A group of talented students from Queen Elizabeth’s School in Wimborne have created a short film on behalf of Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts.
After seeing a film made by Year 12 Media students showing ‘A Day in the Life of QE’ Lighthouse, one of the largest regional arts centres in the UK, was so impressed it invited the group to create something similar to document a day in their life.
“Lighthouse enjoys strong relationship with local schools but is always on the lookout for opportunities to develop interesting and innovative projects that can engage and inspire young people,” said Sara St George, Head of Sales & Marketing for Lighthouse.
The filming took place in July and August and was an opt-in project for those students who had finished their exams. They visited Lighthouse over 3 days and shot the 4 minute film in a variety of spaces including the foyer, theatre, concert hall, galleries, backstage, dressing rooms and cafes. Lighthouse staff members gave up their time to be filmed, either continuing with their day-to-day tasks or taking direction from the students in particular roles.
“A Day in the Life of Lighthouse will be used to demonstrate how young people view and engage with the venue but also as a reference as part of the ongoing capital refurbishment project,” explained Harry Webb, who co-ordinated the project on behalf of Lighthouse. “We hope that a series of films will be created in partnership with QE Media students year on year as a way of documenting the development of the venue, and as part of a long term and sustainable learning partnership with the school.”
“When the school was approached by Lighthouse to make a promotional video we were extremely flattered and our students couldn’t wait to take up this unique opportunity,” explains Karen Lincoln, Head of Media Studies for QE School. “We encourage all our students to gain valuable work experience and life skills that will help in their future academic and career choices. At QE we are very lucky to have such talented and motivated students who are able to showcase their impressive skills in film production. The relationship we have forged with Lighthouse means that many more students in the future will also benefit from similar invaluable opportunities and we can’t wait to be involved in the next project.”
All five media students involved in the Day in the Life of Lighthouse project will be using the film as part of their University applications and creative portfolios.
