Digital Storytellers Academy is a membership-club based tuition system designed to teach a range of digital storytelling skills.

Primarily centred on all aspects of filmmaking, we include a range of associated skills ranging from scriptwriting and development, design for the screen, graphics and visual effects, acting and makeup, all the way to animations and games development.

Starting with a core academy program, students then have the choice of additional topics and themes to incorporate into their target production.

As a student progresses, they acquire 'Student Certifications' proving that they have acquired a particular skill level in concepts or the use of equipment.
Learning Streams
The Digital Storytellers Academy is centred around a core set of modules, concentrating on the basic skills of filmmaking.
From here on, students can opt for additional specialist modules, and even take them all over time - it's almost guaranteed that what you think that you want to do with film expands as you learn more!

Note: Some modules may be restricted by size, or may not run due to numbers.
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Film
Filmmaking
Film
Take your core filmmaking skills further by expanding into Digital Film and more advanced cinematography.
Design
Design
Design
Investigate set and costume design and the work that goes into the 'look' of the production.
SFX / VFX
CGI
SFX / VFX
Use Davinci Fusion and Blender to create green screen productions, visual effects, digital set design and CGI.
Games
Game Development
Games
Extend your digital media skills into the creation of games and other interactive media like VR.
Fulfill Your Dreams
Many budding filmmakers are fans of existing fiction, or want to get their own stories onto the screen. There has never been a better time.
With the Digital Storytellers Academy, you can learn not only what it takes to develop your ideas from the paper to a realistic plan of action, but DSA Studios will help you with knowledge, collaboration of other interested students, and production equipment to make a realistic plan into reality.
Digital Storytellers Academy
The Digital Storytellers Academy represents a new concept in private tuition of digital skills.
Never before has normal society been so connected to performance and entertainment, and it has all been made possible by low cost equipment, open source software and social media platforms.
Cameras
DSA provides students with experience of a range to cameras from simple handicams, to HDSLRs and Digital Film, but all skills are equally useful with simple camera-phones.
Studio Kit
Cameras are only the start of filmmaking, so DSA also give equal experience of a range of other filmmaking equipment, from lighting to green-screen and sets.
Digital Effects
Digital graphics have never been more accessible to filmmakers, so DSA also include tuition in visual effects, CGI and digital sets to greatly expand your story potential.
Storytelling
Hitchcock once said, the key to a good film is three things: the script, the script and the script. No wonder then, that we also teach scriptwriting and film development.
Screen Acting
Not everyone wants a song and dance.
There are many contemporary classes available but most of them have a foundation in song, dance or musical theatre. Not everyone wants to sing and dance however, just to be able to learn their screen skills!

We encourage students (it's not compulsory) to take our acting modules - it can make a big difference in your filmmaking when you know exactly what actors do!

You may even like it - there are many directors and producers who are also actors.

Membership Fees

Digital Storytellers Academy membership fees
  • Options 1
  • £120
  • Monthly (ex.VAT)
  • (£7.50 p/h)
  • 4 Week membership
  • All core modules
  • All optional modules
  • (4hrs per week)
  • All equipment use in class
  • 10% youth sibling reduction
  • OPENING
  • 2020 Opening
  • £72 p/m
  • (ex.VAT) - for 6 months
  • (£6.00 p/h)
  • 4 week membership
  • All core modules
  • (2 x 90min per week)
  • All equipment use in class
  • 10% youth sibling reduction
  • (Join up at Taster)
  • Popular
  • Core 1
  • £90
  • monthly (ex.VAT)
  • (£7.50 p/h)
  • 4 week membership
  • All core modules
  • (2 x 90min per week)
  • All equipment use in class
  • 10% youth sibling reduction
  • Options
  • Options
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(All figures exclude VAT)
Fees are membership fees, not a per class fee.
Membership fees are payable regardless of class attendance.

All potential students are entitled to a free trial week.