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| Film Extra All are welcome, no previous knowledge, experience or qualifications are required for any Film Extra courses or Saturday Schools. For further information please visit the Film Extra webpage: http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/learning/FilmExtra.asp Please call 0870 70 10 201 to book places. Soul Food: Family and community in African-American Cinema Evening Course, Thursdays 17 September (7 Weeks) Time 6.30 – 8.30pm Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing (1989) was one of the first Black films to gain critical acclaim and mainstream audience attention for a ‘serious’ attempt to represent African-American culture. But Lee’s often controversial approach is not the only source of filmic reflections on African-American culture. This class will explore his work (see also the Bite the Mango Weekend) alongside that of very different Black filmmakers with full screenings of To Sleep With Anger (dir. Charles Burnett 1991) and Eve’s Bayou (dir. Kasi Lemmons 1998). £60, 45 concessions. Includes screenings of Barbershop (dir Tim Story, 2002) Eve's Bayou (dir Kasi Lemmons 1998) Jungle Fever (Spike Lee 1991) Led by Roy Stafford Intro to screenwriting:Saturday School 12 & 19 Sept (2days), Time 10.30am – 4.30pm This two day course aims to give new writers an introduction to the theory and practice of screenwriting. The course will be delivered by Joe Hepworth, Screenwriter and Visiting Lecturer at the Northern Film School. £40, £30 concessions for 2 day course. Includes refreshments. Screenwriting for short film: Evening course, Tuesdays 22 Sept – 1 Dec (10 weeks) Time 6:00 – 9:00pm This class will provide the chance to develop your short film script from concept through to first draft. There will be regular screenings and discussions of short films to help understand the genre, and the opportunity to expand on the basic screenwriting principles covered in the introductory sessions. Delivered by Joe Hepworth, Screenwriter and Visiting Lecturer at the Northern Film School. The course will also feature an opportunity to speak to specialists at regional screen agency Screen Yorkshire to find out what to do with your finished script. £115/110 concessions Jen Skinner Film Education Officer National Media Museum Bradford BD1 1NQ Tel: 01274 203356 Fax: 01274 772325 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: nationalmediamuseum.org.uk |