Sound/Image Cinema Lab

Based at Falmouth University's School of Film and Television, the Lab is, and has been, responsible for the production and co-production of a series of narrative and documentary, short and feature films since the start of the 2010s.

It supports national and regional feature film productions following a strategy of accessing greater professional opportunities for students and graduates, increasing visibility of regional film industry and culture in Cornwall and supporting the development and potential of British independent filmmaking.

Around the middle of the 2010s the strategy and direction of the Lab crystallised and partnership and production activity increased significantly. Alongside co-producing feature films, the Lab is a funder and executive producer of micro-budget feature films. The Lab provides the majority of production funding, production resources and festival/release support for filmmakers willing to engage with its Filmmaker In Residence scheme, whereby the opportunity to make a feature film is offered in return for working with a majority student crew. These feature film productions also form the core element of the development of teaching and learning strategies within the school as well as academic research into the teaching of cinema.

The Lab also co-produces and partners on short film productions that access greater professional opportunities for graduates in particular, increase visibility of regional film industry and culture in Cornwall and support the development and potential of British independent filmmaking talent. One of the main drivers of this facet of Lab activity is in providing graduates of the School of Film & Television with career enhancing opportunities that may quicken their career trajectory, whilst simultaneously providing current students the chance to learn from professionals and graduate professionals and be able to visualise their own trajectories with greater clarity.

Below you can see the project team that works on the Sound/Image Cinema Lab.

The Lab has provided a number of opportunities for Falmouth University students and graduates to work on professional filmmaking sets.