Prospectus 2016 Award-winning International Online Film School This award-winning film school was founded by award-winning film-maker Amour Setter in South Africa in 2006. A passionate film-maker, Amour saw the need in the industry for training that included valuable information that was totally excluded from conventional institutions like universities and colleges. Initially a small school offering classes, the school was converted to an on-line school in 2011 to extend Amour's training to students across the globe who were unable to attend her classes. The school has won 9 awards for its student films to date (plus nominated for several more) and has helped launch the successful film careers of several of its students. If you want outstanding training with monitored and supportive mentorship, then this is the school for you! www.auteurfilmschool.com
HOW IT WORKS Getting registered is easy. Download the registration form & email the completed form in. Once your form and payment is received by the school you will be emailed all your training material. Each course has assignments that must be completed and submitted for marking via email. Upon completion of your course you will be issued with a Certificate. It's as easy as that! Please note: All courses begin promptly on the 1st of each month. Assignments get marked on the 1st of the month so make sure your assignments reach us by the 1st or they will only get marked the following month. PAYMENTS All prices are quoted in South African rands. (Please use on-line convertor for the exchange rate of the day if you are a foreign student.) You can pay for your course using Paypal, direct deposit or internet bank transfers. All the banking details are on the registration form. FOLLOW US Follow the film school on Facebook (search for Auteur Film School) for updates, casting calls and job opportunities. You can also follow us on TWITTER @AuteurFilmSkool 2
COURSES You can register for any number of courses. Should you like to register for them all, they are all rolled into the 1 Year Film Program. Below is a list of each course and what it covers: FILM-SET RUNNERS COURSE (Intro to Film industry) Price: R750 (Duration: 1 Month) This is an exciting and informative course on how to operate in the industry as a Production Assistant/Runner. Once completed, you will be able to begin working immediately and earn an income. The course covers Set Etiquette, Film Set Hierarchy, Dealing with crew and cast, How to navigate your way around the film set, Film Set Jargon, Climbing the Ladder to the top, Survival Skills - surviving in the film industry and more. GUERRILLA FILM-MAKING COURSE Price: R3000 (Duration: 3 months) This exciting course is considered the Introduction to Film-making for Beginners. The informative course contains 9 modules and covers Producing, Directing, Screenwriting, Intro to Editing & Cinematography. A must-do course for anyone wanting to learn how to make their own film projects! 3
SCREENWRITING COURSE Price: R3000 (Duration: 12 weeks) If you think you have a natural talent for writing and dream of writing that screenplay, this is the course for you! This course will teach you everything you need to know to pull a great script together, including developing strong & compelling characters, formatting your screenplay to industry standards and how to protect your screenplay from being stolen or copied. Each week I tackle a subject, namely: Week 1: Week 2: Week 3: Week 4: Week 5: Week 6: Week 7: Week 8: Week 9: Week 10: Week 11: Week 12: Who is the Screenwriter? What is the Screenplay? How is a Screenplay formatted? The Hero s Journey; The 3-Act Structure; What is Genre? What makes a good Character? The Protagonist vs the Antagonist (and how Conflict is born); Techniques to Reveal Character. Dialogue What s being said, and what s not being said; Techniques for Exposition and Voice-Over. Reviewing the Short-Film; The Visual Image; Exploring Tone and Theme Short-Film Writing vs Feature-Film Writing; Plotting Character-Arcs; Developing Sub-Plots; The 1st Act of a Feature-Film Screenplay The 2nd Act of a Feature-Film Screenplay; How to build your story, and avoid it sagging or dragging in the middle The 3rd Act of a Feature-Film Screenplay; How to end your film better than you began it; Tying up loose ends; The Coda, paying off Character-Arcs and Sub-Plots; Revision Writing is Re-Writing. Your Screenplay in the Industry; Copyrighting your work; Developing a Logline, Treatment and Pitch Final Review of the Course; Tips and Tools for future writing. 4
ONE YEAR FILM PROGRAM Price: R10,000 (duration: 12 months) This exciting home-study course is perfect for students unable to get to University or College and for students who want to keep their day jobs while studying part-time. The course covers the following: MONTH 1: Film Set hierarchy, History of Filmmaking MONTH 2 & 3: Cinematography, Lighting, Sound MONTH 4: Producing MONTH 5: Directing MONTH 6: Advanced Screenwriting 1 MONTH 7: Advanced Screenwriting 2 MONTH 8: Advanced Screenwriting 3 MONTH 9, 10 & 11: Editing 1, 2 & 3 MONTH 12: Final Exams! 5
FILM PRODUCING COURSE Price: R2,000 (duration: 2 months) This exciting home-study course is perfect for students who wish to become Film Producers. The course covers the following: MODULE 1 Producer s Key responsibilities Six stages of a Production Budgeting Money-saving tips for PM s & Producers MODULE 2 Hiring your film crew Film Insurance Scheduling your shoot Distribution and Film Finance Examples of Support logs/sheets: Continuity, Location contracts, Actors contracts, Daily Progress Reports, Editors Log sheet, Comprehensive Equipment list, Budgets, Call sheets.! 6
