The One-Week Digital Filmmaking Workshop is the most intensive, instructional one-week program in filmmaking that can be found at any film school. In one short week, students are instructed in the basics of writing, directing, camera and digital editing, and each student writes, directs, shoots and edits a short film project.

The pace of this one-week course is feverish, and students must be prepared to live and breathe filmmaking for the length of their stay.

The workshop is offered at the following locations: New York City, Universal Studios, Disney Studios, Harvard University, Paris, France, Florence, Italy, London, England.

Curriculum

The program begins with two days of intensive study in camera, writing and directing. On day three, students begin shooting their individual exercises. Day five and six are comprised of editing class, post-production and the final screening.

In the one-week workshop, each student writes, produces, directs, and digitally edits his or her own film on digital video, and rotates among crew positions when his or her classmates shoot.

Equipment and Facilities

Students use digital cameras, portable Lowel lighting packages, and Final Cut Pro digital editing systems. Classrooms are equipped with a television, DVD player and video cameras for demonstration and screening of clips.

Workshop Goal

The one-week workshop was designed to serve the needs of different types of students, yet through hands-on classes and exercises, all students gain an understanding of the requirements and rigors of filmmaking, as well as experience the exhilaration of seeing a completed project.

For some, the One-Week course is an escape vacation – an opportunity to have fun doing something completely different. For others, it’s an opportunity to see if filmmaking is the appropriate craft for them.

All students enrolling in the One-Week Filmmaking Workshop should be aware that this is an introductory course. The limitations of a one-week course should be apparent, given that many people spend years studying film and perfecting their craft. Nonetheless, many students in the One-Week Digital Filmmaking Workshop have made excellent projects and decided to pursue movie making in the future.