Drama Studio Awards Ceremony 2012        

The Drama Studio Film Awards Ceremony took place on Thursday 14th June at The Minto Hotel and was absolutely fantastic.

Students from our 4 Teenage Groups gathered to find out who were the Winners of the various filming categories, having worked in their groups to create their own original comedy films. The students themselves voted for their favourites and clips of film were shown from the top three nominees in each category.

After a cocktail reception, Dorothy Johnstone from The National Operatic and Dramatic Association presented the Awards.

 WINNERS

  Best Director Ihsan Kerr

 MANY THANKS TO MARGOT AND ALISON FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS

 Drama Studio Awards Ceremony 2013

Our Awards Ceremony at The Minto Hotel on June 13 featured Winners chosen by the students themselves for Best Junior and Senior Film and Best Actors Male and Female in each category.

Also as part of the evening  the groups performed short live pieces for our three judges - Ann Moore, Amanda Craven and David Jack to judge. Each group was given 3 props - an umbrella, a large sheet and a large hoop to use creatively in their piece. Grant Stott presented the winners with their medals and trophies.

The evening also contained a surprise moment for Director Julie who was presented with an Award for the Drama Studio's 20th Year ! Julie was also given the most amazing book of memories and tributes from Drama Studio students past and present -  a treasure to keep for life.

BEST JUNIOR FILM - General Theme - NIGHT AND DAY

The nominees for the top 3 Junior films were - The Divide - Juniper Green: Janitor's Revenge - Fairmilehead: Hitman - Bruntsfield

  JUNIOR WINNER - Janitor's Revenge (Fairmilehead)

BEST SENIOR FILM - General Theme - SEVEN

The nominees for the top 3 Senior films were Murder She Ate Bruntsfield: 7/7 Wardie: Guide Camp 2K12 Fairmilehead

    SENIOR WINNER - Murder She Ate (Bruntsfield)

 INDIVIDUAL WINNERS RECEIVE TROPHIES

Best Junior Female- Louise Piatkowski  Best Junior Male - Lewis Williamson      Best Senior Female - Lucy Reville 

Best Senior Male - Kerr Syme               Best Junior Director - Katie Brown      Best Senior Director - Heather Davidson

                                                                                                                     and Charlie West

Photos From The Evening

Coming In                                                                           At The Tables

On The Dancefloor                                                   Live Drama - Bruntsfield Juniors

WALT WIZARDRY - Bruntsfield Seniors                    MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY- Juniper Green

THE STORY OF STANLEY - Wardie                            LIFE AND DEATH OF MICHAELANGELO - Fairmilehead

Winners Drama - GOODNIGHT LADIES by Bruntsfield Juniors      The Judges Deliberate

Flowers From The Drama Studio Teachers               Kirsty's Speech - 20 Years of The Drama Studio

MANY THANKS TO MARGOT AND ROS FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS

 Drama Studio Awards Ceremony 2014

The 2014 Drama Studio Film Awards Ceremony 2014 took place at The Minto Hotel on June 12th.

We themed the evening's dresscode to Villains and Heroes from Fairytale land.

This year's topic was Psychological Thriller and once again the students voted for their favourite short films. The standard is just getting better and better as our students really get into film as another way to present creative drama.

This time around we had several groups editing their own work so we had an additional category for the best edit.

We chose students themselves to present the awards.

