LCC, CREATIVE ARTS MMaP FEATURE LENGTH A/V TRANSCRIPT
Interviewees: Ollie, student (SPEAKING) – Honey, student (SPEAKING) – Elena, student (SPEAKING) – Hannah, student (SPEAKING) – Caius, student (SPEAKING) – Benedict, student (SPEAKING)
Music – Light, pop-synths and percussion build into an upbeat rhythm with squelchy synths and bright chords.
Scenery – A film montage cuts video clips in sync with the music. A close-up of hands playing keys on a piano; a group of students facing a pianist and singing; Theatre Design students’ using a glue gun, focusing, and making feather-like, cardboard-constructed stage props; A group of theatre students delivering an on-stage group scene.
We meet student Ollie, who sits in a bustling Theatre Design & Production workshop, surrounded by staging and equipment. In the background, students are busy making a set piece. Ollie wears a black hoodie, an orange student lanyard and has short, platinum blonde hair, a septum piercing and a light, warm complexion.
Speaker: Ollie, Theatre Design & Production, Level 3 – “Hi, I’m Ollie – I’m studying Theatre Design & Production at Quarry Hill Campus. I think it’s just really beautiful to make things by hand – making it yourself. When you see it on a stage, afterwards – it’s like the best feeling in the world. It’s like… I’ve done that – I haven’t gone to a shop and bought it. It’s like… very personal to you.
The way you make it – the little trinkets that you put on it that’s-are personalised just to you are just amazing. And I just love the course – so, that’s why I chose to do it.”
Scenery – Ollie and other students carefully working on a metal set-piece frame. Cut to a close up showing the frame half-covered in delicate, feather-like pieces of layered cardboard. Cut to students smiling, laughing and talking.
We meet student Honey, who speaks in the same room as Ollie had. Honey wears all black and has long brown hair tied in a ponytail, a long fringe and a light, pink-toned complexion.
Speaker: Honey, Theatre Design and Production, Level 3 – “Well, I actually came from musical theatre. And, just doing the shows – interacting with the people on the backstage course – they said it was so fun and they had so much fun, like, interacting with us… I just wanted to see how the other half live and I’m really enjoying it!
I didn’t think that I was gonna like it, but, I genuinely did. Like, you will find something that you love whether it’s… on the more technical side or the creative side. You will find something that you will really enjoy so… just do it.”
Scenery – Film snippets include a close-up of students fanning large blue and black feather fans; a close-up of trainers practicing footwork; students spinning and spreading their arms above their heads. Cut to a large group of theatre students in a dark, orange-lit room acting out an energetic scene that includes talking over each other.
We meet student Elena, who sits in a white room that’s softly lit by natural light from slim windows. Elena has a light, gold-toned complexion and long hair with light blonde highlights. Elena wears a long sleeved, black top and simple gold pendant necklace.
Speaker: Elena, Extended Diploma in Performing Arts Practice (Dance), Level 3 – “I dance because it’s something that I’m really passionate about. It’s something that I really enjoy and it’s something that I’d be able to make into a career.
I think that without it in my life, I’d… kinda be a bit lost. Cos it’s an outlet for a lot of things such as, like, emotion. Summat that I’d just do whenever I’m in any mood.”
Scenery – Film clips include students cabaret-style dancing with feather fans; Elena dancing in a professionally lit studio with a cane; students energetically dancing and locking their bodies into different positions.
We meet student Isobella, who sits in the same position and room as Elena was. Isobella has a warm, light complexion and long, light-brown hair pushed back with a black headband. Elena wears a black off-shoulder top with a red vest strap visible.
Speaker: Isobella, Extended Diploma in Performing Arts Practice (Dance), Level 3 – “I didn’t want to study anything else as much as I wanted to study dance. And I’ve not had a passion for anything, as much as I have for dance… so, that’s why I study it.
A little overview of what we’ve been studying at the moment is: based on the film Mowgli. A little bit of a mix of – Mowgli and the original Jungle Book but we’ve put our own spin on it because… with it being a complete dance piece, we have to find ways around… not speaking. And I think it‘s different because, we’re not… we’re not acting as pedestrians – we’re not acting as, just, normal people. So you really have to take yourself out of that, when you’re dancing, and really, play the character that you’re supposed to be convincing the audience of.
Scenery – The film montage includes Elena in a professionally lit studio, slowly lowering a prop from overhead; students moving from tiered seating to floor positions in a large studio; students huddled around and puppetting a paper figure.
Speaker: Elena – “I think… that my tutor is really helpful, cos I think she really, shows what it’s like to work within the industry. She’s got the same pressures as when you’re going into a job, but I think, also… you’ve got that relationship where- sh, you can really trust her. And you really know that you can go to her whenever you need anything.”
Scenery – A tutor excitedly speaks, demonstrating and observing dance-moves while nodding to music. Cut to a tutor handing out paper sheets, then guiding a large group with a sweeping-motion dance move.
More film clips include a student speaking with a megaphone; a large group of students moving animatedly and circling around two others; a tutor guiding a small group of theatre students; close-ups of students acting-out emotional scenes with distressed expressions.
We meet student Hannah, who sits next to a piano in a softly lit white room. Hannah wears a black T-shirt and has a light, olive complexion and long, middle-parted black hair.
Speaker: Hannah, Performing Arts (Acting), Level 3 – “Hi, I’m Hannah and I study Level 3 Acting at Quarry Hill Campus. I’ve played piano for years, but I never played in front of people generally. Uh, I have really bad performance anxiety over it, but-so, this production has given me the opportunity to… play piano in front of people, and I’ll be doing it on stage. And, I think it’s really good to… push yourself out of our comfort zone. Um, and it gives us the opportunity to grow as performers and individuals.”
Scenery – Hannah concentrates while playing the piano. There’s a close-up of hands and piano keys. Cut to a student holding a script while speaking with an expression of intense disdain.
We meet student Caius, who sits on a tiered seat in a dark theatre. Caius has a light, peach-toned complexion and brown hair with a goatee. He wears a blue checked suit with an orange tie and glasses.
Speaker: Caius, Performing Arts (Acting), Level 2 – “I think Quarry Hill Campus… inspires creativity, because the teachers don’t set you up… to fail. If you stick to what you’re good at, I’ve-while still experimenting, you can do a lot of amazing things.”
Scenery – Students walk in the campus gardens with the Leeds Playhouse building visible in the background. Cut to Caius animatedly delivering an on-stage monologue while a peer, who wears over-ear headphones and looks uninterested, sits in the scene.
Scenery – In a brightly-lit theatre suite, a small group of students act-out scenarios in pairs including shaking hands in greeting, sweeping and moving heavy objects. Cut to acting students on a professional stage and in rehearsal. Cut to dance students practicing a high-energy, intricate routine.
We meet Benedict, who sits in a bright studio and smiles while speaking. Benedict wears a red sweater, black glasses and has a deep, warm-toned complexion and short black, tightly coiled hair.
Speaker: Benedict, Performing Arts (Acting), Level 3 – “Quarry Hill is a place where you go to… change yourself into something more different – something more abstract. When I came in I was very…I would like to say black and white? I had a very straight idea of what I wanted to do but as soon as I came to this college, it changed my mindset on a lot of things. I want to explore new things… and it really broadens your mindset on what you can do and accomplish.”
Scenery – A student rides and grinds a skateboard alongside a stone path edge. Cut to slow motion clips of students dancing energetically. Cut to Caius speaking and shouting on stage.
Music – The bright, pop music fades to silence.
Scenery – White text on a bright orange background with the Leeds City College Logo appears. Text reads:
SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS
LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
Courses available in Music, Media and Performance
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