ScreenWorks, funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen and delivered by Into Film, is an exciting scheme to help young people in Northern Ireland aged 14-19 learn more about careers in the screen industries through hands-on work experience opportunities.
Placements with ScreenWorks offer young people unparalleled access to industry professionals on 3-5 day work placement across all five screen sectors - Film, Television, Animation, Gaming and Visual Effects.
Programmes take place throughout the academic year, and include:
- Costume Design
- Virtual Production
- Storyboarding & Concept Art
- Prosthetics
- Location Management
- Visual and Special Effects
- Production Accountancy
- Animation
- Game Design
- Camera Operating
- Music Composition
- Story Development
- and much more!
Young people can apply to their preferred placement by completing an application form below. Participants are encouraged to apply directly, rather than through a teacher or parent.
PLEASE NOTE: ScreenWorks programmes take place during the school day. Please check with your school/college that you can attend before applying.
To check on the status of your application, or to request further information about a programme, please email screenworks@intofilm.org or phone 07936 361786. Northern Ireland Screen cannot advise on the status of applications.
All ScreenWorks programmes are free, and a travel bursary is available to reimburse young people for all public transport costs.
Upcoming Programmes
Prosthetic Make-Up
with Clare Ramsey
- Placement Details: Prosthetics with Clare Ramsey
- Date: 24 - 26 September 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Introduction to casualty effects (bruising, wounds, burns)
- How to make your own prosthetic gelatine and blood
- Moulding and casting
- Creating characters
- The importance of a portfolio
3D Animation
with Humain
- Placement Details: 3D Animation with Humain
- Date: 1-3 October 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Overview of Animation for Games, Film, & Television.
- Introduction to animation and modelling.
- Learn about careers within the animation sector.
- Work with Industry standard software.
Humain create characters for some of the world's top gaming studios. Their credits include Call of Duty, Halo, and Space Marines 2.
Prosthetic Make-Up
with Clare Ramsey
- Placement Details: Prosthetics with Clare Ramsey
- Date: 8 - 10 October 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Introduction to casualty effects (bruising, wounds, burns)
- How to make your own prosthetic gelatine and blood
- Moulding and casting
- Creating characters
- The importance of a portfolio
Film Journalism
with Helen O'Hara
- Placement Details: Film Journalism with Helen O'Hara
- Date: 15 - 17 October 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Practice in writing film news how to turn simple facts into a coherent story
- Discussion of interviewing and how to edit interviews
- Practice of review writing, with feedback and revisions
- Creating a news article about the NI film industry, with a view to being published!
Story Development
with Amanda Verlaque
- Placement Details: Story Development with Amanda Verlaque
- Date: 21 - 23 October 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Generating story ideas
- Choosing the style/format
- 3 Act and 5 Act structures
- Mapping out the idea
Visual Effects (VFX)
with Enter Yes
- Placement Details: Visual Effects (VFX) with Enter Yes
- Date: 22 - 25 October 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Introduction to software
- Explaining the production workflow
- Creating work to a brief
- Working on VFX shots
- The importance of a portfolio
Enter Yes™ is Belfast's premium award winning Visual Effects and Animation studio.
Music Composition
with Score Draw Music
- Placement Details: Music Composition with Score Draw Music
- Date: 28 - 31 October 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- An introduction into composing for media
- An introduction to sound design for media
- Experience creating a new bespoke musiccue for a project in film and a project in animation
- Experience creating and editing sounddesign for a piece of animation
- An introduction to editing audio files
The Writers' Room
with Stuart Drennan
- Placement Details: The Writers' Room with Stuart Drennan
- Date: 29 October - 1 November 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Learning how to create compelling concepts for film and television
- Building proactive and 3D heroes and villains
- Working as a Writer's Room to plot out a television series together
- Writing scenes(dialogue, subtext, action)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
with filmmaker Kris Kelly
- Placement Details: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning withfilmmaker Kris Kelly
- Date: 19 - 21 November 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Exploring the positives and negatives ofartificial intelligence
- How AI can be used across the screen industries
- What is machine learning?
- How can AI be used to complement existing jobroles
Intro to Script Editing
with Rebecca Mairs
- Placement Details: Intro to Script Editing with Rebecca Mairs
- Date: 26 - 28 November 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- The role of the Script Editor
- From Page to Soundstage: An overview of the development process
- Working with Screenwriters
- Script Coverage VS Feedback
3D Content Creation
with Aura Digital
- Placement Details: 3D Content Creation with Aura Digital
- Date: 3 - 5 December 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Introduction to 3D modelling
- Introduction to 3D animation
- Real-time rendering and optimisation
- ICVFX (In Camera Visual Effects) for VirtualProduction and its application and use cases
Prop Costume
with Enda Kenny
- Placement Details: Prop Costume with Enda Kenny
- Date: 16 - 19 December 2024
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Creating a wearable piece of prop costume
- Practice fabrication techniques and paintmethods
- Measure, cut and mould fabrics
- Age and breakdown costume to create a lived-ineffect
Art of Games
with Saltstone studios
- Placement Details: Art of Games with Saltstone Studios
- Date: 14 - 16 January 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Art direction for Games
- Core skill overview and design language
- Sound design for games
- Building and managing teams and projects
Creating Online Content
with Callum Janes
- Placement Details: Creating Online Content with Callum Janes
- Date: 21 - 23 January 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Becoming a Content Creator / Building YourInfluence
- In-Depth Content Research, Idea Generation, andBreakdowns
- Hands-On Video / Content Production
- Video Editing for Online Platforms (TikTok,Youtube, Facebook, etc.)
