An opportunity to try the things you’ve always wanted to try, in an open and friendly environment. Ever dreamed of becoming an artist? Writing a play? Making a film or creating an animation? This summer we will offer you the chance to take the first tentative steps in fulfilling these ambitions. These sessions will have limited places and will take place at 11 o’clock on Saturday mornings. They will last 2-3 hours with refreshments provided.
Best Cellars: Fim-making, Documentary and Interviewing techniques with Dean Llewellyn
June 5th 11am- 2pm. Castlereagh Civic Function Suite
Content to include the following:
*Documentary Style
*Interview skills
*Use of voiceovers and Music
*Methodology in telling a story.
Limited places for all courses: Admission: £5. Refreshments provided
Beginners Oils workshop with last year’s Ernest Anderson Bursary winner Helen Sanlon
June 26th 11am- 2pm. Castlereagh Civic Function Suite
Helen Sanlon is a professional artist and experienced workshop leader and was the recipient of the Ernest Anderson bursary last year. She will lead this workshop for all ability ranges, especially interesting to total beginners – You do not need to have painted before.
All materials will be supplied.
Everyone will go home with a painting they have made themselves.
Instruction will be step by step.
Flickerpix Animation Workshop
June 19th 11am- 2pm. Castlereagh Civic Function Suite
Flickerpix is an animation studio which produces TV series, short animated films and commercials, placing a particular emphasis on creating endearing and memorable characters with universal appeal for all ages.
Based in Northern Ireland since 2003, Flickerpix was set up by Belgian animator Joel Simon and has produced animated programs for a variety of clients and broadcasters, including BBC, UTV, RTE, The History Channel, Discovery and COMIC RELIEF'09.
Flickerpix won over 15 international awards for their short HORN OK PLEASE, a combination of stop-motion, CG and 2D animation which is set in Mumbai.
Join us for a hands on whistle stop tour of stop motion animation. Taking in a variety of techniques, this taster session promises to whet the appetite of animation fans who are curious about how it all happens!
Limited places for all courses: Admission: £5. Refreshments provided.
Introduction to Playwrighting with Vincent Higgins
June 12th 11am- 2pm. Castlereagh Civic Function Suite
Vincent Higgins - Playwright
Vincent’s stage version of Spike Milligan’s Puckoon for Big Telly Theatre Company toured Ireland Spring 2009 and will be revived for a UK tour Autumn 2010. His radio play North Nua was part of the Parlour Series on RTE1, broadcast April 2008. His stage play Strike about the 1907 Docker’s & Carter’s strike toured extensively in 2007; venues included Belfast and Dublin city halls; it was revived for the reopening of Belfast City Hall, October 2009.
Vincent was one of the writers on Dubbeljoint Production’s Binlids and Tinderbox Theatre Company’s Swing State Cabaret. He has worked as a script developer for many theatre companies including the Abbey Theatre; the Lyric Theatre; 7:84; Field-Day; Tinderbox and Dubbeljoint. He was a writer for the arts politics magazine Fortnight and has written and produced many shows for the Linen Hall Library including Mayday, Mayday, Mayday and, most recently Dear Michael.
Vincent is currently under commission to Replay Productions: creating a play for 15-17rs of age addressing the pertinent issue of citizenship. He is a recent recipient of an Arts Council of Northern Ireland bursary to create a two-hander on the Gaelic Athletic Association and the 2010 Heinrich Böll Achill residency.
Limited places for all courses: Admission: £5 Refreshments provided.
