Pre-professional training

L’ENS Louis-Lumière :

  • Une école à vocation professionnelle dédiée aux métiers du cinéma, de la photographie et du son (son pour l’image, musique, spectacle vivant…).
  • Une école publique d’enseignement supérieur (Bac +5) placée sous la tutelle du Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche.
  • Un diplôme qui confère le grade de master.
  • Une  scolarité gratuite.
  • Une pédagogie en petit nombre : 150 élèves répartis par promotions de 16 dans chaque section.
  • Une plate forme technique professionnelle unique pour un organisme de formation.
  • Une équipe pédagogique composée en majeure partie de professionnels.
  • Un recrutement à Bac +2 par voie de concours.
  • Une activité de recherche appliquée associée à la profession et à la création.

Our Programme

The 1st year consists of a foundation course to enable students to acquire basic theoretical, artistic, scientific and technical knowledge and skills. It also allows students to gain practice in areas such as camera work, sound recording, post-production and image processing through practical exercises.

During the 2nd year, students build on their theoretical and practical knowledge through a mix of courses and projects from conception to production : documentaries and fiction films (35mm, 16mm, digital video - HD and SD), photography reportage, studio and laboratory work, radio plays, radio documentaries and musical recording.

In the 3rd year, students do a research project in which the written dissertation is complemented by a practical component part. This may consist of : a short film, a documentary, a photography reportage, materials or software test results, sound or image editing, a multimedia product…

The objective of this research project is twofold : it can be used as a springboard towards a first job or enable the student to go on to do further research.

Throughout their three years at the school, students also attend conferences given by specialists and may also be involved in practical projects under the supervision of industry professionals.