Dudley College of Technology hosted our 2023 Film Festival on Wednesday, 14th June. The festival showcased shortlisted student work for horror productions, final projects, animation, short film, documentary and still images. Winners of the categories were given awards based on the technical quality of their work along with scriptwriting, creativity and working to professional standards. The work showcased in the festival was as usual of a high standard. The college is very proud of what all students studying Creative Media have achieved this year. Check out the winners in each category below!
Students have been engaged in the production of media content for skills development in Script Writing, Cinematography and Video Editing. They have researched, planned and produced videos for various projects, including exploring narrative themes and TV studio multi-camera productions. Students also undertook productions exploring emerging technologies in live web streaming.
The standard of work has been excellent, with students researching, writing and producing final project work including short film, music video and documentary. Productions have benefitted from students having access to TV studio facilities to enable advanced uses of lighting and cinematography.
The work produced this year shows genuine creativity and imaginative uses of industry standard resources.
Stuart McConnell, Lecturer in Media
YEAR 1
The ‘I Don’t Know’ Show – Live Audio Stream
WEAKFINAL – Damien Hayward Astro and Willmoth
YEAR 2
Coree Connup – In Loving Memory
Natasha Darby and Coree Connup – Any Way Out
Natasha Darby – The Letter
Natasha Darby – Typecast
Flynn Hobley – Community Through Crisis
Jacob Jones – The Pursuit (70s TV Version)
Nyall Fairclough Mcintosh, Lacky Rana and Beth Wyld – Confessions of my End
Niall Fairclough Mcintosh – Mellow
Joseph McLeod – Our Hometown
Lacky Rana – When U Come Around
James Shinton – The Trials & Tribulations of a Cake Maker
James Shinton and Mitchell Summers – Lucky People, Waterparks
Level 1 Creative Media students have undertaken projects where they have developed skills and techniques in multiple disciplines, such as comic-book (graphic design), studio photography, filmmaking, audio production and animation. The showreels below showcase their animation, audio and film productions.
Emma Turner, Level 1 Vocational in Creative Media Tutor
Short Film Showcase by L1 Vocational Creative Media Students
Animation Showcase by L1 Vocational Creative Media Students
The animation production course is now in its third year. Students have been engaged in the production of animations for broadcast and on-line distribution including Music Video, Idents, Digital art, Graphic Narrative Production and Final Independent project where students research, design and produce animations based on their own style and techniques.
Students began their studies exploring the 12 Principles of animation which underpin the key creation of movement. This year has seen the students produce excellent 2D animations using hand drawn content, digital illustration and vector/asset-based techniques.
The standard of work has been excellent with most students working at a standard equivalent to year 1 degree level study.
Level 1 Creative media students have undertaken projects where they have developed skills & techniques in multiple disciplines, such as comic-book ( graphics), studio photography, film making, audio production and animation. This showreel showcases their animation and film productions.
Emma Turner, Level 1 Vocational in Creative Media Tutor
Video Showcase by Level 1 Vocational Creative Media Students
Students have been engaged in the production of media content for skills development in Script Writing, Cinematography and Video Editing. They have researched, planned and produced videos for various projects, including exploring a narrative theme, The Box and TV advert production for Sony products. Students also explored the theme of ‘Identity’ where they drew upon how they feel about their own image, their ethnicity, their social groupings and their personal tastes. They then planned and produced a series of short films based on this.
The standard of work has been excellent, with students adapting to the restrictions presented by lockdown with limited access to locations and actors, and team work being adversely affected. However, all students have proved themselves to be able to work independently and use their initiative in making good out of a difficult situation.
The work produced this year shows genuine creativity and imaginative uses of available resources.
Stuart McConnell, media tutor
YEAR ONE
HORROR SHORTS
Charlie Hampton – The Text
James Shinton – Isolate
Natasha Darby – The Woods
THE BOX
Coree Connup – The Box
Beth Wylde – The Box
Lacky Rana – The Box
Mitchell Summers – Attached
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Coree Connup and Natasha Derby – Fallin’
Natasha Derby – The Letter
Charlie Hampton and Lacky Rana – North (Jak3)
Joseph Mcleod and Sophie Holland – Get You (Daniel Caesar)
Lacky Rana – Cinematography
Identities – Natasha Darby, Coree Connup, Lacky Rana, Joseph Mcleod & Jacob Jones
Bitesize TV Studio Production 1
Bitesize TV Studio Production 2
YEAR TWO
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Rhys Atkinson – VPower in my Blood
Molly Baynham – Jade and Mariah
Thomas Adam Duffill – The Briefcase
Alannah Guest – Rose-coloured Suicide
Kacey Howell – The Rise Of TikTok
Sabrina Hoxha – Quiet Minds
Aman Kang – Runitup
Madison Wilkinson Mills – Parallels
Mia O’Farrell – Science Behind Music
Harvey Taylor – Homage
MUSIC VIDEOS
Alannah and Sabrina – Somewhere Only We Know (Lily Allen)