FILM DIRECTING COURSE Price: R2,000 (duration: 2 months) This exciting home-study course is perfect for students who wish to become Film Directors. The course covers the following: MODULE 1: Who is the Director? Reading the Script In-depth analysis and breaking down of the screenplay Working with the writer Script breakdown Gathering the creative team Casting actors Casting Directors SAG actors Mise-en-Scene Subtext What Directors and actors expect from one another Script analysis Rehearsal plans Scheduling MODULE 2: Technicalities of directing: Shots Camera angles Camera Movement Focus Blocking and staging actors Composition Framing 180 degree rule! 7
THE ART OF EDITING COURSE Price: R3,000 (duration: 3 months) This exciting home-study course is perfect for students who wish to improve their editing techniques. In order to complete this course you will need a computer and editing software, and already know the basics of editing. The course covers the following: MODULE 1 Who is the Editor? History of Editing The Editor/Director Relationship The Kuleshov Effect (Practical Assignment: Editing 15 photographs into a story) MODULE 2 Constructing a Scene What makes a good Technical Cut? Cutting Rhythm (Practical Assignment: Editing a Short Film about making coffee) MODULE 3 Editing Dialogue The Importance of Eyelines (Practical Assignment: Editing a short Dialogue Scene) MODULE 4 Stages of Editing Narrative Editing (Practical Assignment: Shifting the Scenes in a Sample Short Film to change the Story) MODULE 5 Working with a director The Paper Edit The First Cut (Practical Assignment: Paper Edit a Narrative Short Film)! 8
MODULE 6 Editing styles (Linear, Jump etc) The Cut Away Bridging Scenes (Practical Assignment: Edit a Narrative Short Film) MODULE 7 Refining the First Cut Killing your Darlings Creating Dramatic Moments (Practical Assignment: Re-Edit the Narrative Short Film) MODULE 8 The Importance of Sound Design What makes good Sound? Types of Sound in Film (Practical Assignment: Add sound to the Photographic Short Film) MODULE 9 Adding or Removing Sound What is Foley? Creating your own Sounds (Practical Assignment: Add Sounds to the Making Coffee Short Film) MODULE 10 Sound Editing Dialogue What is ADR? (Practical Assignment: Edit the Sound in the Dialogue Short Film) MODULE 11 The Impact of Music Choosing Score vs Songs The Final Mix (Practical Assignment: Editing the Sound on the Narrative Short Film) MODULE 12 What is Colour Grading? The Finishing Touches (Titles etc.) (Practical Assignment: Add the Titles to the Narrative Short Film)! 9
CERTIFICATES All students who complete my courses will receive a Completion Certificate. My film school is not affiliated to any learning institutes as it is a private film school. Getting a certificate in film-making does not guarantee you a job in the film industry. This is one industry where you will be asked if you have experience as opposed to a certificate. But because my courses are so comprehensive, you will be able to walk onto a film set with confidence and climb the ladder fast as knowledge is power! WHY STUDY WITH AMOUR? Through these incredible courses Amour has helped dozens of aspiring filmmakers launch successful careers around the world. This is so much more than an on-line course! This is the only on-line course where you get actual mentorship and assistance in promoting your films on-line and through film festivals. Amour keeps very close contact with all her graduates, often collaborating with them on film projects. Amour personally marks all assignments and gives feedback and guidance to the students. Amour has 25 years of experience in the film industry, which includes working around the world as a film producer and director, recently managing a Hollywood film company and currently runs her own global film company which is based in Prague, Czech Republic. There is no other on-line film school like this anywhere else in the world! Let Amour guide you into launching your successful film career! 10
FAQ s Q: Are there classes to attend? A: No, all courses are done via the internet. Your study material gets emailed to you and you email your completed assignments back for marking. Q: I don t have a bank account, can I pay in cash? A: Yes, you can arrange to pay your cash into a Western Union branch, or do a cash deposit to our bank in South Africa, just inquire from us about the details. Q: Why are there no classes? A: We converted the film school to online in 2011 to allow more students to benefit from these incredible courses. Q: Can I phone you? A: Email our Film School Coordinator, Nadia Correia in South Africa and she will set up an appointment for a phone or skype call: nadia@auteurfilms.co.za! 11
