Monthly Archives: July 2015
Top 10 Mashup Films
This year’s Summer Film Shoot theme is ‘Mix It Up’. Each film produced by crews over the summer needs to take two genres, conventions or styles and mix them together to make a completely unique and original production. To help … Continue reading
Update from the Set… That’s a wrap on the Saturday Film Shoots
And that’s a wrap! On Saturday we said goodbye to our Saturday Film Shoot members for the Summer holidays. It’s been an incredibly fun term that sums up what has also been a great year at the Saturday Film Shoots; … Continue reading
How to… Become a Filmmaker
On Tuesday we ran a workshop exploring the UK film industry with GCSE media studies students from Harris Boys’ Academy in Dulwich, where one of the most popular questions was “How do I become a filmmaker?” This is actually something … Continue reading
On Set with… Becky & The Saturday Film Shoots
For our Saturday Morning at the Movies project, my group (filmmakers aged 11-13) has been working on a murder mystery with a twist. The story is inspired by Bugsy Malone and tracks a scene from The Shining. The group has … Continue reading
How to… Choose the right transition
Most editing packages include a range of different transitions, which you can use creatively when you’re editing your film. By choosing the right transition, you can add a lot of meaning or style to your work. Choose a straight cut A … Continue reading
10 Reasons Why We Love The Red Carpet Premiere
The Red Carpet Premiere events are the biggest highlights of Studio Film School’s year. In special one off events, the films produced by members and holiday filmmakers are presented up on a cinema screen, complete with a red carpet entrance … Continue reading
Behind the Scenes on Road Safety with TfL
This spring we’ve been working closely with Queensmead School and Bishopshalt School to help a group of aspiring filmmakers to create a film to educate their fellow pupils about road safety and to encourage a culture of walking to school. The … Continue reading
Top 10 Films of the 1990’s
This one was prompted by a debate within my Saturday Film Shoot group last term, with the group split 50/50 over whether or not the 90’s produced either great films or terrible films. As a teenager of the 90’s, I … Continue reading
