Film Academy
For the coming Spring term, the Film Academy crews will be creating original short documentary films about a person, place or thing familiar to them and the local community. The project sees the Film Academy students coming together as journalists and documentary makers to develop an idea that tells a fascinating true story. They run the whole show, guided by talented, award winning filmmakers and educators; all supported by the National Film and Television School’s outreach programme.
Working in real film roles - from director to set designer - they’ll write, film, act and deliver a short film that finds the heart of the story and champions the human angles to connect with the audience.
Please note that Film Academy is open to children in Key Stages 2 (years 4 to 6), KS3 and KS4 in line with the offer at the school where Film Academy runs. Some schools are open for bookings already, please be guided by your school's timing for when places are available to book. We work closely with the schools to ensure booking is fair and available to all in line with the schools communications. Bookings opening may still be a few weeks away but to check back to be sure.
Film Academy is the arm of Ciné Schools that embeds itself within a school, to offer an after school programme of film courses. Over the course of each term, the students create and produce an original short film. They are guided through the process from ideation to choosing music and sound effects. Each step is as hands on as possible with the final film shown on a big screen at a showcase event.
We enter the films into film festivals and work closely with: our resources partner AccessNFTS, national museums and with guest teachers from across the creative industries. Across three terms the students will work towards an AccessNFTS accredited Young Filmmaker qualification. Please see below for more about this. All our Production Managers and Production Assistants are DBS Checked, all are supportive and inspirational and all have screen arts and teaching experience.
Filmmaking Certification
During their time at Film Academy will work towards a Young Filmmaker Certificate in Filmmaking. With different levels building on experience, knowledge and learned techniques. Students will start with Understanding Film making before progressing on to Developing and Mastering Filmmaking as they continue their Film Academy journey over a number of academic years.
Each of the levels cover all aspects of pre-production, production and some essential elements of the post-production process. The programme sets out a clear progression over the different levels, with a mix of skills and experience required for each. Certificates are awarded either at our screenings or in a school assembly during the academic year.
Extra-curricular and co-curricular opportunities for schools
If you are interested in learning more about how filmmaking can become part of your extra-curricular and co-curricular offering then please do get in touch. Film Academy adds to the creative outlets available for the children, adding to the offering that OFSTED and ISI are looking for with regard to unique opportunities in the creative arts.
We work with schools across Key Stage 2, 3 and 4, providing a fun creative outlet unavailable in mainstream teaching. Some secondary schools are even using Film Academy as a supplement to their Media Studies offering. Students have access to film industry experts who bring real world experience and skills from across the screen arts industries to Film Academy sessions. Through the term students get hands on experience of filmmaking skills which transfer seamlessly to many areas of today's curriculum.
We have worked across all areas of school provision, from integrating filmmaking into classroom activities inline with the curriculum to allow students to show understanding and their progress, to after school and holiday clubs where creativity and teamwork are championed while introducing children to filmmaking skills they can build on as they progress through school and beyond.
To learn more and discuss how we can support your offering in and around school please send us an email to info@cineschools.com. From there we can arrange a time to speak, and even visit, to work through how filmmaking can support your school's objectives and an offering that will work for you and your students.