Students at Bishops Park College completed the main bulk of their film project this week. Filming took place at the house of one student’s relative who very kindly lent their kitchen for the film shoot. With filming completed, and just the minor pick up shots to complete, the only thing which separates the students from the film’s premiere in September is their eager anticipation and a long wait while the editing is completed over the summer holidays. Details of the film’s premiere will be announced in September.
There will also be an exhibition of the making of the project, details to be announced.
CoastNet would like to dearly thank all the helpful residents and businesses of Jaywick, Seawick and Clacton who’ve allowed us to film on their premises, in and round the area. This includes the Low Tide Cafe, First Essex buses, Clacton Pier, Seawick Holiday Park, Sweet Tina’s, Laura’s auntie for her house loan (!), the Jaywick Community Resource Centre and all the actors who’ve contributed too. Last but not least we would also like to thank the residents of Jaywick and Clacton who contributed to the project with their interviews and either directly or indirectly inspired the story plot. Thank you William Stevenson, Mary Puddick, Dick Harmon, Peter Wright, Shirley Hooton, Olive Richardson and those from Clacton Pier who gave us vox pops!
On the final day of filming the students were presented with Certificates of Achievement by the CoastNet team on behalf of CoastNet and the Heritage Lottery Fund. It’s been such a great project working together and heaps of fun and it’s pretty sad to be drawing to a close, but at least the students’ have the final excitement of seeing the finished product and all their hard work on the big screen! Editing commences with the help of the students over the summer break!
What an Achievement!
