Accelerate Your Career in the Art Department

Do you worry about where your career will be in five years? Most people do.

Sometimes it feels as though no matter how talented and hard working you are, you can't seem to consistently land jobs on the big films and commercials that you would like. 

Are you making a good impression on set? Is your portfolio strong enough? Maybe you just don't know the right people?  

It seems like you're doing everything right, and yet your career isn't moving as quickly as it should.

Guess what? The people at the top felt the same way at one point. People like The Last Jedi art director Chris Lowe were not born successful. Acclaimed production designer Sophie Becher did not start her career designing films with Jude Law and Simon Pegg.

But they spent years learning the skills of their trade. Skills like how to plan and manage a massive build.  Or how to put together a portfolio that regularly gets them work on big productions. And then there are those skills which many people don't even realise they need, like the politics of managing expectations during a recce.

What if you could avoid years of frustration by learning these skills directly from Chris Lowe and Sophie Becher themselves? What if you could do it on a fun weekend in central London, alongside a small group of other like-minded freelancers?

"I'm not going to become wildly successful from one weekend!" you might say.

Well, that's true. You still have to put in the work. But chances are you're already putting in the work. And it's hard.

Now's the time to make it easier.

Introducing a transformative two-day course...

26th-27th of May 10:00-18:00 in a Central London

BAFTA-winning art director Chris Lowe and acclaimed production designer Sophie Becher share their insider industry knowledge with a maximum of 20 select professionals.

They draw from lessons they've learned over the course of their careers working on major feature films like In Bruges, Skyfall and Star Wars: The Last Jedi as well as on commercials for international brands such as Coca-Cola, Heineken, and Gucci.

Topics will range from the creative, such as use of colour and light, to the more practical, including managing a team, getting hired on your dream job, and budgeting like a pro.

Lowe and Becher will use selections from their respective bodies of work as case studies to explain the creative and practical solutions they have found over the years and then show the participants how to apply these solutions to their own work.

This course will be highly interactive, with lively discussions that will continue into the evening as the tutors join the participants for a drink at the pub at the end of each day.

See what previous students of our courses with Chris Lowe and Sophie Becher say:

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To cancel your place on this course, notice of cancellation must be given by email to info(at)cinemajam.com.

• If you cancel at least 28 working days prior to the start of the course you will receive a full refund minus a 10% administration fee
• If you cancel between 28 and 10 working days prior to the start of the course you will receive a 50% refund
• If you cancel less than 10 working days before the event you will not be entitled to a refund

No refund will be made for non-attendance on the course.