- Monetizing Your New Content Skills / TurningViews into Profit
Story for Games
with Saltstone studios
- Placement Details: Story for Games with Saltstone Studios
- Date: 11 - 13 February 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Narrative design for games and why stories matter
- Game design philosophy wihout a computer
- Paper prototyping
- Core skill overview
- Building and managing teams and projects
Producing
with Margaret McGoldrick
- Placement Details: Producing with Margaret McGoldrick
- Date: 3 - 5 March 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- What is a producer? Breaking down the various roles
- Hierarchy of production. How does a producer work with different parts of a production?
- Breaking down a script for creating a budget
- Pitching and feedback
The Production Office
with Phillip McGonigle
- Placement Details: The Production Office with Phillip McGonigle
- Date: 11 - 13 March 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- How to be a freelancer (holiday pay, pensions etc)
- Roles within the production office, including travel & accommodation coordinators, production coordinators, production assistants
- Insight into preparing for a shoot and the wrap
- Paperwork reporting
- Contract templates
Intro to the Art Department
with Maria Mallon
- Placement Details: Intro to the Art Department with Maria Mallon
- Date: 18 - 20 March 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- An overview of the Art Department & Set Decoration
- Creating a set model
- Overview of prop design
- Calligraphy and Graphics in film
- Skill routes and entry advice for Film
Sound Design
with Chloe Dalzell
- Placement Details: Sound Design with Chloe Dalzell
- Date: 8 - 10 April 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Introduction to post production sound for TV andFilm
- What is critical listening?
- Creating and editing sound effects and foley
- Exploring sound in movies
- Recording your own sound effects
The Grip Department
with Donavan Gallagher
- Placement Details: The Grip Department with Donavan Gallagher
- Date: 6 - 8 May 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- What is a grip?
- A grip's role in planning and executing a shot.
- Camera movement using equipment such as dolliesand cranes.
- Situational camera rigging.
- Camera and operator safety.
Location Management and Sustainability
with Adam Wilkinson
- Placement Details: Location Management and Sustainability
- Date: 3 - 5 June 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Overview of the LocationsDepartment
- Sustainability in the ScreenIndustries
- Scouting for Locations
- Production Planning &Movement Orders
- Health & Safety
- Logistics of filming
Assistant Directing
with Hussain Yasin
- Placement Details: Assistant Directing with Tanya Rosen
- Date: 10 - 12 June 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- What is an Assistant Director? What are the various types of AD?
- Set etiquette
- The working day of an AD
- Breakdown a script
- Scheduling
Music Composition
with Score Draw Music
- Placement Details: Music Composition with Score Draw Music
- Date: 16 - 19 June 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- An introduction into composing for media
- An introduction to sound design for media
- Experience creating a new bespoke musiccue for a project in film and a project in animation
- Experience creating and editing sounddesign for a piece of animation
- An introduction to editing audio files
The Camera Department
with Sunbelt Rentals
- Placement Details: The Camera Department with Sunbelt Rentals
- Date: 16 - 19 June 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Exploring the various roles that exist in thecamera department, including D.I.T. and Video Playback
- Set etiquette and health and safety
- How to use the camera (including shutterspeed, codecs and white balance)
- How to prepare and care for a camera kit
- Audio and microphones
- Lighting basics
Prop Costume
with Enda Kenny
- Placement Details: Prop Costume with Enda Kenny
- Date: 23 - 26 June 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Creating a wearable piece of prop costume
- Practice fabrication techniques and paintmethods
- Measure, cut and mould fabrics
- Age and breakdown costume to create a lived-ineffect
Virtual Production
with Ulster University and Aura Digital
- Placement Details: Virtual Production
- Date: 24 - 26 June 2025
- Location: Belfast
- Ages: 14-19
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- What is virtual production andhow will it change filmmaking in the future?
- An introduction to thetechnology and software used in virtual production
- How to generate content forvirtual production
- A look forward towards StudioUlster
- Explore the skillsets requiredto work in virtual production.
External Evaluations
I loved every minute of the work experience programme, it gave me great insight into the career and I had so much fun along the way. I met great people and learned so much in a week I wish could have went on longer. Would recommend this programme to anyone would has an interest in the film industry.
Participant
These opportunities give our pupils a more realistic idea of roles within the industry as well as contact with professionals who can show them industry standard equipment, software and exemplar work. Through your schemes our pupils have had the opportunity meet other young people with similar interests in addition to being able to network with industry professionals. Currently there are no other opportunities that give our pupils the in-depth and quality experiences that you offer.
Educator