Arts Award with uScreen Value Keepers Programme

Arts Award is excited to be working in partnership with uScreen's Value Keepers Programme.

Film Editing Terms

Film editing is part of the post-production process of film-making. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling.

Editing Advice

Film editors need to be creative, methodical and well organised, with an eye for detail. They must be reliable and responsible, tactful and patient, confident and motivated. Film editors often work under pressure to meet strict deadlines, so they need to be adaptable.

Development

Development is the phase between having an idea for a film and starting to make it.

Production Advice from uScreen Mentors

Production is the part where you start making your film. There’s far more to production than picking up a camera and filming things.

Editing Workflow

A workflow is the route in which you take your rushes from the shoot through to the finished film.

Pre-production

Pre-Production is the planning stage of your shoot, and occurs before the camera starts rolling.

Consent for filming

If you are filming members of the public, it’s essential to get their permission before you go ahead. This is called consent.

Audio Description

A tool used to describe visually what is happening in a films.

Post Production Advice from Mentors

The part where you turn your footage and research into an actual film.

Getting your films seen

How to get you film out there in the marketplace

uScreen Filmmaker Mentors

Some of our uScreen mentors who will share their filmmakiing experiences.

Location Scouting

Tips on finding the perfect location for your film.

The Film Crew

Here is a list of key roles in a film crew

International Disability Festivals

Film Sound

A brief introduction into the elements of sound for film.

Festivals - A Guide to entering

Film festivals are a vital for any new film maker to get to that next step up the ladder and be noticed.

Animate & Create

Get started in the world of animation. 

Tools on the site

A guide to using the player, the accessibility tool, the storyboard and cutting tool

Copyright Guidelines for Exhibiting Movies and other Audiovisual Works

When you buy, rent, or borrow a DVD or videotape of a movie (or any other audiovisual work) made by someone else, you normally obtain only the copy, and not the underlying copyright rights to the movie. 

Marketing Your Film

Before you submit your film in festivals, private screenings or simply uploading it to social network sites and video sites such as Youtube STOP!!! 

uShoot: uScreen Filmmaking Competition

We are looking for inspiring ideas for short films on the theme of “Values” – the best 6 will be given the Filmmaking Bursary and Mentor Award.