Get Into Film: Production Skills Bootcamp 2024
Multi award winning film producer Simon Poon and Creative Director Ellis Gilbert, led our amazing second film production skills bootcamp.
As well as learning about the production assistant role, participants worked with experts to make a professional pop video for R&B singer Abbie Piper, a chart star in the making!
Courtesy of funding from the Department for Education and Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and with generous sponsorship from SEGRO, in early 2024 we partnered with VMI to run a six-Week Skills Bootcamp.
Some of the skills developed in the bootcamps
Participants worked together in group activities to apply their knowledge in real-life scenarios. From set design to costume design, script writing to hair and makeup, everyone had the opportunity to get stuck in and develop their skills.
The Bootcampers collaborated with the band to conceptualise and execute a production brief for the pop music video. They then shot two music video productions for Abbie, aided by professional crews and top-notch equipment from VMI.
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The resulting footage was professionally edited and produced, shown a week later in a formal screening at the Ealing Broadway PictureHouse, where each student was credited for their contributions to the project. This was a highlight for many, and it was amazing to see everyone’s contributions on the big screen.
Following the bootcamp all participants were interviewed for real production jobs within the industry. The professionals loved working with them and gave them advice on launching their film/entertainment careers.
