Book your place today for the Spring Edition of Screen 4 Schools, thanks to support from Channel 4 and S4C in Welsh (Manylion yn y Gymraeg)
Participation is FREE – all we ask is that you commit to submit at least one film at the end of the course and complete a post-course evaluation.
6 sessions delivered virtually over Teams, across 3 weeks (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 am – lasting an hour)* starting on the 29th of September 2026, or can be followed in your own time during the Autumn term via online recordings.
Fe fyddwn ni’n rhedeg fersiwn Gymraeg ar yr un dyddiadau, am 10yb.
Sign up by emailing us at [email protected], informing us of
- Your school name
- Number of classes you’d like to participate in the program
- Number of pupils in each class
- Whether you would prefer attending live events or recordings
Places are limited, but we will be running the program again in subsequent terms.
These sessions are aimed at pupils Years 5, 6 & 7.
* Sessions are recorded and can be viewed at a time suitable to your curriculum.
Week 1: Day one – 29th September – What’s the Big Idea?
Introduction: This session looks to introduce and put together all the key ideas needed to build a story and create your own film. We will develop characters, costumes and locations. To complete the session, we will create a storyboard to help ensure your ideas have a strong beginning, middle and end. Homework: Finalise your ideas and storyboard and write your own script. Know what your characters want to say before you pick up your camera.
Week 1: Day two – 1st October – Open the Box!
Special Effects Make up: Run by Squarepeg, each participating class will be provided with a box filled with materials to create fake, gruesome cuts and injuries of their own whilst following along live to instructions. This will provide you with the inspiration to develop your own stories over the rest of the course.
Week 2: Day three – 6th Octiober – Bringing your Story into Focus
Camera and Sound: Learn how to make the best use of your camera to show off your story. Also understand how to engage your audience through sound.
Week 2: Day four – 8th October – A Whole New World
Set and VFX: We will be teaching you to think about the locations in which you are filming and how you can add certain things to those locations to improve how your sets look on film. We will also take this to the next level by looking at how to use Green Screen to potentially turn your classroom into a tropical island or an alien planet.
Week 3: Day five – 13th October – The Big Bang!
Special Effects: A tour of the Real SFX workshop, we will explore how you can make things go up in smoke – safely! We will look at how the professionals to it and then explore how you can have a go yourselves using everyday items in your own school. Kit and guidance provided for creating your own car crash.
Week 3: Day six – 15th October – Making the Cut!
Editing: For the final live session, we will be looking at how editing is important to ensure your story is as exciting/thrilling/engaging as you originally hoped. We will be providing example footage for you to edit yourselves and teach you tips and tricks for putting your footage together. We will also explore how music can affect how people see your film as well as how it can help you to edit your project.