If you're signed up to one of our courses, we recommend you check this page on a regular basis for any relevant updates.
We'll use this page to announce dates and times of introductory sessions for Talk Cinema courses, film titles for each Talk Cinema course, any potential room changes, and any other information we, or our tutors, think will be helpful to you.
If booking a place on one of our courses, please read our Code of Conduct below:
ACTING FOR FILM
TUTOR: KENTON HALL
Our Acting for Film course will take place in the Studio for 8 weeks from 6.30-9pm, every Wednesday evening from Wednesday 9 October 2024.
Any notes or content will be shared here.
The History of Science Fiction Cinema: From Méliès to The Matrix and beyond...
TUTOR: ADAM PEPPER
Our The History of Science Fiction Cinema: From Méliès to The Matrix and beyond... course will take place in the Studio for 10 weeks from 7-8.30pm, every Monday evening from Monday 7 October 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no session on Monday 28 October. Sessions will run 4 November – 16 December.
Presentations from each week will be posted here following the course session.
BEGINNING SCREENWRITING
TUTOR: KEITH ALLOTT
Our Beginning Screenwriting course will take place in the Library for 9 weeks commencing Wednesday 9 Oct 2024, 6.30pm-9pm.
8 teaching weeks + final networking session TBC
FILM SCHOOL
TUTOR: KEITH ALLOTT
Our Film School course will take place in the Library for 9 weeks on Monday evenings from Monday 7 October 2024, 6.30-9pm.
8 teaching weeks + final networking session in week 9
KILLJOY: ANTI-HEROINES OF HORROR AND THRILLER CINEMA
TUTOR: CLELIA MCELROY
Our Killjoy: Anti-Heroines of Horror and Thriller Cinema course will take place in the Studio for 5 weeks from 7-8.30pm, every Friday evening from Friday 11 Oct.
Presentations from each week will be posted on the following Google Drive
It contains links to the reading and very important content warnings about the films.
KITCHEN SINK CREEPS
TUTOR: ANDREW GRAVES
Our Kitchen Sink Creeps course will take place in the Studio for 10 weeks from 7pm-8.30pm, every Tuesday evening from Tuesday 8 October
Presentations from each week will be posted here following the course session.
STEPHEN KING ON SCREEN
TUTOR: KENTON HALL
Our Stephen King on Screen course will take place in Screen 2 for 10 weeks from 2pm-4pm, every Wednesday afternoon from Wednesday 9 October
Presentations from each week will be posted here following the course session.
TALK CINEMA: AFTERNOON (MONDAY)
TUTOR: ANDREW GRAVES
The introductory session for Talk Cinema - Afternoon will take place at 2pm on Monday 7 Oct 2024 in the Studio.
Once the film to be discussed is announced on the noticeboard you can go online (or obtain your ticket from the Box Office) and choose whichever date and screening time suits you best. The group meets in person together every fortnight to discuss the film viewed.
Talk Cinema Film Credits
Enter the code talkcinema when prompted during check-out to apply one of your FIVE credits. This is one word, in lowercase.
(If you booked for yourself and one other person, TEN credits will be applied under your name, and so on.)
Please find below a list of film choices for this course (updated weekly):
- First film: Joker: Folie À Deux
- Second film: The Apprentice
- Third film: Anora
- Fourth film:
- Fifth film:
Discussion sessions will take place on the following dates:
- Week 1 - Introductory meeting - Mon 7 Oct
- Week 2 - Discussion session – Mon 14 Oct
- Week 4 - Discussion session – Mon 28 Oct
- Week 6 - Discussion session – Mon 11 Nov
- Week 8 - Discussion session – Mon 25 Nov
- Week 10 - Discussion session – Mon 9 Dec
TALK CINEMA: EVENING (THURSDAY)
TUTOR: ANDREW GRAVES
The introductory session for Talk Cinema - Evening will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 10 October in the Studio.
Once the film to be discussed is announced on the noticeboard you can go online (or obtain your ticket from the Box Office) and choose whichever date and screening time suits you best. The group meets in person together every fortnight to discuss the film viewed.
Talk Cinema Film Credits
Enter the code talkcinema when prompted during check-out to apply one of your FIVE credits. This is one word, in lowercase.
(If you booked for yourself and one other person, TEN credits will be applied under your name, and so on.)
Please find below a list of film choices for this course (updated weekly):
- First film: Joker: Folie À Deux
- Second film: The Apprentice
- Third film: Anora
- Fourth film:
- Fifth film:
Discussion session on the following dates:
Week 1 – Introductory meeting Thu 10 Oct
Week 2 – Discussion session – Thu 17 Oct
Week 3 – Film:
Week 4 – Discussion session – Thu 31 Oct
Week 5 – Film:
Week 6 - Discussion session – Thu 14 Nov
Week 7 – Film:
Week 8 – Discussion session – Thu 28 Nov
Week 9 - Film:
Week 10 - Discussion session - Thu 12 Dec