LSA PARTNERS WITH ITV ACADEMY TO LAUNCH NEW POST-PRODUCTION PROGRAMME
24 September 2024: London Screen Academy (LSA) is delighted to announce its latest collaboration with the ITV Academy. This autumn, in partnership with Lifted Entertainment (part of ITV Studios), LSA students will embark on a new post-production project, developing the skills needed to edit fast-paced, non-scripted entertainment shows.
As a state-funded sixth form academy, LSA is committed to enabling young people of all backgrounds who are passionate about film and TV to graduate ‘set ready’ for a career in the screen industries, or with transferable skills to achieve success on an alternative career path.
LSA’s Post Production Pathway sits alongside the Academy’s three other specialisms of Craft, Production Management and Technical. The Post Production Pathway provides students with the technical skills and industry knowledge required to work in picture editing, VFX and animation, preparing students for entry-level work within these sectors.
LSA’s Post Production Department has spent a year developing this exciting new editing project with ITV Academy and Lifted Entertainment, which launches in September ‘24.
The ITV Academy brings together new and existing initiatives across ITV into one place to make it easier for existing production staff and those looking to join ITV to access training and development.
By working with ITV Academy, students of all backgrounds, abilities and experiences receive industry-leading production training while being part of a well-networked and supportive cohort.
Editing talent was identified as an area that lacked diversity with a shortage of people coming into post-production with an interest in and the skills required to work on fast-paced non-scripted entertainment shows.
Paul Cousins, Deputy Head of Post-Production LSA, said: “ITV have helped us find the final jigsaw piece for our editing curriculum, supporting us with consultation, professional rushes to work with and ongoing feedback that allows students to build a professional skill set for a specific job role in non-scripted post-production. It’s a project that has been exciting to develop and we are even more excited to deliver it!””
Sonny Hanley, Director, ITV Academy, said: "We're excited to partner with the London Screen Academy, offering students an incredible opportunity to dive into the technical and creative aspects of post-production, with a focus on non-scripted programmes. The ITV Academy was created to address both current and future skills gaps, and we're dedicated to providing world-class training to meet that demand. By using our experienced editors and content from our shows as part of the course, we are helping to open doors and create career pathways for students, ensuring a bright future for those just beginning their journeys in TV."
Find out more about LSA here: lsa.ac.uk
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Press Contact:
Fiona McGuire
Industry Partnerships Director
London Screen Academy
020 8106 8100
fiona.mcguire@lsa.ac.uk
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About the London Screen Academy (LSA)
The London Screen Academy (LSA) is a state-funded sixth form academy for young people of all backgrounds who are passionate about film and TV and the stories they tell. LSA students train in behind the camera skills and learn about the wider cultural context surrounding storytelling and filmmaking through a two-year, vocational curriculum. As a school community, the goal at LSA is to create stories
that change the world – this starts with changing the storytellers.
The school actively recruits and develops young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and minority ethnic groups, who are under-represented in the screen industries. LSA students graduate well prepared or ‘set ready’, progressing into careers in the screen industries; higher education or utilising their highly transferable skills to succeed in other professions.
LSA was founded by some of the world's most successful film producers, including Tim Bevan CBE and Eric Fellner CBE (Co-Chairs of Working Title Films), Lisa Bryer OBE (Founder of Cowboy Films) David Heyman (Producer of all eight Harry Potter films), Barbara Broccoli OBE and Michael G. Wilson OBE (Co-owners of EON Productions Ltd). www.lsa.ac.uk
About ITV Academy
Since launching, The ITV Academy has created 72 new roles and opportunities through initiatives such as the ITV News and Continuing Drama traineeships, launched ITV's first-ever Production Finance Traineeship and partnered with Stormzy's MerkyFC and Adidas to offer roles to black talent in football production. The Academy has engaged with schools and colleges, reaching 700 students through projects such as ScreenSkills’ nationwide Discover Creative Careers Week and YouFestival in Liverpool. ITV Academy and SignPost Productions' Making Creativity Works programme trained 23 individuals from the Deaf, Disabled, and Neurodivergent communities, with 18 securing employment.
About ITV Studios
ITV Studios is a creator, producer and distributor of world-leading programmes that people can’t get enough of. We connect millions of people every day and shape and reflect the world they live in, we are More Than TV. ITV Studios is home to some of the best creative minds, crafting over 6,700 hours of original programming across 60+ production labels. Our global footprint spans 12 countries including the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, The Nordics, Italy and the Netherlands and our global distribution business sells our catalogue of 90,000+ hours to broadcasters and platforms around the world. ITV Studios is part of ITV PLC, which includes the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster.