Lights, Camera, Action: Templeton’s All-New Film Immersion Program

By Lilia deBoer

Introducing: Templeton's very own Film Immersion program! This semester-long experience, open to students in grades 11 and 12, will take up participants' entire afternoon and grant them credit for Career Life Connections 12, Media Arts 11/12, and Film and Television 11/12 (otherwise known as Afterschool Film). They will produce up to eight media projects throughout the course of the semester, work with professional film mentors, and attend a variety of workshops and festivals. Participants will also gain Motion Picture Safety Training and Industry Orientation. This brand-new immersion will be yet another addition to Templeton's renowned film program, professionally known as Dream Big Productions. Throughout the year, students in Afterschool Film work tirelessly to create student-directed/produced/written films that have a reputation for performing well in festivals and contests. This year in particular, Templeton did very well in the BC Student Film Festival, and many students came home with scholarships to the Vancouver Film School.

Ms. Browne, the Templeton film teacher and head of Afterschool Film, explained that the goal is for the program to "feel like Film School in high school." She said she hopes that by creating an all-afternoon, semester-long program, students involved will be able to fully immerse themselves in film production and alleviate some of the stress of big Afterschool Film time crunches. "It's really hard to make a film in eighty-minute chunks," Ms. Brown explained. "By the time you get the gear, you get your lights set up, you get everything, the bell rings." Having this program take up both afternoon classes also allows the class to take field trips to post-secondary institutions, film sets, video game companies, conferences and festivals. Ms. Browne also hopes to take the class on a week-long Outdoor Ed/filming trip as one whole cohort, as all film students will be in the same class and won't have to worry about missing their other courses. The main perk, however, is that much of the pre- and post-production that currently happens after school and over the weekends for Afterschool Film will be done during the school day.

The Film Immersion program will foster creative diversity and unique perspectives in its participants. Students enrolled in the program are not only interested in directing films, but also art departments, camera, animation, editing, and more. Additionally, the program may open up to students outside of Templeton. This will create space for more viewpoints, varied experience, and new friendships. This unique offering to Vancouver high school students is definitely something Templeton has to look forward to and take pride in.

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