Met Film School
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Met Film School is a private film school based at Ealing Studios
in London
, United Kingdom
. Founded in 2003, the Met Film School is part of the Met Film group, which also includes Met Film Production and Met Film Post. The National Film and Television School
has been an advisory partner and helped develop the courses, the school is a certified Apple Inc course provider.
Based at Ealing Film Studios, which is the oldest continuously working film studio in the world, the Met Film School offers a range of courses, from a post-graduate Masters in Filmmaking, two-year degree and suite of one-year courses to short, part-time and weekend programmes.
in London
. The only courses offered were short and weekend courses. In 2007 the school moved to Ealing Studios, rebranded as Met Film School and started offering more study programmes including a two-year BA in Filmmaking. In 2010 the school, in collaboration with Bournemouth University
, also introduced an MA in Filmmaking.
Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever since...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Founded in 2003, the Met Film School is part of the Met Film group, which also includes Met Film Production and Met Film Post. The National Film and Television School
National Film and Television School
The National Film and Television School was established in 1971 and is based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, and it is located close to Pinewood Studios.-History:...
has been an advisory partner and helped develop the courses, the school is a certified Apple Inc course provider.
Based at Ealing Film Studios, which is the oldest continuously working film studio in the world, the Met Film School offers a range of courses, from a post-graduate Masters in Filmmaking, two-year degree and suite of one-year courses to short, part-time and weekend programmes.
History
The Met Film School opened as the Metropolitan Film School in 2003 with a single class in ClaphamClapham
Clapham is a district in south London, England, within the London Borough of Lambeth.Clapham covers the postcodes of SW4 and parts of SW9, SW8 and SW12. Clapham Common is shared with the London Borough of Wandsworth, although Lambeth has responsibility for running the common as a whole. According...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The only courses offered were short and weekend courses. In 2007 the school moved to Ealing Studios, rebranded as Met Film School and started offering more study programmes including a two-year BA in Filmmaking. In 2010 the school, in collaboration with Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University is a university in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK...
, also introduced an MA in Filmmaking.
Programs
The courses at the school are intensive and highly practical, such as the two-Year BA (Hons) Practical Filmmaking degree, One-Year courses in Filmmaking, Visual Effects & Animation and Cinematography. In addition, the Met Film School also offers a range of Short, Part-Time and Weekend courses, taught by industry professionals.Notable faculty
- David Freeman, BAFTA winning Editor of The Full MontyThe Full MontyThe Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy...
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and Whose Line Is It Anyway?Whose Line Is It Anyway?Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run... - David Gamble, Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning Editor of Shakespeare in LoveShakespeare in LoveShakespeare in Love is a 1998 British-American comedy film directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard....
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and ShopgirlShopgirlShopgirl is a 2005 American romantic drama film directed by Anand Tucker. The screenplay by Steve Martin is based on his 2000 novella of the same name.-Plot:... - Rachel Wood, NFTS Script Advisory Board member, Script Factory Board member and BAFTA Short Film Jury member
- Sasha Snow, DoP camera and lighting department on productions for BBC, Tiger Aspect and Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
- Paul Wheeler, Former BBC Senior Drama Cameraman and Director of Photography of Inspector MorseInspector MorseInspector Morse is a fictional character in the eponymous series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, as well as the 33-episode 1987–2000 television adaptation of the same name, in which the character was portrayed by John Thaw. Morse is a senior CID officer with the Thames Valley...
, Oklahoma and King Lear - Sarah Gavron, Award-winning Director of Brick Lane (film)Brick Lane (film)Brick Lane is an award-winning 2007 British drama film directed by Sarah Gavron and adapted from the novel of the same name by Monica Ali. The screenplay was adapted from the novel by Laura Jones and Abi Morgan, and Tannishtha Chatterjee played the lead role...
- Orlando Seale, Actor with appearances in The West Wing, Ghost Whisperer, The IT CrowdThe IT CrowdThe IT Crowd is a British sitcom by Channel 4, written by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry...
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and films Sleepy Hollow, French FilmFrench FilmFrench Film is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Jackie Oudney and starring Anne-Marie Duff, Hugh Bonneville, Victoria Hamilton, Douglas Henshall and Eric Cantona. The film was shot in Spring 2007 at various locations around London including Waterloo station and the BFI Southbank.-Plot:Two...
and Fred Claus - Jamie Nuttgens, Co-Producer of Red RidingRed RidingRed Riding is a television adaptation of English author David Peace's Red Riding Quartet. Published between 1999 and 2002, the quartet comprises the novels Nineteen Seventy-Four , Nineteen Seventy-Seven , Nineteen Eighty and Nineteen Eighty-Three...
- Emma Lindley, Producer of Big Brother (BBC2 Documentary)
Notable guest speakers
- David YatesDavid YatesDavid Yates is an English filmmaker who rose to mainstream prominence directing the final four films in the Harry Potter film series. He helmed the series' fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth installments, all of which became an instant blockbuster success and made him the most commercially...
, Director of the final four Harry Potter films, The Girl in the Café, Sex Traffic - John LandisJohn LandisJohn David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...
, Director of Blues Brothers, Burke and Hare, An American Werewolf in London - Kirk JonesKirk JonesKirk Jones also referred to as Sticky Fingaz or Sticky, is an American rapper, actor, and a member of the hip-hop group Onyx...
, Writer and Director (Everybody’s Fine and Nanny McPhee) - John FletcherJohn FletcherJohn Fletcher may refer to:*Sir John Aubrey-Fletcher, 7th Baronet , British soldier and cricketer*John Gould Fletcher , Pulitzer Prize winner*John Fletcher Hurst , Methodist bishop...
, MD of Distribution, Pathe UK - Aschlin DittaAschlin Ditta-Biography:Aschlin Ditta was born on June 20, 1968 in Barnet, north London, UK, and was brought up in Leicester and then Ely in the Fens. His father, Douglas, was an actor and his mother, Pamela, a florist. Aschlin works as a television and film writer. His background is in comedy and he was a...
, BAFTA-Nominated writer of French Film - Dean CraigDean CraigDean Craig is an English screenwriter and film director. In addition to his film work, Craig is also known for writing the BBC television series Off The Hook...
, Writer of Death at a Funeral