Explore what it takes to bring your screen project to life. From initial concept to final distribution, this course will examine the role of the producer and navigate each stage with confidence. Gain crucial insights into securing financing for a range of possible creative ventures including web-series, short-films, or a feature and understand how to budget realistically.
NIDA Open’s online classes are led by teaching artists with extensive industry experience and will connect you with a diverse community of fellow creators. Regardless of your level of experience, this course will offer you the opportunity to refine your approach when working with small to medium budgets and impart strategies to successfully manage a creative team. Join insightful discussions about the Australian screen industry’s current landscape and ensure you’re equipped with the latest strategies and opportunities.
Delivery: Face to face, 4 × 2 hour Zoom sessions.
Pre-course work: 60 minutes reading.
Self-directed learning: 60 minutes writing/research activity between each session.
Components
Budgeting: Gain a grasp of budgeting techniques tailored to small and medium-scale screen projects.
Project planning: Learn essential steps and understand the timelines necessary for a successful screen project
Creative leadership: Gain confidence managing a creative team
NIDA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal, Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug peoples, and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present.
