Throughout this five-day course, participants will gain hands-on experience in the techniques and processes used to design, construct, and finish miniature models for professional film and television productions. The course introduces the principles of working at scale and explores how materials, fabrication techniques, texture, colour, and detailing can be combined to create convincing miniature environments, structures, and objects for the screen.

Participants will develop an understanding of the role miniature model making plays within film and television production, from supporting production design and visualisation through to creating highly detailed models and miniature elements for use on camera. Particular attention will be given to scale, proportion, accuracy, and the level of detail required to make a miniature appear believable when filmed.

Develop the practical technical drawing and scale skills used across professional Film & TV Art Departments. This hands-on five-day course introduces you to the way sets, spaces and design ideas are communicated through technical drawings, from understanding scale and industry drawing conventions to reading and producing plans, elevations and construction information. You’ll learn how to use scale rulers, convert real-world measurements accurately, dimension and annotate drawings clearly, and survey real rooms and locations.

Through practical exercises, you’ll put these skills into context by drawing architectural features, scenery and set elements to scale, while also considering sightlines and the practical requirements of camera and production. You’ll see how technical drawings are used by Art Department, construction and production teams to turn creative concepts into buildable sets, before bringing everything together in a final production brief that includes a small Art Department drawing package and a white-card scale model.