LFS is built around a conservatoire model, providing a hothouse environment for intense creative work. Here, LFS takes both seriously to celebrate a tradition of innovation. The story of film has played out here at Shelton Street - the pull of celluloid, alongside the push of the new and the emergence of a digital world. With a student cohort from every corner of the globe, LFS has always been a cultural hub where fresh voices, experiences and perspectives rub shoulders with tradition and history. Students, with staff, are currently contributing to a number of live, funded projects, including the exploration of film and performance as a contributor to positive mental health and active aging and creating a new type of documentary film, Mansfield 66/67 with Hollywood producers.įor over sixty years London Film School (LFS) has been the place for emerging creative talent to hone their craft, find their voice and engage directly with the vibrant UK screen industries. This is a school of learning and practice, but also of research. Join their community of producers, led by staff such as Oscar-nominated cinematographer Phil Robertson and their community of alumni, such as Oscar winner Peter Baumann. The school foster an immersive environment that breeds originality, invention and ambition. This culture is enabled by a team of experienced practitioners and academics who produce award-winning work of international repute. The school nurtures the arts pioneers of the future: influencers who will not just reflect the outside world, but impact upon it. LBU is a proud shaper of, and contributor to, the cultural life of this great Northern city - a city that is the original birthplace of film. The School of Film, Music & Performing Arts fosters a culture of creation and participation. All the programmes also have good contacts and connections with students in the other specialist areas your productions might require, such as music composition, hair and makeup, set design, scriptwriting and of course, acting talent. Every student is required to work closely with others as part of a creative team to produce their final project. The options include script and project development, web drama, online content, and social activist filmmaking, alongside more traditional media such as camera and editing skills.įilmmaking is a team activity. In addition, you’ll also have a range of short optional modules in other production areas of your choosing to give you the kind of flexibility that the industry now expects. As a student on one of the six pathways, you’ll develop your specialist skill. If you want to be a filmmaker this is the place to learn, gain experience and make films you will be proud to have on your showreel.