Film Multiple Actions and Characters Techniques Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to plan and storyboard scenes with multiple actions and characters.
• Apply camera techniques such as framing, focus, and movement to capture complex interactions.
• Implement lighting and sound strategies to enhance clarity and mood in multi-character scenes.
• Analyze continuity and editing requirements to ensure seamless narrative flow.
• Evaluate and adjust filming techniques based on real-time feedback and production constraints.

Target Audience

This course is designed for aspiring filmmakers, videographers, and content creators who wish to advance their technical and creative abilities in filming dynamic scenes with multiple elements.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

This course includes extensive hands-on practical sessions where learners apply filming techniques to multi-character scenes. Practicals cover blocking, camera movement, directing, and post-production, culminating in a complete short scene shoot and edit.

Practical Activities

• Blocking and Staging Exercise — Learners block and stage a simple three-character dialogue scene using floor plans and rehearsal. (3h)
• Camera Movement and Focus Pulling Drill — Learners operate camera movements (pan, tilt, dolly) while pulling focus to follow multiple subjects. (4h)
• Multi-Camera Setup and Live Switching — Learners set up two cameras and switch live during a multi-character scene rehearsal. (4h)
• Final Scene Shoot and Edit — Learners shoot a complete multi-character scene using all techniques learned, then edit the footage. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.