Filmmaking Courses

FFDS offers accredited part-time and full-time courses in factual, documentary and reality TV filmmaking.

Full-Time Course:

Our full-time course option equips students with the necessary skills and experience required across all facets of digital filmmaking and production, instilling creative confidence and artistic independence in a hands-on learning environment. The course covers filmmaking’s technical and innovative components, including concept development, screenwriting, camera operation, production management, directing, editing, and sound design.

At FFDS, we always encourage our students to pursue projects close to their preferred area of interest to develop their skills as directors, producers and editors. Students at FFDS are also exposed to film-related business management, marketing, communications and knowledge of the contemporary ‘entertainment’ industry.

Some of our full-time syllabus modules include:

The history and stylistic spectrum of the documentary genre, focus on film language, techniques, aesthetics, structure and other elements of cinematic storytelling.

• Cinematography 
• Film Editing
• Script Writing for Factual Film and Documentary
• Sound Recording, Mixing and design
• Creative Lighting
• Dynamic Camera Movement 
• Interviewing Techniques
• Factual FIlm and Documentary Themes and Genres
• Research Methods 
• Ethics
• Financing Your Documentary Film
• Licensing and Commercial Agreements

Students will focus in-depth on the pre-production and development of their graduate factual, documentary or reality TV film – , including completing weekly assignments for instructors, peer review and extensive brainstorming and pitching sessions. Students will also apply these lessons when learning how to research and write a compelling proposal. After  graduation and the completion of their qualification, our students will leave FFDS with a comprehensive understanding of documentary and factual film production as well as a portfolio of film projects which they can develop and turn into a reality.

Part-Time Short Course: 

The short course at FFDS aims to condense factual, documentary and reality TV filmmaking into an intensive four-week course, designed to provide students with experience in all aspects of filmmaking and production. This course looks to build creative confidence and artistic independence through interactive live sessions online complemented by practical hands-on learning in the working environment at our studio facility. The course covers technical and creative components of filmmaking, including concept development, screenwriting, camera operation, production management, directing, editing, and sound design.

Some of our short courses include:

• Documentary 101: Direct and Produce Reality and Documentary Film
• Factual Film Development Masterclass
• Live Streaming Expert
• Social Media Content Creation