The young people have completed a screenplay and are in the process of rehearsing and increasing their technical film making knowledge ahead of filming.

Do you want the opportunity to train in all aspects of film making from pre production skills such as screen writing and storyboarding through to production skills like camera operation and sound recording to post production skills such as editing?

Do you want to work with a professional film maker?

Do you want to make a film?

Toxteth TV will introduce children and young people to film making providing them not only with training but also most importantly allowing them to express themselves and have fun.

The summer school will take place between Tue 5th Aug to Tue 12th Aug (not incl Sat and Sun), working with a film maker and a youth worker and the best part is that it’s FREE. Toxteth TV believes in helping the future filmmakers of Liverpool get the best possible start.

If interested please email team@toxteth.tv or call 0151-709-6014.

What is Toxteth TV?
We provide a Media production resource where young people aged 14- 18 years can train alongside Professional Production Companies in a fully accessible facility in Windsor Street. The building houses a managed workspace in one half and the other is dedicated space for the provision of video production training and includes a full size and professionally equipped studio space.

Who is it for?
The training is aimed at young people who are at risk of disengagement from education and caters for school children aged 14-16 years and young people aged 16- 18. The learning is delivered through exciting hands on video projects which aim to reengage young people into learning as well as providing an introduction to the skills needed to create short video programmes.

What will they be doing?
The project offers 14 -16 year olds one day a week short courses where they will be making either a pop promo, a soap type drama or a documentary video. They will work as a team to design, plan, shoot and edit short videos using the extensive resources at Toxteth TV. The courses will last approximately 11 weeks each and any learner that completes will have a level 1 qualification validated by Liverpool Community College.

For 16-18 year olds there is a full time course that offers the same project based experience along with the opportunity to achieve a level 2 NCFE Video Production qualification. We also offer daylong tasters for both age groups.

The emphasis is on becoming involved in an enjoyable and stimulating production experience which will open up pathways and possibilities for further learning either within video production or any other area of learning offered within the city.

The story was devised and written by the children who then went on to learn the film making skills, both technical and artistic so as to turn their written words into film.

This project has been supported by LCVS.

The children who are all from Toxteth have started devising a play that will be perfomed in October.

Awards for All & Splendid Things are supporting this project.

The children learnt about different aspects of film making before embarking upon their film on which they operated the camera, recorded the sound and carried out interviews.

The film looks at what we can recycle and why it’s so important.

This project is supported by the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund.

And they did this all in a week…..

This project is being supported by Culture Liverpool, LCVS, the Hemby Trust, the Co-operative Community Fund and the Radio Merseyside Merseyside Charitable Trust

Currently in pre production, we plan to film in March, and screen after Easter.

The young people are trained in all aspects of filmmaking and will write, direct and produce the film themselves.

The project is supported by Liverpool Youth Service’s ‘Youth Opportunity Fund’.

The film academy is free and if you want further information then call us on 0151 709 6014 or email team@toxteth.tv