Encouraging EXpertise in the Creative Industries through Training and Enterprise
PLEASE NOTE:
Generally our EXCITE programme will prioritise applicants who live
within commuting distance of Shropshire.
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The EXCITE programme promotes young people's involvement in creative and employability skills development and training, by providing opportunities to work on a variety of creative commissions, projects, masterclasses and work experience placements.
Aged 15 to 25?
Want to develop your skills and gain work experience?
Interested in broadening your knowledge of career options and pathways?
Why not develop your creative and employability skills whilst working on a range of creative commissions with MediaActive and our partners?
MediaActive provides skills based training, work related learning, accreditation, work experience and internships for young people through our EXCITE work experience programme, which includes: creative media production, exhibitions and events (film, photography, animation, web and print design, sound and music production, cinema and related events).
Register with EXCITE to be kept up to date with the latest opportunities and to get involved by selecting the above REGISTER WITH EXCITE HERE button.
Scroll down this page to take a look at some of the creative projects offered through EXCITE
Aged 15 to 25?
Want to develop your skills and gain work experience?
Interested in broadening your knowledge of career options and pathways?
Why not develop your creative and employability skills whilst working on a range of creative commissions with MediaActive and our partners?
MediaActive provides skills based training, work related learning, accreditation, work experience and internships for young people through our EXCITE work experience programme, which includes: creative media production, exhibitions and events (film, photography, animation, web and print design, sound and music production, cinema and related events).
Register with EXCITE to be kept up to date with the latest opportunities and to get involved by selecting the above REGISTER WITH EXCITE HERE button.
Scroll down this page to take a look at some of the creative projects offered through EXCITE
Creative Work Experience Opportunities
As part of the EXCITE programme we have a year-round programme of creative/work experience opportunities including Production Week placements.
Please register with EXCITE as you'll be the first to hear about opportunities that arise. To register select the above REGISTER WITH EXCITE HERE button.
Production Weeks are short term work placements for young people aged 15 - 18, and 19 - 25. They run during Year 10 and Year 12 work experience weeks, and at other times throughout the year.
If you gain a placement on a Production Week you will be part of a team tasked with delivering one of MediaActive's creative commissions. Over the years many creative media productions made through EXCITE have won awards, been part of a major public exhibition or event, or selected for festival screenings.
During the week each Production Team will work alongside Arts and Media professionals to deliver a creative commission. They will experience the realities of working to deadlines and to a brief whilst collaborating with other creatives. They will have opportunities to extend their knowledge, learn new skills, broaden their horizons, and understand more about the world of work and career options.
To apply for this opportunity you should be:
- genuinely interested in developing your creative and employability skills
- aged 15 - 25
Please register with EXCITE as you'll be the first to hear about opportunities that arise. To register select the above REGISTER WITH EXCITE HERE button.
Production Weeks are short term work placements for young people aged 15 - 18, and 19 - 25. They run during Year 10 and Year 12 work experience weeks, and at other times throughout the year.
If you gain a placement on a Production Week you will be part of a team tasked with delivering one of MediaActive's creative commissions. Over the years many creative media productions made through EXCITE have won awards, been part of a major public exhibition or event, or selected for festival screenings.
During the week each Production Team will work alongside Arts and Media professionals to deliver a creative commission. They will experience the realities of working to deadlines and to a brief whilst collaborating with other creatives. They will have opportunities to extend their knowledge, learn new skills, broaden their horizons, and understand more about the world of work and career options.
To apply for this opportunity you should be:
- genuinely interested in developing your creative and employability skills
- aged 15 - 25
Take a look at the EXCITE blog
PLEASE NOTE: the EXCITE blog is no longer live, but - as the image below suggests - it's a nice archive of some of the work that has taken place as part of the EXCITE programme, so take a look here!
Production Weeks at MediaActive
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Production Weeks are short term work placements for young people aged 15 - 24. They run annually in July usually during Year 10 and Year 12 work experience weeks.
Those young people recruited will form a Production Team tasked with delivering one of MediaActive's creative commissions.
During the week each Production Team will work alongside Arts and Media professionals and get an understanding of how to work as a succesful creative team. They will experience the realities of working to deadlines and to a brief and collaborating with other creatives.
To apply for this opportunity you should be:
- genuinely interested in the creative industries
- creative, enthusiastic, prepared to work hard and have fun
- aged 15 - 24
Those young people recruited will form a Production Team tasked with delivering one of MediaActive's creative commissions.
During the week each Production Team will work alongside Arts and Media professionals and get an understanding of how to work as a succesful creative team. They will experience the realities of working to deadlines and to a brief and collaborating with other creatives.
To apply for this opportunity you should be:
- genuinely interested in the creative industries
- creative, enthusiastic, prepared to work hard and have fun
- aged 15 - 24
To help develop the next generation of British film industry talent the lead body for film in the UK, the British Film Institute (BFI), in partnership with BAFTA, Pinewood Studios and the Department for Education, launched the national BFI Film Academy Network.
