Welcome to
Elstree Screen Arts
An innovative Film, Television, Entertainment & Content Creation training provider directly in the heart of the UK’s production studio network.
Free, inclusive, creative, vocational
education for 14-19 year olds
The UK Centre for Screen Excellence, providing Creative Industry traineeships for 18+ School Leavers
ESA’s commercial production house: making award winning content for clients whilst training the next generation of creatives
Our Legacy
Built on the foundations of titans in British cinema history
Our Studio Way campus is built on the former site of MGM British-Elstree where groundbreaking titles of the 1960s and 70s were filmed including The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Where Eagles Dare, and The Dirty Dozen.
Literally and figuratively. We are based squarely in the centre of the Elstree and Borehamwood production community, famous for developing projects for titans of the industry such as Stanley Kubrick (Barry Lyndon), George Lucas (Star Wars) and Steven Spielberg (Indiana Jones).
To this day members of the community involved in the rich tapestry of productions produced in Elstree & Borehamwood have provided extensive learning opportunities for our students, sharing legacy tools and practices. We are also proud to provide a home to the Picture Projection Trust who refurbish and exhibit vintage cinema projection technologies for future generations.
Our
Ethos
We are a new kind of institution; one that specialises in behind-the-scenes media production, digital communications and entertainment technologies for 14+ year olds.
Our curriculum is designed to ensure strong foundations in fundamental academic subjects and build on these with vocational, expressive and industry relevant studies. We support our taught curriculum with our extended projects offer. Our industry partners, along with our own media production company provides opportunities for students to experience working in the technical arts and culture industry.
A few projects our students and alumni have worked on:
Take Action &
Support Our Mission
We rely on our industry partners and community to support in bringing our curriculum to life; creating meaningful opportunities in the Film, TV and Entertainment industries for our students.
There are so many ways to support - from industry talks, workshops, work placements and training, to gifting resources and donating to fund the growth of facilities and equipment. See how you can support today:
It all begins with an idea.