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March 2010 sees the launch of the new fps media website. The upgraded and updated site has a vibrant new look, significant layout changes and many new and exciting features. The website will also features improved usability and navigation which will provide a user-friendly experience. To celebrate the launch of the website, fps media will be running a series of free taster workshops. Details coming soon!! fps media is running a number of one day workshops. The workshops are suited to keen amateurs and will be delivered through ‘hands on’ tuition. The courses run on the following dates at fps media’s studio in Motherwell: Camera Workshop Digital Editing Adobe Photoshop Together with the technical training, the workshops will also provide hints and tips to achieve maximum results on a limited budget. The workshops are priced at £50 per workshop and concessionary rates are available. For a full course description and booking details please contact us fps media is pleased to announce that it has 2 complete video kits currently available to hire. Hire is completely free and kits come complete with video camera, tripod, sound equipment and are available to encourage enterprising young people to get out and make their own short films. To be eligible to hire the equipment you must be between the ages of 12 to 18 years, reside in the Lanarkshire area and have participated in an fps media training course during the past 2 years. For more information please contact fps media. Unfortunately due to lack of funding fps media will not be running the Summer Screen School programme this year. We hope the programme will resume next year but in the meantime stay in touch to hear of any alternative short courses which fps media may deliver during the summer break.
The Vue Cinema, Hamilton recently played host to the premiere of ‘The Great Escape’ produced by the talented pupils and former pupils of Firpark School, Motherwell. The premiere was the culmination of a 3 month creative media project delivered by fps media and funded by First Light Movies. The ‘Great Escape’ is a light hearted drama which highlights the issue of transition from school to the world of work or further education and the challenges young people face today. During the project the young people learned the various aspects of filmmaking including scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera operation, sound, lighting and directing which enabled them to independently produce their very own short film. The premiere was attended by the young filmmakers their family, friends and local dignitaries. After viewing their film the young people were presented with a commemorative DVD and certificate from Mary Fegan, Head of Social Work Services, North Lanarkshire Council who praised the young people for the talent and enthusiasm they had displayed throughout the project.
A premiere of the films produced through the Lanark Learning Community ‘Schools of Ambition’ programme took place at The Vogue Cinema, Lanark on 22nd June 2009. The high profile event involved the grand premiere of 13 short films produced by Lanark Grammar School and 12 feeder primary schools in the Clydesdale area. The innovative ‘Schools of Ambition’ media project involved fps media delivering bespoke media training to a group of pupils at Lanark Grammar School. These pupils then formed a production crew who assisted fps media with media education within the feeder primary schools. Each primary school was given the opportunity to script, direct and produce their own short film which was then edited by the Lanark Grammar pupils. This peer education model worked extremely well with both the grammar pupils and the primary pupils gaining a vast amount of skills, understanding and experience through this unique experience. The screening was an astounding success with the young filmmakers delighted to see the fruits of their labour up on the ‘big screen’. The ‘making of’ documentaries also received a warm reception, providing the audience with an insight into all the hard work that went on behind the scenes. Cllr Mary Smith, Chair of Education, South Lanarkshire Council presented the young filmmakers with DVDs and certificates and praised the accomplished films and the talent displayed by all the young filmmakers.
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