The Clifton Centre hosts an exciting creative opportunity for local young people.
Free film and theatre workshops for young people in St Leonards
Prometheus Productions and Limitless Creative are collaborating on a film and theatre workshop project aimed at young people from the age of 11 to 18 years old. Cath Tajima-Powell from the Clifton Community Centre spoke to HOT’s Erica Smith about this exciting opportunity for young people.
Starting on Tuesday 30 May, the after-school sessions will run weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 to 6pm. The young people will learn skills including: scriptwriting, film production and post-production and theatrical acting and performance. The sessions are completely free and all coaches are fully DBS checked.
Cath says, “The aim is to bring out the talent of the young participants and present a showcase for their friends and family to see what they all achieved in the six weeks. Tuesday evenings will focus on theatrical acting and Wednesday evenings will focus on film production. The tutors have a broad base of experience – both professionally and working with young people. This course really is a great opportunity for any young person to gain a multitude of skills.”
One of the course coaches is award winning film maker Francis Saunders. Francis is a professional actor and film maker with years of experience. His motto is “nothing is impossible – with the right mind set and support you can become anything”.
The sessions will take place at, The Clifton Centre, in Stainsby Street, St Leonards on Sea and will be conducted by Frances Saunders (Prometheus Productions) and Jamie De’Ath (Limitless Creative).
For more information or to book, please contact Cath Tajima Powell at The Clifton Centre (Formally Southwater Area Community Centre),
1 & 2 Stainsby Street, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6LA
E-mail: info@thecliftoncentre.com www.thecliftoncentre.com
Tel: 01424 461414 Office hours 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday
Workshop Outline
Week One:
Drama: In this session we will do introductions and look at what drama means to the participants and what do they know about it.
Film: In this session we will do introductions and look at film, what is film and why is it important?
Week Two:
Drama: Working in pairs we will read aloud monologues from current plays and look at the close ties to Shakespeare.
Film: Working in pairs we will look and learn about camera operation and editing. We will also look at structure to make a shoot happen.
Week Three:
Drama: In this session we will now start to perform monologues in front of the other participants, as well as putting pen to paper for our own spoken word.
Film: In this session will go through all the roles needed in film production, from director to writer to editor and start writing out short films.
Week Four:
Drama: Now well into the course we will be performing and refining our written word.
Film: In this session we will write our film and re jiggle last weeks writing we will also log locations to shoot.
Week Five:
Drama: In this session we will tighten up our live performance showcase.
Film: This week we will be shooting and editing on the go to ensure smooth translations of work to be complemented.
Week Six:
Drama: Final performances and tightening up of anything to get the showcase 100 per cent.
Film: Last few tweaks and ready for the showcase.
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