Description : Bachelor's Courses(english) in Central Film School

International Foundation

• Beginning - October 2019
• Duration - 1 year
• Cost - £ 15950 / g.
• Age - 16+
• English language.

The International Foundation in the field of media production is aimed at the formation of skills and knowledge in the field of cinema, television, and the media.

Requirements for admission:

• certificate of complete secondary education;
• IELTS 5.0;
• Portfolio, including videos of no more than 10 minutes.

IF aims to improve English, academic writing skills, research skills. During the program, students:

• get acquainted with the main practitioners of film production,
• will form an understanding of visual media,
• learn to convey meaning and emotions through moving images;
• explore famous paintings in general, representative and global contexts;
• explore general trends, varying in British, American, European, Indian cinema and beyond these cultural paradigms.

The student will explore possible script formats in the following areas:

• genre, story and audience;
• cinema concept development;
• creating a memorable character;
• basics of dramatic structure and formatting.

Pupils present a personal project created under the guidance of a teacher: in creating it, they use the skills and experience acquired during their studies, demonstrate their willingness to move to the appropriate undergraduate course at Central Film School.

Undergraduate Practical Filmmaking

• Beginning - October 2019
• Duration - 2 years
• Cost - from £ 16,500 / g.
• Age - over 18 years old
• English language.

The program is aimed at training filmmakers, the formation of their necessary skills in a variety of disciplines, preparing for future careers. Experienced filmmakers and teachers have developed a training program for the development of students' talent, providing knowledge for successful work. It is focused on the study of technology, the production process, the subsequent work on the released product. Students try themselves in the role of directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, and sound designers. Some graduates continue their education, others work as freelance workers in independent projects, performing various types of work to gain experience.

Entry requirements:

• 64 points on the UCAS system (I apply for Russian, foreign students at school, with specialists
• IELTS 6.0
• visual portfolio including a short video (maximum 10 minutes).

Undergraduate "scenic skills"

• Beginning - October 2019
• Duration - 2 years
• Cost - from £ 12,600 / g.
• Age - over 18 years old
• English language.

The program provides a complete set of knowledge and skills for the work of a professional screenwriter, teaches understanding of the wide variety of genres, techniques and strategies of a professional screenwriter. Graduates continue their careers with script editors, scriptwriters of artworks, TV programs, computer games, online content and print media. After completing additional training, graduates can simultaneously work as a film production script writer. Future screenwriters send their work to festivals, contests. Entry requirements:

• 64 points on the UCAS system (check the conditions of entry for Russian, foreign students, check with Smapse specialists)
• IELTS 6.0
• visual portfolio, including a short video, video (maximum - 10 minutes).

Graduate "Film Production"

• Beginning - October 2019
• Duration - 1 g.
• Cost - from £ 9500 / g.
• Age - 21+
• English language.

The training is aimed at nurturing enterprising creative professionals and focuses on the practice of filming. The goal is to develop scripting skills, modern filmmaking and post-production. Graduates are open to many routes and opportunities: the production of motion pictures, an independent television sector, new platforms.

Entry requirements:

• bachelor's degree with honors (related, similar field) or equivalent industry experience
• IELTS 6.0
• visual portfolio, including a short video (maximum duration - 10 minutes).

Master's "Directing"

• Beginning - October 2019
• Duration - 1 year
• Cost - from £ 9500 / g.
• Age - 21+
• English language.

The one-year directing master's degree offers students theoretical and practical knowledge that ensures the development of management skills and the ability to adapt to the ever-changing demands of television, cinema, and online production. Students who have completed the course are ready to work in film or on television, in corporate, commercial, marketing, and feature films.

Entry requirements:

• diploma with honors in the relevant field or equivalent industry experience
• IELTS 6.0
• visual portfolio, including a short video (maximum duration - 10 minutes).

Master's "Documentary Film"

• Beginning - October 2019
• Duration - 1 g.
• Cost - from £ 9500 / g.
• Age - 21+
• English language.

The program "Documentary filmmaking" is aimed at students with an active political, social position. The practical course provides the tools, resources, experience, allowing you to actively participate in social transformations, making documentaries, stories for the media, Internet sites. All stages of documentary production are studied at an advanced level. Programs include research on impact strategies, production, camera work, voice acting, editing. Graduates choose areas of documentary production, academic research, international NGOs, independent television projects.

