technical

The Technical department is all about learning the nuts and bolts of how to use film cameras, set up lights and capture sounds for Film + TV. Most people now have a camera on their phone but what would you do if you were faced with an industry standard camera? Would you understand what lenses to use? Do you know the best frame rate or bit rate to record in? In the Technical department you will learn all about this in addition to learning about how to set up camera support equipment and lights, thinking about electrical safety and creative outcomes to set the tone of scene. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn about how to record sound, different microphones, sound recording environments and ways to edit the sound to tell your story.

Year 1

In the first year, students keep a broad focus starting on developing the basic skills right across the many areas of the Technical department. This includes two hours a week in each of the following Camera, Lighting, Sound, Editing. Students will spend four hours a week learning all about Production + Development in Film + TV, which will include understanding script, screen business and distribution. In addition to this students will have two hours a week whilst still learning storytelling and one hour a week dedicated to learning about Careers and developing their portfolio.

Students will study the following subjects in Technical:

• Camera

• Editing

• Lighting

• Sound

• Production + Development

• Storytelling

• Careers + Portfolio Development