Blogs for St George's International School (2015-) and Ilkley Grammar School (2008-15) Media students' Foundation + Advanced coursework productions. At AS students are tasked with creating the opening two minutes of a new feature film, including some titles. At A2 a wider package is required, centred round a music video (from 2010-11 on).
Some of the material included in the blogs is not suitable for younger students - Dave Burrowes, Head of Media Studies
Following the brief of the opening 2 minutes of a new feature film with titles. Student names link to that student's individual blog; any company names link to the company blog; film names will link to the final cut on YouTube. Tom Atkinson - ATKO Studios - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Tom Cross - Shot Type Studios - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Milo Davis - Wong Productions - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Nicola Galvin - Silver Salt Studios - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Alex Hey - Make Hey Productions - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Will Laing - Westgate Films - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Louis Rose-Fall - Jay R Productions - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Rian Scaife - Scaife Studios - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Charles Verfuerth - F9 Films - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Robbie Watson - Watt Films - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] Niamh Wormald - Brightness Studios - worked with name + name on the genre Title. [YouTube] ...
The brief is again for the opening two minutes of a new feature, with a choice between the slasher and rom-com genres, except where students have successfully pitched and shown extensive knowledge of the codes and conventions of another genre.
Three of our AS students' production groups had their film openings selected for screening at the 2011
Co-Op Film Festival, a national event that attracts entries from all
over the UK (and beyond): "Waxed", "Wrenched" and "Sleep Tight". You can see the 2011 festival programme here (screenings on Thursday October 6th 2011 at Bradford's National Media Museum).
All the film openings were of the slasher genre unless otherwise stated.
These are the blogs for AS Media coursework submitted in summer 2010. The brief given was to create the opening two minutes of a new feature film, including some titles. A choice of genres was given - slasher or rom-com - though the opportunity was also provided to present a pitch for any alternative genre, where the students had to show a strong existing knowledge of the codes and conventions involved.
Several did, leading to psychological thriller, vampire and neo-noir being included in the range of texts produced.
Many of these students are working on revised editions for January 2011.
For a second consecutive year (see 2009 newspaper report here), IGS Media students enjoyed great success in entering their work into the Co-Op's annual film festival for young filmmakers, an excellent event that gave the likes of Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs the World) their initial break, and highly recommended to any Media teachers reading this.
LAURA BIRTWISTLE - A Bat in the Belfry[psychological thriller] w/ Joel Colborne + Jonny Hughes *** Selected for screening at the 2010 Co-Op National Film Festival ***
JOEL COLBORNE - A Bat in the Belfry[see also revised 2011 cut] [psychological thriller] w/ Laura Birtwistle + Jonny Hughes *** Selected for screening at the 2010 Co-Op National Film Festival ***
GEORGE SCAIFE - Eternity[vampire neo-noir] with Robbie Miller + Alex Burke
(George later created a new blog for a new solo project: the slasher Sycamore Street) *** Selected for screening at the 2010 Co-Op National Film Festival ***
