Young Film Academy run regular interactive remote masterclasses for aspiring young filmmakers and actors aged 14-17 that fuse advanced teaching from industry professionals with practical activities and workshops.
Current Offer: Book 4 Masterclasses for the price of 3!
Remote course pricing is on a per group basis. Min-Max group size for this course is 1-2 students. The number of students in your group does not affect the price.
How do TV writers structure seasons and episodes? How is writing a TV series different from writing a movie? What is a showrunner? Is my story best as a movie or TV series? The answers to all these questions and more will be answered in this practical masterclass, focusing on how to create the content we love to watch on streaming services like Netflix, Amazon and Apple+. Participants will get an overview of the skills necessary to adapt a story for an episodic structure. During the session participants will also be guided through the art of pitching, culminating in the creation of their very own TV show pitch!
No equipment needed, just a pen & paper (or a writing tool of your choice!)
Character development is a core element of screenwriting and this masterclass will help you understand where writers go wrong with their characters and learn what writing 3-dimensional characters looks like. Through practical tasks your tutor will guide you through ways to make all your characters distinctive through their actions with dialogue to create believability and bring your scripts to life.
No equipment needed, just a pen & paper (or a writing tool of your choice!)
– an internet connection capable of reliably streaming video
– a laptop or desktop computer
– ideally a quiet space for working
+ Please see individual masterclass listings above for additional requirements.
Max and Jake loved the remote course! Max loved it and he learned so much. He is truly passionate about filmmaking and to be able to share what he’s learned so far, have his films professionally critiqued but also to develop his skills was just fantastic – even when it came to sorting critical IT issues 🙂
Thanks so very much to Dan and the team. The boys loved it.
Young Film Academy provided my sons with an excellent week of education and fun. Their short film really surprised us all with its excellent artistic and technical merit – their imaginations have been sparked. Thank you and thank you!
Dear YFA team, Thank you so much for turning this difficult time into such a positive experience. I was so worried about what to do with the kids when their school closed and they were stuck at home, but over the last four days they’ve had an incredible time learning new skills and were really engaged with the whole filmmaking process. Knowing that we could let them get on with it by themselves was a huge relief. The movie they produced was brilliantly creative (not sure about my cameo though…!) They’re determined to do a music video next, so we will be in touch very soon. Thanks again!
Young Film Academy courses are excellent for young people. They get a taste of the craft of filmmaking, in all departments and I was astonished by the speed at which they learned.
The girls had a lot of fun making their music videos and we all loved watching the final result. The tutor Nathan was great, he had lots of patience and stayed very calm. I thought the remote course was also explained very well.
Jake said it was he best course he has ever done and he is very picky and critical about what he does and doesn’t like. He loved every day!
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