Film School - Films

Below are a selection of films made at City Eye Film School over the last year.  Film School films are made by young filmmakers aged between 7 and 16 years.  These young people, working with the support of City Eye staff, have conceived, written, filmed, recorded sound and edited these films often in just a day - sometimes two!  We'll be posting films from future Film Schools here too so please come back and check for updates.

For films from Film Schools that took place over a year ago, please take a look at the City Eye YouTube channel.
On Thursday 30th May, young people aged between 7 - 16 years joined City Eye for Action Movie Film School!
Film Schoolers could worked together in teams to create two action movie style trailers that they wrote, planned, shot & edited in just a day!
Friend or Foe
Created by Ned, Beatrice, Kieran and Sam
Rogue Revenge
Created by Oscar, Christopher, Rudi, Conrad & Stanley
Exploring film as an art form, this group of 11-16 year old's participated in City Eye's Cinematic Storytelling workshop during the Easter Holiday Film School to learn how filmmakers use the camera to tell a story. During this workshop the young filmmakers developed knowledge and understanding of cinematography and it's impact on story and characters.



Winston and the Dealer was written, filmed and edited by Rudi, Stan, Kieran and Sam.
​During the Easter Holidays, Level 1 Film Schoolers (aged 7 - 11) joined City Eye to make their own stop-motion animation films, using photography, sound recording and stop-motion techniques to bring their stories to life. These young animators used drawings, paper, card, lego, toys and themselves to create their films,
Stick People was created by Finn and Kitty.
Rainbow Unicorns was created by Eva and May.
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Jaws in Lego was created by Alfie, Isaac and Clarke.
Sliver Wolfs was created by Millie, Rowan and Daisy.
During the February half-term, young people joined City Eye to make their own film in a day!
Film Schoolers could make a film of any genre or theme they wanted. Working together as a team they combined their ideas to create three original short films.
Detective Hastings - Level 2
Written, Filmed & Edited by Stanley, Emillie, Oscar, Sam, Ben, Rudi, Venelina and Shannon
Behind the Scenes: Detective Hastings - Level 2
Participants of Film School share their experiences of creating a short film in a day.
Zombies at Studio 144 - Level 1
Written, Filmed & Edited by Ellie, Leo, Alex, Conrad and Finn
Treachery and Tricks - Level 1
Written, Filmed & Edited by Dash, Isobel, Kitty, Hannah, Jack and Tom
At Summer Film School in August 2018, Level 1 & Level 2 Film Schoolers created short films exploring how 'Colour' is used to portray an extra layer of meaning to characters and story.
​The Orb - Level 1
Written, Filmed & Edited by Blake, Stan, Kitty, Finn, Beatrix & Bella
​Black & Yellow - Level 2
Written, Filmed & Edited by Myles, Annie, Kwajo, Katherine, Izzie & Bethan.
During the May 2018 half-term, Film Schoolers joined City Eye and John Hansard Gallery to explore themes in the gallery's Gerhard Richter exhibition, including personal archive and portraiture.

At the beginning of the day the young filmmakers were given a tour of the exhibition to help inform and inspire the themes and styles of their film. They then worked on their own individual scripts before working in teams to record and capture their personal archive stories.

WHO WE ARE - Level 1 
Written & Filmed by Daniel, Isaac, Hannah, Odette, Dash, Conrad, Katya, Florrie, Ella, Eva & Clara.
​The Easter holidays saw City Eye Film School return to the new film training and production centre at Studio 144.

The young filmmakers worked together to create their short films using the theme 'Fairytales & Folklore' as inspiration for their characters and stories.

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Level 2 - TAKE 2 
Written, Filmed & Edited by Tom, Charlie, Mathilda & Rudi
​Level 1 - THE DOBBIT
Written, Filmed & Edited by Odette, Dashiell, Finn & Kitty
​Level 1 - THE CHILDREN AND THE DRAGON
Written, Filmed & Edited by Alicja, Beatrix, Eva & Isaac
On Saturday 17th February 2018, City Eye and John Hansard Gallery opened the doors to their new home at Studio 144 with the launch of Sampler - a week long programme of arts and activity to showcase the building and all that is to come.

As part of this event City Eye ran 'Family Filmmaking Fun' and invited children & young people and their families to make storyboards and short animations in the new Production Lab.

​Here are the wonderful stop-motion animations created on that day.
During February half-term 2018, City Eye ran the first Film School workshops in our new film training and production centre at Studio 144.
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The young people use the themes 'Comedy' and 'Transformation' as inspiration to create their original short films.


Level 2 - SPY SCHOOL - Transformation
Written, Filmed & Edited by Leon, Rudi, Ria & Lewis
Level 1 - MAGIC TIGER TOOTH - Comedy
Written, Performed & Edited by Afra, Hannah & Odette.
Camera & Sound by Daniel, Dashiell & Herbie.
Level 1 - FRIDAY NIGHT DINOSAUR OOPS - Comedy
Written, Performed & Edited by Daniel, Dashiell & Herbie.
Camera & Sound by Afra, Hannah & Odette
For films from Film Schools that took place over a year ago, please take a look at the City Eye YouTube channel.
In October 2013 City Eye's Film School fell within our own Southampton Film Week and the new National Youth Film Festival.  With funding from NYFF a group of 7 young people, the eldest being 12, came together to make a film inspired by the theme 'Round My Corner'.   Further inspired by the project's location in God's House Tower, Southampton they researched local ghost stories and settled on this tale of love and loss...

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