My Arts Challenge is to improve my skills in film editing. I will take editing classes and workshops to learn software like Premier Pro and After Effects. I will gain experience by editing the film my production team creates. I have attended introductory sessions on filmmaking roles and processes. I have established a production team and we are developing a film treatment. We have received guidance on scriptwriting, camerawork, lighting, sound, and editing. My goal is to complete filming and produce a finished film edited with clear storytelling and atmosphere through techniques like color grading and effects. This will demonstrate my success in meeting my Arts Challenge of strengthening my editing abilities.

1. MY ARTS AWARD CHALLENGE:My Arts Challenge is to learn more about editing. I am very interested in editing and special effects and already have basic knowledge in this are however I
would like to improve these skills and gain better understanding of editing software and techniques, for example Premier Pro and After Effects. I will do this taking on the role of editor in my
production team. I will take part in classes and workshops in editing so that I can learn the skills that will help me with this challenge and I will edit the film we make as a team.
Date
Session Outline
Session Outcome
19/10/13
*Introduction to the BFI Film
Academy
*Overview of roles in the
film industry and the
filmmaking process
*Filming challenge
*Arts Award – Strengths and
Weaknesses
*Meet filmmaking mentors
*Establish filming crews
*Session on pitching
*Producing a treatment
*Arts Award – Set Arts
Challenge / Action Plan
To have identified my
strengths and weaknesses.
To have gained some more
knowledge about practical
film making.
26/10/13
28/10/13
MASTERCLASSES
*Meet a producer
*Project pitching and
feedback
*NFTS Intro
*Directing exercise
*Time to develop project
ideas / storyboarding
* Scriptwriting (1st draft)
*Sound workshop (visit a
sound studio)
*Camera workshop
*Lighting workshop
*Editing workshop
Resources
Camera
To have made a production PC/Laptop
team with people who
have similar ideas and
interests.
To and make targets for
myself to improve in areas I
am least confident in.
To have an outline of idea
for film.
To learn about
PC/Laptop
opportunities in film
making for young people.
Develop directing skills.
Finalize idea for film.
Who is
involved/support
Evidence
How will I know I’ve been successful?
Eastside
mentors.
Jo and Sophie
arts award
advisors
Photos
When I know what skills I need to
improve on.
Eastside
mentors.
My team.
Photos
Film Treatment
When I have sat down with my team
mates and discussed possible ideas with
them.
When we have narrowed down our
ideas and written a treatment.
Film making
mentor.
Photos
Draft of Script
My team will have finalized our ideas
and started scriptwriting.
Find out about opportunities to learn
about editing and how to apply for
them at the NFTS.
Photos
When I feel more confident in editing
techniques and how to use software and
how I can incorporate these skills into
my tea’s film.
When I have better technical abilities in
camera operating and knowledge about
lighting and how can I can use this
knowledge to improve the look of our
film.
Industry
professional.
My team.
Gain deeper knowledge of
editing software and
techniques.
Learn more about Lighting
and techniques and camera
operating.
Understand the importance
of sound in film.
Editing Studio
with Macs and
software.
Film making
mentor.
My team.
Industry
standard
lighting
equipment.
Eastside
mentors.
Industry Pros.

2. Professional
Sound studio
with technical
equipment.
Camera
equipment as
well as boom
poles and
mics.
1/11/13
*Careers morning – meeting
industry professionals
*Final drafting of script
*Preparation for filming with
mentors
When I know more about sound and
how to carefully handle a boom mic and
know how I can use this information in
our film.
My team will have our final script ready.
Talk with three different
industry professionals and
ask them about what their
jobs are like.
Create FINAL draft of
script.
Use mentors advice to
know what the team can
do to make filming go
smoothly as possible.
Camera
Industry Pros
Practise Shots
PC/Laptop
My team
I will have more insight into the
different roles within the film industry.
Photos
My team will be confident about our
final idea and have our final script
finished.
Film making
mentor
We will have done preparations and
practise exercises to make sure we
know exactly what we have to dowhen
it comes to filming so that we are more
productive and efficient with our time.
Date
Session Outline
Session Outcome
Resources
Who is
involved/support
Evidence
How will I know I’ve been successful?
9/11/13
Collect equipment
*Filming
At Eastside
At Pub
*Arts Award – continue
collecting evidence of Arts
Challenge
To start filming our short
film.
Think responsibly about
which shots are necessary
for the edit and which are
not.
Effectively manage time to
get all necessary shots
done.
Camera
Tripod
Laptop
Props
Actors
Script
My team
Shots
My team will have some useful shots at
the end of the day.
Film making
mentor
Photos
Filming
To have all our necessary
Camera
My team
16/11/13
Actors
Shots
My team will feel confident that we

3. At Pub
Bathroom scene
shots filmed.
To have extra shots filmed
for emergency purposes.
Tripod
Laptop
Props
Actors
Film making
mentor
Photos
have taken all the necessary we have
taken and feel that we can go on to
editing with these shots.
Actors
23/11/13
30/12/13
7/12/13
Editing
Editing
*Arts Award Workshop
Log shots to make editing
easier.
Begin editing to create
rough cut.
PRIORITIZE STORY TELLING
OVER FANCY EFFECTS.
PC/Laptop
My team
Rough cut
Editing
Software
Film making
mentor
Photos
Make sure story is clear
and evident.
Begin working of visuals to
create atmosphere i.e.
colour grading, special
effects.
PC/Laptop
My team
Finished film
Editing
Software
Film making
mentor
Photos
My team will have a clear idea about
what to do for edit i.e. what the tone of
our film is and how we want to present
that.
We will have our rough cut finished.
Shots
Blog
Shots
Our film will be finished and my team
will be proud of the way it looks.