Description
This five-week course with film scholar and video essayist Dr Darren Elliott-Smith, exploring the innovative practice of Video Essay creation as a cutting-edge development in film criticism. Lovers of film can use the moving image itself to deepen their appreciation, analysis, and production of creative media.
The video essay usually takes existing digital video footage (feature films, shorts, documentary work) and applies creative editing techniques to create a new type of investigation (known as videographic work), which offers an extra emotional dimension produced through the blending of words, images and sounds.
The course will include lectures and workshops delivered on zoom to enable an understanding of video essay techniques and practices; short practical digital tasks (homework) where the basics of video editing will be implemented; and the production of your own 5-minute video essay to be shared on session 5.
Find out more about the course here.
We are running two series of this course. Choose between September-November 2026 & January-March 2027.
Pricing
- Standard (full price, regularly employed): £180
- Concession (freelance/unemployed): £120
There will be a limited capacity of concession tickets.
Ticketing Terms
Cancellation by students up to noon (12pm GMT) of Wednesday 9 September, 2026 receives full discount minus fees; cancellation on Thursday 10 September receives 75% refund.
LADA may reschedule session dates with 24 hours’ notice and reschedule anytime between the scheduled session and four weeks following the final session.
Non-attendance to any session across the 5 weeks does not constitute an opportunity for a refund. 18+ for booking
A Live Art Development Agency Short Course.
Created by Course Leader Dr Darren Elliott-Smith, developed in partnership with Queer Extension.
