It is a flexible, open-access workbook and toolkit designed to help filmmakers and community creatives collaborate with teachers to bring filmmaking into classrooms—especially for students aged 12 to 14. I have built two easy-to-use pathways:
1 Week Workshop – a high-energy, post-Easter or summer-break creative boost.
15-Week Semester Plan – bite-sized sessions that weave seamlessly between your existing classes.

It includes templates, tools, reflection exercises, and facilitation strategies that support teachers—particularly those in under-resourced schools—to run creative filmmaking sessions independently or in collaboration with artists.

Methods of Research:

• Co-creation at the Core – Developed through 3 iterative cycles with educators and independent filmmakers to ensure real-world relevance.
• Iterative Prototyping – Progressed from early concept → low-fi prototypes → tested templates → final open-access toolkit.
• Systems Thinking – Designed as a flexible framework that connects education, industry, and community for long-term sustainability.
• Adaptability for Context – Built to work in under-resourced schools without requiring specialist equipment or prior filmmaking knowledge

Impact: 

• The initiative can be scaled to other under-resourced schools by launching it through an open-source library.
• It nurtures local creative talent pipelines and enables schools to forge more partnerships within their own communities—staying true to the mission of localising talent and empowering young people to express themselves.
• It also unites communities through shared storytelling and a passion for cinema, once seen as distant and inaccessible.

“Frame by Frame is not just a resource — it’s a living framework born from collaborative design. It blends educational needs with industry insight, turning research into an adaptable system that empowers teachers, inspires students, and strengthens local creative ecosystems.”