-Shooters

Often in edits, rushes lack a storytelling base. There are hours and hours of rushes but little clear narrative. This course will make you think about what your shots 'do' and what part they play in telling a story before or as you shoot them, so you get what you need.

You will recap and develop your knowledge of the use of Lenses, Depth of Field, Framing and camera techniques that feed into how your rushes will be viewed by Edit Producers and Editors.

Not the right level for you? You may also be interested in:

Self-Shooting: Introduction

Self-Shooting: Advanced

TV Formats: Shooting for the Edit

This course is a reality check for shooters who need their rushes to be more impactful and to make them more skilled, employable and adaptable.

This is a practical course giving you hands-on experience with industry standard cameras with a qualitative review of your rushes as part of the course.

Aimed at shooting researchers and Assistant Producers needing to learn more about how a camera can help them tell their stories, this course is also a good course for directors, producers and other TV or non-TV professionals wanting to start and progress in shooting for a living.

This course is designed for people who are confident operating a camera (or getting close to that) and now want to take their operating skills into the realm of telling stories with the camera.

Freelance Rate: £575
Corporate Rate: £1150

Bursaries, supported by Screen Scotland, to contribute to the costs of attending this course may be available to those who are eligible. Please read the bursary guidelines which are published below first to check if you are eligible. If you are eligible, please indicate if you are also applying for a bursary or not.

Please apply as far in advance of the course date as possible to give yourself the best chance of securing a supported place, as we may not be able to accommodate all applications.

Your bursary application and supporting documents should be sent to scotland@nfts.co.uk after submitting this application form. Please submit your bursary application within 24 hours to ensure your course place is reserved while your bursary application is processed – otherwise we may be required to release it to another applicant. Your bursary documents are reviewed by a panel and we aim to be in touch as soon as possible with an outcome for you.

NFTS Scotland Bursary Guidelines

NFTS Scotland Bursary Application Form

If you are not eligible for an NFTS Scotland bursary, please read our Alternative Funding Avenues document, which points you in the direction of a few other places which may be able to help. Please submit your application in plenty of time as timescales for funders differ.

This course is not currently open for applications.

Please join our mailing list to receive updates as they become available, or email scotland@nfts.co.uk to register your interest.

Tutors

George Cathro

Scotland

Storytelling with the Camera for Self-Shooters

Tutors

George Cathro

Creating The Short

Developing and Pitching Drama

Developing Long Running Drama Series (Concept to Bible - Package to Completion)

Directing Your First Indie Feature Film Lab

Director Prep Lab

Documentary Shooting

Drama Pitching: A Guide to Verbal and Written Pitches

Feature Film Lab

Storytelling with the Camera for Self-Shooters

Content Tabs