From script to screen, VFS Film Production is a comprehensive, rigorous, and demanding program that focuses on developing the fundamental skill-set for an Independent Filmmaker. VFS offers you the chance to work in HD and Super 16 film.
What You Will Learn
With 18 potential opportunities to direct, VFS prepares you for the world of an independent filmmaker.
With over 50 lessons focused on aspects of this craft, cinematography is without a doubt the backbone of the VFS Film Production program.
A producer's role is to manage a film from concept to completion.
Students pitch concepts, critique drafts, and study story structure.
Students who take on this role are responsible for a film's look and feel.
The editor is a storyteller who uses images, sounds, and contrasts.
Staffed entirely by professional filmmakers, the VFS Film department is one-of-a-kind for the skills and knowledge that every member of its faculty brings to the school. Our instructors take their expertise to every class for the most in-depth lessons based on professional protocol and creative experience. more
Six Terms
In a year at VFS, the curriculum is divided into six eight-week terms. Each term builds on the lessons and experiences you develop in the terms before it. The result is a professional-quality short film–your ultimate calling card to the industry. Starting with short documentary projects in your first term, you move on to specifics such as pitch-sessions, lighting and art direction in your second, and mid-term film projects in your third and fourth. Teamwork is an essential skill you learn along the way, so that Terms 5 and 6 can be devoted to every detail of the production of your final project. By the time you start to shoot, you're not only ready to make a great short film, but also prepared to take on professional work as soon as you graduate. more
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The Budget
The VFS Film program is as equipped in-house as any production company, and your material and production costs are all included in your tuition. VFS acts as your film producer, training you how to properly manage a production budget. With realistic financial backing for film stock, DV tapes, film processing, batteries, Polaroid film, cameras, and other rentals, students learn to properly allocate funds through the entire production process. Successfully meeting your budget at VFS enables you to qualify for other creative responsibilities throughout the year, as well as helping to prepare you for one of the most important challenges of professional filmmaking.
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