Tutor: James Lawson-Smith
Venue: Íontas
Dates: 20th March – 24th April 2009 (6 Weeks)
Time: 10am - 1pm, meet in Foyer first
Price: €30 for club members and €50 for non-club members
Course Outline
The course will be held over a 6 week period on Saturdays. We will cover the basic techniques you need to put a short film together.
Camera Techniques – Film making is more than just point and shoot. You need to know how to use your camera to it’s best, you don’t need a €20k camera to make it look good. Controlling the look of the film and operating the camera. Get the most out of your camera (exposure, white balance, shutter speed, focal distances, camera angles as a narrative tool, handheld, tripod)
Basic Lighting – Lighting is a very important subject when making a film of any kind. You need to know what light you have and how to best use it. Using light to paint the scene, creating mood through light. (gels, diffusion, intensity of light, colour temperatures, high contrast & low contrast lighting, 3 point lighting set up)
Sound – Most major films use a technique called ADR in post production. ADR stand for “Automated” or “Automatic Dialog Replacement”. Dialog that cannot be salvaged from production tracks must be re-recorded in a process called looping or ADR. Bringing moving pictures to life through sound. (Capturing clear dialogue, the importance of atmos & wild tracks. Sound problems: Peaking, distortion, off-mic. Types of mic: omni-directional, cardiod, shotgun. Mono, stereo, line mic. Sound editing: music and track laying, mixing, spot effects)
Directing - The role of the Director on and off the set. Working with actors, interacting with other crew members, congruent vision of final film.
Producing - The role of the Producer from pre to post production. Learn how to efficiently timetable and structure the shotlist into a working shooting order.
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DRAMA
Íontas – Gaiety School Collaboration
The Gaiety School of Acting, in conjunction with Íontas, offers the following drama courses on a continuous basis:
Young Gaiety Saturday School at Íontas
The Young Gaiety Saturday School is the most comprehensive acting course available to young actors in Ireland. The year long programme consists of 3 ten week terms. The structure allows students to participate in anything from a 10 week course to a three year cycle. There is a devised showcase at the end of each term.
Term 1: Saturday 16th January – Sat 20th March
Term 2: Saturday 17th April – Saturday 19th June
| 8 - 11 yrs | 10:45am - 12:15pm | €160 |
| 10 - 13 yrs | 12:30pm - 14:00pm | €160 |
| 6 - 9 yrs | 14:15pm - 15:15pm | €160 |
To book: Lo-Call: 1890 258 358 or email marketing@gaietyschool.com. See also www.gaietyschool.com.
Playing Shakespeare
Jan 20 - Mar 3 & Mar 24 - Apr 21: 7pm–9pm
Richie Ball has done stunning productions of such plays as King Lear, Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet with young people in Navan. Tommy Mc Ardle, RTE, film and theatre producer is sole tutor on the BA in Drama course for adults in Maynooth University. They join forces for this course which aims for a full production in December 2010 of the 2011 Leaving Cert. Shakespeare. Learn the play the fun way. €50 per 6 lessons.
DANCE
Dancercise
(Tuesdays Jan 12th - Mar 30th)
| 8 - 16 yrs | 6pm - 7pm | €50 for 6 sessions |
| Adults | 7pm - 8pm | €60 for 6 sessions |
MUSIC
Learn A Brass InstrumentWhen the world is flooded with guitars everyone will be looking for accomplished brass players. Lessons commence on 17th January and continue until 15th March. Lessons then re-commence on 12th April until 7th June, (7.00pm – 9.00pm). Instruments will be lent to participants at the start.
The tutor is Bernard O Connor – a congenial teacher, B.Mus, a lover of music – and brass bands.
Fee: €20 for 3 sessions. Booking essential. Contact 042 9753400/1
Traditional Music
Wednesdays 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Group lessons (in consort with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann)
Accordion, tin whistle, flute, drums, piano and banjo. Keep up the wonderful heritage of traditional music in County Monaghan.
Details from Anna Sheridan on 042-9740263.
Piano Lessons
The Red Mouse Piano School caters for all abilities and all ages, for budding professional musicians or those who want to play for pleasure.
Contact Carol-Mary on 047 79419 or 085 1216632.
VISUAL ARTS
A Child’s View
By arrangement, schools or other groups will be guided around the current exhibition in the gallery and workshops will be created around their response to the work on view. €40 per class includes materials used. Details on 042-9753400/1.
Yoga Course
Beginners 7.30pm - 9pm
Improvers 9pm - 10.3pm
contact geraldine on 0868572952 for further details
Contact Martin McCabe on 087 7753050
Blayney Blades All events open to Men and Women
Thursday's 7.30 - 9.30p.m.
COUNSELLING SERVICE
Margaret McQuaid 086 36 42 183
Sally Hughes Life and Business Coach 086 25 07 713
Financial Assistance and Support Provided.
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