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News Update Camera and Communication Skills Workshop - June 2008 Dramatic Media were invited by Barnet LA to deliver a workshop to a group of Gifted and Talented year 6 pupils from schools across the authority. The workshop was devised and delivered by Caroline Webster. The purpose of the workshop was to support the pupils with a special maths project, the brief of which was to design packaging for a healthy snack bar. The pupils not only had to design and create their packaging, they also had to make a formal presentation explaining their design process. The pupils were being encouraged to use video cameras, to film their work and use as part of their final presentation. Therefore, Caroline's workshop provided training in how to use the camera to best effect and key presentation/communication skills. The three hour morning workshop was a great success and enjoyed by everyone. To read more about the workshop, click on 'Workshop' in the drop-down menu shown above. Julie Laslett Delivers a Visual Literacy Workshop at London University - May 2008 Julie Laslett, Managing Director from Dramatic Media was invited to run one of the workshops at an event focusing on 'Visual Literacy' hosted by London University Institute of Education on 22nd May 2008. Julie's workshop focused on using film drama to engage and motivate speaking and listening, reading and writing outcomes, and how to use film clips so as to 'read' moving image. Workshop participants used Dramatic Media's KS2 non-fiction resource 'Literacy through Fire Safety Awareness' to explore how visual literacy can best be used to motivate pupils and support curriculum requirements. 'Book to Screen' Film Project - April 2008 Working with children's author Julia Jarman, Julie Laslett from Dramatic Media ran a project with pupils from Margaret Beaufort Middle School in Bedfordshire, adapting a chapter from a novel into a scene for the screen. The book from which the chapter was taken was Julia Jarman's 'Ghostwriter'. Julie and Julia worked with a group of Yr 7 and 8 pupils over several weeks, converting a chapter from the book into a screenplay. The scene was then cast with teachers and pupils from the school and filmed over one weekend. Professional cameraman Anthony Hagan filmed the drama, assisted by a crew of pupils. The final filmed scene was shown at a 'black tie' screening to an audience of VIPs, parents, teachers and nervous pupils. Everyone was thrilled with the final film and agreed that the whole experience had been a truly creative and exciting learning process that not only focused pupils on the differences between literature and film and the art of adaptation, but helped pupils build confidence and greater communication skills. To find out more about Julia Jarman click here.

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Camera and Communication Skills Workshop - June 2008

Dramatic Media were invited by Barnet LA to deliver a workshop to a group of Gifted and Talented year 6 pupils from schools across the authority. The workshop was devised and delivered by Caroline Webster.

The purpose of the workshop was to support the pupils with a special maths project, the brief of which was to design packaging for a healthy snack bar. The pupils not only had to design and create their packaging, they also had to make a formal presentation explaining their design process. The pupils were being encouraged to use video cameras, to film their work and use as part of their final presentation. Therefore, Caroline's workshop provided training in how to use the camera to best effect and key presentation/communication skills.

The three hour morning workshop was a great success and enjoyed by everyone. To read more about the workshop, click on 'Workshop' in the drop-down menu shown above.

Julie Laslett Delivers a Visual Literacy Workshop at London University - May 2008

Julie Laslett, Managing Director from Dramatic Media was invited to run one of the workshops at an event focusing on 'Visual Literacy' hosted by London University Institute of Education on 22nd May 2008. Julie's workshop focused on using film drama to engage and motivate speaking and listening, reading and writing outcomes, and how to use film clips so as to 'read' moving image.

Workshop participants used Dramatic Media's KS2 non-fiction resource 'Literacy through Fire Safety Awareness' to explore how visual literacy can best be used to motivate pupils and support curriculum requirements.

'Book to Screen' Film Project - April 2008

Kids on set Working with children's author Julia Jarman, Julie Laslett from Dramatic Media ran a project with pupils from Margaret Beaufort Middle School in Bedfordshire, adapting a chapter from a novel into a scene for the screen.

The book from which the chapter was taken was Julia Jarman's 'Ghostwriter'. Julie and Julia worked with a group of Yr 7 and 8 pupils over several weeks, converting a chapter from the book into a screenplay. The scene was then cast with teachers and pupils from the school and filmed over one weekend. Professional cameraman Anthony Hagan filmed the drama, assisted by a crew of pupils.

The final filmed scene was shown at a 'black tie' screening to an audience of VIPs, parents, teachers and nervous pupils. Everyone was thrilled with the final film and agreed that the whole experience had been a truly creative and exciting learning process that not only focused pupils on the differences between literature and film and the art of adaptation, but helped pupils build confidence and greater communication skills.

To find out more about Julia Jarman click here.