Teaching Moving Image Arts GCSE
Course Date: Tue 11 Oct, 2011
Times: 4pm-6pm
This 2 hour session will explore teaching strategies for the new MIA GCSE and consider how film theory can be connected to practise. The session will focus on how short films and extracts from a number of genre films can be used to generate ideas for practical work. Each participant will receive a copy of several DVD teaching resources containing short films and film extracts.
Introduction to Final Cut Express
Course Duration: Wed 9 Nov & Thu 10 Nov 2011
Times: 4pm - 6.30pm
Experience Required: Basic Editing
Final Cut is the industry standard editing software and can be used to produce professional broadcast quality films. This course is aimed at newcomers or those seeking a quick refresher in Final Cut. We will cover setting up Final Cut, basic editing and an overview of simple edit features.
Specialist Animation Course with John McCloskey
Course Date: Thu 24 Nov 2011
Times: 4pm - 6.30pm
This course is designed for teachers new to iMovie or for those who have had some previous experience in using iMovie. It will offer teachers the opportunity to refresh their editing skills in addition to developing some new techniques. Time will also be set aside to troubleshoot individual teacher's issues and problems with software use.
Intermediate Cinematography
Course Duration: Mon 5 Dec & Tue 6 Dec 2011
Times: 4pm-6.30pm
Experience Required: Basic Camera Skills
This workshop enables participants to build on existing skills gained during previous training. Participants will construct / improvise a simple scenario for camera in order to explore cinematography vocabulary and techniques. Participants can use this exercise to experiment with shot size, for example the use of macro (close-up) to create a claustrophobic world. They will be given the chance to experiment with lighting, for example the use of Key Light to create a ‘Noir' look or the use of Expressionistic colour as a visual metaphor. This workshop aims to demonstrate how a simple scenario can be shot more creatively for greater visual effect. Time will also be set aside to troubleshoot individual teacher's issues and problems.
Intermediate Sound: Constructing a Soundscape
Course Date: Wed 7 Dec 2011
Times: 4pm-6.30pm
Experience Required: Basic Sound & Editing Skills
This workshop will explore the concept of a ‘Soundscape’ to encourage pupils to think more creatively about the use of sound in their films. Participants will be given the chance to construct a believable sound backdrop, i.e. a cityscape, a crowded café, etc... Soundscapes can be used to heighten tension within a scene by focusing or manipulating everyday sounds. Participants will also look at building a more ‘abstract’ soundscape, an example of which would be the use of sound in David Lynch’s ‘Eraserhead’.
Advanced Final Cut Express
Course Duration: Wed 11 Jan & Thu 12 Jan 2012
Times: 4pm - 6.30pm
Experience Required: Working knowledge of Final Cut Express
This course is for teachers who have used Final Cut in the classroom and would like to advance their skills. This course will build on the basics which teachers learned in the introductory course with more detail on working with audio, fine-tuning editing, working with filters and output options. Time will also be set aside to troubleshoot individual teacher's issues and problems with software use.
Moving Image Arts Surgery
Course Date: Wed 25 Jan 2012
Times: 3pm - 6pm
MIA teachers are welcome to drop in to the Creative Learning Centre to speak with one or all of our tutors (please let us know you are coming). The tutors will be on hand to answer questions relating to MIA GCSE, AS or A2.
BOOKING YOUR COURSE - To book a place on a course or for more information, contact Sharon Concannon at the Nerve Centre, tel. 028 71 260562 or send an email to sharon@nerve-centre.org.uk with teachers' names, school name and town, and the courses you are interested in.
CCEA Moving Image Arts Industry Presentation
Date: Wed 30 Nov 2011
Time: 10.15am
Each year, the Foyle Film Festival features CCEA Moving Image Arts Day. As part of this special event an industry professional is invited to attend and give a talk to MIA students. In previous years special guests have included renowned local actor Gerard McSorley, who has worked with some of the world’s greatest film directors such as Neil Jordan, Jim Sheridan, Ridley Scott, Fernando Meirelles, Alan Parker and Paul Greengrass. Students have also been lucky to attend a talk given by Irish director Juanita Wilson. Juanita received an Oscar® nomination for her short film The Door, and was also awarded the Foyle Film Festival’s Light In Motion (LIM) Award for Best Irish Short. Juanita’s first feature film As If I Am Not There was released to great critical acclaim in 2010. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to gain experience and advice from top professionals in the film industry. The special guest for this year’s MIA Industry Presentation has still to be announced. Teachers will be informed as soon as details have been finalised.
CCEA Moving Image Arts Award Ceremony
Date: Wed 30 Nov 2011
Time: 1pm
The 24th Foyle Film Festival continues its support for the annual showcase of the best short films from Moving Image Arts students. The Foyle Film Festival introduced this unique award a number of years ago with the support and sponsorship of Michael Bond from Derry Crystal, and this annual event has just gone from strength to strength.
The festival is delighted to once again celebrate and highlight the talent, imagination, and creativity of the MIA students by awarding the beautiful Derry City Crystal Awards for the best films. It is with a great deal of pride and pleasure that the Foyle Film Festival provides a platform for the work of these budding young filmmakers. The festival hopes to be accepting the work of MIA students into the Light In Motion (LIM) Competition – which is Oscar® affiliated – in the not too distant future.
To book for MIA Arts Industry Presentation or Awards Ceremony, please contact Louise O'Connell at the Nerve Centre, tel. 028 71 260562 or send an email to louise@foylefilmfestival.org
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