Study Film & Moving Image o­nline

CLUB FLIX -Young Peoples Film Club: Launch of brand new website.

Club Flix has launched an exciting new website; www.clubflix.co.uk creating a way to link-up young film makers in the South West. Club Flix is a Bath based film club for 15 -21 year olds offering making, watching and writing opportunities for new film makers. Members in Bath have been busy developing the new website with a professional designer and have created specific o­nline areas focusing o­n making films, writing films, watching films and talking films!

for more information about the Club Fix website click o­n the link

Mirrormask o­nline Resource...

Film Education along with Tartan Films are pleased to bring you an o­nline educational resource for Mirrormask. The resource looks at how the creation of the film has been influenced by graphic novels, art and sculpture, and includes the following:

*      Film Synopsis
*      Information about the Filmmakers
*      Trailer Analysis activity
*      Activities and tasks looking the production of the film, at Films and Graphic Novels, Artistic influences, and CGI and Live action

The resource is suitable for GCSE and A Level Film and Media Studies and Art, and is available at
www.filmeducation.org/mirrormask/index.htm

Mirrormask is in cinemas from March 3rd.

U-Carmen eKhayelitsha...

Look out for an o­nline resource for the forthcoming U-Carmen eKhayelitsha which will be available soon for teachers of GCSE and A Level Citizenship, Film and Media Studies and Music.  U-Carmen eKhayelitsha is an award-winning (Berlin Film Festival 2005 - Golden Bear) adaptation of Bizet's classic Carmen that relocates the love story to the South African township of Khayelitsha, and is sung and spoken in Xhosa, o­ne of South Africa's 11 official languages. 

U-Carmen eKhayelitsha will be in cinemas in April, cert TBC

Vision to Learn

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Vision to Learn are offering a couple of courses that are worth exploring for anyone interested in new media.

Web Entrepreneur

Web Entrepreneur is a FREE o­nline course. It gives you the opportunity to develop your skills in using the Internet and email as well as developing web pages. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn how to become more entrepreneurial, gaining some really useful techniques for planning and starting-up your own business.

The course covers:

• Unit o­ne – Using the Internet and email
• Unit two – Creating and developing web pages
• Unit three (optional) – Becoming a web entrepreneur

for more info visit the website

Wizard o­n the Web

Wizard o­n the Web is a FREE o­nline course. It’s a more advanced course for anyone interested in websites and e-commerce. In IT, there’s always something new to learn. If you think you’ve mastered word processors, spreadsheets and databases, why stop there? With Wizard o­n the Web, you’ll learn how to plan, design and create your own websites; learn about e-commerce and marketing o­n the Internet; and even explore the technology behind it all.

The course covers:

• Unit o­ne - Developing your website
• Unit two (optional) - Networking basics
• Unit three (optional) - Web server management
• Unit four (optional) - Applying your knowledge in business

more info.

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BBC Free o­nline Training Courses

These o­nline modules and guides are free for you to use. They were originally designed for BBC staff and in publishing them here we have not made many editorial changes to them.

This is because they are primarily aimed at anyone who is working for, with or alongside the BBC, so the modules still contain some specific references to BBC procedures, methods and services.

• DV Camera Shooting Guides
• DV Lighting Safety Course
• DV Usage Guides
• Introduction to Video Production
• Post Production
• Pre-production
• Rigorous Recces
• Television Glossary

Broadcast Technology

DV Camera Shooting Guides 

Health & Safety

DV Lighting Safety Course

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The BBC Filmmakers Guide

Here you can find out more about the filmmaking process from pre- to post-production. subjects covered include:

• writing a script
• funding
• rights
• clearances
• what to shoot o­n
• budget & schedule
• equipment & insurance
• cast & crew
• post-production & editing
• getting your film seen
  

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Cyber Film School 

Study of film and video ... this site is halfway between the fan type of site and the academic. The site Provides CD-ROM and web-based moviemaking education

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