What was the inspiration behind the story of Mantaro? Mantaro is a short psychological sci-fi thriller about Alex, a young woman who discovers there’s a sinister side to the brand-new, all-knowing delivery service she signs up for. The first draft of the script was written way back towards the end of 2018, after a conversation …
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In our second term, BA Filmmaking and BA Screenwriting students split to focus on our chosen disciplines. In BA Screenwriting, our module was ‘Introduction to Writing Drama’, a thorough exploration of all the techniques used to lay down a strong foundation in writing for the screen. Over the course of the term, we covered everything …
What made you study Screenwriting? I started off wanting to go into acting and theatre directing, that was my beginning point. I was starting to secure little professional jobs here and there, however when looking at all of my writing heroes, the people I admire in the media, I noticed that they’ve all been a …
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A five minute film in a single location with no dialogue allowed. Definitely an interestingchallenge for our first film shoot! This was the first extremely practical module in our first term and all the better for it! Whatwas great about the first term of Central Film School was the focus of making a short film …
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A Reflection on ‘Screen Studies’. The number one thing to do to develop your film knowledge? Watch films of course! Our very first module at Central Film School focused on watching and dissecting a diverse range of films throughout the ages. From modern masterpieces to classic westerns, from groundbreaking surrealism to contemporary kung fu, and …
Spike Lee is an African American writer and director whose renegade spirit, talent, tenacity and need for honest storytelling has allowed him to enjoy a thirty year long career and become the most significant African American director in history. Before Spike’s 1986 debut ‘She’s gotta have it’ black actors were largely instructed by white American …
Hi! My name is Dani and I am on the MA Filmmaking programme with a specialism in Cinematography. I have known for years that I wanted to get into cinematography as well as screenwriting. So many people told me it was such an odd combo, but I say it’s not odd it’s just another creative …
Just like any good romance, it all started with a meet-cute. My eighth-grade literature class had been studying the famous Brazilian author, Machado de Assis, and, as the teacher approached the end of the class, my friends and I were ready to hear that next week we would have a boring assessment on the topic. …
Every year after the depressing slog that is January passes, we inevitably arrive at Valentine’s day, and every year inevitably there is another “Romance” film lined up on the release schedule. Like love is something that only comes about once a year. The film is inevitably emotional, soppy, leaving ripples in the rose coloured ocean …
Jaden started studying with us in September 2021 and is currently finalising his second script, and preparing to undertake different filmmaking roles on a diverse range of short films this term. What module did you enjoy most in term one? We did a module called Visual Storytelling. We went to Tate Britain and had to …
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