COURSE
CURRICULUM

The Non Linear programme is designed to be experiential, practical, collaborative and co-designed with industry.

Expect to receive live briefs, insight, training and peer & professional networking to get you into the best space to launch a creative career

Learning objectives are listed at the start of each week and relate to these stages:

Discover 

Define 

Develop 

Deliver 

Reflect

We map our courses against these 12 Learning Objectives 

Hard Skills 

Deliver, Discover, Iterate, Reflect, Design, Pitch 

Soft Skills 

Self-Awareness, Social-Awareness, Situational-Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Management, Critical Thinking

Hard Skills relate to specific abilities that allow an individual to perform the technical aspects of a job. This includes knowing the facts and information needed to perform a job well. 

Soft Skills relate to a set of personal qualities that help make an individual a positive and contributing member of an organisation, specifically how they relate to other people and approach problems.

Curriculum Delivery - What to Expect

The group will create short 90 second films to be shot on mobile phones, conceived, produced and edited by themselves responding to an exciting brief from Pearl (UCL).

There will be weekly guest lectures & masterclasses, workshops, shooting exercises + editing challenges. The programme will culminate in an end of course showcase of the above films.

Work Experience: Additionally, there will be work experience modules embedded in the curriculum where participants spend time in industry in smaller groups experiencing real world learning and practice responding to briefs and their problem-solving skills in industry. Our creative industry partners are:

Pearl 

Uncommon

Factory

Untold

Universal Film

Frieze 

Games.London 

Core Curriculum

  • 101 to Content Production (short form and long form) Stink Films & Uncommon

  • Ideation – How to get started w/ Almass Badat (Dialled In)

  • Brief Launch w/ Pearl (UCL)

  • Future of Creative Studios and working with clients Untold Studios

  • Imposter Syndrome w/ Kei Maye

  • Storytelling w/ Roald Dahl Foundation

  • WTF is a Creative?  w/ It’s Nice That

  • Grit and how to find your focus with TikTok Content Creator Marina Mansour

  • The Essentials! different types of production prep w/ Uncommon Studios

  • Video Editing – Premier Pro w/ Rosie Taylor (Blackshuck Films) & Chantal Adams (NTS)

  • Maya (VFX) the basics with London Screen Academy

  • Treatment writing with Edem Wornoo

  • Copywriting 101 - how to write good, pithy, compelling content w Jayshree Viswanathan

  • Music Videos 101 with Untold Studios

  • Creativity, Resilience & Positive Mental Health with Vanessa Maria

  • Lighting Direction with Stuart Pring

  • Art Direction with Naejiin Kim

  • Casting 101 with Destiny Williams and Steph Okoye

  • Colour grading w/ Laura Cairney Keize

  • Short Form Content Production with Jon Eastman

  • Writing & Directing Drama - Film Screening & Q&A with Timi Akindele-Ajani

  • Sound for Film & TV - An introduction with Factory Studios

Guest Lectures

  • Previous guest lectures and inspirational talks have been delivered by: Grayson Perry, Koby Adom, Marina Mansoor, Thomas Heatherwick, Campbell Addy,  Nikki Amuka-Bird, Carrie Cracknell and more.

  • At the end of the programme, participants will join our cohort of alumni and its growing network of creatives and influencers (many of whom have now progressed into roles across the photography, film making, advertising, writing, directing, arts, cultural and content creation sectors).

Overview / Learning Objectives

Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver ,Reflect

As the group move through each stage of the course there will be a set of learning objectives the participants will have completed by the end of each week:

Week 1 Induction & Discover

  • Receive brief

  • Gain a greater understanding of the content creation landscape

  • Understand the importance of storytelling

  • Understand what a brief is and how to respond to one

  • Learn how to research thoroughly

Week 2 Discover - Core Skills

  • Learn how to ideate

  • Collect findings from your research to pick an idea, start developing your response to the brief

  • Cover all aspects of pre-production prep for shooting content.

  • Begin learning to edit video using premier pro.

  • Copywriting 101 - how to write relevant and authentic content

Week 3 Define

  • Gain a greater understanding of the importance of good sound in moving image

  • Understanding different types of audiences and content for advertising

  • Gain a greater insight into how to approach short form documentary making

  • Capture all content needed (photo, video, audio)

  • Continue learning to edit video using premier pro.

Week 4 Develop Insights & Work Experience with Frieze

  • Editing of all the content captured the previous week (photo, video, interviews)

  • Grading for film and TV a masterclass

  • 1:1 video editing surgeries with tutors

  • Understanding how to create and synch sound with video

  • Work Experience Real World Learning Field Trip with Frieze

Week 5 Develop Shooting & Editing 1. 1:1 video editing surgeries with tutors

  • Shooting & Editing

  • Understanding about Lighting for Film & TV

  • Week 6 Develop - with Roald Dahl Foundation & LSA (VFX skills)

  • Learn how to use Maya (VFX Rudiments)

  • Respond to a brief from Roald Dahl Foundation

  • Learn how to create a brief deck

  • Pitch & Present back findings

Week 7 Develop

  • Shooting & Editing

  • Tutorials Editing

  • Peer Review

Week 8 Deliver: Edit (and work experience)

  • Additional Shoot & Edit Days

  • Work Experience in industry whole group in groups of 5

Week 9 Discover Creative Careers Week - Work Experience at Framestore

  • Work Experience at Framestore

Week 10 Finalise - + Edit

  • Editing Surgeries & Drop Ins & Self Study

Week 11 Deliver + Preparing for Showcase

  • Deliver Films

  • Preparing to Pitch

  • Confidence Building and Resilience Workshop

  • Inspirational Talks & Guest Lectures

Week 12 Final Showcase & Celebration

  • Inspirational Talks & Guest Lectures

  • Applying for roles in TV & Film Meet the Hirers

  • Learn How to Network

  • Next Steps

Week 13 Next Steps & Reflections

  • What is an entrepreneur and how to be a successful one

  • Reflections Evaluations

  • Next Steps

  • Applying for Industry Mentors