NEWS
VACANY, ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE OFFICER
The Video College are currently recruiting an Administration and Finance Officer. Please download full job description below, and apply by sending your CV and covering letter to admin@thevideocollege.co.uk
ONE YEAR FILM TRAINING NOW UNDERWAY!
The Video College is delighted to have been selected as one of only three organisations nationally to run the new, UK Film Council and Skillset-funded Second Light film training scheme.
5 young men and 5 young women aged 18 to 23 from London's Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities joined the programme in January 2010. They're enjoying technical and production training, screenwriting workshops and masterclasses and are ready to produce their first film. A recent visit to Pinewood Studios introduced them to established professionals who generously gave up their time to discuss their work and advise the young trainees on different paths into the film industry.
NEW PROJECTS
YOU'RE SAFE, I'M SAFE Young people from Golborne Youth Centre come up with the idea for new film! Funded by Awards for All and Kensington Housing Trust, a group of 15 are making a film about how young people react to, think and feel about violence when it occurs in the streets where they live or go to school. CHANGING VIEWS A new film project for young disabled people. Funded by Notting Hill Methodist Church and developed in partnership with Lancaster Youth Centre, Changing Views will begin in the Easter holidays and lead to the production of two films. GET IN THE PICTURE Pupils at Walmer Road School join up for Arts Award. The group are making a film and have visited art galleries and the theatre. 2009
GETTING INTO POST 2
Following on the sucess of Getting Into Post, in February 2009, we were delighted to receive funding to run a second course in July 2009 that provided six 18 + year olds with 4 days intensive training in Final Cut Pro followed by a career advice and progression day led by professionals working in post production. >> see course details
FILM TEMPOS: with Rugby Portobello Trust
We are pleased to be working in partnership with Rugby Portobello Trust on Film Tempos, a film/ music for film project with a group of under 25 year olds. >> view flyer
ROUND AND ROUND: Nomination for Best Screenplay Award 2009!
One of this summer’s UK Film Council First Light films, Round and Round, made by 16-18 year olds from West London was nominated for a Best Screenplay award, sponsored by Eon Productions. The three nominations in this category were judged by Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare In Love), director Joanna Hogg (Unrelated), and writer Roger Goldby (The Waiting Room). The Activision First Light Awards 2009 ceremony, hosted by T4's Miquita Oliver and Rick Edwards took place at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London on Tuesday 17 March 2009. WHAT NEXT? Red Bee Media, Soho Editors Worldwide, Air Post Production, Tomboy Films and skilled freelancers brought their years of industry experience to What Next?,. a Skillset-funded workshop about routes into the industry, the range of jobs available and the skills needed to find work. Clear, informative and encouraging, their contributions had a great response. Former trainee, Joe Cork, was on Broadcast's list of Hot Shots 2008 for his work in post-production. With The Video College, Joe produced Triple Take and was the winner of a City & Guilds Medal of Excellence. History has shown that Broadcast's Hot Shots go on to achieve bigger and better things. Following the success of Teenage Takes, we were very pleased that UK Film Council's First Light Scheme awarded us funding for a new programme that started in February 2008. A new drama with West London ISSP, and an exciting animation and documentary project at our youth studio. Two films ROUND AND ROUND and LISTEN WITH LUCY were premiered in October 2008.
‘Alex is on probation and trying to go straight; he’s working in a bike shop and saving up for his dream bike. His friend, Tee, thinks he’s a fool, and takes it for a joy ride behind Alex's back. The bike is stolen and Alex knows he will get the blame .’
To see the film >> visit the First Light website2008
TIPPED FOR THE TOP!
FIRST LIGHT AWARD
