Mentoring & Residencies

Mentoring

On SSAW courses experienced mentors are used throughout the education and training process, but most specifically during students' experiences of actual production within a professional context. The advice of highly experienced industry practitioners can be an invaluable resource for students at any stage of their careers.

Mentoring has provided MA Film Production students with coaching from experienced makers of short films who covered all stages of film making from pre-production to delivery. Mentors were also invited to speak to students about acting, producing and a wide range of other skills. In addition to working with mentors, SSAW students receive careers advice and one-to-one guidance through the Skillset Cymru Careers Pilot.

SSAW is currently looking for industry mentors accross our 8 specialisms. If you are interested in finding out more please contact Emma Flatley.

Residencies

Artists in residence are also brought into the learning environment at the SSAW, thus allowing students to work closely with industry professionals on specific projects for periods of two to four weeks.

Successful residencies were held in 2006 with animator Leigh Hodgkinson and Larry Mitchell, the digital media artist and producer from Florida. There are plans to hold a residency with Ken Russell in 2007.

Summer film lab

SSAW is currently developing intensive labs in film production under the guidance of industry practitioners such as renowned Welsh director Marc Evans. These labs will be offered to undergraduate students at the end of the second year and to MA students in the first or second year. They will encourage collaboration between all partner institutions and visiting students from international exchange collaborations.

Summer Lab bursaries - attendance bursaries will be offered to the students who are selected to attend the intensive Summer Lab to be held during the summer of 2007.