ScreenWorks

Your chance to get involved with exciting careers in the Northern Ireland screen industries.

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Make a Start in the Screen Industries!

Learn about exciting careers in Northern Ireland’s growing screen industries. ScreenWorks Online offers young people aged 14-19 the chance to explore a wide range of jobs, and the opportunity to receive feedback on their work from professionals working in Northern Ireland today.

Simply log in to access the Into Film Learning Platform, where you'll be able to start your ScreenWorks journey. If you don't have an Into Film Account yet, you'll need to create one to gain access - but don't worry, it only takes a moment.

The video below will help you navigate the Learning Platform.

Learn from Industry Professionals

ScreenWorks Online is a series of videos and exercises exploring different jobs within Northern Ireland's screen industries. Each session is hosted by leading professionals working in that role. Most excitingly of all, each video will set you an exercise to help you kick-start your portfolio - and you'll receive feedback from the professionals on your work! 

What Will You Get?

  • Access to 25+ online videos and exercises set by industry professionals
  • The chance to learn from professionals who have worked on productions including Game of Thrones, The Hobbit Trilogy, Derry Girls, Line of Duty and more
  • The opportunity to receive feedback from these professionals and kick-start your portfolio
  • Careers advice from industry experts
  • The chance to win prizes for your submitted work
  • Priority access to ScreenWorks programmes in future
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Career areas explored include:

  • Animation
  • Producing
  • Documentary Filmmaking
  • Music Composition
  • Costume Design
  • VFX / Motion Graphics
  • Prosthetic Make-up
  • Set Design
  • Extras Coordination
  • Story Development
  • Art for Games
  • Storyboarding
  • And more!

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Documentary Filmmaking

Join Director Brian Henry Martin as he speaks about this career, the role of documentary filmmakers, answers your questions and tasks you with developing your own documentary pitch.

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Film Journalism

Helen O'Hara is a film critic and journalist, currently editor-at-large for Empire Magazine. Find out more about what her job involves as she sets you an exercise to compose a film review for a target audience.

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Motion Graphics & VFX

Doublejump Studios is an animation and video production company based in Belfast Northern Ireland. Here, director Niall Carlin guides you through one of the fundamentals of VFX.

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Prosthetic Make-Up

Prosthetics and Make-Up Designer Clare Ramsey has worked on some of the biggest productions in the world. Join her as she talks about her career and shows you how to kick start your portfolio.

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Set Design

Shane Bunting has over 30 years' experience working in the NI screen industries. Learn about what his role involves and discover how to create your own set designs.

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Sound Design

Chloe Dalzell is a sound effects editor with post-production company Yellow Moon. Learn about her role and start building your own sound effects library.

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Teachers - Use it in your Classroom

With over 25 different job roles explored, as well as tips on writing CVs and set etqiuette, ScreenWorks Online is a fantastic resource to share with your students, either in class or to help with home learning.