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We are delighted to share our new school film with you. https://youtu.be/BegNtDNLpk0

A huge thank you goes to all the students who took part! 

You were the first to put your hands up and you showed real enthusiasm in bringing to life the best of our school and the subjects and activities you enjoy most. The way you worked with our director and crew; with curiosity, confidence and professionalism and was a credit to you. Thank you so much. We hope you learnt a bit more about life in front of a camera! 

We spent two full days filming and the crew told us afterwards that “it was a such joy to work with such bright and friendly students.”  We couldn’t agree more!

We also want to thank our teachers who kindly allowed us to step into lessons and borrow a few minutes of class time so we could capture the shots we needed. Your support helped us tell the story of The Downs School in a really authentic way. 

This film is a celebration of our whole school and we’re very proud to share it. Below are a few photos of behind the scenes and all the fun we had making it!

Our grateful thanks go to Unearthed Studios team for understanding the assignment, delivering incredible content and being so good with our students. Thank you to Film Director, Elise Standen & Assistant, Jasper B.  For more of their education and commercial films: Unearthed Studios - Award Winning Filmmakers - Unearthed Studios

But we haven't stopped there! we have three further films we have created for our future staff and what it is like to have a fufilling and dynamic career in teaching and business at our school. Look out for those coming soon!

Thank you 

Mrs Bennett

Head of Brand & Marketing, The Downland Federation