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Educational Media Department Scoops Two Awards at Film Festival
Take 6, a DVD collection of six films, produced by iceni in partnership with George Salter High School and Black Country Creative Partnerships, was launched at a gala event. The evening was a chance for the filmmakers, staff and children to watch their Hollywood Blockbuster style short films on the big screen, and see an exclusive 'behind the scenes documentary'.
In addition to making two of the short films, the Take 6 project was managed by Rebecca Hardy, Head of Educational Media at iceni. Rebecca challenged four other filmmakers to produce 10 minute films based in a curriculum area, with each film including a strand of the Every Child Matters Agenda.
Sue Hackman, Chief Adviser on School Standards at the Department for Education and Skills, headed an independent judging panel including Steve Chapman, Screen West Midlands, Rob Elkington, Creative Director Creative Partnerships Birmingham and West Midlands, Sir Geoff Hampton, Chief Executive Black Country School Improvement Partnerships and Jo Willis and Geraldine McCullagh from Birmingham BBC.
The judges awarded Rebecca the Every Child Matters Award for 'Show Some Moves' and the Creative Curriculum Award for 'The M.A.T.H project'. Sue Hackman commented:
'[The M.A.T.H project] faced one of the hardest tasks of any group, to translate the challenges of mathematics into action drama. The special effects at the beginning made compelling viewing. The dialogue was sharp and well acted, and the touches of understated humour were well-timed and successful...The best thing about this entry was the way it integrated mathematical skill into the storyline, and showed the working out on screen.'
'Show Some Moves was brave enough to go for naturalistic dialogue and also some verbal humour, a feature of production which is often neglected in favour of action visuals...I liked the way the theme or moral of this story was developed: the value of looking for common ground, even among very different groups, the possibility of cultural fusion and the benefits of collaboration.'
Rebecca said, 'this has been an amazing project, and I'm delighted we won two awards at the launch. The staff and pupils from George Salter have been fantastic to work with and the final films reflect how filmmaking can impact on the curriculum and creative teaching and learning'.
Mike Brown, Maths teacher at George Salter High School, accepted one of the awards. He said, 'I'm so glad I took part in it, quite honestly is the coolest thing I've ever done teaching'. Bill Elgar, Assistant Head Teacher at the school commended the work that staff, pupils and the filmmakers put in and added, 'the project is one of the best things I've been involved within education'.
After the premiere pupils from George Salter High School were keen to share their thoughts:
'When I saw it for the first time I really, really enjoyed it. It was amazing. I thought it was a brilliant opportunity'. Chloe Year 8 pupil
'I really thought it was an amazing, fantastic film that we created together. We couldn't have done this magnificent project without you. It was a great experience to see myself upon the big screen' Chris, Year 8 pupil
Take 6 is a DVD resource for teachers wanting to animate their curriculum. The DVD includes 6 x 10 minute Hollywood Blockbuster style short films based around a curriculum subject area. The films cover Maths, Dance, Art, Science, Geography and Business and ICT. The DVD pack also includes teacher's notes and a behind the scenes documentary with exclusive interviews with the staff, pupils and filmmakers involved in the project.
To find out more or buy this DVD email us at studio@iceni.tv
Take 6, a DVD collection of six films, produced by iceni in partnership with George Salter High School and Black Country Creative Partnerships, was launched at a gala event. The evening was a chance for the filmmakers, staff and children to watch their Hollywood Blockbuster style short films on the big screen, and see an exclusive 'behind the scenes documentary'.
In addition to making two of the short films, the Take 6 project was managed by Rebecca Hardy, Head of Educational Media at iceni. Rebecca challenged four other filmmakers to produce 10 minute films based in a curriculum area, with each film including a strand of the Every Child Matters Agenda.
Sue Hackman, Chief Adviser on School Standards at the Department for Education and Skills, headed an independent judging panel including Steve Chapman, Screen West Midlands, Rob Elkington, Creative Director Creative Partnerships Birmingham and West Midlands, Sir Geoff Hampton, Chief Executive Black Country School Improvement Partnerships and Jo Willis and Geraldine McCullagh from Birmingham BBC.
The judges awarded Rebecca the Every Child Matters Award for 'Show Some Moves' and the Creative Curriculum Award for 'The M.A.T.H project'. Sue Hackman commented:
'[The M.A.T.H project] faced one of the hardest tasks of any group, to translate the challenges of mathematics into action drama. The special effects at the beginning made compelling viewing. The dialogue was sharp and well acted, and the touches of understated humour were well-timed and successful...The best thing about this entry was the way it integrated mathematical skill into the storyline, and showed the working out on screen.'
'Show Some Moves was brave enough to go for naturalistic dialogue and also some verbal humour, a feature of production which is often neglected in favour of action visuals...I liked the way the theme or moral of this story was developed: the value of looking for common ground, even among very different groups, the possibility of cultural fusion and the benefits of collaboration.'
Rebecca said, 'this has been an amazing project, and I'm delighted we won two awards at the launch. The staff and pupils from George Salter have been fantastic to work with and the final films reflect how filmmaking can impact on the curriculum and creative teaching and learning'.
Mike Brown, Maths teacher at George Salter High School, accepted one of the awards. He said, 'I'm so glad I took part in it, quite honestly is the coolest thing I've ever done teaching'. Bill Elgar, Assistant Head Teacher at the school commended the work that staff, pupils and the filmmakers put in and added, 'the project is one of the best things I've been involved within education'.
After the premiere pupils from George Salter High School were keen to share their thoughts:
'When I saw it for the first time I really, really enjoyed it. It was amazing. I thought it was a brilliant opportunity'. Chloe Year 8 pupil
'I really thought it was an amazing, fantastic film that we created together. We couldn't have done this magnificent project without you. It was a great experience to see myself upon the big screen' Chris, Year 8 pupil
Take 6 is a DVD resource for teachers wanting to animate their curriculum. The DVD includes 6 x 10 minute Hollywood Blockbuster style short films based around a curriculum subject area. The films cover Maths, Dance, Art, Science, Geography and Business and ICT. The DVD pack also includes teacher's notes and a behind the scenes documentary with exclusive interviews with the staff, pupils and filmmakers involved in the project.
To find out more or buy this DVD email us at studio@iceni.tv