Cue the dramatic moustache twirl!

It’s time to roll back the clock more than 100 years to the age of Silent Movies — where villains tied maidens to railway tracks, heroes struck heroic poses, and acting subtlety was… well, illegal.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll step into the shoes (and exaggerated facial expressions) of early filmmakers. No microphones, no dialogue

— just pure eyebrow-arching, cape-swirling, hand-flailing magic!

Working in a small group, you’ll either:

Create a ‘classic’ silent movie:

Dream up a theme and cobble together a delightfully over-the-top script.
Shoot your own silent masterpiece using volunteer actors (encourage them to overact shamelessly — it’s practically a law).
Create those iconic ‘dialogue cards’ to tell your audience what your actors probably just said.

Or, you can generate a ‘modern-style’ silent movie:

· Create a story that can be told just by subtle actions and reactions.

· Rely on your visual elements to convey part/s of the storyline.

· Select appropriate music to add to your story.

But wait, there’s more! Choose from an array of dramatic “mood music” tracks — jaunty piano, thunderous organ or subtle, emotional instrumental tracks that form part of your story.

Program Outline

Time	Session	Content & Activities
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM	Welcome & Overview	• Goals and expectations for the day • Introduction to silent film history and production
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Theory Session: Studio & Control Room Roles	• Lighting • Framing • Backgrounds • Pre-Production o Plans/designs o Scripts/shooting scripts o Set Design/Props
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Morning Tea Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM	Production	• Shooting/Asset • Generation
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM	Lunch Break
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM	Production (Ctd)	• Shooting/Asset • Generation
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM	Editing	• Editing vision o Generating Dialogue Cards o Adding soundtrack (if any)
2:45 PM – 3:PM	Final presentations/feedback and surveys	• Editing vision o Adding soundtrack (if any)

The drama begins at 9:00 am and wraps up (like a villain in a rope knot) at 3 pm.

Only 12 spots available, so don’t delay — grab your place faster than a hero racing to untie someone from the tracks! A permission form must be completed by a guardian to hold you place. (even if you are 18 years old)

Catering: BYO Lunch, or purchase from the Chisholm Institute Cafe

Timeline: 1 day

Capacity: 12 Students

School Level: Year 10 - Year 12

Cost: FREE

A permission form must be completed by a guardian to hold you place (even if you are 18 years old)

Enquiries can be forwarded to: admin@caseytechschool.vic.edu.au

Contact the host of Student Masterclass – Film Making at Casey Tech School, 9 July 2026

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