E-STAFF - results of the competition

Here are the results of the competition !

> Watch all the short films

> Watch the trailer of the festival

> Watch the opening speech of Ms. Sylvie Guillaume, former Vice President of the EU Parliament

> Watch the students' debates as jury members

> Watch the video report on the festival

FRA#37 - the two short films from Annonay

Here are the two films from Annonay that were screened on Januray 19th 2021 during the E-STAFF Online festival:

 

 

 

 

ITA#36 - the two short films from Bernalda

Here are the two films from Bernalda that were screened on Januray 19th 2021 during the E-STAFF Online festival:

 

 

 

 

CUE#7 - the two short films from Cuenca

 

Here are the two films from Cuenca that were screened on Januray 19th 2021 during the E-STAFF Online festival:

 

 

 

 

PL#32 - the two short films from Gdansk

Here are the two films from Gdansk that were screened on Januray 19th 2021 during the E-STAFF Online festival :

 

 

 

CAT#53 - the two short films from Manresa

 Here are the two films from Sofia that were screened on Januray 19th 2021 during the E-STAFF Online festival:

 

 

BG#6 - the two short films from Sofia

Here are the two films from Sofia that were screened on Januray 19th 2021 during the E-STAFF Online festival :

 

 

ITA#35 Shooting the second shortfilm (+ video)

Here are some of our characters..it was complicated but it was fun , too

  

https://youtu.be/ctQpu6Je_Pw 

Finally we ended our shortfilm even if the students weren't at at school and they can shoot or take pictures near their houses..

ITA#34 : the new storyboard... till the end

 

 Finally

we had our shortfilm for the second year! We wrote, for the third time, our script because of pandemic .Now we are ready to edit  it ..creativity is a magic power and cinema is a magic world...you can do everything using imagination👏

CAT#50 - FEDAC Manresa behind the scenes Report - We have recoreded our second Short Film!

 We have recoreded our second Short Film!

We have finally been able to record our second short film. It has been difficult with the pandemic because the lockdown started when we were about to record last March.

Since then we have had to change a lot the original story. We had to reduce the number of characters and therefore we had to change the script and the storyboard considerably. 

We are now glad to say that we have finally recorded the film. 

Now we have all the editing to do!!!

PL#31 Shooting the second project film - part 2

 Shooting the second project film - part 2

Our second project film is set in Gdańsk Solidarity Centre but also in Oliwa Park and on one of the Gdańsk beaches. During the shooting day we were lucky to have really good weather. That is why, not only did we work hard but also we enjoyed the time together. We watched the sqirrels running on the greens in this English type park surrounding Oliwa Abby.

Have a look at the backstage film. You will see the concentration as well as  a great pleasure of working together.

PL#30 Shooting the second project film - part 1

 Shooting the second project film - part 1

We organized the first part of the shooting  of our second project film titled "The Investigation". This part is set in Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk. Unfortunately, we could not talk to people responsible for the work of this centre. We did not get a permission to do it because of covid-19 problems. We got, however, the permission to shoot our film there. We shot scenes outside the centre, in the main hall as well as on the tarrace. 

Maja Rosińsk made a backstage film.

Have a look!

 

FRA#35 - Finishing the short film (Year#2)

We finished our short film yesterday... and were very lucky on that one !

The seven scenes of the film were divided into seven groups for editing, another group composed the music and recorded the sounds effects, another drew the title screens and prepared the translations of the dialogues in French and another prepared the abstracts for the films of the two years.

In a second time, all the group watched the first version of the film with the teacher to adjust the transitions between all the scenes and to decide when and where to insert the music. In a third time, a group inserted the sounds and music in the final cut whereas all the other groups inserted the subtitles in French and in English in each scene (please forgive some mistakes...!). We finally made the ending credits all together. A huge job that lasted two whole days with a reduced team and harsh conditions, due to the actual crisis.

We selected the title The Meeting of Shadows as it features a bunch of teenage friends doing mock satanic rituals in an old manor. This is an important heritage site in our district as it belonged to a very powerful family of inventors, artists and adventurers, which had a huge impact on the Industrial Revolution in Europe, as you can see in our video report about it. The scenario is also loosely inspired from the books of a fantastic novelist from this family.


Well, this is it for this year ! But the project is not over. In September, if the sanitary conditions allow it, we will organize a huge reception to screen the film with all the families and the people who helped us.Enjoy your summer holidays !

