This Introduction to Film Making and Storytelling course offers you the opportunity to become familiar with the film making process, learn technical and creative skills and understand the fundamentals of storytelling in order to bring stories to life.
This Introduction to Film Making and Storytelling course offers you the opportunity to become familiar with the film making process, learn technical and creative skills and understand the fundamentals of storytelling in order to bring stories to life.
What will I learn?
The course is designed to cover the core screen crafts such as screenwriting, directing, cinematography, producing and post-production.
It also explores the various techniques including camera, lighting, sound, edition and colour. It also includes techniques to create visually compelling stories for fiction and documentaries, episodic productions and spots, exploring the impact of image and sound on creative screen content.
Course content
Discover the role of screenwriter and the stages of story development, script structure and storyboard.
Visual storytelling – how to use camera to tell a story. To learn what it takes to put it together from idea development to post-production.
Learn about the role of the director, including script breakdown and preparing for a shoot using storyboards, script markups and technical floor plans
Find out about camera techniques including how to frame a shot, shot selection and shooting for the edit. Receive camera training and technical operation skills, including the effect of differing focal length lenses and the principles of shot composition (master short, close-ups and cutaways)
The foundation of editing.
The course consists of both lectures and practical exercises, giving you an opportunity to put what you learn into practice with a DSLR camera, using a variety of lenses and digital devices.
Glasgow Clyde College is one of the largest Further Education providers in Scotland with over 500 full-time and part-time courses to choose from, and is a multi-site college with campuses in Anniesland College, Cardonald College and Langside College.
We offer an amazing breadth of courses to prepare you for the future, whether that is going on to further study or the workplace. We have excellent links with employers to provide industry experience during your time with us and our partnerships with universities will help you to progress to study at degree level.
Whatever your ambitions we will provide you with the qualifications and life skills to prepare you for your future career.
We are a people-centred community and an unrivalled student experience and sense of belonging is at the heart of everything we do.
Key facts
88% of our further education students went on to positive destinations (4% above the sector).
97% of our higher educations students went on to positive destinations (2% above the sector).
97% of our students progressed to further study or employment.
90% of our students believe the way they are taught helps them learn.
93% of our students are satisfied with their college experience (highest in Glasgow).
93% of our students have developed skills for the workplace.
94% of our students feel a sense of belonging at Glasgow clyde College.
£10m has been invested in funding and bursaries to support our students.
Our satisfaction rates are consistently some of the highest for colleges in Scotland.
Our HN courses have articulation routes with all Scottish Higher Education institutions.
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