FILMING THE FUTURE 2021

• Learning was informal and responsive in approach and centered around individual needs, experience and aspirations.
• With embedded key skills and tailored support, participants were able to develop in confidence and to progress on to some form of education or employment.
• Participants developed creative, practical and transferable skills through the process of film making.

• Collaborate with a small team to devise and produce a short film.
• View and discuss film theory, engage in contextual research of screen writing and cinematography.
• Explore a range of approaches to practical film making and story telling and sound design.
• Use of cameras, sound equipment and editing software.
• Design and deliver a final presentation/showing event.

• Develop reading, writing and speaking skills – creative and purposeful communication.
• Interact with professional workshop leaders, responding to exemplar material and sharing expertise.
• Receive professional guidance from industry speakers, course advisors from NUA / Access Creative and the National Careers Service in practical workshops.
• Create a Learning Journal, in your chosen format, to evidence and evaluate personal experiences and outcomes.
• Work one to one with creative arts practitioners, with our Bursary placements, to help you to develop you individual interests and skills.

"I have not been able utilise the skills I developed at University due to the lack of projects to work on. This changed substantially after I joined the Make Play Connect course. The course enabled me to impart my own knowledge and skills with teachers and fellow group members and, when working on the group film, instilled in me a deeper understanding of the many different ways there are to go about writing and researching a project.
This is perhaps best exemplified in my close working relationship with the lead actor with whom I was able to change and adapt the script as I watched his performance  during the filming process. This is a method I had not practiced before and is one I hope to do more in the future.  The course has also instilled in me a new confidence in my abilities and has emboldened me to build upon relationships I have with figures in the industry. This has lead to interviews for positions within the industry."