London Media & Film Studies School Trips & Tours

Chocolate Films offer a short, exciting introduction to media and film studies! Three hands-on workshops are available (half day or full day) which enable students to take their skills, creativity, and imagination to the next level. These workshops are a great way to build skills in research, crafts and media, computing and filmmaking. They will develop teamwork and build confidence and the workshops can be adapted to suit many parts of the national curriculum.

Animation Taster Workshop
Using professional animation software, the students will have opportunity to try several different styles of animation using a range of materials such as Plasticine, Lego, whiteboard pens and cut-out
silhouettes.

Animation in a Day Workshop
Professional animators will show your students new media and practical skills in animation so that they can make their own short film in one day! Learn how to storyboard, use professional animation software, and get the most out of a DSLR camera.

Online Media Workshop
Learn how to create your own website, upload videos to YouTube, podcast on SoundCloud or even create GIFs for social media campaigns. This workshop provides in-depth training from professional filmmakers with high-quality equipment and experience of online media.

Who decides whether a film gets an ‘18’ or a ‘U’ rating? This question and many more will be answered at the BBFC’s seminar ‘Can You Cut It?’, where students will meet the people who decide the ratings of thousands of films, DVDs and games. The seminar aims to provide an overview of the BBFC’s history and function, followed by an interactive segment using film clips which gives students the chance to debate and discuss how and why films are classified.

The UK’s only museum of film history and filmmaking, created with the backing of major studios, distributors and industry professionals, is currently home to the largest collection of James Bond vehicles used by 007 on film! Your students will be left shaken and stirred by the 'Bond in Motion' exhibition, which features over a hundred original cars, boats, bikes and gyrocopters from the film series, together with scripts and never-before-seen concept art and storyboards.

Take your students behind the scenes at Sky’s state-of-the-art production facility and introduce them to amazing technology to make their very own television report. Your group will see how Sky uses the latest broadcast technology and will learn how TV is transmitted to our homes via satellite signal. An exciting, hands-on insight into the broadcast industry! Please note, visits must be booked directly with Sky Skills Studio.

Filmmaking (90 mins) - During this fascinating workshop, your students will gain an insight into what it’s like to work in the film industry. All tutors are working industry professionals and can instruct on storyboarding, cinematography, camera, lighting and sound. This is a hands-on, practical teaching session however each student will have limited access to equipment during a 90-minute session. Three-hour workshops are available to allow more time with equipment.

Photography (90 mins) - A unique opportunity for your students to explore the diversity of London’s cityscape using a digital SLR and the most important functions of the camera. Students are required to provide their own digital SLR camera.

Includes a guided tour of the grounds, museum entry & a talk (3 hours)
This fascinating visit offers students an intriguing insight into the marketing machine behind the world’s most coveted title in tennis. Students will gain an understanding of the unique relationship between the Club and the Championships and discover the opportunities and constraints that this presents in promoting a year-round attraction. During the talk, students will have the opportunity to evaluate current marketing materials produced by the museum however your lecturer can tailor your discussion to suit the specific learning objectives of your group on request.

Learn about the history of the Guardian newspaper with a workshop that’s designed to complement the National Curriculum and can be tailor-made to suit your particular requirements. Delivered by experienced teachers, workshop topics can include ‘Make a Newspaper’, ‘Editorial Teams’, ‘Podcasting’, ‘Video Editing’, ‘Women and the Vote’ and ‘Civil Rights in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s’. Workshops must be booked directly with the Guardian.
Book early to avoid disappointment!

Visit the new stadium and take a 90-minute tour. See England’s changing rooms, the players’ warm-up zone, VIP reception area, the Royal Box, dugouts, the post-match interview area, press conference room, treatment rooms and the Bobby Moore Statue. You can even ‘Lift the Cup’!

Our three hour and full-day programmes offer a wide selection of practical filmmaking topics. Recommended workshops, covering the key areas of cinematography and storyboarding, include:

Workshops:

• Cinematography
• Acting for Directors
• Writing a Short Film
• iPhone Film Making

Take a Harry Potter Walking Tour into the magical world of wizardry in London! Learn about London’s rich muggle and wizarding history, amazing facts about the books and films and see many of the Harry Potter film locations used in London, including the Ministry of Magic and the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron. The tour features familiar Harry Potter film locations as well as iconic London landmarks and attractions including St Paul’s Cathedral, Millennium Bridge, Tate Modern, Borough and Leadenhall Markets and Monument.

This guided London film locations walking tour is action-packed with sites from Comic Book movies. You will follow on screen heroes such as Batman, Wonder Woman, Jack Ryan and the Thunderbirds as they fight to protect London and defeat the forces of evil.  You’ll see how London has been used by movie makers from all over the world to represent both the British capital – home to on screen heroes such as James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, but can also stand in for numerous other locations from across the globe including St Petersburg, Switzerland and even Gotham City!

Social media has had a huge impact on our lives over the last few years. It has made it easier to connect with people, to gathering information and has even impacted elections. However, there are also many students who have gone beyond using it for personal gain and seeing how it can help them with their studies and also build careers. Changing the mindset from using social media as a hobby to using it professionally is something that Andrew Davis (Trainer) has done. He has helped many students over the years and will help you in this 90 minute workshop.

Media Studies
This workshop will show you a very simple strategy in identifying the people you want to communicate with and getting them to engage with your content by understanding how film scripts work. Storytelling is the success for media online and this workshop will show you how to do that.

Science / Maths / Computer Science
This workshop not only shows you what works from a creative point of view put also strips away what you see on Snapchat/Instagram and more and goes under the engine to show you the science and maths behind how these platforms decide who sees what content.

Business Studies
This workshop shows you the business end of social media and how companies are using it to make money, acquire customers and keep existing ones. Understanding how business works online is what all organisations are trying to achieve and this workshop will show you how it is done.