Film Hackathon - opportunities in film

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Course Guide

Summary

Units (Click more details per unit for Course guide)

Intro + Cinematography (Sessions 1–2)

Sat 14.02.25 11am + 2pm

Visual storytelling, framing, camera movement, composition, colour temperature, and lighting fundamentals.

Producing (Sessions 3–4)

Wed 18.02.25 11am + 2pm

Developing ideas, securing finance, assembling teams, scheduling, budgeting, and distribution strategy.

Writing for Film (Sessions 5–6)

Sat 21.02.25 11am + 2pm

Story development, treatments, scripts, and industry-standard screenplay formatting

Directing (Sessions 7–8)

Wed 25.02.25 11am + 2pm

Interpreting scripts, working with actors, camera collaboration, and live directing demonstrations.

Sound (Sessions 9–10)

Sat 28.02.25 11am + 2pm

On-set recording, dialogue capture, sound design, music, and post-production audio workflows.

Production Management (Sessions 11–12)

Wed 04.03.25 11am + 2pm

Scheduling, logistics, budgeting, equipment, health & safety, and crew coordination.

Lighting Intensive (Sessions 13–14)

Sat 07.03.25 11am + 2pm

Cinematic lighting techniques, mood creation, and low-budget lighting solutions.

Editing (Sessions 15–16)

Wed 11.03.25 11am + 2pm

Cutting, pacing, colour grading, sound mixing, and delivery formats.

Production Design (Sessions 17–18)

Sat 14.03.25 11am + 2pm

Props, costume, make-up, staging, and visual storytelling.

Storyboarding (Sessions 19–20)

Wed 18.03.25 11am + 2pm

Shot planning, previsualisation, and efficient production preparation.

Distribution (Sessions 21–22)

Sat 21.03.25 11am + 2pm

Festivals, sales agents, streaming platforms, and self-distribution models.

Industry Practice & Showcase (Sessions 23–24)

Wed 25.03.25 11am + 2pm

Professional conduct, career pathways, portfolio development, and final feedback.

We have ten free placements for East London young people*, as well as subisidised and full paying placements open to all. We have limited availability due to the high demand of our programme. Please submit your expression of interest form after readin our current ptogramme and terms.

Drop Us a Message

Address:

DAC

London East UK,

Yew Tree Avenue

Dagenham.

RM10 7FN

Phone:
Email:

christopher@mail.com