Meet the Alumni - Will Stanbridge
Our Meet the Alumni series is designed to give you an insight into what our recent graduates are up to and their experience at the Met Film School.
Why did you choose your course at the Met Film School?
I was working in journalism and fancied a change and I really wanted a structured course to help me set up for a future career in TV and film and the Met Film School offered the chance to really gain that, and have a great overview of all the ins and out and intricacies of what goes on within a production, what's more, you were pushed to make your film in a sink or swim environment really giving you a sense of what its like to work on a hectic production, which stood me in great stead when I made my entrance into the industry.
How would you describe your time at the School?
Great! It was really a time where I could really exercise my imagination and start working on films I had long since had ideas about, but at the same time it was also a place where you were given a nurturing environment that really made sure you considered your successes and for lack of a better word, failures, in a practical light. Basically it was a place you didn’t have to be afraid of just doing something, and it allowed you to gain confidence as you tried to sharpen your skills and worked out what you wanted to do after you’d left, a playground with cameras so to speak.
What was the highlight of the course?
Principally I think it was being allowed to write coverage for Jonny Persey (Managing Director of Met Film and School Director) and Al Morrow (Head of Documentary at Met Film Production) on the various scripts in production which helped me when I went on to write for other companies and when I began my course at the NFTS.
Do you have any links to your Met Film School projects (youtube link, url)?
Alas no, I’ll never let those films see the light of day... :-)
What were the advantages of being taught by industry professionals?
It gave you a sense of realism, what it was really like the industry and allowed you to work out what was achievable within a certain time period. It also allowed you to pick peoples well-practiced brains at tweaking a film to make it better.
What projects have you worked on since completing your course?
I’ve worked on the last three3 series of Locked-Up Abroad for the National Geographic Channel, where I’m currently developing stories as far forward our sixth series. I got my first producer credit on the Discovery Channel Series Get Out Alive and I’ve just finished working on the feature doc Liquid Bomb Plot which comes out on Channel 4 this September (2011).
How can we get in touch with you?
Email me at Will.Stanbridge@gmail.com or Will.Stanbridge@rawtelevision.co.uk
15/04/2011 15:20:00
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