Are you a movie junkie? In the home of movies, Los Angeles, learn English! You can learn all about the craft of filmmaking while watching your favorite movies and TV shows in English.
This English course will teach you how to utilize professional digital editing tools while studying acting, scriptwriting, modern film, and production. Additionally, you'll be able to improve your language skills. Discover the film business by getting to know all the intriguing visitors the school invited (actors, directors, etc.), and by touring renowned film studios and locations. You may practice speaking English by studying with English tutors online. Thanks to the capabilities of the site, you might choose an online teacher who likes watching movies. Before the main course, you can talk about your areas of interest and work on your English speaking.
The 12-week English + Filmmaking curriculum begins on set dates and runs for that length of time. A 4-week English PLUS Film program and a less rigorous Vacation Plus Film course are also offered from June to August.
The 28 courses in this 12-week curriculum are divided into 20 English language lessons based on films and 8 sessions on television, movies, and popular culture. Additionally, students must dedicate a minimum of 4 hours each week to practical course work. These cinema studies topics are taught together with improving your general verbal, practical, and creative abilities. Each student's level of language competence will determine which modules are acceptable for them.
- The following will be covered in lessons: creating a script, coming up with ideas, organizing a tale, and using video storytelling techniques.
- The fundamentals of acting: methods for preparing roles, performing within frames and shot sizes, and body and verbal expression, camera methods, cinematic framing, sound, and lighting in film production.
- Post-production: best practices for video editing and sound editing.
- The evolution of the Hollywood film business over time, from blockbusters to independent films.
- The making of a short movie and organizing screenings only a 12-week course Lessons in movies, TV, and popular culture.
- Scene breakdown, themes, and concepts in media theory.
- Group analysis: theater, television, and movies from the past and present
- LA's history, culture, and significance to the film industry.
- Pop culture, famous people, and media allusions.
- Practicing improvisation, acting, and role-playing.
- Composing small-scale scripts and skits.
Anglicisms and filmmaking (summer short course) with English tutors online
We now provide a 4-week version of the English + Film-Making course that allows learners to experience this curriculum in a more streamlined manner. In the heart of Hollywood, the summer program combines English lessons with a crash course in filmmaking!
There are two choices, both of which provide English sessions with a movie focus:
- Standard (20 classes per week, accessible without a student pass)
- Intensive (20+8 classes each week)
Pre-production, production, and post-production theory and practice are cycles that are used in both options, which also involve realistic scene shots.