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Short Film Masterclass

$507.00

Create your own short film from idea to premiere in this hands-on course.

You will learn how films are built from the ground up by developing a core concept, shaping scene structure, and turning ideas into scripts using professional screenwriting software.

After exploring the genres that excite you such as drama, comedy, and documentary, you will form small creative teams to decide the story you want to tell and plan how, where, and what you will shoot. You will then write your script, head out on location, and bring your vision to life using just a phone and your imagination. Back in the edit suite, you will learn to use industry-grade software to cut your footage, shape the sound, and colour grade your film like a professional.

By the end of the course, you will not only understand how films are made, but you will also have made one. We will celebrate with a mini film festival, where we screen and discuss each of our works! Each group will need access to a phone and a laptop (ideally one each).

All software used is free, so you can continue creating long after the course ends.

Create your own short film from idea to premiere in this hands-on course.

You will learn how films are built from the ground up by developing a core concept, shaping scene structure, and turning ideas into scripts using professional screenwriting software.

After exploring the genres that excite you such as drama, comedy, and documentary, you will form small creative teams to decide the story you want to tell and plan how, where, and what you will shoot. You will then write your script, head out on location, and bring your vision to life using just a phone and your imagination. Back in the edit suite, you will learn to use industry-grade software to cut your footage, shape the sound, and colour grade your film like a professional.

By the end of the course, you will not only understand how films are made, but you will also have made one. We will celebrate with a mini film festival, where we screen and discuss each of our works! Each group will need access to a phone and a laptop (ideally one each).

All software used is free, so you can continue creating long after the course ends.

ESSENTIAL INFO

If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.

👥 Suitable for: Ages 16 and up

📍 Venue: Bellingen High School

📈 Level: BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE skill level

⏰ Schedule: Mon–Fri, 9am – 4pm (5 Full-Days)

Required skills & experience

  • Working creatively and equally in a group of 3-4

  • Be comfortable on camera

  • Be confident with note-taking, typing, phone-filming, basic computer knowledge.

Supplies that you need to bring to class

  • Smartphone with high quality video camera

  • Laptop to write your screenplays and edit your films

  • Optional - Any extra filming gear (lights, tripods, mics etc)

  • Note-book, pens and highlighters to take notes.

Learning outcomes

  • You walk away with your very own short film.

  • Not only that but all the skills and tools necessary to keep making your own films for the future.

  • Don't worry, there will be all the documentation you get to keep along the way.

COURSE PLAN

DAY ONE - Pre-production

  • We meet and greet each other, discuss our favourite films, and do a few icebreakers to start the day.

  • We move into movies we know and love, how they are made, and what structure they use to convey a universal message we can all understand.

  • Break down scenes, learn how to act them, and put our new skills to the test.

  • Watch the original film scenes we have just acted and analyse how they were filmed to support the director’s vision.

  • To end the day, we discuss what genre of short films we want to make and our preferences for who to work with.

DAY TWO - Writers’ room

  • Get into pre-assigned groups and discuss the story we want to tell.

  • Apply structure, share rough ideas on where to film, and decide who will take on each role. Then we divide the workload and write our scenes.

  • After finishing, we come back together to refine the script so it flows well. If we finish early, we can start filming.

  • Remember your costumes and props for the next day!

DAY THREE - Quiet on set!

  • We have our screenplay and are ready to shoot.

  • Find our location, warm up our acting voices, and film our scenes.

  • Find problems, make adjustments, have brilliant ideas, and capture cinematic moments.

DAY FOUR - Reshoots & post-production

  • Open our laptops and get the coffee brewing.

  • Start by learning the basics of DaVinci Resolve, a professional-standard editing software. If we need any additional footage, we capture it quickly.

  • Trim our clips, fine-tune to picture lock, edit sound, and colour grade for cinematic beauty.

DAY FIVE - Get it in for the film festival deadline!

  • Continue editing and ask if anything is missing.

  • If we have spare time, we can film ‘B-roll’ or ‘specials’ to complete our story.

  • Get the popcorn popping. We present our screenplay, share what they mean to us, and let the projector roll.

  • After the screening, we put on our tough skin and discuss each film as a class. This is an important part of the process.

  • Part ways with the skills and passion needed to make our next film.

COURSE TUTOR

Jack Dutson

Bellingen-raised, Jack works across Sydney’s film and theatre industry.

Studying acting and screen for six years at The Actors Pulse. He has appeared in tv shows such as The Office: Australia and NCIS: Sydney. He is the co-founder of Well Red Men Productions. His short films screen at festivals nationwide.

A former Camp Creative participant, Jack is excited to return and share the skills he’s learned in the industry.

COURSE ASSISTANT

Brittany Turner

Brittany Turner is an honours graduate from UNSW, her background focuses on immersive theatre, dramaturgy and thematic deconstruction. Recently Brittany was an assistant director for the Australian tour of ‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ and a production assistant for ‘The Dismissal’.

Though Brittany is a Sydney-sider, she has fallen in love with the little town of Bellingen and is ecstatic to be part of this year's Camp Creative.

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