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The Diploma Course in
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The Academy, a State Recognised institution with CODE no: 29016884, is located in a new and beautiful specially designed building at 2.000m2, approved by The Ministry of Education. The building is equipped with all imaginable facilities. |
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3 Years Total
The Courses start twice a year and you can enter on the 15th of September or the 10th of January
Daily 9.00 - 16.00, 6 hours plus 50min lunch break per day
5 days per week, Academic year of 10 months.
Graduate Students will qualify and specialize as either:
Camera Men, Directors, Editors or Production Managers
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The students in this school truly work together and help each other. I have learned so much from my peers here. This school has taught me independance and taught me how to work on my own. I liked how everyone was up for ideas and new ways of doing things."
Jenny Thornton(USA)
Guest student- Interior Design |
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Graduated Students, will qualify for a private
Diploma Higher Education in
DIgital Film and Television Production
University level, Equivalent to a Bachelor level
from Marbella Design Academy Costa del Sol s.l. |
Academic Year 2010 - 2011
Description of the subjects taught
The Digital Film and Television Production Course is built up of 5 major modules.
1. Unit: DIRECTING by Julio Castellano
2. Unit: CAMERA and LIGHTING by Richard Ganniclifft
3. Unit: EDITING by Steve Fishwick and SOUND by Frank Borrego
4. Unit: PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT by Annie Rees
5. Unit: 3 Days WORK SHOP by Roy Benson
Each Unit has to be completed with delivery of the work required, examinations passed, work presented in time to the scheduled date and hour, as well as the attendence must not be less than 80% within each term.
* The academic year has 3 terms.
1st Term - 15 September 2010 to the 18th of December 2010
2nd Term - 7th January 2011 to the 21st of April 2011
3rd Term - 3rd May 2011 to the 2nd of July 2011
DIRECTING
Unit: 1.
Tutor: Julio Castellano
CV : Please see CV on the staff page
Description of Unit 1.
Students create their own short digital films as projects throughout the course.
The projects will be split into individual and group projects.
Students will as well approach clients such as businesses, musical acts or institutions and create a film for them.
The students will present a digital film of their own at the end of the first and the second year. In the 3rd year the students will, in their final project, specialise as either: Camera Operator, Editor, Script Writer or Director.
CAMERA and LIGHTING
Unit: 2
Tutor: Richard Ganniclifft
CV : Please see CV on the staff page
Description of Unit 2.
Students will learn to gain an understanding of the entire process of digital film production and the relationship between all its roles and stages including designing, editing, sound, cinematography, production and direction. Here the students will be set tasks to solve problems similar to those faced by professionals.
Students will learn camera skills- setting up the camera for a specific shot, sizes, angles, tracking, doley shots, crane shots, freehand filming etc. They will also study techniques of digital filming using lighting.
The object of this course is to teach camera and lighting techniques to prepare the students for the professional world they will encounter on finishing the course.
The emphasis will be on "real world" situations both on location and in the studio. The course will teach camera operating skills and lighting techniques both in the studio and on location.
Students will also learn how to deal with different circumstances that can arise in the professional workplace. These will include equipment maintenance, health & safety, bad weather, working to a schedule and working within a budget etc.
EDITING
Unit: 3
Tutor: Steve Fishwick – Tutor: Sounds for Music: Frank Borrego
CV: Please see CV on the staff page
Description of Unit 3.
*Students will learn the origins of digital film. The first cameras, projectors and editing tools used, how sound came to film, the beginnings of film music and effects through to the digital revolution.
* Computer tuition in Avid media composer - Learning in depth how to use the software, to enable a
student to become creative with the way in which they edit their work
* Students will learn an introduction to the business side of digital film, enabling them to acquire the professional skills and contacts to start a career.
* Experimentation with sound effects and foley. Students will learn to use and actually create sound to their own digital film productions.
* Students will analyse films of all periods and genres from various technical and aesthetic perspectives. They will study techniques used, and how some of these could be incorporated to student’s projects. Students will study particular styles used by certain directors.
* Learning techniques of music production and music selection to create sound, mood and atmosphere in digital film. Also how to achieve the best quality audio whilst filming. Students will learn how to edit audio as part of the process of digital filmmaking, manipulate their own sounds for film by audio recording objects themselves.
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Unit: 4
Tutor: Annie Rees
CV: Please see CV on the staff page
Description of Unit 4.
During this module we will cover all aspects of the production including script analysis, budgeting and scheduling. We will deal with contracts, artists, crewing, equipment hire, continuity and final delivery of the programme. The aim of this module is to give students an understanding of each stage of the production.
WORK - SHOP
Unit: 5
Tutor: Roy Benson
CV: Please see CV on the staff page
Roy Benson has worked with the Beatles, Sylvester Stallone and Barbera Straisand among others.
Description of Module 5.
