London Film School, offer full-time MA Degree courses in both Film Making and Screewriting.

This workshop was a module of the 2009 Fast Forward Programme.

With the current financial pressures on all aspects of film production it is now more important than ever, both as a Producer and a Designer, to have a good working knowledge of how Art Department budgets are created.

This 4-day workshop with BAFTA-winning Production Designer Adrian Smith is based around two recent productions: the award winning and critically acclaimed feature BRONSON (Best Film, Sydney Film Festival 2009) and FRESH, a new BBC3 comedy series. The workshop will centre around an in depth examination of how the budgets for these two productions were arrived at and run.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

´Bronson´(dir. Nicolas Winding Refn, 2009)

Course outline

Day 1
- Introduction to budgeting for Production Design
- Screening: Selected scenes from BRONSON
- How to break down a script for Art Dept budgeting

Day 2
A detailed look at the different areas within the budget, as follows:
Construction:
- Chippys
- Painters
- Plasterers
- Sculptors/Model making
- Scenic Art
- C.G.I.
The Prop Dept:
- Buying / Hiring
- Action Props
- Consumables
- Action Vehicles
- Animals
The Art Dept:
- Crewing
In the afternoon Adrian will be joined by Construction Manager Antoine Robin.

Day 3
A detailed look at the BRONSON and FRESH budgets. Adrian will be joined by Production Buyer Alice Norris.

Day 4
The final day will be spent working out a budget on an unseen script.

Fee: TBC

 

TUTOR PROFILE

Adrian Smith trained as a Theatre Designer under Ralph Koltai before working as a TV Designer at the BBC and for many independent TV companies. He has subsequently worked as a Production Designer in both feature film and TV drama.

Adrian’s feature credits include FULL METAL JACKET (1987) as Art Director, and THE SECRET OF ROAN INNISH (1994) and BRONSON (2009) as Production Designer. His early TV credits include the first three films in the 1983 “The Comic Strip Presents..." series (FIVE GO MAD IN DORSET, BEAT GENERATION, SUMMERSCHOOL). More recently he designed the first series of SHAMELESS (2004).

Adrian has twice been nominated for a BAFTA: in 1988 for FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, and more recently in 2007 for THE HISTORY OF MR POLLY, for which he won Best Design.

Adrian has taught production design at the Royal College of Art, the NFTS and at the London Film School.

Antoine Robin on IMDb

Alice Norris on IMDb

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How to apply

Please submit the following items (email applications preferred):

• Application Form (click to download)
• CV
• Personal Statement
  (i.e. a few brief paragraphs explaining why you’re applying for the course, what you hope to gain from it etc.)

Once your application has been approved we will provide you with instructions for booking your place online.

Email us:
Carolyn Atherton:
workshops@lfs.org.uk

Postal Address:
Workshops Admissions,
The London Film School,
24 Shelton Street,
London, WC2H 9UB, UK

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+44 (0)20 7836 9642

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