Edinburgh Student Film Societies
Photo by Karina Caulfield
25 November 2020
Film Society (Film Soc) – Edinburgh University Student Association
The Edinburgh University Film Society, are supporters of all genre of film, ‘from 3-hour war epics, to beautiful documentaries, to trashy romcoms.’
They provide a space to debate the elements of what they love about a film and ‘argue about what makes it bad’
Before COVID-19, the societies’ normal running order would involve holding a student cinema, screening two films a week.
For this semester they had planned to show films such as The Matrix, Parasite, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Cinema Paradiso. In addition to this, the society usually organise socials such as pub crawls, film quizzes, and scavenger hunts.
However, to adhere to government COVID-19 rules and health regulations The Edinburgh University Film Society have cancelled all screenings for this semester. As a result, they have reduced their year membership fee to £5.
As an alternative the society will be scheduling fortnightly Zoom film quizzes every Thursday evening. The group will also be holding Zoom meetings to discuss the ‘workings of the society’ as well as various film topics on Monday evenings.
The Edinburgh University Film Society reveal, ‘We plan on resuming normal schedules as soon as possible’; aiming to be up and running by next semester (COVID-19 dependent).
For more information check out their website: https://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/activities/societies/society/filmsoc/
Filmmaking Society – Edinburgh University Student Association
The Edinburgh Filmmaking Society ‘spends the year creating films, learning about film production and generally having a good time.’
The society provide camera rental and workshops as well as holding events and movie competitions.
Memberships are open to everyone including students and non-students no matter what level of filmmaking you have.
You can acquire skills in directing, producing, art department, acting, sound design, music composition, editing, special effects and camera operation.
To help create film projects, they supply ‘pro-quality’ equipment including cameras, microphones, lights, and accessories at affordable low prices with members receiving a discounted rate.
Semester 2 usually involves commemorating the various films created by their members at the Golden Video Awards (GVAs).
The Edinburgh Filmmaking Society recently announced the winner of their screenplay competition and were due to begin their semester project.
However, amid COVID-19, they have taken the decision to postpone it until semester 2: “We are going to regularly monitor changes in guidelines to see when we can get started.”
To keep up to date with the latest news, follow their Facebook page where they post information on projects and links to join in on events. Past November happenings have included ‘Documentary Challenge’, ‘Games Night’ and their upcoming collab event: ‘Cocktail Society Club’ on the 27th.
For more information check out their websites: https://www.edifilmmaking.com/ / https://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/activities/societies/society/emps/
Edinburgh Napier Filmmaking Society
The Edinburgh Napier Filmmaking Society is a group of ‘like-minded individuals who either have a strong interest in the film industry or want to be a part of it someday.’
Their aim is to create three short films each year and one feature film every two years using university resources made available to them. Members can learn new skills in various areas such as script wring and set design
In addition to crafting films, they host guest speaker events to provide an insight into the industry and to guide those into networking opportunities.
Their website states: ‘We are all about the next generation of people working in film so whether you have a short film script you think would be good to get produced, you're an actor wanting to do more projects in front of the camera, or a director who wants to build a solid show reel, THIS is the society for you.’
To become a part of this group, you will need to purchase the ENSA Societies Affiliation Fee of £5 which also allows you to be a buy a membership to as many societies you please.
For contact details, check out their website: https://www.napierstudents.com/organisation/societies/7662/