Day 1: Akira Kurosawa and Marlon Brando Retrospective
Day 2: World Cinema
Day 3: The Stanley Kubrick Lecture
AGENDA given 1st day of the academic year
At the first day in the academic year, the students will receive a scheduled agenda for the entire academic year 2010 - 2011, with all the subjects taught.
* As the Marbella Design Academy are using professional tutors who are independent and working within the Digital Film and Television industry, it might happen that a tutor is called for a 2 to 3 weeks shooting of a Film with a short notice. Therefore there may be some changes to the agenda during the academic year, where classes might be swapped with other teachers classes.
Marbella Design Academy - Costa del Sol sl. was founded in 1995 and has, with 14 years of experience, developed into one of the best top level modern Design Academies in the World.
The Academy, there is a State Recognised institution with CODE no: 29016884, is located in a new and beautiful specially designed building at 2.000m2, approved by The Ministry of Education. The building is equipped with all imaginable facilities.
Friendly environment. Tuition in a positive, supporting and friendly atmosphere is an absolute must for us. All the students work in an environment, which encourages original solutions to the projects presented. Individual guidance is given to help students achieve this goal. The Marbella Design Academy offers the students a good and personal tuition. Both lectures are in groups and one to one tuition with the teachers.
Many Student Grants departments in Europe have approved Grants to students studying at the Marbella Design Academy. Many student loan offices have approved grants to our students. For example the Marbella Design Academy is the only design school in Spain, where the Danish and Swedish students can obtain grants to study from their home government, SU in Denmark and CSN in Sweden. Other students are recommended to check with the Student Grant office in their home country. If a Student cannot obtain grants to study at our Academy, then you will be pleased to know that we are keeping the yearly tuition fee as low as possible. Besides this, the Marbella Design Academy has an Academic level that competes with the best design schools in the World.
It can be difficult to make a choice for what course/profession to choose, we therefore give all new students the option, within the first month, to change study to one of our other courses.
Students live mainly in rented apartments or houses in Monda, only 2 to 5 min walk away from the Academy or in Marbella, (15km.)
There is plenty of furnished accommodation to choose from, at all price levels. The prices in Marbella are from 300Euros for a room to 600Euros and above for an apartment. It is even cheaper to find accommodation in Monda. The Academy recommends that all new students consider living in Monda where they can rent a 2 bedroom apartment for 400Euros or a 4 to 5 bedroom fully furnished house in the village for only 400 to 600Euros a month.
The Academy can help students find suitable accommodation and organise students wishing to share houses or apartments.
Please see the Accommodation page.
Bus Service
A public Bus Service connects Monda with Marbella, Malaga and other towns in Andalucía
Quick Facts about South of Spain
Living in Marbella or Monda is relatively inexpensive compared to most European cities.
Marbella is an international jet-set town, home to many of the world's rich and famous.
Here you can go shopping and find everything you might need.
Monda is a typically authentic white Spanish village in the mountains, only 15min away from busy Marbella. In Monda you will quickly become a familiar figure as everybody knows each other! Monda is safe, far from boring and has many squares, restaurants and bars. Monda is a traditional village with a hectic village life; your money also lasts longer here. You pay, for example, only 1Euro for a drink in a bar/restaurant in Monda.
Southern Spain has the best weather in Europe with more than 330 warm and sunny days a year.
Many cultural sites are within a short distance from the Academy such as Seville, Grenada, Jerez, Cadiz and several other towns.
You can reach the beach in Marbella within 20min, and the beautiful surf beaches of the Atlantic Coastline within 1.5 hours. If you enjoy Snowboarding and Skiing, you can be in the snow of Sierra Nevada within 2 hours.
Jobs
Most students have found work which they are able to fit around their study hours. All of our students who wish to work have found jobs in the Marbella area. Many companies contact the Academy with job offers for the 2nd/3rd year and graduate students. The Academy recommends that first year students wait until their skills have been developed to a medium professional level in the second year of study before searching for paid employment within their respective fields.
Spanish for Beginners
The Marbella Design Academy also offers a 50 hour beginner's course in Spanish. The classes will take place at the Academy every Monday and Wednesday from 16.30 to 18.00. The teacher is Spanish and is a fully qualified Spanish teacher. The cost for the entire course including book and photocopies is 500Euros. The Students will, at the end of the course, be able to communicate with the local Spanish people. The Academy recommends this course to all new foreign students. Learning Spanish is a lifetime investment and much easier to learn when located in Spain.
Design Show and Student Exhibition
Each year the Marbella Design Academy holds a Student Exhibition/Design Show. The Students Exhibition and Design Show will be held in the Marbella Design Academy's new stunning location at Camino Hoyanca in Monda. The previous exhibitions have been a great success. The students work is judged by the press and media as well as by industry professionals. The standard of the students work is extremely high and students are often head-hunted by local and International companies.
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