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The Film &
Content
School Africa

A hands-on film and content school. Learn to write, shoot, light, cut and finish real work — then screen it in front of an audience.

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There’s never been a better time to be a visual storyteller, and our team brings decades of industry expertise to show you exactly how to bring your vision to life

The three tracks

Everyone starts together for three weeks. Then you choose.

Film Production Track

Days
Mondays & Saturdays
Learning
9 weeks of learning
Production
4 weeks of production

Who it’s for

For people who want to tell a story with a camera and a crew.

What you learn

You’ll learn composition and the master scene technique, coverage, the 180-degree rule, matching action. How to break down a script, build a budget, scout a location, and handle permits and IP rights in Nigeria.

How to work with collaborators, navigate rewrites, and direct actors. How to run auditions, camera tests and a call sheet that people can actually follow.

What you leave with

A short film you wrote, produced and directed, premiered to an audience.

The Content Creation Track

Days
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Learning
10 weeks of learning
Creating
7 weeks of creating

Who it’s for

For people making work for a phone screen who want it to actually land.

What you learn

Mobile-first, start to finish. What you shoot and how you shoot it. Why B-roll matters more than you think.

The Hook Strategy and the retention mechanics behind it. Sound design for content. Lighting people, lighting products, filming outdoors. Then niche, SEO and monetization.

What you leave with

A published body of work and a strategy that isn’t guesswork.

The Finisher’s Track

Days
Wednesdays & Fridays
Learning
9 weeks of learning
Creating
3 weeks of creating

Who it’s for

For people who’d rather be in the edit than on set.

What you learn

Post-production from the ground up: stages, file organization, assembly. The Rule of Six. Intention and rhythm. Multicam and delivery. Colour grading. Sound editing. Titles, motion graphics and basic VFX. Finishing, mastering and delivery.

What you leave with

An editor’s reel, a scene, a music video, an interview, Instagram content, plus the finished film the whole school made.

Twelve weeks · 52 classes

The full curriculum

01—03 All three tracks, together

Foundation

Story, camera, audio, lighting, screenplay. Fridays and Saturdays.

  1. The 3 elements of story — premise, character, conflict
  2. How do these elements become visual storytelling?
  3. How to use a camera — the exposure triangle
  4. Getting the best results from your camera, phone or digital
  5. Audio is the other half, and it is very important
  6. Mic basics
  7. Sound design and sound mixing
  8. Slating and recording audio — to note
  9. Movement and framing: the rule of thirds
  10. A quest for stabilization — tripods and gimbals
  11. I hit record, but all I see are shadows
  12. Lighting basics — 3-point lighting, 2-point lighting
  13. Histogram, focus peaking
  14. What is a screenplay and why do we need it?
  15. Screenplay formatting
  16. Shots: types of shots
  17. Shotlisting
04—05 Tracks separate

Split & crossover

The tracks separate here — but every student sits in on the post-production foundation, which is why some tracks attend up to four days in these two weeks.

04—08 Mondays & Saturdays

Film Production Track

For people who want to tell a story with a camera and a crew.

  1. Composition guidelines and basics
  2. Master scene technique: coverage, the 180-degree rule, matching action
  3. Roles in film production
  4. Working with collaborators
  5. Navigating rewrites
  6. Art direction: production design and props
  7. The full rundown of pre-production
  8. Script breakdown
  9. Budgeting
  10. Location and legal: scouting, permits, and IP rights in Nigeria
  11. Preparing for production
  12. Rehearsals and directing actors
04—09 Tuesdays & Thursdays

Content Creation Track

For people making work for a phone screen who want it to actually land.

  1. What you shoot: case studies and breakdowns
  2. The importance of B-roll
  3. How you shoot: movement and its importance
  4. The editing — how you edit, case studies and breakdowns
  5. The Hook Strategy: retention mechanics
  6. Sound design for content
  7. Lighting people, outdoor filming
  8. Lighting products
  9. Niche and SEO
  10. Monetization
04—09 Wednesdays & Fridays

The Finisher’s Track

For people who’d rather be in the edit than on set.

  1. Post-production in film — the stages
  2. The editor’s role
  3. File organization
  4. Basic editing: software, file organization, assembly
  5. Cuts, transitions
  6. Syncing audio and video
  7. The Rule of Six — intention, rhythm
  8. Where am I going, what am I saying?
  9. Multicam editing, delivery
  10. Colour grading
  11. Sound editing
  12. Titles, motion graphics, and basic VFX
  13. Finishing and delivery
08 Film leads; Content and Finisher’s continue

Pre-production

Cast locked, call sheets issued, gear confirmed.

09 The whole school on set

Production week

Film Track students rotate through crew roles, Finisher’s students handle data and dailies, and Content students shoot behind-the-scenes. Everyone works on the film that premieres.

10—11 Finisher’s leads, Film supervises

Post-production

Assembly, cut, grade, mix.

