Creative Media Showcase for Bangor Students

Creative media and film production students at SERC Bangor Campus got to see their work up on the big screen at their end of year showcase hosted in the College’s SPACE theatre recently.

The students, from Level 2 Traineeship in Creative Media Production & Technology; Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Creative Media Practice; and UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology, each had the opportunity to screen their short films produced during their final units of study this year.  

Nik Thomas, Course Co-ordinator and Media Lecturer said, “We have such a diverse range of creatives bursting with talent here in our media courses, that we were keen to showcase their work.  The end of year show featured a range of short films covering documentary, horror, comedy, drama, music videos and alternative cinema.   All were written, created and produced by the students and whilst some of the media students featured themselves, some students utilised the pool of talent we have here in the college by involving students from performing arts programmes in their productions – a win-win for all involved.

“The students tackled issues such as mental health, loss, equality and drug addiction, whilst also entertaining us with slapstick comedy, gothic horror and edge-of-your-seat drama and action.  It’s great for all the students to see the range of ideas developed and produced into stand-alone pieces of work, and then to be able to introduce them to a receptive audience of their classmates and participants from performing arts programmes.”

Bethany Anderson, from Newtownards, a student on the Level 2 Traineeship in Creative Media Production & Technology said, “I decided to make a short horror film 'Slashed'  as I really like that genre of horror, where it's almost comedic with over exaggerated kills and unrealistic amounts of blood. It was fun to make. I especially liked making the fake blood and seeing how well it turned out on the day of filming. I was nervous about it being shown, but I think it went well. This year I was able to develop my skills, and I think that is evident in my films.”

Louis Marshall, also from Newtownards, is completing the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Creative Media Practice. He showcased a music video and said, “I decided to pick a Tyler the Creator song because I've been a big fan of his music for a few years now. The part I enjoyed most in making the video was developing the motion graphics and key framing the text to move around the screen.  I also enjoyed adding effects such as the "Paranoid" text burning away at the start. It was cool to see it on the big screen and to see the video in more detail.”

Dylan Craig, from Lisburn, is completing the Pearson BTEC HND in Performing Arts.   He worked with some of the students on their final productions.   Dylan said, “As a former creative media student, it's interesting to see the amazing work students continually produce in that area. I made the jump to performing arts but still had the opportunity to work with some of them on a short film. I had a wonderful time, and it was fantastic to see our combined efforts on the big screen.”

Nik concluded, “I am confident our creative industries are in safe hands with the next cohort preparing to come through. We have a strong foundation of talent ready to progress into our higher-level courses and are already looking forward to the next year.”

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