NYFA Introductory Course - Summer 2013

During the summer of 2013 I was offered the opportunity to participate in the NYFA (National Youth Film Academy) two week Introductory course, which was a great chance to work with some like minded talent from various backgrounds of experience. It was also a chance to hear from some people who are at work in the industry such as Paul Alexander (a talented scriptwriter), Herbet Wise (who's been working in the industry for 50 years),Jonathan Firth ( Colin Firth's brother who directs as well as being a brilliant actor in his own right), just to name a few. Over the two weeks I worked in a crew of 16 with many talented people from around the UK and the end result was a 10-min short film set in the 2011 London Riots, named Echo. We also visited the Harry Potter Studio Tour at Leavesden Studio on the weekend.