12 All three tracks, together

Premiere & graduation

Your work on a screen.

Class titles are listed in teaching order within each phase, not pinned to a single date. Weeks 8 to 12 are scheduled but class times are still being finalised.

Work from the people teaching you

The 12 weeks

Three tracks, one timeline. Everyone starts together and everyone finishes together.

The programme runs as three parallel tracks over twelve weeks. Weeks 1 to 3, week 9 and week 12 are attended by all three tracks together. The following list gives every block in order.

All three tracks, weeks 1 to 3: 01—03 Foundation Story, camera, audio, lighting, screenplay. Fridays and Saturdays.
Film Production track, weeks 4 to 5:04—05Split & crossover
Content Creation track, weeks 4 to 5:04—05Split & crossover
The Finisher's track, weeks 4 to 5:04—05Split & crossover
Every student sits in on post‑production
Film Production track, weeks 6 to 7:06—07Specialization
Content Creation track, weeks 6 to 7:06—07Specialization
The Finisher's track, weeks 6 to 7:06—07Specialization
Film Production track, week 8:Pre-production
Content Creation track, week 8:Continues
The Finisher's track, week 8:Continues
All three tracks, week 9: Production
Film Production track, weeks 10 to 11:10—11Supervises
Content Creation track, weeks 10 to 11:10—11Post-production
The Finisher's track, weeks 10 to 11:10—11Post-productionAssembly, cut, grade, mix.
All three tracks, week 12: Premiere

Weekday classes run in the evening, after working hours, so you can keep your job. Saturday classes run in the morning or the afternoon, depending on the week.

Confirmed opening dates
Friday 25 September · Saturday 26 September · then Fridays and Saturdays through 10 October.

Take your seat

One fee covers all three tracks, three months on the CoLAB Campus, the mentors, the gear you learn on and the film you leave with. No add-ons, no per-track upsells.

Full programme · all tracks

NGN200,000

Three tracks · 12 weeks · one premiere

Claim your seat

Registration closes Saturday 10 October 2026. Seats are capped so every student gets set time.

What the fee unlocks

  • All three tracks — Film, Content and the Finisher's
  • Full access to CoLAB Campus for the whole three months
  • Direct access to the film-school mentors
  • Every class, on set and in the edit suite
  • Access to camera, lighting and sound gear during classes
  • A finished film, premiered to a live audience
  • A seat in a working community of builders
  • A certificate when you finish

Questions

Do I need to already know how to shoot?

No. The first three weeks assume nothing — story, camera, audio, lighting and screenplay from the ground up. Everyone does them together before choosing a track.

Do I need my own camera?

Not for the intro weeks — most of that work is shot on phones. In class you work on the school’s camera, lighting and sound gear, so you learn the kit hands-on before you ever have to own it.

Production week is different. You source what your film needs yourself, borrowed or rented — and budgeting for exactly that is part of the Film Track, so the cost lands in your production plan instead of arriving as a surprise.

What does it cost?

Tuition is ₦200,000 for the twelve weeks. You can pay it in full, or pay 70% — ₦140,000 — to hold your place and the remaining ₦60,000 on resumption, within the first four weeks.

Both come to the same ₦200,000; there is no surcharge for splitting it. Pay on this page.

What do I need to bring?
  • A laptop — 8GB RAM recommended, at least 2GB VRAM
  • A jotter and pen
  • A smartphone, iPhone or Android
  • A digital camera, if you have one
  • A wireless microphone
  • A cheap audio recorder — not compulsory
Does my track need anything extra?

The Finisher's Track

  • A working computer and a durable hard drive of at least 1TB, required from week four
  • Bring your laptop to every class — this track is mostly practical

Content Creation Track

  • A phone and editing software
Can I switch tracks?

Track registration closes on Saturday 10 October, at the end of week three. Choose before then. After that the schedules diverge and switching means missing sessions.

How much time does this take each week?

Two classes a week, roughly six hours total, across weeks 1—3 and 6—12. In weeks 4 and 5 some tracks attend up to four days, because every student sits in on the post-production foundation.

Weekday classes run in the evening, after working hours, so you can keep your job. Saturday classes run in the morning or the afternoon, depending on the week.

What happens in production week?

The whole school moves onto set for a week. Film Track students rotate through crew roles, Finisher's students handle data and dailies, and Content students shoot behind-the-scenes. Everyone works on the film that premieres.

What do I actually walk away with?

Finished work, screened publicly on premiere night — a short film, an editor's reel, or a published content slate, depending on your track.

Twelve weeks.
Then your work on a screen.

Classes begin Friday 25 September 2026 in Kaduna. Tracks are chosen at the end of week three, and registration closes Saturday 10 October.

No. 1 Technology City Boulevard / Crocodile Road, Kaduna 800242, Kaduna
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An empty television studio floor: a red cyclorama wall and white cove on the left, a lighting grid overhead, and a jib arm and a cluster of camera pedestals parked and waiting.

See you in class.