The North West Film School are running summer camps for young people on theAutism spectrum as part of the CAWT/HSE summer activities programme. Thecourses are suitable for high functioning students with Asperger's syndrome andinvolves learning about film production, script writing, cameras, sound,lighting, editing, acting, set design etc. The course runs for a week and thegroup get to produce their own short film during that time.
Camps run fromMonday through to Friday from 10am - 4pm.
Courses are as follows:
August 8-12 Bundoran - Focus course (13-18 year olds) Pastoral Centre
August 8-12 Bundoran - Zoom course (10-12 year olds) Pastoral Centre
August 8-12 Monaghan - Focus course (13-18 year olds) YWCA, Town Centre
August 8-12 Dundalk - Zoom course (10-12 year olds) Outcomers, oppositeAppleTree Foundation
August 15-19 Buncrana - Focus course (13-18 year olds) Artlink
August 15-19 Buncrana - Zoom course (10-12 year olds) Artlink
August 15-19 Virginia - Focus course (13-18 year olds) Ramor Gaelic Football Club
August 15-19 Drogheda - Focus course (13-18 year olds) The Barbican
August 15-19 Sligo - Zoom course (10-12 year olds) Avalon Centre
August 22-26 Dungloe - Focus course (13-18 year olds) Ionad Teampaill
August 22-26 Dungloe - Zoom course (10-12 year olds) Ionad Teampaill
August 22-26 Kingscourt - Focus course (13-18 year olds) Kingscourt CommunityCentre
August 22-26 Drogheda - Zoom course (13-18 year olds) The Barbican
August 22-26 Sligo - Focus course (13-18 year olds) Avalon Centre
Email ruth@northwestfilmschool.ie or phone on071 9650837 or 086 0834830.
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