Here are the technical specifications of our film :
- Duration of the film : 6:15
- Opening and closing titles : 0:59
- Video size : 1920x1080
- Video format : .mp4
- File Size : 2.87 Go

FRA#34 - Shooting the second film - video report and cultural heritage

After the reopening of the schools in France, we decided to shoot our second film in anticipation of the E-STAFF. It is now fully shot and 80% edited  - we still need to add the music and the sound effects.

As usual, a team of E-STAFF students made a report around the film and edited it right after the shooting. The reporters present the cultural heritage of the film, which is set in the house of Le Colombier in Annonay. This house is the birth place of a very famous French family of inventors, the Seguins, which was very important during the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The report also features an interview of the actual owner of the house and a brief presentation of the novels of Raoul de Warren, a member of the Seguin family, who loosely inspired the scenario.

Enjoy watching !

EDIT : link to the video with the French subtitles (added by a student) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5GDkUI00qc

PL#27 Working on the storyboard of 2nd film

 Working on the storyboard of 2nd film

The second film makings are in progress. 

We have already made up our minds about the plot of the film. We have also written the script and chosen the cast, which is really great.

We are in the middle of the storyboarding, which takes its time. But we are doing well although we are still facing a lot of hard work.

 

FRA#28 - Finishing the story board for Year#2

The story board of our second short film is now complete ! The film will have eight scenes for a total of seventy shots. There will be four main actors, three secondary actors, and many stock characters.

As the end of the project is coming fast, we finished much earlier than last year.  Time to rehearse and set a casting up...!

We will shoot our short film on March 30th and 31st in Le Colombier house, a very important place for Cultural Heritage. The students will make the first scouting next week.

Spanish, Polish and French students at the bus station in Annonay

Also, this week, we are welcoming the students from Manresa and Gdansk for the First Featured Film Festival of Annonay. The students arrived yesterday and we made the preview activities and media workshops today. More information to come soon !

Tag cloud on the 37th Film Festival of Annonay

PL#26 Our first rehearsal for the second film

Our first rehearsal for the second film

Our E-STAFF team started excellently the first day at school in the new year.  Students tried their lines being watched and heard by English teachers Mrs Iwona Cieplińska, Mrs Kamila Budych and Mrs Beata Pastuszko. Voiced and unvoiced consonants have been tamed. Stress has been put where it should be. This Winter Break is going to be WONDERFUL with the lines to be learnt by heart always on our minds!

Here is a video report of our work which was more fun than work, in fact:)

CAT#38– Making lighting reflectors– FEDAC Manresa Behind The Scenes Report

CAT#38– Making lighting reflectors– FEDAC Manresa Behind The Scenes Report

In FEDAC Manresa we are writing our script for this year’s short film. While we are in this process of creative writing, we have decided to dedicate some time to learn about lighting.

We thought we would need reflectors to film our movie this year, and we decided to create light reflectors that we can use once we start recording our movie.

The results are great. We can’t wait to start filming

PL#18 Trip to European Solidarity Centre

Trip to European Solidarity Centre

Students and teachers visited the place which is very important for Gdańsk - European Solidarity Centre.

It is located close to the shipyard and The Three Crosses Square. 

The Centre popuralizes the history of Solidarity movement and its importance for independence of our country.

Erasmus+ students took part in workshops telling about Soviet occupation in Poland, different ways of shipyard workers' resistance and fight. 

Erasmus+ students also met Ukrainian journalists who came to Gdańsk to make a programme about Solidarity. 

Erasmus+ students interviewed the journalists  as well as they were interviewed by the Ukrainian reporter.

Have a look at our trip!

Another version of the trip by Mikołaj Pydynkowski, Krzysztof Hebel, Franciszek Grzywaczewski oraz Oskar Bednarczyk.

 

Here you can enjoy the interview for the Ukrainian television!

PL#17 Storyboard - getting ready for a real work

Polish students revised 

how to make a storyboard 

 

Mr Piotr Machalski conducted a lesson durring which students made their storyboards.The students were given a topic: LOST MOBILE PHONE. They had to make up a short story. Then they had to make a storyboard. Finally they had to shoot their short film according to the storyboard. 

 

This was fun but also very educational way of revising all the students know about storyboard. Here are the results of their work. Enjoy watching!

Group 1

 

 Group 2

 

 Group 3