Film & Theatre Courses and Certifications

Film, Images & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century: The Camera Never Lies

12 reviews

Explore the use of images and film in historical interpretation in the 20th century. Understand the significance and limitations of photographs as historical evidence. Learn how images can be manipulated and put into a wider context.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Physical Theatre: Exploring the Slap

26 reviews

Learn about Meyerhold’s form of physical theatre, biomechanics, and understand and perform ‘The Slap’.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Film Experience (Fall 2013)

5 reviews

This course concentrates on close analysis and criticism of a wide range of films, from the early silent period, classic Hollywood genres including musicals, thrillers and westerns, and European and Japanese art cinema.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 21 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

University of Copenhagen

Scandinavian Film and Television

7 reviews

Explore the cultural impact of Scandinavian film and television in a global context. Uncover the social, institutional, and cultural background of this influential industry. (187 characters)

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Becoming the Next Bill Nye: Writing and Hosting the Educational Show (January IAP 2015)

Becoming the Next Bill Nye is about using video production techniques to develop your ability to engagingly convey your passions for science, technology, engineering, and / or math.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 21 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Script Writing: Write a Pilot Episode for a TV or Web Series (Project-Centered Course)

3 reviews

In this project-centered course, you will design a series bible and write a complete pilot episode for your own unique television or web series, be it drama or comedy or something in between. You’ll learn to break down the creative process into component…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Write A Feature Length Screenplay For Film Or Television

Write a Full Length Feature Film Script.

• Coursera
• 20 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Bring Your Story to Life – Video Post-Production

In this course, we will explore the power and artistry of picture and sound editing. Although you’re welcome to use the editing software of your choice, we’ll be demonstrating non-linear editing using Adobe Premiere. We’ll share with you our editing work…

• Coursera
• 7 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Ready to Roll – The Video Production Process

If you’ve done your pre-production thoroughly, then you should feel confident moving on to this next step — gathering the raw materials that you will use to build your visual story. These raw materials are your camera shots, including b-roll and intervie…

• Coursera
• 7 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

A Blueprint for Success – Your Video Pre-Production

In this course, we will learn about pre-production, which requires levels of planning before you ever pick up a camera. We will share with you the terminology used widely in production work, along with our ideas for affordable camera gear and editing app…

• Coursera
• 3 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Richard Schechner's Introduction to Performance Studies

Performance Studies: An Introduction explores the wide world of performance--from theatre, dance, and music to ritual, play, political campaigns, social media, and the performances of everyday life. Performance studies also ranges across cultures--Asia,…

• Coursera
• 13 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

LMU Munich

Theatre and Globalization

Learn how theatre and globalization have affected each other over the past century, and how to conduct your own research on global theatre histories.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

An Introduction to Screenwriting

5 reviews

This online course explores the key concepts and fundamental principles involved in the process of screenwriting.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The business of film

1 review

This free 12-hour course explores the intriguing world of film production, and illuminates the processes of film development, distribution and finance.

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

This free course introduces Virginia Woolf’s last novel, Between the Acts (1941), with the aim of understanding how she writes about time, memory, and ideas about identity. It also considers why ...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate