Brighton Film School

Showreel

We are obviously very proud of what our former students have achieved, so are delighted to present here just a small selection of their films. This page will constantly be updated, as trawling through our archives over the past eight years is a long job, so do please visit us regularly.

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The Trench

A First Term one minute exercise by the 2003/4 One Year Group shot on miniDV.

Art Director Charlie Knight's parents were planning a swimming pool in their garden but producer Zoë Ball had other ideas and in a short space of time their hole was converted into a World War I trench!!!

An early morning call plus smoke machine produced the desired effect...

A.R.P. - Trailer

This trailer has been cut from the full version and is made from some of the exterior footage shot by the 2005/6 One Year Group in their final term on 35mm. A 35mm Caméflex was used on the exteriors and our silent Mitchell BNCR captured all the action in the studio where a particularly good set was built. We then used a pyrotechnics expert to blow up the house...

Director Dan Parkes now has his own production company and the full version can be downloaded from his website where you can also buy a DVD copy which includes extras with a 40 minute "Making Of" and uncut rushes. Winner of an Imperial War Museum competition!

A.T.M.

Another film directed by Dan Parkes. Strictly speaking, this was a one minute brief for the 2005/6 One Year Group in their first term, but we loved the two minute version so forgave them!

Shot on miniDV and stars Dan's fellow student Francesca Contento who had come over from Rome for the course. She didn't come here to act, but we reckon she did a great job. The Making Of on the DVD (again available from Dan) shows how a great green screen effect was created.

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