The Sixth Form College Farnborough sent a lucky group of 45 students to the incredible space at Farnborough International Studios for a day of learning about film/ TV physical filming space careers, insights into post production and VFX and a visit to the stages. The cohort were given presentations on each area of the industry from experts in their fields including Jon Wills, Principal Programmer at immersive VR game developers NDreams based in Farnborough; Kate Vaisey, freelance Visual Effects Supervisor and Producer Pete Nicholson freelance animator and Rachel Morrison, Director at Farnborough International Studios.
The day also included a tour of the sound stages and production facilities before visiting Farnborough International Space Show at the onsite Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre. The students had a chance to meet creatives in the Space industry and listen to the main stage session with Peter Taylor, Head of Operations, at BBC Studios.
At the event, the group also met with Alex Baker, MP for Aldershot and Farnborough, to discuss their day and their future aspirations for working in the creative industries.
Rachel Morrison, Studio Director at Farnborough International Studios, commented: “We are proud to have welcomed students from Farnborough Sixth Form to Farnborough International Studios this week for the Adobe Foundation Screenskills event in partnership with nDreams, Rushmoor Borough Council and industry experts.”
Adam Slade, Lead Tutor from The Sixth Form College Farnborough, said “Thank you so very much for putting on such a brilliant event yesterday. We really enjoyed the whole event, and I know the students did also. So much for them to think about, and so many career ideas and options for them to feel excited about. I am going to see if one of the students will do a write-up of the event, which we can publish on our website / social media etc. Thanks for sharing the photos. Most importantly I'd like to thank you all for making us all feel very welcome. It was hugely appreciated.”
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