ABOUT AMOUR Amour joined the film industry as a Set Assistant in 1991. By 1995 she was directing Music Videos and TV Commercials and proceeded to spend the next 11 years working freelance in the industry as a Director and Producer. In 2006 she felt the need to start offering once-off crash courses in film production as she felt the newbies coming into the industry were very ill-equipped to deal with the pressures. But her courses became so popular that she formed a film school which began attracting international students. Amour decided to convert the school to an internet-based school at the end of 2011 to be able to offer her amazing courses to students around the world. She then relocated to Thailand to spend 2012 making an international film, and building a film production company in Southeast Asia. During 2012 Amour won a prestigious international film award in the USA for a Chevrolet TV ad she directed. The film school has become so popular that Amour now receives registrations from the USA, Canada, Sweden, Germany, India and Australia, to name a few countries. In August 2013 Amour took up the position as Executive Producer for Production Inc, a global film company in Los Angeles (producers of Quentin Tarantino s Hostel. In 2014 Amour relocated to Prague, Czech Republic where she currently runs an international film production company. You can view Amour s film company website here and read about what others have said of their working experiences with her: www.amoursetterfilms.com! 12
STUDENT COMMENTS "Amour is an inspirational teacher and, if you let her, she'll nurture you, she'll open up a whole new world for you, and she'll show you that nothing is impossible!" Sabine Bittle, Award-winner for Best Film, TEF OSCARS, June 2007 Even in a short space of time you can truly understand what makes the industry tick and how the cogs fit. Amour empowers students to tackle this intimidating world with a guerrilla style of filming where the student is the master creator and the sole carrier of responsibility the experience of which is the only true teacher when it comes to finding viable work. Confidence, while humble, and a thirst for knowledge will take any student very far. Trust Amour to equip you with the basic and important skills! Kejenne Beard, International Award-winning student filmmaker, Reelshow International, 2008 "I've found the course extremely valuable. I've learned so much in this short space of time, it added such a great deal to my life's journey, my development as an individual and it's put me in touch with my dreams. Thanks for contributing to my life and enhancing my self-confidence on this TV Presenters Course!" Jonalton Cloete "The course was truly mind-blowing. I never thought that there could be so much detail to consider in filmmaking. Thank you Amour for the unselfish way in which you shared your knowledge and expertise. " David Cornelson I think as a writer one forgets that this is a craft that requires you to learn, grow and stretch yourself. You can be given invaluable tools on a course like the 12 week Screenwriting Course from experts like Amour, but ultimately you shape your ability and success by what you put in. Through this course I learned about conflict, DRAMA, what makes characters lovable, repulsive but most importantly believable and multi-dimensional. It has led me to one conclusion: I will be keeping my training material nearby for on-going revision, relearning and referencing. You never stop learning about your craft. Mark Scheepers I really appreciate your selfless way of sharing what you know with us. The Producers Course was easy and simple to study, yet challenging when it comes to the last section of the modules. But i liked the challenge because it felt like you really do believe that we can do this. So far i am enjoying the challenge and looking forward to the Directors Course. Thank you for sharing all your expertise with me. I hopefully will be able to implement it further into the field. Lebogang Mamaregane! 13
I met Amour a number of years ago when I was green and fresh out of film school. She gave me a platform to develop my skills and her belief in me really built my confidence. She helped me find my feet in a very daunting industry as well as my first paid job. I attribute a large portion of my success in this industry to her. I will always value the profound impact she made on my life both as an individual and as a filmmaker. Katherine De Klerk, Cinematographer Amour is an exceptional business woman and mentor. Her passion for making films is contagious and she inspires her students to achieve their best in the various courses that she runs at the film school. I really thrived under her mentorship and learnt so much about the intricate details of film making. She believed in my ability to create and direct a short film and encouraged me to reach my goals and realize my dream of directing. Amour is an inspiration and she approaches life with such energy and passion. By looking at how she had made such a positive impact on the film making community, I felt motivated to open my own film academy for children and teenagers. Through my film academy, I hope to inspire young filmmakers much like Amour inspired me! Jennifer Witts, Film School Owner, South Africa Well, when I started this course, I didn t realize what I was getting myself into but now I am so glad I did because it was beyond my expectations and its simplicity of the lessons was amazing. Before this course, I usually wrote stories, not knowing what I was writing until the very end. But after taking this course, I have learnt so many wonderful ways to write my stories and most importantly, aside from understanding and knowing how to write, I m now growing and developing to most effective ways of communicating my ideas. So if you really want to be a seasoned scriptwriter, then going through this course is a good place to start. This course will break it down to you like a four year old. Anaze A. Omananyi, Nigeria! 14