Beginning Film Course

May 1st - June 19th, 2025 [Applications Closed for Spring]

Are you wanting to make a film and don’t know where to start? Have you ever been on a film set? Do you know the ins and outs of festivals? How do you know what camera to use? What’s a C-stand?

If you have any of these questions, this series of classes is for you. Join Aileen Sheedy and myself on a technical and philosophical journey through making your first film or working on your first film set. Our eight-week course will get you started on the road to being a filmmaker. This current class series set to begin May 1st, 2025, 6pm at Desert Island Studios. This course can be free of charge if you fill out the form linked below for a scholarship to the course.

In the course, we will cover the following subject matter:

  • Job roles and functions on sets

  • Camera, audio, lighting gear, sets

  • Casting

  • Breaking down your scripts and your scenes

  • Working with actors, blocking and rehersals

  • Film festivals and delivering your movie

  • So much more

Classes will be three hours. There will be bathroom breaks. Snacks are provided. Please come ready to interact with classmates, take notes, be heard and create in a safe space.

Booking your spot in class is easy. Reach out to me via the contact page, or email me galaxysailor at gmail dot com. Class size is a maximum of 12 students.

BEGINNING FILMMAKER Spring 2025 [CLOSED] - Start May 1st - June 19th, 2025, 6pm to 9pm.

Ongoing Filmmaker Course

As a filmmaker, there will always be an evolution to your creativity and your brand. My ongoing courses help you to focus on specific aspects of your art and your business to help design your progress. These courses are open, so you can come and go with each subject. Once a month, I will focus on one particular aspect of film. We will take a deep dive into these, examining technical knowledge and pushing your own voice in new creative ways. Directing actors, lighting techniques, motion in film, understanding script from an post production/editing perspective and script to scene dissections are all part of the deeper focus of these ongoing courses. Each sessions is $100 per person and must be paid prior to coming to class that day.

 
 

Aileen Sheedy

Martin Vavra