At a recent MetFilm School workshop, students across BA and MA courses learnt techniques for lighting different skin tones on camera, an essential skill for any cinematographer and filmmaker to have an awareness of. The workshop was led by cinematographer and tutor Tunji Akinsehinwa, the third time that he has taught the session at the … Read more
For many of our students, Ridley Scott is an inspiration in the industry, and a director that many of them dream of working with one day. For Olivia Maiden, a BA Screen Acting student at MetFilm School London, this dream became a reality earlier this year, when she earned a role in Scott’s upcoming feature Napoleon. … Read more
Sheffield Documentary Festival (otherwise known as DocFest) is an international celebration of documentaries held annually in June – and at this month’s festival, MetFilm Sales is representing four exciting, wide-ranging documentaries: A Bunch of Amateurs by Kim Hopkins Exposing Muybridge by Marc Shaffer Delikado by Karl Malakunas Fashion Reimagined by Becky Hutner MetFilm Sales is … Read more
Adeel Akhtar began his MetFilm School Masterclass at the start of his acting career: standing in as a scene partner for his girlfriend’s audition to a New York acting school. Plans to complete a Legal Practice Course and follow in his father’s footsteps as a lawyer soon fell to one side as the school offered … Read more
From her first steps into camera operating, to becoming a ScreenSpace ‘Craft Skills’ teaching assistant, Katie Baxter’s journey on our BA Content, Media & Film Production course has been one of both personal and professional growth. Now a graduate from our first ever cohort of the course, Katie is continuing her filmmaking career as a … Read more
A few years ago, Nyima Cartier, a BA Practical Filmmaking graduate from MetFilm School London, read Herman Melville’s short story, Bartleby, the Scrivener. As she describes, the story follows Bartleby, ‘an accountant who finishes working one day, and replies to every question from his boss by saying, “I would prefer not to”‘. From this image … Read more
Before joining our MA Cinematography course at MetFilm School Berlin, Kenza Tazi was no newcomer to the world of film. While completing both a Double Bachelor’s in Cinema and Management, and her first Masters in Cinema and Audiovisual in Paris, she took advantage of being in one of the film capitals of the world through … Read more
As part of her BA Film & Screen Business course, Cosmina Mirza is in the process of organising a Film Festival dedicated to Action4Ukraine. The event will screen a documentary, host drinks at Freddie’s Bar, and sell a variety of souvenirs throughout the day, raising money for British Ukrainian Aid. The event will be held … Read more
Each year, the PIEoneer Awards celebrate innovation and achievement across the global education industry. Award categories range from Digital Innovation of the Year, to Language Educator of the Year, as well as the subject of today’s blog, Alumni of the Year. Gabriella Blumberg, an MA Directing graduate from MetFilm School London, has been nominated for … Read more
BA Content, Media & Film Production student Domenico Di Lillo recently had the opportunity to co-direct The Black Men’s Consortium, which was also produced and co-directed by Tony Cealy. The documentary follows The Black Men’s Consortium, a group who use drama to explore and express their mental health, helping to remove the taboo and stigma that … Read more