The acclaimed film and television comedy Director, Declan Lowney, visited Brighton Film School this past week to provide students there with a masterclass in direction and share his experiences of working in the film industry.
Lowney, who recently directed the award-winning box office hit, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) and has the highly regarded Father Ted (1995-96) and Moone Boy (2012) to his credit, visited the specialist filmmaking school, located on Ditchling Road in central Brighton and spent the afternoon talking about directing comedy, finding your voice in film, coordinating stunts and how he got his big break in the industry.
After the masterclass, the students had the opportunity for a question and answer session and Declan Lowney decided to stay for the remainder of the day to help the Filmmaking HND students finish off their final year films – an amazing opportunity for filmmakers at the beginning of their career.
Rowan Holford, 1st year Filmmaking HND student said:”It was really encouraging for me to have someone with such status in the film industry share their experiences and give some really positive feedback on our work.”
Andrea Slater, industry professional and Course Leader said:”We were delighted to welcome Declan to Brighton Film School. It is a fantastic and unique opportunity for young people studying filmmaking at degree level to get to speak and network with an established filmmaker of his calibre and standing.”
Declan Lowney said:”Thank you to everyone at Brighton Film School for such a warm welcome today. I enjoyed the session a lot and there are some very talented young filmmakers. A great bunch of people!”
Declan Lowney’s visit was part of the Brighton Film Schools commitment to providing industry training to the next generation of filmmakers. The film school regularly welcomes industry professionals for masterclasses and tutorials and in the past 12 months alone, guests have included Screenwriter David Scinto (Sexy Beast, Gangster No.1), Producer Andrew MacDonald (Trainspotting, The Beach, Last King of Scotland) and Music Video Director Tim Pope (The Cure, David Bowie, Fatboy Slim).
Brighton Film School is a specialist, independent training facility located in central Brighton. The school offers 2-year degree level programmes in Filmmaking HNC/HND and Art Direction and Production Design HNC/HND, as well as an industry recognised Cinematography and Directing Diploma. Brighton Film School also offers evening classes inFilmmaking, Screenwriting, Art Direction and Editing as well as courses for young filmmakers and Summer School. For more information or to apply please visit http://brightonfilmschool.co.uk/.