Entry requirements:

• diploma with honors in the relevant field or equivalent industry experience
• IELTS 6.0
• visual portfolio, including a short video (maximum duration - 10 min.).

Master degree "Producing"

• Beginning - October 2019
• Duration - 1 year
• Cost - from £ 9500 / g.
• Age - 21+
• English language.

The program is intended for those who have already received education in the field of cinema or related fields, and wants to start a business in the field of film production and sales. Students receive the skills necessary to write a business plan, to create a project from development to fundraising. Employment opportunities for graduates: international sales, distribution, distribution.

Entry requirements:

• diploma with honors in the relevant field or equivalent industry experience
• IELTS 6.0
• visual portfolio, including a short video (maximum duration - 10 min.).

Master "Visual Effects"

• Beginning - October 2019
• Duration - 1 g.
• Cost - from £ 9500 / g.
• Age - 21+
• English language.

MA Visual Effects course focuses on a high level of practice, forms technical skills (animated effects, rotoscoping, compositing). Graduates work in the production of art paintings, commercials, corporate, scientific visualization.

Entry requirements:

• diploma with honors in the relevant field or equivalent industry experience
• IELTS 6.0
• visual portfolio, including a short video (maximum duration - 10 min.).

Summer Teen Filmmaking Course

• Age: 16-17 years old
• English language level: IELTS 4.5
• Course length: 2 weeks
• Average class size: 15-18
• Dates: 5th July-18th July, 19th July-1st August
• Registration fee: 100£.

Participants of this summer camp will have a chance to try their hands in the film and TV production industry. The program consists of research and practical experimentation and field trips.

Core aims of the course:

•    Exploring a range of practical and theoretical themes in the filmmaking

•    Solving creative briefs

•    Applying a range of skills and techniques

•    Work on editing software

•    Presentation of students’ films in a night of premiers.

Certification courses

• Start - January, April, July, August
• Duration - 3/4 weeks.
• Cost - from £ 1595 + £ 100/3 weeks.
• Language - English (Upper Intermediate)
• Age - over 18 years old.

The course offers students to master the skills in the field of documentary practice, to understand the broad context of documentary studies, to study modern approaches from project development to rental. The course team produces its own short documentary at the end of the course.

Certificate "Practical filmmaking"

• Start - January, April, July, August
• Duration - 3 weeks.
• Cost - from £ 1595 + £ 100/3 weeks.
• Language - English (Upper Intermediate)
• Age - over 18 years old.

A practical course for students without experience or with a small cinematic baggage offers the opportunity to gain experience in the production of a short film project - from the development of the script to post-production. Training includes:

• theory, practice of filmmaking, the study of key elements of the process of creating a movie, the structure of scenarios, development, leadership, visual narration;
• an intensive series of workshops on several aspects of filmmaking, including production, cinematography, sound, editing, casting;
• editing, sound engineer work, editing a visual row.

Six Monthly Independent Filmmaking Program

• Beginning - April, October
• Duration - 24 weeks
• Cost - from £ 7500 + £ 100/24 ​​weeks
• Language - English (Upper Intermediate)
• Age - over 18 years old.

The course “Six Months of Independent Cinema” prepares to work as independent directors. Students develop their own voice and style, learn the key aspects of joint film production, the role of a screenwriter / director. The emphasis is on the joint work of teachers and students. They study the language of visual narration, develop an understanding of the fundamental nature of cinema, technical skills, develop, direct, edit, focusing on the leadership of the film crew.

International Foundation in Media Production

•    Age: 17+

•    English language level: IELTS 5.0

•    Course length: 1 year

•    Registration fee: 500£

•    Start date: January, October.

International Foundation in Media Production will help students to gain vital skills and develop a portfolio. The course is also aimed to prepare students for the transition into Undergraduate study. The participant of the course will work on various forms of study among them are workshops, demonstrations, tutorials, lectures, critique sessions, and portfolio reviews. Besides, students will take part in a visiting speaker program, and visit exhibitions and London events.

Course timeline

•    Foundation in film practice

•    Foundation in film studies

•    Academic English, writing and research for undergraduate study

•    Foundation in screenwriting

•    Introduction to the final project

•    Final project.

Entry requirements:

•    IELTS 5.0 overall (no less than 4.5 in any band)

•    Successful completion of school education including a certificate of achievement to at least Level 2 (GCSE equivalent)

•    Presentation of a visual portfolio (a short film or a show-reel, both a maximum of 10 minutes in length) and attendance of the interview.