Most Creative Junior Film Presented by Captain Hook (Lewis Williamson) The top three nominees were You’re Not Who You Think You Are (Bruntsfield) Double Take (Wardie)and Together Forever (Bruntsfield).   The winner  ........ “Double Take”
Most Creative Senior Film Presented by Alice In Wonderland (Jessica Steel) The top three nominees for most creative senior film were Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Wardie), Amy Made Me Do It (Fairmilehead) and Annabelle(Fairmilehead). The winner ........“Teddy Bear’s Picnic
3. Best Junior Film Overall Presented by – The Pied Piper (Georgie Harwell) The top three nominees for best junior film overall were Scarred (Bruntsfield), The Basement (Bruntsfield) and The Church(Juniper Green). The winner  ........."The Church"
4. Best Senior Film Overall Presented by Lewis MacDougall as himself with a special tribute to Lewis who is to play Nibs in a new Warner Bros film "Pan" to be released in July 2015. The top three nominees for best senior film overall Amy Made Me Do It (Fairmilehead) Guilt (Liberton) and Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Wardie). The winner ............. “Guilt”.
5. Scariest Moment In a Junior Film Presented by The Big Bad Wolf (Paul Jeffries) The top three nominees for scariest moment in a junior film Katie (Fairmilehead), The Church (Juniper Green) and The Basement (Bruntsfield).   “And the winner is” .......... “Katie – Doll under the sink”.
Scariest Moment In A Senior Film    Presented by Grumpy/Bashful (Sam Morwood) The top three nominees for scariest moment in a senior film Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Wardie), One By One (Fairmilehead) and Annabelle (Bruntsfield). The winner is ............ “One by One – Girl in the mirror”
Best Junior Female Presented by Shrek and Donkey (Scott Edwards & Aran Prince Tappe)  The top 3 nominees for best junior female actor are, Emma Murray for Katie (Fairmilehead), Charlotte Lyon for You’re Not Who You Think You Are and Lori Stott for “Scarred” The winner - Lori Stott
Best Junior Male Presented by Aran The top 3 nominees for best junior male actor  Liam Donaldson for The Church (Juniper Green), Fraser Dunmore for Mind Powers (Wardie) and Jack Grieve for Katie(Fairmilehead). The winner  .................Liam Donaldson
Best Senior Female  Presented by Aladdin and Jasmine (Rowan Johnstone and Eilidh West) The top 3 nominees for best senior female actor Caitlyn McFarlane for Side Effects(Wardie), Charlotte Reid for Amy Made Me Do It (Fairmilehead) and Catriona Hand for The Doll (Bruntsfield). The winner is ........ Charlotte Reid
Best Senior Male Presented by Eilidh The top three nominees for best senior male actor - Joe Quayle for The Doll (Bruntsfield) , Evan Craig for Holy Moly (Bruntsfield) and Rhys Anderson for Abandoned (Juniper Green). The winner is ...............Rhys Anderson
Best Director     Presented by Julie McDonald , Drama Studio Director   The top three nominees for Best Director - Evelyn Currie for Double Take (Wardie), Joanna Gordon for One By One (Fairmilehead) and Gregor Weir for Annabelle (Bruntsfield). The winner ............... Gregor Weir
Special Award – Best Edit Presented by Niloo-Far Khan, our guest Film Maker who judged the students' edits. The nominees for best edit -Nerida Bradley for Amy Made Me Do It (Fairmilehead), Sofia Della Sala for Annabelle (Bruntsfield), Fraser Dunmore for Mind Powers (Wardie), Evelyn Currie for Double Take (Wardie), Catriona Hand for The Doll (Bruntsfield), Sophie Costa for Guilt (Liberton), Charlie West for Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Wardie) and Heather Davidson for Side Effects (Wardie). The winner is............... Evelyn Currie

Drama Studio Awards Ceremony 2015

The 2015 Drama Studio Awards Ceremony was held at The Minto Hotel on the 11th June.

Our special guest was Thom Dibdin, well known Edinburgh Theatre Reviewer and a wonderful night was had by all.

The evening dresscode was a Masquerade Ball.

This year's film theme was based on taking a title (the groups taking part passed on a title to another group) and using it to devise the material for the films.

Most Creative Junior Film

The top three nominees for most Creative Junior Film were  Where’s My Chauffeur ?, I Used To Do Kung Fu and A Thug Life

The winner  "I Used To Do Kung Fu" 

Most Creative Senior Film

The top three nominees for most Creative Senior Film were What’s On The Box ?, The Tribe and The BoKZ Hotel

The winner "The BoKZ Hotel"

Best Junior Film 

The top three nominees for best junior film are, I Used To Do Kung Fu, A Thug Life and Roulette

The winner  “A Thug Life”

Best Senior Film

The top three nominees for best senior film are, The Tribe, Rosenberg and What’s On The Box ?

The winner “What’s On The Box ?”

Favourite Junior Moment

 The top three nominees for favourite moment in a junior film were, Jake Bretherton for the gunshot in Roulette, Evelyn Currie for the dead hands in Where’s My Chauffeur ? and Alice Gilmore for the ponytail flick in S.P.I

The winner is  ALL THREE !

Favourite Senior Moment

The top three nominees for favourite moment in a senior film were,  Joanna Gordon for Mamma Maria in the Tribe, Paul Jeffries and Michael Shaw for the Drug Scene in Rosenberg and Charlie West for The Shovel in The BoKZ Hotel.

The winner “Joanna  Gordon– The Tribe ”

Best Junior Female

 The top 3 nominees for best junior female actor are, Anna Jeffries – Roulette, Alison Simm – I Used To Do Kung Fu and Eve Collen – S.P.I

The winner “Alison Simm”

Best Junior Male

The top 3 nominees for best junior male actor are,  Niall Gilchrist – K.E.R.R.I, Jude Liddell – A Thug Life and Finlay Ferrari – Where’s My Chauffeur ?

