Bolton School Girls' Division Year 10s put their filmmaking skills to the test today with the One Day Film School. The morning was spent learning the essentials:
Film History - from the early days of film to the latest in special effects.
Fight Choreography - analysing James Bond/Indiana Jones fight scenes... and filming their own screen punch.
Camera - learning to use an iPad like a pro, tips and tricks to avoid common mistakes, making a practice 3 Shot Film about a theft.
Screenwriting - discovering 3 key things every good script needs, how to tell a great story, create memorable characters... and make us care.
In the afternoon, pupils took the 10 Shot Challenge: creating a short film (2minutes, maximum) based on a classic narrative such as ’Someone is kidnapped, an attempted rescue’ for premiering at the end of the day. Pupils self-allocated a role within their film crew: writer, director, producer, screenwriter and actors.
Ed Boase of the Young Film Academy congratulated the pupils: ‘Most adverts take several months to make, so the challenge of making a successful short film in just ninety minutes can be daunting. However, the groups gelled exceptionally well, showed great leadership and teamwork, and no-one missed the deadline.; Then it was time for the VIP judges – Head Mrs Kyle and Young Film Academy representatives - to take their seats and decide which would win the ultimate prize: the Best Picture Oscar…
The standard was very high, so it was a tough decision... the Best Picture Oscars was awarded to ‘Run for your Life’. It told an engaging, entertaining story which was technically superb: the judges were particularly impressed by the excellent performances and high standard of camerawork, editing and sound design. Congratulations to the winning team - hope to see you at the real Oscars!
You can view a gallery of photos from the day here:
