Students at the Bromfield School fulfill their passion for filmmaking through the new Bromfield film club. This club welcomes students in grades 8 to 12, and strives to entertain viewers from all corners of the World Wide Web.

The Bromfield film club was created by freshmen Janny Zou and Alexia Lipman. In a recent interview, Zou told the Press, "I really enjoyed making videos and sharing them with my family, friends, and the world. When I found out that I could make and organize a film club in school, I thought, 'This is my chance to spread the wealth and get more people into it.' Being in this club allows me, and the rest of the members, to be able to produce larger films, and understand the process of filmmaking."

These passionate young students view moviemaking as a type of unique art. Lipman said during an interview, "It captures true beauty, and unlike a photograph, you can really dig deep in creating films and show a scene or an action."

In its near future, the Bromfield film club hopes to help the town of Harvard through documentaries about the town, the Bromfield School, and Fruitlands Museum.

Zou said, "We could use the power of filming and advertising of the modern age, to help spread the word about certain topics such as town elections and other important announcements."

As for now, the club focuses mainly on short comedies, and although no films have been produced yet, future videos can be viewed on the YouTube channel "BromfieldFilms." The club hopes to someday take part in the New England Film Festival. "It sounds like an amazing experience" said Zou.

So far, the club has more than 10 members, who meet every Tuesday after school to discuss video project ideas. Lipman said, "Attendance really depends on if the members have sports, or something else after school. Janny and I are both very busy people … It's hard to organize meetings where everyone can go."

The club has had only three meetings, but the effective organization has led to substantial progress. Zou said, "I have been assigning specific roles for every member of Film Club, and alternating it for every new project we work on. We will probably test that out, and see how it works out. Some roles could include: writers (writes the script/plot), brainstormers (the creative minds coming up with ideas), video editors, directors, actors/actresses, and cameramen."

The club is mostly student-run with the assistance of eighth-grade science teacher Joshua Clark. Clark "mainly supervises us and makes sure that everyone is being respectful of the classroom," said Lipman. "He can really help lay down the law when the members get loud and we [Zou and Lipman] need to talk."

Lipman said, "Although it's hard to be the leaders of the group, we try very hard to make Film Club something enjoyable but also something we can be proud of."