Training & Education

Bewildering Pictures has run or been involved in the running of many training and educational programmes

Intro to video: 1 or 2 day course
From scratch, learn how to brainstorm ideas, shoot and edit a film in a short period of time. A guerrilla filmmaking course aimed at any age group.  Most recently delivered for the BBC as part of their 'Blast' programme.  School students from Folkestone produced a short film in an 8-hour period.  Available soon to view on the BBC Blast site

Documentary: 5 or 7 day course
Learn the basics of filming and documentary in a week. Intro to camerawork, sound, lighting, interview technique, use of image, telling the story and editing

Editing
From 1 day intensive individual to 1 week group courses
What is editing? An introduction to the building blocks of film making, with training on the Final Cut Pro editing system

                    Summer Breeze                                                     Desperate Times

 

Work by students on the 'Intro to Video' course at Thames Valley University

These films were made within the first few weeks of the start of the first year of the Video Specialist  BA by students, most with no previous camera or editing experience