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Futures in Motion Films
Image: Julia Hind from Lord Lawson of Beamish School, Birtley and trophie
The National Lottery and First Light film competition Futures in Motion reached its peak this month when Angels without Wings and On the Ball, the two winning short films made by Edinburgh’s The Royal High School and Lord Lawson of Beamish School from Birtley, were premiered at screenings.
Click here to watch both films and tell us what you think of them by e-mailing info@firstlightmovies.com
The young Scottish filmmakers worked with professional filmmaker Colin Kennedy, fresh from working on a new film titled Hallam Foe, directed by David McKenzie and starring Jamie Bell. Colin oversaw the whole filmmaking process with help from mentor, director and actress, Alison Pebbles who was also on-hand at the screening to congratulate the young people. The final film is bright and upbeat packed with colour and fun. The students captured the essence and aims of The National Lottery Good Causes funding by taking audiences on a journey through many of Scotland’s diverse National Lottery-funded organisations including a dance company, basketball team, trampolining centre, the Museum of Scotland and a healthy eating project for young children.
Award-winning filmmaker, Steve Salam (Royal Television Society Best Director in 2006) and advertising creative director, Chris Rickaby from Different, assisted the North East young filmmakers from sourcing ideas and creating storyboards to shooting the short film at National Lottery-funded locations across the North East of England. The final film reflects The Angel of the North’s journey from scrap metal to a monument of beauty. The film takes us from the industrial revolution to the present with beautifully shot images of some of the iconic National Lottery-funded buildings around the North East including The Sage, Gateshead Millennium Bridge and The Angel of the North. These powerful images are complemented by the school’s moving poem, which is narrated by actress Gill Halfpenny.
The hard work, dedication and talent of both groups of students culminated in the regional screenings at the Edinburgh Filmhouse on Monday 4 September and Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne on Wednesday 6 September, where the young people really were stars for the day. The delighted young filmmakers, nine in Scotland and 13 in Newcastle, arrived in style in a limousine and walked the red carpet to the screening. Once there they were treated to non-alcoholic fruit cocktails and awarded certificates and trophies to celebrate their excellent final films.
The National Lottery has invested over £10 billion of money in projects and initiatives that benefit children and young people in the UK. This represents more than half of the total investment The National Lottery has made in Good Causes.
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Image: students from The Royal High School, Edinburgh
Birtley-based Lord Lawson of Beamish School, along with The Royal High School from Edinburgh were announced as the winners of Futures in Motion, a film competition that aims to showcase the creativity of young people across the North East of England and Scotland run by First Light in conjunction with The National Lottery Good Causes.
Lord Lawson of Beamish was chosen as the overall winner in the North East and The Royal High School in Edinburgh as the overall winner in Scotland after 170 schools and 43 youth groups across both regions were challenged to develop a short film idea highlighting the impact of The National Lottery funding on their community.
Julia Hind from Lord Lawson of Beamish School said of her experience:
"I feel the whole group have learnt a lot more then just film making skills; we have gained life skills. We have had the honour of meeting so many new people from the industry, from make up artists to professional directors and camera crew. We were even lucky enough to use specialised equipment and learn all sorts of techniques when making a film. The entire group has been involved in all aspects of creating this film, from start to end. Which is very rewarding, as we see our ideas and dreams put into motion and actually become real.
This whole experience has meant so much to us all. We are all so proud of the masterpiece we have created. Never in our wildest dreams could we have imagined such a fantastic outcome." |
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