LEARN HOW TO CREATE FILMS,
FROM FILMMAKERS.

BE YOUR OWN FILM CREW

Over the last ten years, the Eye Film team have developed a varied training programme using our knowledge as professionals of the film and media industry. We’ll turn your team into a working film crew who understands what it takes to produce professional content. We train businesses, schools and individuals, helping them to produce films that tell their story and create content on a regular basis.

WORKSHOPS

Learn to make films that make you or your company stand out. We’ll teach you to film, edit and distribute, as well as lighting and interview techniques. You’ll learn how to plan and execute a professional film and make the most of a busy schedule.

 

Testimonials

“We wanted to organise some training in house for our teams around making videos…and to make short videos for You Tube and Social Media about our services such as how to pay your rent, how to reduce energy use around the home etc ”
Stephani Davis, Senior Housing Manager, Broadland Housing Association
“Cameron created a bespoke training day for me to build on the video knowledge I already had, which really improved my confidence and ability. I would definitely recommend Eye Film for training and will use them again if I require any additional training myself.”
Abigail Constable
Marketing Executive, Signs Express
“Cameron and Charlie came on-site and delivered 2-days of high quality training including a range of tips and tricks in both filming and editing, that immediately improved the content we were producing. The training was also suitable to allow us to pass on this knowledge to a number of people across the organisation, meaning the skillset of many more people than just those there on the day, have been raised”
Andrew Lawn, Digital Channels Specialist for The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory
“Charlie and Max threw themselves into the project and worked closely with our students throughout – filming in some very ‘interesting’ situations as they dangled from ropes or balanced precariously with their precious camera equipment in canoes and kayaks! Once the filming was complete, they conducted a professional film-editing workshop using some of the many hours of footage shot on location, empowering students to make high-quality films of their own. ”
Brian Christian, Principal of the British School Tokyo

WHAT WE PROVIDE

 

We offer courses over one, two or more days, ranging from an introduction to filming to full film and editing packages. Our trainers are all industry professionals and members of our team, who understand filming trends and technology.

Because we can come to you and base the day around what you want to film, by the end of the training you will have produced a film you will want to use in the future.

We like to keep our training groups small (a maximum of three delegates to one member of staff) so that we can give everyone individual attention – particularly where we have people with varying degrees of experience. We can discuss your requirements with you and can even run one to one training at your business/organisation.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

 

  • Equipment – We advise on camera, sound & lighting equipment. We can do this in advance so you have the right equipment.
  • Planning – What sort of films do you want to make and how should you approach and plan these to make the most of your time and resources?
  • Filming – How to use (and get the best from) your camera for video and sound. How to film varied film sequences to create professional footage.
  • Interviews – How to set up, light and record sound for a professional interview. How to plan your questions and get the best from your interviewee.
  • Editing – From organising footage, cutting interviews, to sequencing, giving footage a cinematic look and adding captions, effects and a soundtrack.
  • Feedback and moving forward –  We’ll offer you feedback on your finished film and stay in contact via email or phone to offer advice on future films.

WORKSHOP PACKAGES

All our training packages are customised to your needs and we work with you before, during and after the sessions to ensure we meet your personal
filmmaking goals.

INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING

A workshop to get you started making films for your company including: 

  • Consultation on equipment prior to training, introduction to filming, recording professional sound & setting up interviews/interview techniques.
  • Time to film interviews & additional footage & an afternoon on editing basics, cutting interviews & adding captions & sound.

(This day could also be complemented by an editing workshop or bespoke training day at a later date.)

FILMMAKING WORKSHOP

Everything you need to begin making films:

  • Consultation on equipment prior to training, planning your shoot, finding & making the most of your business’s story.
  • Understanding your camera & getting the best from your equipment. How to plan, set up & light an interview & get the best results from your subject, shooting additional footage/audio to create engaging sequences.
  • Day 2: editing techniques, cutting interviews, colouring footage, adding titles & animating your logo & how to export & upload your film.

 

EDITING WORKSHOP

Are you already filming for your company but struggling to turn it into quality results? A full day workshop on editing techniques, covering:

  • Effective workflows & storage of footage, understanding software, cutting interviews, quickly/effectively & how to make a boring interview engaging
  • Adding additional footage & creating smooth transitions, adding/animating captions, colouring your footage & adding titles and exporting & sharing

(You will need to arrive with the relevant footage for a 1-2 minute film, ready to edit).

