Go Figure - F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge

The F.E. McWilliam Gallery has recreated the sculptor's work shed in he back garden of it's ideal Banbridge local and brought his machetes, plaster mock-ups and tools etc. into the mix.

This provided an ideal environment for creativity and ideas for our films which we filmed there this June as part of a summer animation workshop.

The clips combined in the 'Suite: Statue Esque' were all warm-up exercises done on the first day as a run up to the main film 'Go Figure' which took the remainder of the week's time. We shot right up to the very last second. Parents had to drag their children away.

Stay Or Play - DVD cover

Create at the Burnavon Arts & Cultural Centre in Cookstown with 10 very hard working participants over the span of 10 4 hour Saturday sessions.

This team came together and very quickly gelled as a force to be reckoned with.

A very ambitious story with very fine performances.

Stay Or Play

The most recent and longest film so far.

Anim8ed- Good reference and project activity sheets too!

http://www.anim8ed.org.uk/default.asp


A good site to explore for project ideas, tips and final films. 16 different school projects to read about and view.

Lurgan Youth Annexe Animation 2009

What can be accomplished during a 'taster' session.

Parts of 4 taster sessions rolled into one.

Script Writing for Beginners

Presently, I am working with two classes at Portstewart Primary School, scripting ideas for a film festival they will be presenting in June this year. There are seven groups of 5 children creating films for the festival. Not all of the films will be animated but some will have aspects of animation involved.

I was asked to join the teachers because of my experience with making films with children and to help solve the problem of some of the scripts leaning toward the fantastic and the unfathomable.

In preparation for our first meeting, I created a beginners template for film production and script writing that I thought would help refresh and introduce some of the basic film making methods I use in practice.

What follows, are Power Point images from the introduction.
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Script Example: From Boots To Books









SCROLL DOWN To find the video for the scripted film; From Boots To Books

Eochu's lake

An Activison First Light Movies Award 2009 Nominee for Best Fantasy Adventure

Eochu's Lake from First Light Movies on Vimeo.