The winner  “Jude Liddell”.

Best Senior Female

The nominees for best Senior Female Actor were, Olivia Marshall – The BoKZ Hotel, Emma Murray – The Tribe, Hannah Peace – What’s On The Box?and Jessica Steel The Moron and The Murder.

The winner "Hannah Peace"

 Best Senior Male

The nominees for best Senior Male Actor were, Evan Craig – Rosenberg, Gregor Weir  -What’s On The Box ? Lewis Williamson - The Tribe and Aran Prince-Tappe  -The BoKZ Hotel

The winner -  “Evan Craig”

Best Edit - The winner was chosen by Film Maker David Jack

The top 3 nominees for best edit were Georgia Traquair & Lauryn Murray – The Tribe , Gregor Weir – What’s On The Box ?  and Michael Shaw – Rosenberg.

The winner - "Gregor Weir”

Best Director

The top three nominees for Best Director were –

Evelyn Currie for Where’s My Chauffeur ? Rosie Tofts  for K.E.R.R.I, Michael Shaw for Rosenberg

The winner - "Michael Shaw”

Drama Studio Awards 2016

Top Nominated Film Footage 

Our Film Awards Ceremony 2016 was held on 8th June at The Hilton Grosvenor Hotel. The Theme this year was Crime Fiction with an emphasis on Plot Twist. The standard of the films was very high. Our special guest was Crime Fiction writer Ian Rankin who presented the Awards and was in much demand for photoshoots and book signing!

The Best Edit was judged by former DS student Andrew Girvan who has returned to Edinburgh as Head Of Operations For the Fringe Ticket Office after several years in London's West End.

The Nominations And Winners

Most Creative Junior Film The top 3 nominees  “Before I Go”, “Unknown” and “The Bad Crowd” WINNER  “Unknown” Bruntsfield
Most Creative Senior Film The top 3 nominees  “The Missing Variables”,  “The Grey Revolution” and “Stop In The Name Of The Law” WINNER “Stop In The Name Of The Law” Wardie
Best Junior Film  The top 3 nominees  “ Scarred”, “Before I Go” and “Unknown”. WINNER  “Scarred” - Wardie
Best Senior Film “The top 3 nominees  “Stop In The Name Of The Law”, “The Grey Revolution” and “insanity” WINNER  “Insanity’ - Wardie
Best Junior Plot Twist The top 3 nominees   “Little Miss Rebel” – it was all a film, “Before I Go” – He wasn’t dying and, “Scarred” – the hitman had killed his parents.   WINNER  “Before I Go” - Fairmilehead
Best Senior Plot Twist  The top 3 nominees  “The Missing Variables” – the sister set up the kidnapping, “Crumpleton Abbey” – The daughter killed her father and “Stop In The Name Of The Law” – The vicar was in on it. WINNER  “The Missing Variables” - Bruntsfield
Best Junior Female  The top 3 nominees  Lois Ambrose – “Before I Go”, Sophie Capon – “Little Miss Rebel” and Megan Ritchie – “Unknown” WINNER “Megan Ritchie” - Bruntsfield
Best Junior Male  The top 3 nominees Niall Gilchrist – “Scarred”, David Carnie – “Crime Crossroads” and Jude Liddell – “Unknown” WINNER "Niall Gilchrist” - Wardie
Best Senior Female The top 3 nominees   Maia Hollins-Kirk – “Crumpleton Abbey”, Alice Gilmore – “The Missing Variables” and Rachel Dobbie – “Stop In The Name Of The Law”. WINNER  “Rachel Dobbie” - Wardie
Best Senior Male The top 3 nominees Gregor Weir – “The Grey Revolution”, Charlie West – “Stop In The Name Of The Law” and  Matthew Duncan – “Crumpleton Abbey”    WINNER  “Charlie West” - Wardie
Best Edit  The top 3 nominees Amy Haddow  - “Scarred”, Gregor Weir – “The Grey Revolution” and “Evelyn Currie – “Insanity” WINNER  “Evelyn Currie” - Wardie
Best Director The top 3 nominees   Olivia Smith  for “Crumpleton Abbey” , Sofia Della Sala for “The Grey Revolution” and Megan Hogg for “Missing”.   WINNER  “Olivia Smith” - Fairmilehead

Our very special thanks to Margot Miller and Alison Taylor for the photographs and also to Sharon Wilkes our guest character as Clair Voyant in the Teacher's Cluedo Summing Up Performance.

 Photos From Drama Studio Teacher's Cluedo