Case studies / Education
Italia Conti.
From the first workshop
to their first screen portfolio.
Ambition on screen.
Pressure off the teaching team.
Founded in 1911, Italia Conti is one of the UK’s longest-established performing arts institutions. It appointed Crew Studio to bring practical screen training and professional production together for its graduating actors.
THE PROJECT IN BRIEF
Training. Production.
A first screen portfolio.
WHO
Italia Conti’s graduating BA3 actors.
THE AMBITION
Deliver ambitious screen work while keeping tutors focused on teaching.
THE RESPONSE
In-person workshops and resources, a professionally managed shoot, and full post-production.
BA3 actors
scenes produced
camera setups
01 / THE CHALLENGE
Big ambition.
Stretched resources.
Italia Conti’s strength is actor training. Its final-year screen project was asking tutors to carry a production workload too.
Schedules & locations
Coordinating an ambitious, multi-scene shoot.
Budget & safety
Budgets, practical resources and health and safety.
Technical delivery
Crew, equipment, filming and post-production.
The brief: deliver the production and the learning, with the actors’ performances at the centre.
FROM PREPARATION TO PORTFOLIO
More than a shoot.
A supported journey.
Before the cameras roll
Prepare
In-person workshops.
Resources to revisit.
Practical preparation for a working set.
Inside a real production
Participate
Perform as actors. Participate as crew.
Learn alongside working professionals.
Keep performance at the centre.
From shoot to finished scenes
Take it forward
Editing, sound and colour by Crew Studio.
Finished scenes for a first screen portfolio.
Skills and work to take into a career.
INSIDE THE PRODUCTION
WHAT CREW STUDIO DELIVERED
Live workshops & resources
Production management
Locations & logistics
Camera & lighting equipment
Heads of department & crew
Health & safety
Filming & on-set support
Editing, sound & colour
02 / THE RESPONSE
Performance first.
Production handled.
Preparation built confidence. On set, directors and department heads supported the students while leading the creative and technical work.
Call sheets, clear roles and managed logistics gave the shoot structure, leaving students free to focus on performance and participation.
03 / VALUE FOR THE INSTITUTION
More focus.
Less fragmentation.
Professional production expertise supports the teaching team as well as the finished film.
Teaching time protected
Crew Studio managed the production workload. Tutors could concentrate on actor development.
Training and filming, connected
Training and filming were part of one project, from the first workshop to the finished scenes.
Professional access, managed
Locations, kit, HODs and safety were coordinated for the school, with supported access for students.
04 / VALUE FOR THE STUDENTS
Supported as students.
Empowered as performers.
Students were supported to make confident choices, with performance prioritised throughout the training and shoot.
Screen technique
Marks, continuity and working with camera and sound.
Set confidence
Experience of crew roles and a professional set.
Supported access
Cinema equipment and guidance from working professionals.
05 / PRODUCTION PARTNERS
Technology that serves
the performance.
Lighting
Cinema camera systems
Anamorphic lenses
ON SCREEN
06 / THE RESULT
A first portfolio.
A professional first impression.
First portfolio scenes with the production values of film and high-end television.
Employability skills. Built through experience.
An employability asset. Finished scenes to take forward.
IN ITALIA CONTI’S WORDS
“The students loved working with their directors and DOPs and learnt so much by working as both actors in front of the camera and behind as crew.”
Charlie Barker
Course Leader, Italia Conti
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROJECT
Working professionals.
Shared expertise.
Production leadership
Nathan Caselton · Studio Group Director
Taz Ayoub · Writer & Director
Directors & performance
James Larkin
Clare Holman
Paulette Randall
Sue Dunderdale
Carolyn Pickles
Cinematography
Simon Reay
Andy Clark
Benjamin Wong
Rick Joaquim
Bojan Brbora
Zoran Veljkovic SAS
Camera & sound
Daniel Kolditz · Camera Assistant
Oliver Barwell · Camera Assistant
Adam Hurley · Sound Recordist
Jack Buckner · Sound Recordist
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