Lights, camera, climate action! We Are the World is Sparks Film School’s latest foray into filmmaking, set to take place this Autumn Term.
Young filmmakers aged between 5-18 have the chance to become action heroes, documentary detectives, and environmental champions all in one incredible term of filmmaking classes.
Young filmmakers unite to create powerful stories that inspire global change. One frame, one voice, one planet.
Students taking part through the autumn term will learn how to build compelling stories around environmental topics, whether through dramatic fiction or factual documentary approaches. We Are the World is an adventure-based exploration of real-world issues through the excitement of film production.
Action-Packed Fiction Meets Real-World Investigation
The fiction side delivers pure disaster movie excitement. Students will produce action-adventure stories featuring environmental challenges head-on. Students will also become documentary detectives, investigating real environmental stories happening right now and producing their own documentary films.
As part of the term, students taking part in filmmaking classes will learn lots of documentary specific techniques, including how to interview, how to film and produce factual stories and how to build narratives working with a range of source material.
Alongside this, film students will also use the environment to help drive narrative fiction projects, where they will develop their own original storylines and produce a series of short films that use the environment as a character and an agent of change within their productions.
Professional Film Production Skills Development
Whether creating epic fiction or engaging documentaries, next term Sparks Film School students will master lots of new professional filmmaking skills, as they boost their portfolios and explore lots of new techniques.
Cinematography Skills
Cinematography training will cover how to shoot and edit dynamic action shots, contrasted with how to produce intimate documentary interviews. Students will learn how to frame and sequence high-stakes dramatic scenes and how to capture authentic moments with real people, talking about subjects they are passionate about.
Directing Skills
Directing workshops will teach students how to guide actors through exciting dramatic scenes and how to construct a narrative from different sources and using different documentary elements.
Screenwriting Skills
Writing sessions will help them to craft their own expressive scripts packed with adventure, and will explore how to make complex environmental science accessible and engaging.
Editing & Post-Production Skills
Post-production training will cover editing techniques for both blockbuster-style action sequences and documentary storytelling that builds compelling arguments. Students will learn how to create suspense in their fiction work, while learning how to manipulate facts in their documentary work.
Weather Effects and Real Documentation
Students will learn how to create spectacular practical effects that feel like magic tricks. They’ll master dramatic rainstorms using both digital and live production techniques, as well as exploring how to shoot on location in different weather conditions.
Real Skills, Real Impact
By the end of the term, filmmakers taking part in We Are the World will boost their portfolios with an entertaining fiction project and a thoughtful documentary project. They will understand how to create content that’s both engaging and educational.
Both approaches help to develop critical thinking skills, media literacy, and the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively. Students will learn to distinguish between fact and fiction while understanding how both formats can be powerful tools for environmental education and advocacy.
Learn More…
Sparks Film School’s filmmaking classes support creative young minds to express themselves and to learn digital filmmaking skills.
Find out more about about filmmaking classes and register for a free trial class here >>
