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 will include:
- Costume Design
- Production Design
- Storyboarding & Concept Art
- Prosthetics
- Make-Up
- Visual and special effects
- Production Accountancy
- Animation
- Game Design
- Camera Operating
- 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: All applicants will be notified of the status of their application. For any queries, please contact the ScreenWorks Manager on 07936 361786. Note: Northern Ireland Screen can not advise on the status of applications.
All ScreenWorks programmes are free, and a travel bursary is available to assist young people in travelling from different cities and towns.
ScreenWorks: Producing
with Margaret McGoldrick
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Producing (with Margaret McGoldrick)
- Date: 17-19 October
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- 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
ScreenWorks: Story Development
with Amanda Verlaque
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Story Development (with Amanda Verlaque)
- Date: 17-19 October
- Location: Newry
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Generating story ideas
- Choosing the style/format
- 3 Act and 5 Act structures
- Mapping out the idea
ScreenWorks: Location Management
with Adam Wilkinson
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Location Management (with Adam Wilkinson)
- Date: 24 - 26 October
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- Scouting for locations
- Production planning
- Health & Safety
- Logistics of filming
- Movement orders
ScreenWorks: The Writer's Room
with Stuart Drennan
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: The Writer's Room (with Stuart Drennan)
- Date: 30 October - 2 November
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- 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)
ScreenWorks: Hair, Wigs & Make-Up
with Patricia Strong
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Hair, Wigs & Make-Up (with Patricia Strong Academy)
- Date: 31 October - 3 November
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Etiquette & code of conduct on set and location
- Health and safety
- Chain of command
- Practical demonstrations of film hair, wigs& make-up
- How to present a CV to a production company
ScreenWorks: Narrative for Games
with HoloMoon Games
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Narrative for Games with (with HoloMoon Games)
- Date: 7 - 9 November
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Narrative formats and structures in games
- Different types of writing present in games (Barks, Dialogue, World Building, Tutorials)
- Games writing as a collaboration
- The various tools and software used for creating and managing game narratives
- The creation of a short interactive fiction piece
ScreenWorks: Film Journalism
with Helen O'Hara
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Film Journalism (with Helen O'Hara from Empire Magazine)
- Date: 13 - 15 November
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes:
- 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!
ScreenWorks: Music Composition
with Score Draw Music
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Music Composition (with Score Draw Music)
- Date: 21 - 23 November
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- 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
ScreenWorks: Creating Online Content
with Callum Janes from Watch Mojo
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Creating Online Content (with Callum Janes from WatchMojo)
- Date: 28 -30 November
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Becoming a Content Creator / Building Your Influence
- In-Depth Content Research, Idea Generation, and Breakdowns
- Hands-On Video / Content Production
- Video Editing for Online Platforms (TikTok, Youtube, Facebook, etc.)
- Monetizing Your New Content Skills / Turning Views into Profit
ScreenWorks: Faking Reality - An Introduction to 3D Content Creation in Film, Games and Animation
with Aura Digital
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: 3D Content Creation with (with Aura Digital)
- Date: 5 - 7 December
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Introduction to 3D modelling
- Introduction to 3D animation
- Real-time rendering and optimisation
- ICVFX (In Camera Visual Effects) for Virtual Production and its application and use cases, in association with the Ulster Screen Academy at Ulster University.
ScreenWorks: Production Management
with Stacey Quigley
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Production Management with Stacey Quigley
- Date: 12 -13 December
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- What is a production Manager? LP? Their role within the Office
- Setting up the office/ onboarding crew
- Insight into prep/shoot/wrap
- Paperwork reporting/legal/insurance/H&S
- Contract templates, how to complete cast/crew/stunt contracts
ScreenWorks: Prop Costume
with Enda Kenny
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Prop Costume (with Enda Kenny)
- Date: 12 - 15 December
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Creating a wearable piece of prop costume
- Practice fabrication techniques and paint methods
- Measure, cut and mould fabrics
- Age and breakdown costume to create a lived-in effect
ScreenWorks: Editing
with Brian Philip Davis
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Editing (with Brian Philip Davis)
- Date: 16 - 18 January
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme will include:
- What is an editor?
- Organizing of film footage
- Working with scripts
- Sound & music
- Grading and preparing for exhibition
ScreenWorks: Prosthetics
with Clare Ramsey
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Prosthetics (with Clare Ramsey)
- Date: 23 - 25 January
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- 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
ScreenWorks: Visual Effects for Film and TV
with Enter Yes
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Visual Effects for Film & TV (with Enter Yes)
- Date: 30th January - 2nd February
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Introduction to software
- Explaining the production workflow
- Creating work to a brief
- Working on VFX shots
- The importance of a portfolio
ScreenWorks: Sound Design
with Chloe Dalzell
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Sound Design (with Chloe Dalzell)
- Date: 6 - 8 February
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Introduction to post production sound for TV and Film
- What is critical listening?
- Creating and editing sound effects and foley
- Exploring sound in movies
- Recording your own sound effects
ScreenWorks: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
with filmmaker Kris Kelly
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (with filmmaker Kris Kelly)
- Date: 20 - 22 February
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Exploring the positives and negatives of artificial intelligence
- How AI can be used across the screen industries
- What is machine learning?
- How can AI be used to complement existing job roles
ScreenWorks: Programming for Games
with HoloMoon Games
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Programming for Games with (with HoloMoon Games)
- Date: 27 - 29 February
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Game Development basics
- Programming fundamentals
- Game mechanics
- Introduction to game engines
- Problem solving in programming
ScreenWorks: Art for Games
with Outsider Games
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: Art for Games with (with Outsider Games)
- Date: 5 -7 March
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- Scene and character concept
- Storyboarding
- Asset production and technical artistry
- Animation
- Bringing the scene together
ScreenWorks: The Grip Department
with Donavan Gallagher
- Placement Details: ScreenWorks: The Grip Department (with Donavan Gallagher)
- Date: 12 - 14 March
- Location: Belfast
This ScreenWorks programme includes;
- What is a grip?
- A grip's role in planning and executing a shot.
- Camera movement using equipment such as dollies and cranes.
- Situational camera rigging.
- Camera and operator safety.