Our first-year Film Production students were tasked to cover the behind the scenes of their filmmaking projects in collaboration with our Screen Acting students. 

Creativity needs fuel – and lots of it. Those  infinite ideas pinballing through your mind won’t explore themselves.  Finally achieve that goal you’ve worked your ass off for and it’s on to  something else. Coffee helps, but when was the last time you slowed down  to look back? Whether it’s sizzling in a deck chair or indulging in a  holiday romance with Netflix,  periods of rest are paramount or, inevitably, creativity will burn out.  Now that this whirlwind of a school year has ended, there is no better  time to pause and take stock of our achievements and our failures; to  simultaneously measure growth and growing room.

Thrown into the filmmaking deep end from the get-go, our first-year Film Production students learnt to swim by creating and collaborating on as many short films as they could – 20 to be exact! By simply doing it,  spurred on by the dedicated guidance of our expert tutors, they quickly  got to grips with every position on the film crew. While producing  their mid-term films, they were also tasked with filming their  classmates’ behind-the-scenes videos. The result is not only a  documentation of evolving narratives and techniques, but our star  students’ meteoric development as filmmakers. Class of 2018/19, we  salute you!

Join us as we look back on their captivating behind-the-scenes videos below.

As Screen Acting lead Adam Donald once said, those who can show us suffering are few and far between. Not afraid to tackle a heavy subject matter, first-year Film Production student Pavlos Halaris rose to the challenge for his mid-term film 'Mother,' starring Screen Acting student Erika Mitschrich. 

First year students (class of 2019/20) were tasked with documenting their own final productions and given a list of questions to answer. 

You can enjoy the full length features here: https://vimeopro.com/dbsfilmmakers/showcase

Find out more about our community and courses at dBs Film: https://dbsfilm.net

Behind the scenes | Mother - Pavlos Halaris

Anyone who's worked in an office environment would be familiar with the narrative of first-year Film Production student Jayden Bailey's mid-term film 'Fire Escape.' See how it all developed in this behind-the-scenes video filmed by his fellow students.

First year students (class of 2019/20) were tasked with documenting their own final productions and given a list of questions to answer. You can watch the full length features here: https://vimeopro.com/dbsfilmmakers/showcase

Find out more about our community and courses at dBs Film: https://dbsfilm.net

Behind the scenes | Fire Escape - Jayden Bailey

Have you ever tried to do something you weren't super keen on just to push the limits of your comfort zone? First-year Film Production student Jur Kunaver chose to do exactly this, creating a musical for his mid-term film. Watch this behind-the-scenes video, filmed by his fellow students, to see how it came together. 

First year students (class of 2019/20) were tasked with documenting their own final productions and given a list of questions to answer.

You can enjoy the full length features here: https://vimeopro.com/dbsfilmmakers/showcase

Find out more about our community and courses at dBs Film: https://dbsfilm.net

Behind the scenes | What Music's For - Jur Kunaver

An interplay between both day and night and the light and dark of the human psyche. In this behind-the-scenes video, filmed by her fellow first-year Film Production students, watch how Kamilija Teklė Čižaitė's mid-term film 'Shadow of the Sun' developed. 

First year students (class of 2019/20) were tasked with documenting their own final productions and given a list of questions to answer. 

You can enjoy the full length features here: https://vimeopro.com/dbsfilmmakers/showcase

Find out more about our community and courses at dBs Film: https://dbsfilm.net

Behind the scenes | Shadow of the Sun - Kamilija TekleÌ‡ CÌŒizÌŒaiteÌ‡

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If we were to list the most essential qualities of a filmmaker, improvisation would be up there. Because, as anyone who has ever worked on a film crew knows, shooting hardly ever goes as planned! 

First-year Film Production student Agostina Cerdan Niell had to think on her feet when two actresses called in sick for the shooting of her mid-term film ¿Donde Estan Mis Petunias?. 

Check out this behind-the-scenes video, made by her fellow students, to see how the film developed.

Watch more BTS videos on the blog: https://www.dbsmusic.net/blog/bts-film-production-year-1/

Find out more about our community and courses at dBs Film: https://dbsfilm.net

Behind the scenes | Dónde Están Mis Petunias - Agostina Cerdan Niell

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Watch these videos as a showcase here. Follow us on Vimeo for more. Header image by Film Production alumnus Matthias Neumeister.

Watch the behind the scenes videos from our 2018/19 students' mid-term film productions assignments during their first at Catalyst.

Behind the Scenes with our 1st year Film Production Students

Go Behind the Scenes of our Film Production Students’ Year 1 Films in These Videos

Our first-year Film Production students were tasked to cover the behind the scenes of their filmmaking projects in collaboration with our Screen Acting students.

Mother

Fire Escape

What Music’s For

Shadow of the Sun

¿Donde Estan Mis Petunias?