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Behind The Lens

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Program Details

  • Year 9 – 12
  • Up to 12 Students
  • 8, 2 Hour Sessions
  • Onsite 4:00pm – 6:00pm
  • Online N/A

About

Curriculum Focus

  • Design & Technologies
  • The Arts
  • English
  • Critical & Creative Thinking
  • Digital Literacy

Technical and Personal Skills

Collaboration, Script writing and formatting, Cinematography,
Sound Recording, Film Editing

 

Create session

Focused on teaching practical skills in a group environment, Behind The Lens shows students the techniques used to produce their favourite films and TV shows.

Over the course of 8, 2 hour sessions, students will learn what happens behind the scenes of large film productions, and develop the skills to produce high quality, short films of their own. 

As is the nature of film production, Behind The Lens is heavily focused on group work, teaching students to be confident with and develop their own skills, but also how to trust the skills of others and work alongside them. 

Over the course of the program, each students will create:

  • ‘In-camera’ short films
  • Cinematography demonstrations
  • 2 page scripts
  • Multi-cam dialogue scenes
  • 1 crewed short film as a cohort

Whether students prefer to take charge, use a camera, write a story or problem solve logistics, Behind The Lens teaches the skills necessary as a foundation for a career in film.

Students will

  • Work in groups to produce short films
  • Work hands on with high-end film equipment
  • Learn the processes of film pre-production

The Ballarat Tech School is a Victorian State Government initiative.

All Enquiries

ballarattechschool@federation.edu.au
03 5327 8080

Campus Location

Ballarat Tech School, Level 1 FedUni SMB Campus,
136 Albert St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350

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