Film Poetry For Social Media Short Course

About this course

The course examines how image, sound, music, voice and text can combine to create concise, lyrical film sequences. Participants consider examples from early and contemporary poetic filmmakers before developing their own short films through practical exercises and assignments. Work includes filming and recording material on location in London, editing sequences around the city’s rhythms, light, colour and atmosphere, and experimenting with found footage and AI generative software. The teaching combines practical filmmaking with discussion and study of relevant examples, with films developed for sharing on social media.

What you'll learn

• Explore relationships between image, sound, music, voice and text in poetic film
• Record original visual and audio material for short film sequences
• Edit footage into economical, rhythmic and emotionally evocative films
• Experiment with found footage and AI generative software in a filmmaking context
• Apply poetic filmmaking approaches to short-form work intended for social media

Is this course right for you?

The course is open to learners at all levels and combines practical exercises with assignments. It suits people seeking to practise filmmaking through individual short-film development, location recording and experimentation with different source materials and digital approaches.

• Open to learners at all levels
• Includes practical exercises and assignments
• Involves filming and recording material on location in London
• Work is developed for social media sharing