British Youth Film Academy summer project

ALRA is delighted to announce we will be hosting the British Youth Film Academy summer project at our Wigan campus.

BYFA produces outstanding films which provide an incredible experience for young actors/film makers and anyone interested in British film production. Last year ALRA students enjoyed a great summer working on the latest BYFA feature film.

For more information about the British Youth Film Academy please go to the main BYFA website here and the summer school information is here.

The Summer Camp

The BYFA delivers activity packed Summer Camps in its regions around the production of a feature length film. The Summer Camp operates over five weeks during the summer holidays with full residential status, and students are trained in a wide variety of skills in front of and behind the camera, guided by industry and educational professionals.

BYFA has worked with a number of very successful and well known professional actors such as Brian Blessed, Todd Carty, Pauline Quirke, Chris Ellison, Alexei Sayle, Clive Mantle, David Yip, Hildergarde Neil, Gareth Hale, Norman Pace, Ray Lonnen, Ros Blessed, Richard Brimblecombe, Carol Harrison, Norman Lovett, Phil Cool, Susan Skipper, Joanna Bobin, Liam Tobin and Duncan Meadows.

Safeguarding

ALRA and BYFA are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children/ young people. All staff and volunteers share this commitment.

For any safeguarding enquiries, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Fees

This short course is FREE* for all students of one of the BYFA member institutions courses.

For everyone else the fees are between £425 and £850 (UK only – different costs apply for non UK residents) and they depend on how many weeks you wish to attend.

*£20 registration fee applies to all applicants

Location

The Summer Camp is hosted at ALRA North's facilities, The Mill at the Pier. For further info on our location, please click on the below image.

Mill at the Pier
Trencherfield Mill
Heritage Way
Wigan
WN3 4BF

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How to reach ALRA North

To know how the best solution to reach our facility in Wigan, please click here or use the below map.

 

This camp is open to students who attend all member institutions and to young people from outside our memberships who want to experience film making on a real live film set.

Dates

It will run for 5 weeks: from Monday to Friday.
18th July - 19th August 2016.

What we will cover

A huge variety of skills and areas are covered by the many different departments throughout the Summer Camp.

  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Assistant Direction
  • Camera
  • Grip
  • Lighting
  • Sound
  • Boom Operator
  • Art
  • Wardrobe
  • Hair and Makeup
  • Production
  • Continuity and script supervision
  • Post Production
  • Mentor

Read more about the departments involved

Equipment in use

The equipment available will be project specific as technical demands vary from film to film.
During our past projects we have shot on:

  • 16mm
  • DV ProHD
  • RED cameras

and also utilised a vast array of lighting, grip and sound equipment so as to meet the demands of the films.

All projects are edited on Final Cut Pro software.

Diversity and Eligibility

This course is open to anybody from 14-25 years.
All students who apply will have an opportunity to actively participate in production.

If you have any special requirements please get in touch in advance so we can make appropriate arrangements or adjustments This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Studying on Summer Camp

Activity on the Summer Camp can be used for assessment on certain courses and all students at BYFA complete evaluations relating to Personal, Learning & Thinking Skills.

  • YFA was such a good experience and so worthwhile. It's such a nurturing company and ensures you feel safe and confident on both sides of the work.

    I am currently graduating from East 15 Acting School with paid festival work already lined up!

    Every piece of experience you can grab is essential in this career and BYFA is a great starting point. It gives a real taste of what a film set and drama school are like.
    Kirsty Jackson Actor- 2012 and Head of Performance- 2014
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