BESPOKE PACKAGE

Are you already competent at filming & editing but looking to hone your skills? Or looking to do some one on one training at your company? We are happy to put together a training plan to meet your individual needs, examples of previous bespoke packages include:

  • 1 day interview masterclass using continuous lighting, 1 day advanced editing, covering editing, colour grading & sound design in detail.
  • 2 day, one-on-one masterclass, including working with our trainer as a 2 person crew to film your interviews & additional footage.
INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING

A workshop to get you started, capturing students imaginations about the potential of film making or for staff to begin to document the schools activities.

  • Pre Day 1: consultation on equipment prior to training
  • Introduction to filming, recording professional sound, setting up interviews & interview techniques.
  • Time to film interviews/additional footage & an afternoon on editing basics, cutting interviews & adding captions/sound.

(This day could be complemented by an editing workshop/bespoke training day at a later date.)

FILMMAKING WORKSHOP

Providing you or your students an in depth experience of how to produce professional looking content:

  • Consultation on equipment prior to training, planning your shoot, finding & making the most of your school’s story.
  • Understanding your camera & getting the best from your equipment. How to plan, set up & light an interview & get the best results from your subject, shooting additional footage/audio to create engaging sequences.
  • Day 2: editing techniques, cutting interviews, colouring footage, adding titles & animating your logo & how to export & upload your film.
EDITING WORKSHOP

Are you producing volumes of footage as a school, but struggling to turn it into good quality films?  This course will teach you:

  • Effective workflows & storage of your footage, understanding your software, cutting interviews quickly/effectively.
  • How to make a boring interviews engaging, adding additional footage, creating smooth transitions, adding/animating captions, grading your footage, adding titles & exporting/sharing.

You will need unedited footage to work on during this workshop.

BESPOKE PACKAGES

We’re happy to design a bespoke training course for your school.

This can range from an afternoon trouble shooting issues with equipment and giving some quick tips to improve on, to long term partnerships. We have helped marketing teams over a year or longer by coming to the school to work with them, editing footage remotely & offering tutoring via email & phone.

We have produced school films as a training project where the students have become the film crew.  Feel free to challenge us.

1 DAY FILMMAKING COURSE

A great opportunity to get a good understanding of the production process & tackling issues that may arise from filming on your own.

  • Pre Day 1: Consultation on equipment prior to training.
  • Introduction to filming, recording professional sound, planning, lighting & conducting an interview.  The afternoon will is spent on editing basics, cutting interviews, adding captions & sound.

(This day could also be complemented by an editing workshop or additional day at a later date.)

2 DAY FILMMAKING COURSE

A deeper insight into how to conduct yourself as 1 person film crew, or as part of a larger team

  • Prior to Day 1: Consultation on equipment, planning for your story.
  • Day 1: Filming & interview techniques, how to get most from your camera & including planning & lighting.
  • Day 2: Editing & working with your trainer to understand cutting interviews, adding additional footage, captions, colour grading & sound design.

 

EDITING WORKSHOP

An intensive editing course to give you an overview of the editing software, ready to export finished films by the end of the day.

  • Effective workflows & storage of your footage & a good understanding of your software.
  • Cutting interviews, quickly & effectively & how to make an interview engaging.
  • Adding additional footage & creating smooth transitions & adding/animating captions.
  • An introduction to colouring your footage & how to add titles & exporting/sharing.

 

BESPOKE PACKAGE

Within our team we have a wealth of knowledge on filming, editing, colour grading and sound design and we are happy to put together a training plan to meet your individual needs.  

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    Testimonials

    “Cameron and Charlie came on-site and delivered 2-days of high quality training including a range of tips and tricks in both filming and editing, that immediately improved the content we were producing. The training was also suitable to allow us to pass on this knowledge to a number of people across the organisation, meaning the skillset of many more people than just those there on the day, have been raised”
    Andrew Lawn, Digital Channels Specialist for The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory
    “Charlie and Max threw themselves into the project and worked closely with our students throughout – filming in some very ‘interesting’ situations as they dangled from ropes or balanced precariously with their precious camera equipment in canoes and kayaks! Once the filming was complete, they conducted a professional film-editing workshop using some of the many hours of footage shot on location, empowering students to make high-quality films of their own. ”
    Brian Christian, Principal of the British School Tokyo
    “In my current role I felt that using video will further help provide a wide range of different training content and allow us to film scenarios and good practice methods”
    Joe Lock, IT Training Enfield Council
    “We wanted to organise some training in house for our teams around making videos…and to make short videos for You Tube and Social Media about our services such as how to pay your rent, how to reduce energy use around the home etc ”
    Stephani Davis, Senior Housing Manager, Broadland Housing Association