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Acting for the Screen with Fair City’s Seamus Moran
10.30am – 1.00pm Wednesday 11th November, Town Hall Theatre. Ages 15 – 18 years
During this workshop participants will work from scripts, and learn how an actor studies text as a guiding principle. There will be a camera and projector to hand during the workshop to which participants will act, and performances will be discussed and critiqued. Limited spaces.
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Lunchbox Animation in association with Galway Film Centre
10.30am – 1.00pm Thursday 12th November, Town Hall Theatre Studio or
10.30am – 1.00pm Saturday 14th November, Town Hall Theatre. Ages 9 – 12 years

An exciting way to explore creative story-telling and visual images through animation. Participants will be shown by animator and artist Edith Pieperhoff how to create their own images and characters and transform them into a short animated film. Watching their images come alive before their eyes is one of the most rewarding aspects of this popular workshop.
Participants will be given a DVD copy of the animations after the workshop.

Radio Broadcasting Workshop with Garry Kelly (Galway Bay FM )
10.30am – 1.00pm Friday 13th November, Galway Bay FM Studios. Ages 13+
Course content will include formatting/researching a programme, using radio broadcast equipment, creating promos/vox pops, BCI Rules/JNLR’s and music control. Each participant must prepare a 1 min piece in advance from the local newspaper. This workshop offers an opportunity to get a taste for the inner workings of a radio studio. Maximum 16 participants.


What It’s Really Like to work in the Film & TV industry
11.00am – 12.15pm Friday 13th November, Town Hall Theatre Studio. Ages 15+
They say a film is made three times: in the script, in the production and when edited. In this panel discussion, a writer, director and editor discuss their work – what it entails and what it is like to try to carve out a career within this industry. Panelists will include writer Maura McHugh, Pat Comer director of Des Bishop’s, In The Name Of The Fáda and Eileen Lauster, editor of work produced through the Galway Film Centre. The ambition of this panel discussion is to offer attendees an rare insight into the working life of Film & TV professionals. Limited spaces.


Laptop Animation Workshop with John Jennings
2.00pm – 4.00pm Saturday 14th November, Town Hall Theatre Studio. Ages 13+
John Jennings is an award winning Galway based animator. He makes animations on a variety of themes, including aliens, ghosts and food. His work has been screened at The Cork Young People’s Film Festival and at the Junior Galway Film Fleadh. Each particpant must bring their own laptop and have prepared a storyboard in advance. Limited spaces.

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