On Tuesday 9 June, the Shiplake College Media Department hosted the first ever ‘Shiplake Oscars’- an evening designed to showcase and celebrate the practical work produced by pupils in both Year 12 and Year 13, with a number of awards being presented. The practical work is a part of each year’s coursework, and makes a significant contribution in the overall mark achieved by students in the subject. Dressed up in a tux, Head of Media Studies Mr Marcus Milburn had pulled out all the stops for the event.
An audience of students, friends and family packed into the Lecture Theatre for the inaugural event, ready to watch the range of film openings and music videos on the big screen for the first time.
Prizes were distributed across a range of categories such as 'Best Editing', 'Best Production Design' and 'Best Cinematography'. After watching all the videos, the winners were announced from a list of nominees. The big winners on the night were Cam Whitelaw, Zach Heppner-Logan, Louise French and Connor Cummings, who won 'Best Film' for their thriller Anonymous. Harry Chapples, Lucy Collings and Emily Holloway took home two awards for their music video Glory and Gore, by Lorde.
The winners for each category are listed below:
Best Production Design
Year 12 – Kate Horn and Jordan Gibson
Year 13 – Lucy Collings, Emily Holloway and Harry Chapples
Best Editing
Year 12 – Tom Riches, George Atkinson, Beth Tinker and Cam Stewart
Year 13 – Katie Webster and Louis Jarvis
Best Performance
Year 12 – Dan Deakin
Year 13 – Alex Exadactylos
Best Cinematography
Year 12 – Guy Pollard, Toby Orchard, George Nicheli and Jack Fullerton
Year 13 – Sam Ryder-Smith and Albert Rydevik
Best Film
Cam Whitelaw, Louise French, Zach Heppner-Logan and Connor Cummings for Anonymous
Best Music Video
Lucy Collings, Emily Holloway and Harry Chapples for Glory and Gore
Mr Milburn explained that ‘the projects completed by Years 12 and 13 are collectively the strongest work I have seen in my time here so far. The main reason for such high quality has come from the creativity and enthusiasm of all the Media students this year. I’m already looking forward to next year’s projects!’
