Radio-Television-Film Workshops
Tell your cinematic stories!
Registering for Summer 2024!
Do you have a great idea for a film or TV show? Always dreamed of being a documentary filmmaker? Embark on a creative journey this summer under the guidance and instruction of our faculty. These advanced graduate students, professors, and media professionals will help you hone filmmaking and screenwriting crafts and master the latest filmmaking technology.
Mailing List
Learn about discounts and information on future Radio-Television-Film media programs!
Contact for Questions
rtf-workshops@austin.utexas.edu
Virtual Workshops
The workshops take place over Zoom and via online learning platforms.
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Feature Screenwriting I
Do you have a great idea for a feature film? Many have great ideas; only few craft them into screenplays. In this 11-week workshop, learn screenwriting fundamentals as you develop an original feature film idea. You’ll create a pitch, logline, treatment, outline, and first act. While no previous screenwriting experience is required, please come prepared with ideas for a feature film. Having completed a college-level English course is also recommended. Take as a standalone course or follow with Feature Writing II.
Stay tuned for next workshop dates.
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TV Writing: Pilot I
Do you have a TV pilot you've been wanting to write in a creative, supportive environment? This is the perfect screenwriting workshop to launch you towards your goal. Over 10 sessions, participants will focus on the development of an original series pilot - starting with a logline, drafting pitch materials, working on character development and arcs, crafting a series bible, and mapping an outline - the key to your pilot! In virtual workshop sessions, participants will receive feedback from their instructor and cohort, as well as discuss reading assignments and lectures.
Take as a standalone course or follow with TV Writing Pilot II.
Stay tuned for next workshop dates.
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Feature Screenwriting II
Do you have a screenplay that you've been wanting to finish but haven't been able to? Are you stuck on a plot point or a tough scene? In this 10-session workshop we will take your unfinished screenplay to completion with weekly feedback sessions and tips on how to get your story back on track. Come prepared with a cursory knowledge of screenplay structure and at least a completed first act of a screenplay—which you have either developed independently or in Feature Writing Workshop I.
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TV Writing: Pilot II
You've got your series bible and your pilot outline, now what? Over 10 weeks, participants will write the first draft of their pilot as outlined in TV Writing: Pilot 1 Workshop I and begin revisions on their second draft. In virtual workshop sessions, participants will receive feedback from their instructor and cohort, as well as discuss reading assignments and lectures.
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In-Person Workshops
These workshops take place on the UT Campus. Please sign up for our mailing list to stay informed!
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Cinematography Intensive
Photographers and Videographers! In this 2-weekend intensive workshop, elevate your craft beyond the basic principles of camera and lighting and explore the cinematic tools used to create an overall visual approach to storytelling. We'll examine film poetics—genre, color, texture, mood, etc.—as well as lighting, lensing continuity, aspect ratio, color grading, and practical on-set strategies and challenges. The workshop will include hands-on exercises and demonstrations of Steadicam operation and higher-end cinematic camera bodies. Takes place in the UT Radio-Televsion-Film studios.
REGISTERING FOR SUMMER 2024
12 pm - 5 pm each day; 4 days
WEEKEND 1 - Sat/Sun - 7/13–7/14
WEEKEND 2 - Sat/Sun – 7/20–7/21
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Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary film is a process of curiosity, discovery, and storytelling. In this workshop, we will explore the many different types of documentaries and build the basic technical skills to create successful nonfiction films, including selecting compelling topics based on available resources, pre-production, lighting, sound recording, cinematography, interviewing, finding the story, and editing. Over the course of the workshop, participants will each create their own short documentaries (max 10-12 min) and will leave the course with the skills and experience to make many more.
REGISTERING FOR SUMMER 2024!
Meets 12 times over five weeks between July 8 and Aug 9.
- WEEK 1 (2x): 8-Jul, Mon (6-10 pm); 10-Jul, Wed (6-10 pm)
- WEEK 2 (3x): 15-Jul, Mon (6-10 pm); 17-Jul, Wed (6-10 pm); 20-Jul, Sat (9 am-5 pm)
- WEEK 3 (3x): 22-Jul, Mon (6-10 pm); 24-Jul, Wed (6-10 pm), 27-Jul, Sat (9 am-5 pm)
- WEEK 4 (1x): 31-Jul, Wed (6-10 pm)
- WEEK 5 (3x): 5-Aug, Mon (6-10 pm); 7-Aug, Wed (6-10 pm); 9-Aug, Fri (7 -10 pm)