Tag Archives: mise-en-scène

This year’s older student groups came from London Nautical, Dunraven, St Gabriel’s College, from Lambeth, and St. Mary Magdalene from Islington.  There was quite a range in tone, genre, theme, and use of mise en scene. As our blogger Paris … Continue reading →

Our guest blogger, Paris Wong from Hertfordshire University, came to our screenings for Mettre en Scene today.  Here’s his impressions: Today is the screening day of all the student films from this year’s Le Cinéma, Cent Ans de Jeunesse. This year’s … Continue reading →

After each day of screenings at the finale of Cinema Cent Ans De Jeunesse, the film-makers and teachers spend an hour going over the year’s work, and the final films.  We also begin to think about next year’s theme.  This … Continue reading →

Every year, groups of children and young people from all over the world gather to present the films they’ve made as part of Cinema Cent Ans de Jeunesse.  It’s June 2013, and representatives from Brazil, Cuba, Martinique, Portugal, Spain, Italy, … Continue reading →

We are back from Paris and I couldn’t be prouder of our children. Not only did they make an outstanding film, they were fantastic company, wonderfully behaved, thankful, respectful, polite, caring and great fun. On Tuesday 4th June, we arrived … Continue reading →

Nautical are up against a tight deadline – to shoot and edit the final film by half term.  They’re looking for that elusive ‘confined space’ in which to shoot the required two scenes (with two characters, and again with a … Continue reading →

The April 25th session involves conversation and improvisatory film work. The project ‘veterans’ of last year advocate simplicity and sticking to the brief: they’re aware of limitations, expectations and possible recriminations. One comment from Daniel went: “France want to see … Continue reading →

March 2013 at the Cinémathèque, Paris: where several of the participating European nations involved in the project gather at headquarters to check progress at this midway juncture. There are about 30-40 teachers, film makers and Cinémathèque staff assembled in the … Continue reading →

After some editing of  last week’s steadycam/tracking shot practice (including a revelatory film experiment with and without boom-enabled sound), the boys get into a circle for an initial discussion on the final brief – the film essai – which is … Continue reading →

Karl Genert, one of the Lincolnshire project co-ordinators, writes: Hi all. We are the Weston Hills Primary School film club. I have four fabulous (and fabulously keen) Year 5 students who go out of lessons for an hour on a … Continue reading →