Ready to step up your craft skills? AFTRS is opening its doors this summer with a suite of practical Intensives to help you master the art of directing, filmmaking, lighting, editing and more.
Step into our state-of-the-art Moore Park campus and get hands-on as you learn from our team of industry experts. Whether you’re looking to experiment with lighting techniques, amplify your directorial voice, take a short film script from paper to screen, or understand the ins and outs of Avid Media Composer, our Intensives are designed to help you build craft skills (and confidence) that you can take into the industry.
With some of these courses returning for the first time since last summer, now is your opportunity to enjoy fun, practical learning at AFTRS. Plus, enrol in a January or February Intensive before the end of the year and use the code ‘SUMMER2025’ to receive 15% off the full course price! Head to one of the Intensives below to find out more.
Lighting Intensive | 6-10 Jan
Understand basic principles of lighting in cinematography and how to shape them for visual storytelling under the guidance of industry expert Anna Howard ACS. Put your ideas into action as you explore and experiment with natural and artificial lighting, filters and modifiers, and cinematic lighting techniques across this 5-day Lighting Intensive.
Directing Intensive | 13-17 Jan & 3-7 Feb
Develop your craft as a director in storytelling, script analysis and working with actors in this five-day Directing Intensive with award-winning director, Amin Palangi. From casting and rehearsal techniques, to breaking down a script and scene blocking, learn directing skills that you can apply to any form of screen content, and practice these skills in hands-on workshops and exercises with professional actors.
Filmmaking Intensive | 13-17 Jan & 3-7 Feb
Want to get a taste of what it’s like to produce a short film? Take a script from page to screen in Filmmaking Intensive, a practical exploration of the filmmaking process. Under the guidance of filmmakers Kane Senes and Jayden Rathsam Hua, immerse yourself in the major areas of directing, cinematography and post-production over five days of practical and collaborative learning in the classroom and on set in AFTRS’ studios.
Avid MC101 Intensive & Avid MC110 Intensive | 28-31 Jan & 4-7 Feb
Master industry-standard editing software Avid Media Composer across these two 4-day Avid certified courses at AFTRS. Develop an understanding of the video editing process—from the basic techniques and skills to the more advanced tasks and tools—across Avid MC101 Intensive and Avid MC110 Intensive, and gain the experience required to sit the exam to obtain Avid Media Composer User Certification.
Assistant Editor (Unscripted) Intensive | 10-14 Feb
Learn essential technical and practical skills to work in unscripted TV post-production. In this week-long Assistant Editor (Unscripted) Intensive at AFTRS, you will learn and perform the fundamental and more advanced tasks of a TV Assistant Editor using Avid Media Composer, understanding the assistant editor’s process when preparing complex material.
Videomaking Intensive | 10-14 Feb
Create your website and social media content yourself with Videomaking Intensive. Unpack the technical, creative and logistical considerations of making video content from pre- to post-production. Learn the skills to shoot, edit and publish as you work with professional DSLR and video cameras, sound and lighting equipment, and editing tools.
Explore all our short courses in January and February 2025:
Lighting Intensive | 6 Jan (AFTRS)
Filmmaking Intensive | 13 Jan & 3 Feb (AFTRS)
Directing Intensive | 13 Jan & 3 Feb (AFTRS)
Screenwriting for Film Bootcamp | 13 Jan (online)
Premiere Pro Workshop | 18 Jan (AFTRS)
Voice Over Workshop | 18 Jan, 20 Jan & 13 Feb (AFTRS)
Avid MC101 Intensive | 28 Jan (AFTRS)
Avid MC110 Intensive | 4 Feb (AFTRS)
Assistant Editor (unscripted) Intensive | 10 Feb (AFTRS)
Videomaking Intensive | 10 Feb (AFTRS)
Camera & Sound Workshop | 13 Feb (AFTRS)
Storytelling for Business | 14 Jan (online) & 4 Feb (AFTRS)
Mobile Content Creation | 15 Jan (SOLD OUT) & 6 Feb (AFTRS)
Presentation Skills | 16 Jan (online) & 20 Feb (AFTRS)
Podcasting for your Brand | 23 Jan (AFTRS) & 11 Feb (online)
Brief to Script to Great Video | 29 Jan (online)
Intro to Media Skills | 12 Feb (online)
Find out more about Short Courses discounts here.
Is your course sold out or are you looking for something else? Explore all our short courses and register your interest on each course page to be notified when new dates become available.
