Creativity Works: Content Production

6-week multidisciplinary, content creation course for young creatives

• Who can apply?
  • Aged 18–24
  • Living in and went to school in a London borough
  • Not in full-time employment, education or training
  • Able to commit to the full course (31 Oct – 9 Dec 2022) and be free weekdays Monday-Friday between 10am - 4pm
• Who's involved?
  • The Face via their Future Academy (v2:0)
  • Untold Studios (Stormzy, Dave, The Crown)
  • Uncommon
  • BlinkInk (Drake, Future, Ariana Grande)
  • Pulse Films
  • BBC Creative Studios
  • British Arrows

  + more

• Course curriculum

  This course is delivered online on Zoom, and in-person at our creative space – The Good Growth Hub– located inside the Olympic Park in Hackney Bridge.

  5 days a week, Monday - Friday.

  As a group, you will create 90-second films in response to a brief. There will be weekly shooting exercises and editing challenges, with the programme ending with an end-of-course celebratory screening.

  Inspirational talks, workshops, and masterclasses will be timetabled around core training tasks of storytelling, shooting prep, shooting & editing, and so on, in preparation to help you make your short 90-second films. Industry partners will help with Co-design and training delivery in the form of guest lecturing, masterclasses, technical skills-based workshops & virtual creative field trips to studios.

  In addition to industry & professional training, participants also receive careers advice and guidance, individual support, peer networking and are given time for self-study.

  Core Curriculum:

  • 101 to content production

  • Pre-Production Planning + Learning the Ropes
  • Pitching (mood boards + concepts)
  • Treatment writing & Development
  • Storytelling - How to tell compelling stories Parts 1 & 2
  • Shooting (for film, digital, branded content, music vids, shortform docs etc)

  • Directing – Hear from the pros – a series of masterclasses
  • Short form documentary making
  • Lighting It – Hear from Lighting Directors + DOP at the top of their game
  • Producing - Budgets/ Call sheets/ Location Permissions & shoot etiquette
  • Editing + best practice content creation including Premiere Pro

  • Sound Design- Meet the sound experts
  • Casting for different formats
  • Writing for Film - An introductory taster workshop
  • Music Videos – Commissioning & Production
  • How to apply for grants and Funding for Films

  At the end of the programme, participants will have the opportunity to:

  1. Join our cohort of alumni and its growing network of creatives and influencers (many of whom are now excelling in photography, film-making, advertising, writing, directing, arts, cultural, and content creation sectors)
  2. Apply for an industry mentor
  3. Receive opportunities to apply for jobs through our exclusive online jobs board and community

  Our aim is to ensure that everyone who goes through our courses is supported in the next step in their career in a personalised way that feels right for them.

• Course benefits

  As well as access to the course content, our aim is to help every person who goes through our course get paid work or further training.

  You’ll also get access to:

  • Free, industry-standard training from top employers

  • Connections to live job roles
  • Weekly employment workshops to improve your applications and interviews
  • A weekly 1-hour industry tutorial slot to support your career goals
  • Individual and group wellbeing support
  • A network of young creatives

  • Ongoing alumni support, access to events, and networking opportunities
  • Membership to our community platform which gives access to exclusive job listings & other opportunities
  • A MacBook Pro and Adobe Software (on loan for course duration)
• Alumni stories

  Alumni from previous iterations of this course have gone on to direct documentaries for Netflix (Inaugural Documentary Talent Fund), Music Videos for Dave, Wretch32 as well as commissions for BBC, Sky Atlantic.

  Others have gained roles at organisations including Untold Studios, Stink Films, Stink Studios, Universal, Wieden+Kennedy, adam&eveDDB, Prodigious (Publicis Production), Acamar Films, Filmwave, Wonderhood Studios, plus multiple freelance gigs. Some alumni stories include:

  Edem Wornoo

  Edem took part in our Creativity Works: Content Production course in 2019 was mentored by award-winning Director Meji Alabi & now works in Short Films & Music Videos. Director's credits include Wretch 32's Little BIG Man & Money Talks featuring Dave & Fredo. He also works with Kojey Radical & Top Boy Director Koby Adom. His work has been recognised & showcased by platforms such as Dazed, NME, Creative Lives in Progress, and Crack Magazine. His directorial debut drama 'Butterfly Affect' was screened in association with Sky Studios, and has recently been awarded Best New Director at the ukmva awards.

  Tavie Agama

  Tavie took part in our Creativity Works: Content Production course in 2020. After finishing she secured work at Adam&Eve & supported by her industry mentor Director Leonn Ward applied for & was awarded funding to Direct her short film Women of The Market to be screened on Netflix in January 2022 as part of their Inaugural Documentary Talent Fund.

• Key dates
  • Applications open: Monday 26 September
  • Applications close: Wednesday 19 October, 6pm
  • Applicant selection day: Tuesday 25 October
  • The course runs from Monday 31 October until Friday 9 December 2022, with an in-person screening of everyone's films taking place on Thursday 8 December