So far over 100 of the region’s most promising young creatives have taken part in this specialist programme through MediaActive.
The Academies cover everything from film history and theory, how to develop ideas and scripts, sound design and music, pitching and presenting, to practical animation and filming techniques, editing and special effects. Participants work alongside award winning animators and film industry professionals, as well as recent film graduates.
Take a look at the film made during 2018's BFI Film Academy at MediaActive below, or visit the BFI Film Academy page on this website to find out more, and watch our more recent Academy films...
"After the amazing collaborative experience of making this film to find out it has been nominated for an Into Film Award is a lovely recognition of the time we spent working together at Film Academy” - Josh
"Taking part at the BFI Film Academy really inspired me to make my own animations and was a really good insight into what I will be doing on the future.I would love to do it again.” - Cam
So far over 100 of the region’s most promising young creatives have taken part in this specialist programme through MediaActive.
The Academies cover everything from film history and theory, how to develop ideas and scripts, sound design and music, pitching and presenting, to practical animation and filming techniques, editing and special effects. Participants work alongside award winning animators and film industry professionals, as well as recent film graduates.
Take a look at the film made during 2018's BFI Film Academy at MediaActive below, or visit the BFI Film Academy page on this website to find out more, and watch our more recent Academy films...
"After the amazing collaborative experience of making this film to find out it has been nominated for an Into Film Award is a lovely recognition of the time we spent working together at Film Academy” - Josh
"Taking part at the BFI Film Academy really inspired me to make my own animations and was a really good insight into what I will be doing on the future.I would love to do it again.” - Cam
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'Unlikely Heroes' was nominated for a National Award at the 2019 Into Film Awards in the category of 'Best Film (Ages 16-19)' |
'Unlikely Heroes' is an animated documentary that uses an array of experimental animation techniques revealing the crucial role messenger pigeons played in wartime. This short film was made by a team of twenty one young people aged 16 to 19 years, working alongside artists, filmmakers and animators, as part of the Eyewitness programme and in response to the 2018 RAF Centenary and WW1 Commemorations. Supported by Arts Council England and the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.
'Young Shropshire film-makers to get red carpet treatment...'
Read The Shropshire Star article about the 2017 BFI Film Academy film here (and watch the film below)
Masterclasses
Are you an aspiring filmmaker, artist, musician or actor aged 15-24?
As part of EXCITE, we regularly put on a range of masterclasses, taster sessions and workshops to give you a flavour of the creative industries.
We connect with industry professionals to create immersive workshops, so our participants can learn how to develop their practical skills and succeed in the creative sector.
These fun events are also a great opportunity to network with like-minded people, and discover the creative team you’ve been looking for.
As part of EXCITE, we regularly put on a range of masterclasses, taster sessions and workshops to give you a flavour of the creative industries.
We connect with industry professionals to create immersive workshops, so our participants can learn how to develop their practical skills and succeed in the creative sector.
These fun events are also a great opportunity to network with like-minded people, and discover the creative team you’ve been looking for.
Ever thought about a career in cinema or just want to enjoy great films in great company?
Get involved with Adventures and help to develop a new film programme at your local cinema, or as a pop up screening in an unexpected location!
You will have chance to work with a number of venues, cinema programmers and festivals - and you’ll get to watch an array of fantastic films.
Want find out more about our Adventures’ programme? If you are aged 15 - 24 and would like to join one of our Young Programmers groups, please get in touch or check out the Adventures Blog by selecting the image below.
Get involved with Adventures and help to develop a new film programme at your local cinema, or as a pop up screening in an unexpected location!
You will have chance to work with a number of venues, cinema programmers and festivals - and you’ll get to watch an array of fantastic films.
Want find out more about our Adventures’ programme? If you are aged 15 - 24 and would like to join one of our Young Programmers groups, please get in touch or check out the Adventures Blog by selecting the image below.
Case Studies
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MediaActive Presents....Ellen Bebbington
Photography exhibition at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
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An initiative of EXCITE, and working with a range of partners including Theatre Severn, we are delighted to embark on a series of exhibitions that showcase local and emerging talent.
Ellen lives in Shropshire and has recently graduated from University with a First Class Honours in Photography. Focusing mainly on fashion and portrait photography, in this exhibition Ellen experiments with colour and its combinations, creating dynamic, exciting imagery. The exhibition ran from Friday 10th June to Saturday 23rd July 2016.
Ellen lives in Shropshire and has recently graduated from University with a First Class Honours in Photography. Focusing mainly on fashion and portrait photography, in this exhibition Ellen experiments with colour and its combinations, creating dynamic, exciting imagery. The exhibition ran from Friday 10th June to Saturday 23rd July 2016.
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