Prince William visited the London Screen Academy ahead of the BAFTA awards, helping to make a movie with budding filmmakers.

For Prince William it was a rare chance to be behind the camera after a lifetime in front of its unforgiving gaze. "Action," shouted a student as his camera moved and clapperboard snapped. And the point of a place like this is to achieve action in real life, as well as on the screen.

Prince William recently visited the London Screen Academy, immersing himself in the world of budding filmmakers as part of his ongoing commitment to the British creative industries. His

Prince William took a turn operating a camera on a dolly as he joined the film set at the London Screen Academy. The prince, President of BAFTA, took a tour of the specialist sixth form college in Islington, North London, on Wednesday where 900 students learn every aspect of film and television production.