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DIY Filmmaking Workshop with Stephen Lloyd

Name: DIY Filmmaking Workshop with Stephen Lloyd
Start: 2022-05-19UTC10:00:00
Location: Poplar Union

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DIY filmmaking workshop with award-winning local director Stephen Lloyd, exploring how to develop and create your own movies on a low/no budget.

What to expect

Stephen will share examples of his self-produced and directed projects, discuss and share his experiences of creating low budget indie films and will guide you through directing, shooting and editing footage to create your own short.

Please bring a phone that records videos and be prepared to use it to film on the day.

About Stephen

Stephen is a film and theatre director born and based in Tower Hamlets, East London. He is the Artistic Director of Amplified Theatre, a production company that focuses on music driven films and gig-theatre productions. He has taught at some of the UK’s leading drama schools and universities including Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and the University of Portsmouth. His indie-musical film Street Magic won the award for Best Romantic Short at the Indie X Fest in LA and has directed at a variety of venues including Theatre Royal Plymouth, New Theatre Royal, Jermyn Street Theatre, The Bunker, King’s Head Theatre and at the Tristan Bates. He coaches professional actors all over the world whose credits include The Umbrella Academy (Netflix), Eastenders (BBC), Emmerdale (ITV), Rock of Ages (UK Tour), Hair (The Vaults) and Mamma Mia (West End).

He worked as a professional actor for over 10 years touring the UK in numerous theatre productions at venues that include the Hackney Empire and Theatre Royal Stratford East, originating the lead role in the cult musical Reasons to be Cheerful featuring the music of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. He played Boycie in Rock and Chips – the prequel Only Fools and Horses for the BBC and has appeared in episodes of Holby City and Silent Witness. He starred in the award-winning musical Come Dancing composed by and featuring Ray Davies of The Kinks. He has also worked internationally in Brazil, Mexico, Germany and the Theatre National de Nice, France.

Find out more: www.stephenlloyddirector.com