Sunday 4th March

Sunday 4th March was our second official session with the participants of the Goole Silent Movie and we've got a really talented and enthusiastic group developing - although we are keen to involve even more young people so do get in touch if you're interested in being involved.
Acting and drama have been a big part of the first two sessions. We've done lots of exercises which require both a knowledge of film and an ability to devise drama - and the group has responded brilliantly to everything we've thrown at them. Even when we banned talking in the scenes we've been working on (well, it is a silent film project!) everyone has really worked hard to find other ways to tell stories.

Stories were a key part of our work on the 4th - we had a variety of fascinating old photos, posters and other bits and pieces which depicted Goole as it was around a hundred years ago and we used these as inspiration for dozens of stories which came to life both on the stage and on the page in the form of some fantastic drawings.

Next week the patience of our many technically minded group will be rewarded when they spend a session looking at special effects with David - and they will then be ready for our biggest challenge yet - a Film in a Day project the following Sunday. I can't wait!