Dear all,

Over the summer break you need to start thinking about your film/soap/music video concept.You need to make sure that your production skills are up to speed and you have researched your ideas in detail.

So, in this post I have included a couple of sites which you may find useful for both research purposes and technical know-how.

www.firstlightmovies.com/how_to_ make_a_film (really well worth looking at this, as this organisation will fund films if you're under 19)

www.mediacollege.com/video/camera/tutorial

www.bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutesmovies/howto (editing sound and lighting are covered here)

www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/shortfilms (use for ideas and inspiration)

www.channel4com/film/makingmovies/microsites/S/shanes_world/shaneWorld_main.jsp