BRIT AUTUMN SCHOOL

The BRIT autumn school is an exciting 1 week programme for 7-16 year olds with a creative arts/media pathway and a performing arts pathway held at The BRIT School Croydon. The creative arts/media pathway includes Film Making, Photography, Digital Design and Art. Students will receive classes in all 4 specialisms. The performing arts pathway includes Dance, Singing, Theatre and Screen Acting, students choosing this pathway will take part in all of the performing arts sessions offered. The students will work on week long projects using the specialist studios and equipment the BRIT school has to offer. Each day will run from 8.30am to 4.00pm and will consist of four 90 minute sessions with a lunch break in the middle of the day. The teachers will work with the ability levels of the group so each student will be supported, stretched and challenged. 

We have passionate and highly skilled teachers delivering the courses. They are a mixture of The BRIT School teachers, BRIT Kids (The BRIT School’s Saturday school) and BRIT Alumni. They will be delivering the classes in our specialist studios with access to a wide range of equipment. These will be fun packed, creative fuelled, energetic workshops that will challenge young people to try new experiences and build relationships along the way.

A CREATIVE AND PERFORMANCE-BASED AUTUMN SCHOOL FOR 7-16 YEAR OLDS

 

 

 

WHAT'S ON OFFER?

 

Creative and Media Arts Pathway. This consists of Photography, Art, Digital Design and Film Making:

PHOTOGRAPHY

BRIT Autumn school offers an exciting Photography course that will explore Digital SLR photography. Alongside this, students can use one of our Mac suites to digitally enhance their work in Photoshop. Every lesson is practical in nature, giving students the practical knowledge to follow their own creative vision. With Digital SLRs, students will learn how to compose their shot, work with both natural light and studio set-ups, and develop their creative thinking by responding to briefs and reworking their pieces in Photoshop.

 

ART

Art offers a space for students to explore their creative potential and express themselves visually. Students  will be  introduced to a wide range of materials, from developing their observational and imaginative drawing skills to experimenting with digital image-making. They will explore both 2D and 3D work.Over the course of a week, students will produce a collection of works, both finished pieces and experimental works. 

 

DIGITAL DESIGN

Digital Design has been designed to offer a wide selection of creative computing disciplines to students interested in creative and digital technology. Students will develop their computer skills and explore digital ways of expressing their creative ideas.

This is a very practical class with regular briefs, where the teacher works 1:1 and collaboratively with the students. Students will be set a task, develop ideas, experiment, and produce an outcome.

 

FILM

Film Making is a creative, fun and contemporary subject. It enables students to embrace their imagination and enter a place where their dreams and ideas can become reality. Students will develop their skills in storytelling, planning, filming, directing and producing before finally experiencing editing their footage using Final Cut Pro/Adobe Premiere Pro in the Mac suite. We promote teamwork, a particular strength that filmmaking provides, ensuring students gain long-term friendships with their peers.

Performing Arts Pathway. This consists of Dance, Singing, Theatre and Screen Acting:

DANCE

During the BRIT autumn school Dance classes, we will work on strength, flexibility and coordination through warm-ups and technical exercises. Dance offers students the opportunity to learn about posture, coordination and placement. Classes will encourage children to lose inhibitions and gain confidence while developing greater balance, flexibility, strength and musicality. We will cover several genres of dance including street/commercial, contemporary/lyrical and technical jazz. 

 

SINGING

In the younger classes children are introduced to a varied repertoire consisting of musical theatre, pop and jazz, so that they are able to develop their individual musical ears and learn to pick up new melodies quickly. There is focus on vocal expression, phrasing, breathing and dynamics to convey the right mood. General vocal technique areas are covered to gain a broad understanding, with an emphasis on breathing and articulation. Classes with older students are encouraged to aim for a high standard of work, and to be more explorative in their listening outside of class. Attention is given to finer details to help achieve a more precise result with focus on phrasing and rhythmic awareness.

At the end of each week, there will be an informal sharing day in a BRIT theatre to the other Performing arts students.

 

THEATRE

The theatre classes at BRIT autumn school allow students to be creative and develop work that they might not get the chance to create at school. The removal of grades and written work allows them to explore their own imaginations in an uninhibited way, which produces some very interesting work and allows each student to better understand their own strengths, weaknesses and passions when it comes to acting.  Our theatre classes are not about working to a tight script; instead, children are encouraged to improvise, work on physical theatre and develop their own characters. At the end of each week, there will be an informal sharing day in a BRIT theatre to the other Performing arts students.

 

Screen Acting

Acting for screen is a beginner course that aims to prepare young performers for the world of TV & Film whilst building up their confidence in front of the camera. We cover all the basic acting skills needed to be natural and convincing, as well as the technical jargon that one might hear on set. Each student will be given a toolkit to analyse text, putting what they have learnt into practice through performing monologues/ duologue to camera.

 

WHEN?

 

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Anyone aged 7  to 16 (sorry, we cannot make any exceptions to this). We will not accept applications for children under 7 years of age, but will accept a child up to their 17th birthday.

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