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.
ScreenWorks programmes explore careers the industry sectors of Film, Television, Animation, Gaming and Visual Effects. All ScreenWorks programmes are free, and a travel bursary is available to reimburse young people for all public transport costs.
Below is a continuing list of work experience programmes that have been delivered in the ScreenWorks programme in Northern Ireland.
Prosthetic Make-Up
with Clare Ramsey
- Placement Details: Prosthetics with Clare Ramsey
- Ages: 14-19
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
3D Animation
with Humain
- Placement Details: 3D Animation with Humain
- 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.
Film Journalism
with Helen O'Hara
- Placement Details: Film Journalism with Helen O'Hara
- 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!
Visual Effects (VFX)
with Enter Yes
- Placement Details: Visual Effects (VFX) with Enter Yes
- 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
- 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 Brennan
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Creating Online Content
with Callum Janes
- Placement Details: Creating Online Content with Callum Janes
- 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
The Production Office
with Phillip McGonigle
- Placement Details: The Production Office with Phillip McGonigle
- 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
Producing
with Margaret McGoldrick
- Placement Details: Producing with Margaret McGoldrick
- 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
Intro to the Art Department
with Maria Mallon
- Placement Details: Intro to the Art Department with Maria Mallon
- 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
The Grip Department
with Donavan Gallagher
- Placement Details: TheGrip Department (with Donavan Gallagher)
- 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.
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