Long Road Film Students Gain Industry Insight from ARU Visit
Last week, our A Level Film students were excited to be joined by two of the lecturers from the film and media team at Anglia Ruskin University, as well as a current student and Long Road Alumnus!
Dr Sarah Gibson Yates and Dr Harriet Fletcher brought with them ARU student, Louis Jeeves. Louis is also an alumnus of Long Road. He studied our Applied Media 180 programme, graduating in 2023. Louis is now in his final year of the film course at ARU. When asked about his views on the course at ARU, his one-word answer of ‘Wow!’ gave a strong impression as to how impressed he has been with his experiences there.
Louis highlighted the uniqueness of the film-making practices he has been able to learn at ARU, with the 8mm and Super8 film-making being particular highlights. ARU is one of the few universities that also teaches students a more analogue approach to film-making. Louis talked about the synergy between the Long Road ethos and that of ARU, and that his transition to studying at this higher level felt smoother due to the similarities between the two institutions.
Sarah & Harriet talked with students from the A Level film studies and Applied Media 180 course about the facilities, opportunities and content of their film & media courses. The ARU team also did a practical task using students' phone cameras to shoot a short sequence. With 20 minutes to plan and shoot, we were all impressed with the results that the students came back with. Comments on the quality of cinematography, use of natural light and well-selected locations were all heard in reference to the student work.
We hope to welcome the ARU Film and Media team back to Long Road again very soon.
To see some examples of the work students are producing at ARU, click here to visit their Instagram page.
