Workshops
Everyone has a story. We give people tools to tell it.
How it works
We work with schools, prisons, hospitals, NGOs, charities and other third-sector organisations to deliver film, photography and podcast-making workshops.
Our workshops can be designed for a range of purposes- from having fun and exploring creativity, to creative therapy, developing new skills and building stronger teams. Participants learn the practical and creative skills they need to take a project from initial idea through to completion, whether that’s a film, photography project, radio programme or podcast.
All our workshop leaders are fully DBS-checked, and every project is tailored to the needs, interests and abilities of the group. We work both locally and internationally, and our projects can take many different forms, including documentaries, short films, stop-motion animation, photography projects, radio programmes and podcasts.
Every project is developed collaboratively with the client, finding the format and approach that will work best for the group. Where appropriate, workshops can also be designed to complement and support existing school curricula.
Alongside developing practical skills in film, photography and audio production, our workshops also:
Develop teamwork and communication skills
Encourage creativity and imagination
Build confidence and self-esteem
Empower participants to tell their own stories, in their own words
Examples
While every workshop is bespoke, examples might include: creating a stop-motion animation around a subject that matters to the group; producing documentaries about a local area; recreating a scene from a well-known film; or making a short radio documentary inspired by a newspaper article. Workshops can run from a single day to a full week.
Here’s how a typical three-day documentary workshop might be structured:
DAY 1
Morning: Developing ideas for documentaries about the local area
Afternoon: Introduction to key camera skills
DAY 2
Morning: Filming on location and conducting interviews in the local area
Afternoon: Introduction to basic editing techniques
DAY 3
Morning: Editing documentaries and adding sound and music
Afternoon: Screening the films and reflecting on each other’s work
