Digital Film Making & Editing
Film making is a powerful medium for support all areas of the curriculum, especially literacy. It is also a powerful tool for encouraging those reluctant learners. With all of these sessions we provide 8 sets of modern SD card camcorders and laptops and we run the whole day. Our aim is to show you how you can make films using equipment YOU can afford. We also send to information prior to our visit to help you get started with the planning. Scroll down to see a film of film making in schools.
Target Audience - Year 3 upwards. Some whole class others small groups.
We offer a range of fun and exciting film making sessions.
Due to limitations on showing children's images on websites we do not have examples of all films to show you here.
MAKE A SCHOOL FILM - Your children shoot and edit a promotional film for you school to show on your website or on your TV in the entrance hall. Who better to do it?
MAKE A TV ADVERT - A great session where the children design a product, write and script, storyboard and film their advert. Loads of literacy in this one!
SHOOT YOUR OWN MUSIC VIDEO - Select your favourite track and plan shots to go with it. A very creative way of combining music and moving images.
CHILDREN AS TEACHERS - In this session children are asked to make an instructional film. Links could be to current themes and will provide a bank of films to be used by others in school. Children as teachers is a very powerful way for the children to see how learning takes place.
TV STUDIO IN YOUR SCHOOL - This is a small group activity where we spend the morning writing articles and gathering information and maybe some photographs. In the afternoon we shoot and edit a TV Magazine type programme in our portable 'studio' with our big camera and pro microphone! Suitable for groups of around. "Silence in the studio...roll camera...action!"
RUN YOUR OWN FILM FESTIVAL - We come and work with as many classes as you wish (each one will need a day) then culminate in a whole school/parents films festival. Get out the red carpet and dinner jackets!
GENERAL FILM MAKING SESSIONS - With this session the choice of film is negotiable. You may wish to make a drama or documentary or look at issues within your school or connected with a specific curriculum area.
Cost - £225 + vat
One session is fine but more can be achieved with two or more sessions giving the children a real chance to hone their film making skills. Discounts are applied for multiple day bookings.