AFTRS Short Courses

22/07/2025

Accelerate your growth as a screenwriter! Dive into the art of screenwriting with AFTRS' Screenwriting for Film Bootcamp. At the end of this course, you will be able to:

▪️ Apply principles of screenwriting and cinematic narrative.
▪️ Analyse what makes engaging characters and a variety of structures to drive a compelling narrative.
▪️ Write key documents essential to the screenwriting process and pitching.

Ready to bring your film ideas to life? Whether you're a writer, director, actor or media professional, this 5-day intensive course will teach you the essentials of crafting compelling stories for screen.

Learn from Australia's premier screenwriters and gain industry insights and individual feedback on written exercises.

Screenwriting for Film early bird enrolment has been extended to midnight Wednesday 23July, the course starts Monday 4 August. Enrol now.

Gain foundational writing and analysis skills as you develop your story ideas and work towards the first draft of your screenplay.

18/07/2025

Develop media-facing communications skills and understand techniques to navigate media interactions and represent your brand.

Learn with Tracey Spicer AM, a multiple Walkley Award-winning author, journalist, and broadcaster who has anchored national programs for ABC TV and radio, Network Ten, and Sky News.

👉️ Explore the different types of media and what they expect from an interview.
👉️ Develop strategies for staying on message and on brand.
👉️ Increase your authenticity and impact.

If you are the first line of contact for media in your company, or if you are a leader in your business or industry, this course will equip you with the tools to remain calm, ask the right questions and screen enquiries to present your organisation with a professional media “first line”.

Intro to Media Skills starts Wednesday 20 August. Enrol now.

Learn how to represent your brand and navigate media interactions with finesse.

16/07/2025

In this AFTRS Advanced: Digital Pivot for Producers course, you will learn about scoping, asset creation, documentation, audience building, user experience, tracking and performance:

👉 Determine the evolving digital landscape as it applies to the role of producer
👉 Analyse the scoping and strategies for management of digital artefacts
👉 Apply industry-standard skills and best practices to further your career and future projects

AFTRS Advanced: Digital Pivot for Producers starts Tuesday 12 August. Enrol now.

Understand the current possibilities and trends for production project management and sharpen your digital skills for the current media landscape.

14/07/2025

Learn everything you need to develop, produce, and promote a compelling podcast series:

🎙️ Gain insight into the power of podcasts.
🎙️ Develop an understanding of your audience.
🎙️ Apply skills in planning and producing on-air content for a variety of purposes.

“Good mix of theory and practice, great hands-on experience, great trainer, encouragement of interactivity” – Youth arts co-ordinator, Health network

If you’re interested in learning more about how you can use audio to build an audience, strengthen your brand and communicate with teams, this course will give you the necessary skills to plan, structure, and produce branded podcast content while also developing your writing and ideation skills.

Podcasting for Your Brand is delivered online or on campus. Find the right dates and location for you.

Learn how to use audio to build an audience, strengthen your brand and communicate with teams. Develop skills to plan, structure, and produce branded podcast content, while also developing writing and ideation skills.

12/07/2025

“Super hands on! Loved having the opportunity to film something on the spot and get real time feedback.” - previous participant

🤳 Learn all the tips and tricks for professional standard framing, focus, sound, exposure, coverage, and editing.
🤳 Get a glimpse of the myriad of accessories that are available to complement this style of filmmaking.
🤳 Create elegant and concise visual storytelling without the prohibitive cost and time lost in outsourcing to professionals.

This course will get you on track to gain skills in videography, sound recording and editing on mobile and first-hand experience in conceptualising and executing a short video piece.

Learn all the tips and tricks for professional standard framing, focus, sound, exposure, coverage, and editing to create elegant and concise visual storytelling without the prohibitive cost and time lost in outsourcing to professionals.

Enrol now.
https://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-course/mobile-content-creation/

11/07/2025

Perth! Step inside the writers’ room and learn how to collaborate, pitch, and break stories with the Writers’ Room Intensive. With this short course, you will learn how to:

▪️ Manage working in a writers’ room, adopting methods suitable for a range of formats and genres

▪️ Apply skills in problem-solving and team management to realise a shared vision

▪️ Develop storylining and plotting skills in a collaborative environment

Writers Room Intensive starts Monday, 28 July. Enrol now.
https://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-course/writers-room-intensive

10/07/2025

🚨Only one place available, enrol to fine-tune the range of your voice capacity.

Explore your voice nuances with individual studio-based experience and feedback combined with practical tips and techniques for home studio recording in this two-day course at our campus.

🎙️Determine practical techniques to successfully record and edit scripts in a home studio setup

🎙️Create a high-quality voice over read in a studio-based environment

🎙️Apply professional standards to obtain and deliver work as a voice over artist

This advanced voice over course is ideal to learn how to apply appropriate vocal and microphone techniques to deliver a professional read and interpret and perform a wide range of scripts, incorporating creative direction and timing.

Amplify Your Voice Over starts Saturday 19 July. Enrol now.

Further your voice over journey with individual studio-based experience and feedback combined with practical tips and techniques f...

08/07/2025

Take a short film script from page to screen as you explore each step of the filmmaking process.

🎬️ Analyse how a script is interpreted by key creatives and crew to be production ready.

🎬️ Implement industry standard on-set practices across directing, cinematography, sound, and the art department.

🎬️ Apply knowledge of post-production processes to manage data, edit, and sound mix.

Filmmaking Intensive starts Monday 14 July. Only a few spots available - enrol now.

Explore the technical, creative and logistical considerations of filmmaking over five days of practical and collaborative learning in the classroom and on set.

03/07/2025

03/07/2025

Ready to create captivating videos? Join the Videomaking Intensive short course at AFTRS and learn how to shoot, edit, and tell compelling stories that stand out.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

▪️ Implement interview techniques, scene coverage and planning for effective visual storytelling.
▪️ Demonstrate efficient operation of DSLR camera, sound and lighting equipment.
▪️ Apply knowledge of post-production processes to manage data, edit, and export your video.

This course is ideal for corporate video producers, marketing and communications professionals, and content creators looking to gain practical, ready-to-use skills and elevate their video content production.

The Videomaking Intensive starts Monday 21 July. Enrol. https://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-course/videomaking-intensive/

30/06/2025

From TV concept to pitch. Learn the fundamentals of creating viable and original TV series concepts with AFTRS’ 10-week online course on the essentials to create a successful TV series.

📺️ Determine the essential elements to make an engaging series, including the dramatic world, compelling characters and story engines.
📺️ Analyse and apply different series formats, structure and narrative arcs.
📺️ Create key script documents necessary to take an idea from concept to pitch.

Gain industry insights and individual feedback as you complete written exercises and work towards conceptualising your idea.

Creating a TV Series Bootcamp starts Monday 8 October. Enrol now.

Learn the fundamentals of creating viable and original TV series concepts.

29/06/2025

Are you passionate about numbers, film and TV? Our Production Accounting Intensive short course will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills required to work as a Production Accountant:

▫ Identify the production accountant and accounting department’s role and responsibilities at each stage of production.
▫ Analyse relevant production documentation essential to accounting procedures, reporting and audit.
▫ Apply production accounting skills using screen industry standard software.

Fast-track your career to become a Production Accountant with our course starting Monday, 22 September. Learn more.
https://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-course/production-accounting-intensive/