First Light Movies Studio Award 2011

Signals Media Arts Centre are thrilled to announce that we have secured funding from the national First Light Movies Scheme to work with three different groups of young people on exciting filmmaking projects. This year we will be working with:

Perryfields Junior School on a futuristic drama called 'Time Report' that looks at life on Earth through the ages.

Pupil Referral Unit, CSS Mile End, on a short film called 'Black & White' that explores the group's individual experiences in a film noir style.

Allsortz Group and Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service on a mixed animation film project focusing on the circus called 'Big Top' that will be made by young autistic people in Ipswich.

The groups will be working with professional filmmakers and tutors to learn creative and technical skills like scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera and sound recording and editing. The projects are due to start in a few weeks and will be finished by Spring 2012. We will be posting regular updates on our blog about the projects so watch this space!

This project is funded and supported by First Light Movies, which is a BFI initiative supported by the Lottery. You can find out more information about First Light on their website: http://www.firstlightonline.co.uk

Earlier this year, Signals worked with Perryfields students on a short animation project that explored the feelings of excitement and anticipation in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic games. We worked with Emma Curtis to create this short film and you can watch it here: