Directing Drama for Film & TV

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Description Directing Drama for film & TV weekend – “change the way you look at every script” Directing Drama for Film & TV covers the principles of directing drama for the screen and shows students how to apply them in practice. It is run by filmmaker Simon Hook, who made several award-winning shorts before directing broadcast television drama for the BBC and Channel 4. He demonstrates the principles of directing drama by analysing film and television clips and following them up with practical exercises with the camera. Directing Drama for Film & TV is a weekend course for students wishing to learn or develop their directing skills. Experience of working on short films and/or completing training courses such as short courses at Film Oxford is desirable. Learners must be 18+. “I really enjoyed how the days were split – theory one day – using a wonderful range of teaching methods and practice the next!” Thomas – Course Participant 2023 Course Aims To give course participants the confidence and skills to make their own dramas to a much higher standard. The script exercise will “change the way you look at every script”. Simon “on Location” for TV Shoot SIMON HOOK Director/Writer – Biography Simon has directed two one-hour episodes of the BBC Scotland show Rivercity, directed twenty three episodes (and written one) of the top rated children’s television series M.I.High for the BBC (made by the same company as Spooks) and five episodes of Hollyoaks for Channel 4.