Tag Archives: Real in Fiction

Young Journalist Academy interviews from the screening day in Paris

Posted on July 20, 2012 by standrewswoodhall

St. Andrew’s Young Journalists spent some of the screening day in Paris interviewing participants. Take a look at their film:

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‘No Escape’ premieres at the Cinémathèque Française

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

The impact of this annual project snowballs every year, all the while gaining in cultural momentum. An ambitious itinerary was agreed encompassing one authentic Parisian experience after another and all 11 boys (sadly 3 didn’t make it) responded with gusto … Continue reading →

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Final Edit & Pizza

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Below is the final cut that was sent to Paris (a French-subtitled version will be shown in June).  It’s interesting to note that as in many professional scenarios, there was a fairly heated debate – between the facilitators, as it … Continue reading →

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St. Andrew’s Cinémathèque Club: First day of filming the final film

Posted on March 31, 2012 by standrewswoodhall

The film team have been working on their final film ideas over the past few sessions. Max, who was in the team last year, came up with an idea around a slightly shady character with a briefcase who appears to … Continue reading →

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St. Andrew’s Cinematheque Club Task 3 (and snow)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by standrewswoodhall

The group spent a session watching extracts from The Little Fugitive, The 400 Blows and others from the DVD, including the clip ‘Five’,  along with some of the still images.  There was much discussion about uncontrollable human actions after watching … Continue reading →

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St. Andrew’s Cinematheque Club Task 2: Conversation

Posted on February 14, 2012 by standrewswoodhall

The children have enjoyed getting out and about a little bit more this term with the evenings getting lighter. Woodhall Spa is quite a varied environment with woods, camp sites, open spaces and a busy (for a Lincolnshire village!) high … Continue reading →

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LNS Session, 9 Feb 2012

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

The boys are planning their final short film and in the last session came up with the following premise – a group of boys are trapped in their classroom inexplicably overnight and experience a series of spooky happenings. There is … Continue reading →

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MEA Conference Workshop Feb 2012

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

I was pleased to have the opportunity to give a workshop on the Cinématèque project at the Media Education Association (MEA) Conference at the BFI on February 4 2012. Here’s a link to the script and slides. After some input … Continue reading →

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Dunraven Waiting Exercise 2 & 3

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Here are a couple more examples of the Waiting exercise. One involving the fortuitous arrival of a random parking car and the other involving much passing traffic on a busy road. I like the framing of the first: and in … Continue reading →

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London Nautical School January 2012

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Another visit to the LNS boys and this time they’re out filming material for the 3rd exercise which involves a person exploring an environment where we see a series of pov/eyeline match shots culminating in a wide shot of the … Continue reading →

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