Film & Theatre Courses and Certifications

Helen Mirren Teaches Acting

Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren shares the techniques she has learned through the course of her international career that has spanned stage, screen, and television.

• MasterClass
• 6 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Samuel L Jackson Teaches Acting

Learn to master auditions, analyze scripts, and find the truth in every role you play.

• MasterClass
• 4 hours 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

The British Film Institute

Short Film in Language Teaching

Find out how teaching with short film can bring alive the learning of languages and introduce rich cultural content to lessons.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The British Film Institute

The Living Picture Craze: An Introduction to Victorian Film

Film takes a starring role in this course exploring the emergence of a new medium that was set to capture the world's imagination

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Explore the connection between "Lost in Translation" and "Her", examining shared themes of isolation and personal statements from directors Coppola and Jonze on love and loss.

• OpenLearning
• 14 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Australian Film Television and Radio School

The Essential Financial Management Toolbox for Film, Screen and Broadcast

Discover how managing finances dictates your creative business world. Learn key tools needed for successfully financed projects.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The British Film Institute

Film Education: A User's Guide

Find out why film matters and become an advocate and teacher of film education with this course from the British Film Institute.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Into Film

Sustainability Through Film

Engage and empower your students when teaching sustainability, using film analysis and basic filmmaking principles.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Film Appreciation

Explore Hindi cinema's evolution, themes, and influential filmmakers. Analyze social reform, globalization, censorship, women's portrayal, and key movements in Indian film history.

• YouTube
• 1 day 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Film Distributors' Association

A Beginner’s Guide to Film Genres

Explore what genre means in film and how it shapes both the narrative and the audience’s response to the story on screen.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Usos didácticos del cine: Introducción al análisis

475 ratings at Coursera

Explora el potencial didáctico del cine, aprendiendo a analizar películas y diseñar materiales educativos efectivos basados en obras cinematográficas de ficción y no ficción.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

导演思维：微影人的自我修养

47 ratings at Coursera

拍微电影，没什么必须要走的路，可以从任何地方起步。但起步之前，首先要形成对微电影的正确认知。本门课程以情景再现的方式，结合理论与实践，打通技术与叙事，简明扼要地还原微电影创作的全历程，以期传达这样的理念：微电影创作，需要怀着敬畏之心，以更天真的姿态去对抗这个模式化的世界，从而达致自由的境界。生命最切肤之处，就是电影开始的地方。

• Coursera
• 14 hours 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

微影人的自我修养

47 ratings at Coursera

探索微电影创作的深层艺术,培养独特视角和表达方式。通过实践项目和情境模拟,掌握从创意到制作的全过程,形成个人风格,提升创作素养。

• Coursera
• 14 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

编剧：像导演一样编剧

45 ratings at Coursera

电影编剧不同于文学创作，它意味着要以影像化、动作化的方式赋予故事生命，在这个意义上，编剧不仅是导演，而且还是那个灵动的新世界的创造者。这个世界中的每一个人物命运，每一个起承转合，都表达着创作者对于人性的判断和立场。本课程将通过丰富的案例和针对性的练习，阐述电影编剧的基本步骤、基础知识和内在规律。

• Coursera
• 7 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

剪辑：像编剧一样剪辑

28 ratings at Coursera

剪辑台前，剪辑师就像厨师对待食材一样，摆弄着拍摄现场记录下来的影像片段，用影像和声音去捕捉线索和瞬间，讲述一个故事，同时赋予故事以力量、以情感。怎样平衡剪辑給画面带来的跳跃？当有几条情节线索相互穿插时，又应使用哪些剪辑手法？剪辑过程和编剧的过程一样，以叙事和抒情为最高准则，同时不断突破陈规，创造专属于自己的独特风格。本课程将带领学习者从剪辑开始，认识镜头，认识剪辑的语法，揭开微电影创作的神秘面纱。

• Coursera
• 9 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)