BFI Film Academy

2016/17
Participant Application
Form

SECTION 1: Applicant Information

Your contact details

First name ROSIE

Last name HOWARD

Date of Birth 03-06-2000

Address 1 89 Barnham Broom Road

Address 2

Town/City Wymondham, Norwich Post Code

Telephone 01593 600865
E-mail dunsephs@gmail.com
School Wymondham High Sixth Form
The Course
Have you been a participant on a BFI Film Academy course previously? Please note that if you
Network course previously you are not eligible.
YES NO
If yes, please specify which one:

Are you currently at University? Please note that if you are attending University during the BFI Film

YES NO

Can you attend all course dates between [X] and [X]?
YES NO
If no, please specify which days you are unable to attend:

SECTION 2: Supporting statements

Please note it is likely there will be more applications than places and
applicants will be selected based on their responses and material submitted
through this application form so please use this space to tell us why youre the
right person to be accepted on this course.

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Why do you want to take part in the BFI Film Academy (please tell us about yourself
and your interest in film)?

Id love to be able to take part in the BFI Film Academy because I have a passion for watching and
creating film. I currently do Media Studies at AS-level (and am continuing on with it into A-level),
which I am greatly enjoying, and I spend a lot of my free time researching and writing about film
techniques for my coursework blog. After I complete my A-levels, Id love to go to university and
do a course on film production, as in the future I want to either get more into cinematography or
editing. My passion for watching films really started when I was around 13 I watched the film
Requiem for a Dream at my friends house. The editing style, shots, and angles, combined with
Aronofskys use of hip-hop montages for the drug scenes really amazed me I had no idea a film
could captivate me so much. After watching this, and discovering my passion for non-conventional,
hard-hitting films, I watched others such as Synecdoche, New York, and Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind. Now, I know that in the future I want to be able to make people feel the same way I
did when the final credits of Requiem for a Dream played in awe at what I had just seen.

What difference do you hope the Academy will make to you?

I am hoping that attending the BFI Film Academy will further my knowledge,
understanding and love for creating film. I think its a lot harder at A-level to experiment
with new things, as theres a set mark scheme, and how close your film is to that decides
your grades, which in turn, decides a lot about your future in the industry. Also, it would be
really great to meet new people industry professionals and aspiring film-makers alike - as
I think learning new things, and coming together with different perspectives and ideas is
incredibly important. Also, itd be really beneficial for me to learn about different aspects
of making a film right now, I am interested in mostly just cinematography, but knowing
of different roles and what they do could broaden my interests.

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Do you have any particular areas of interest in film or filmmaking? (select as many as
you like from the list below)

Acting SFX/VFX

Directing Drama

Documentary
Scriptwriting

Animation
Producing

Watching film
Camera work

Putting on film events

Editing

Writing about film

Other

Making a soundtrack

If other please specify: _____________________

If you like you can submit some work (a film/photograph/piece of writing/a website/an
animation etc) that demonstrates your interest in film. Please provide a link and
password (if required) below e.g. to YouTube, Vimeo etc. If you dont have a piece of

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work then please tell us a bit about your experience in film.

Since I am filming my coursework over the Christmas holidays, I have no final developed piece yet,
but my AS-level media blog is here:

http://rosiehowardasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

How did you learn about the BFI Film Academy? This will help us tell people about the
programme more effectively next year.

School or teacher

Family or friend

Website

Twitter

The BFI

Other Please specify: ______________________________________________________________

Write a Review! We want to hear your thoughts and views on films you have watched.

Please produce a review of a film you have watched recently at the cinema. It can be any film of
your choice. Make sure to include things like:

where did you see the film?

how was the cinema - was it better than waiting for it on DVD?

what the film was about?

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 when and where you saw it?

how you felt about the film?

highlights and low points

would you recommend it to others and why?

Be as imaginative and descriptive as you can and enjoy getting your opinion across. Think about
who your target audience is and how to make your review interesting and engaging.

You can write it, record it, draw it........it is entirely up to you!

Use the box below for your words (minimum 250) or to provide us a link where can find it. If you
need to send please use and put BFI Film Academy and your name as subject title to
info@cultureworkseast.co.uk

After directing enthralling yet emotional comedies such as The Terminal, and hard-hitting
dramas like Schindlers List, Spielberg comes back yet again with another marvellous
rollercoaster of emotions: The BFG. Based on Dahls novel loved by adults, teens and children
alike, Spielberg brings to life a world of things beyond our imagination - from far off lands filled
with giants, to dream catching, whizpopping, curious vegetables called snozzcumbers, and a
little girl named Sophie.

When Sophie, an orphan, is looking out of her window in the dead of night, she is amazed to
see a humungous giant striding through the streets toward her. Fear strikes when an enormous
hand reaches through the window and takes her quivering from her bed her captor leaping
over mountains, wading through oceans and flying through the clouds, finally reaching giant
country. With Mark Rylance as the voice of the beloved BFG, we are entertained with the ups
and downs of their adventure together, and as their relationship grows, so will your emotions-
he does an incredible job of bringing the BFG to life, perfectly capturing the quirky essence of
his character.

CGI is used to amazing effect in this film it will give you a lump in your throat from emotion,
make your heart race with wonder, and will give you the belief that you can do anything, which
will make you smile wider than you ever have before. However, there is a bit of a let-down for
those who have read the book or seen the animation - the favourite scenes of many, where
they drink the frobscottle, and experience what the BFG delightfully calls whizpopping, seems
to fall a bit short. In both instances, though, we are immediately swept back up by the childlike
wonder of the world we are in.

This film is a must-see in the cinema experiencing it on the big screen adds a touch of magic
that a DVD just couldnt match. If you want to drink strange, green drinks where the bubbles go
downward, leap through the clouds, or create dream concoctions beyond your wildest
imagination, this film is for you.

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Arts Award

A unique set of national qualifications that supports anyone aged up to 25 to grow as artists and
arts leaders. The flexible framework works with any cultural, arts or media activity & embraces all
interests and abilities. It is offered at five levels, four accredited (Explore, Bronze, Silver & Gold) &
one introductory (Discover). You learn new skills in the arts & are able to share them developing
their creativity, communication, planning, review, teamwork & leadership. You can find out more
here

Have you taken an Arts Award before? If yes, what level did you achieve?
No
Yes

If yes, what level did was it:

Discover Bronze Gold
Explore Silver

Are you interested in receiving further information about bursaries and financial
assistance? Please tick this box if so

Please note that this will not affect the assessment of your application

SECTION 3: Terms and Conditions

Your submission of this form to the BFI will constitute your confirmation of the following
declaration:

I hereby confirm that the information I have given in this application is true and correct
I confirm my availability for the BFI Film Academy as per the dates given above
I agree that the BFI may, for administrative purposes only, make copies of any material
submitted in support of my application.
I agree to the BFI processing personal data as part of the applications, registration, and
learning support processes and accept that this information will be retained during and
following my participation for administering my progress and for the provision of
statistical returns.
By submitting this form, I give the BFI permission to store and process my data as
described above in accordance with professional standards and the Data Protection Act

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 1998.
If under 18 I confirm that my parent or guardian has give me permission to apply to the
BFI Film Academy

Signature: Rosie Howard

Date: 05/01/17

Data Protection

Part or all of the information you give us will be held on computer and used for statistical
purposes. It will also be used for the administration of applications and awards. We may provide
copies of the information in confidence to individuals or organisations who are helping us monitor
funding and may also be shared in connection with these purposes with other companies in the
British Film Institute group of companies.

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