Screen Training Ireland –A Year in Review 2017 Cover image Angela’s Christmas, Brown Bag Films 03 Who We Are 05 What We Do 08 Key Initiatives 2017 18 Training Highlights 2017 34 Bursary Review 2017 36 Local Partnerships 38 Festivals 39 International Training Partnerships 47 Looking Ahead: 2018 and Beyond
02 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 Who We Are
Screen Training Ireland (STI) is the national screen training and development body, tailored for Ireland’s film and television industry. It was established in 1995 to provide ongoing training and career-development opportunities for professionals working in the screen industry. STI works with recognised industry professionals, both locally and internationally, to identify, design and deliver training for Irish professionals. Training programmes are offered to practitioners and companies to enhance their expertise in film, television, animation and interactive screen content. STI comes under the auspices of the Irish Film Board (IFB) since 2013. It is mainly funded by the IFB, third-party training partnerships and fee income. STI offers training for the changing needs of the Irish screen industry. STI developed and delivered over 47 courses in 2017 and allocated 1,115 places to participants. Of these training places 48% were allocated to female participants and 52% allocated to male participants.
03 Who We Are We also supported 23 masterclasses and workshops at leading Irish Film festivals, and seminars in partnership with various organisations throughout the year. Approximately 1,558 places were provided at these events in Dublin and throughout the country, of these 39% were allocated to female participants and 61% allocated to male participants. STI categorises skills needs in three core areas; creativity and creative collaboration (CCC), production and technical skills (P&T) and business and enterprise (B&E). STI also supports high-level international training opportunities through the Bursary Award scheme and through its support of programmes such as Guiding Lights, Inside Pictures, EAVE and ACE. Through the Bursary Award Scheme, 25 Irish industry professionals availed of funding to attend high-level training programmes and workshops with international companies and organisations.
04 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 What We Do
STI offers training opportunities in the following areas: • Business and enterprise training to enhance expertise in management and strategy development • Masterclasses and specialised programmes to help experienced professionals avail of advanced development opportunities • Programmes to meet long-term development needs in the creative areas of script, directing and producing • Short focused courses to meet updating, upgrading and transfer skills needs • Pathways to progression for technical professionals through traineeships, apprenticeships and bridging programmes • International training and the Bursary Award scheme which enables experienced professionals to participate in training opportunities internationally and where necessary, design a development opportunity customised to meet their individual needs.
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An Ode to Love Key Initiatives 2017
STI delivered a range of key initiatives in 2017 aimed at retraining existing professionals in new technologies, developing new entrants, trainees and apprentices, nurturing individual creative talents through mentorships and enhancing business skills.
08 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 — Creating Show Business: talent development and mentoring Entertainment TV creation seminar programmes for animation and VFX kicked off in January. The programme companies. Senior management tutored by TV producers, Larry Bass and teams, supervisors, HOD’s and training Philip Kamp, provided creative talent in personnel in VFX and animation studios the entertainment television sector in all took part in the programme. Many Ireland with the tools to devise cutting- forms of mentoring were included, edge programming. providing participating companies with clear guidelines for implementing — Chrysalis, an intensive, project- structured mentoring programmes based programme for development within their organisations. executives, producers and script editors, was launched in March. The Chrysalis — In early 2017 a Train the Trainer programme focused on developing initiative was launched to enhance the established and emerging writing talent skills of educators and trainers working while encouraging creative collaboration in further education, higher education, within the development process. Eight and training. This focused on targeting projects at mid-development stage skills in the teaching of industry- were selected and brought through the standard software and processes for development process. Workshops in animation and VFX. It enabled lecturers, the craft of screenwriting, tutored by trainers and educators to access Beth Serlin and Mary Kate O’Flanagan, professional training, enhancing their provided advice and feedback to the understanding of current creative teams. studio processes. — Screen Training Ireland was — A VFX and Animation Mentoring supported by Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme was launched to facilitate programme and the Irish Film Board to the development and implementation deliver the Screen Leaders strategic of structured mentoring programmes company development and leadership for animation and VFX companies. programme. Hosting participating Senior management teams, supervisors, companies from across Europe, it took HOD’s and animation trainers in VFX and place in Ireland and Germany. animation studios all took part. — A Mentoring Skills Programme All aspects of the mentoring process tutored by talent specialist Laurie were covered providing participating Knell facilitated the development organisations with clear guidelines and and implementation of structured pathways for implementing structured
09 Key Initiatives 2017 mentoring programmes within their Shameless (Channel 4) as well as feature organisations. filmWhat Richard Did; Ciaran Donnelly, award-winning producer-director — Writing Animation with Barbara Slade of the upcoming Krypton as well as took participants through six days Harley And The Davidsons (Discovery), of intensive animation writing which Vikings (History Channel), Titanic: Blood mimicked a “real world” animation And Steel (Lionsgate) and The Tudors writer’s room process. Participating (Showtime); Neasa Hardiman, BAFTA- writers are developing their own winning director of Happy Valley (BBC / animation episodes and will attend a Netflix),Jessica Jones (Marvel / Netflix) second module in January, followed by and Z: The Beginning of Everything mentorship and detailed feedback. (Amazon); Lisa McGee, creator of
Derry Girls, London Irish (Channel 4), — Big Stories on the Small Screen, screenwriter with Indian Summers, funded by the Broadcasting Authority of The White Queen, Being Human (BBC) Ireland, The Irish Film Board and Screen and Raw (RTÉ); Katie Holly and Yvonne Training Ireland, launched its second O’Donoghue, producers, Striking Out major initiative to develop skills in quality (RTÉ); Declan Croghan, creator, Life of long-form screen drama. This brought Crime, The Body Farm (ITV) and Ripper together eminent screen storytellers Street (BBC); Robert Quinn, director, from across the world to work with Irish Endeavour (ITV), Ackley Bridge (BBC) screen professionals and included a and No Offence (ITV); John Hayes, one-day conference in Dublin. director, Bancroft (ITV), Vera (ITV), Home Speakers included, Ronan Bennett, Fires (BBC); Lisa Mulcahy, director, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter of The Moonstone, Undercliffe (BBC) and the currently screening Gunpowder Red Rock (TV3); Gerard Barrett, writer/ (BBC), TV dramas Top Boy (Channel 4), director, Smalltown (TV3) as well as Hidden (BBC), 10 Days To War (BBC), feature films Brain on Fire, Glassland and The Hamburg Cell (Channel 4), feature Pilgrim Hill. films includingPublic Enemies. He Big Stories continues into 2018. is also an acclaimed novelist whose Participants selected following the works include Zugzwang, Havoc, In Its seminar will embark on a five-day Third Year and The Catastrophist. Other project-based workshop to include speakers included Malcolm Campbell, a pitching session to local and showrunner of Ackley Bridge (BBC), international broadcasters. screenwriter, The White Queen (BBC),
10 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 WOW! Just WOW! What a day you put together on Saturday. Thank you so much for a really brilliant event. It was packed with such interesting and inspirational info and people. I’m definitely going to get my best thinking cap on for the second round. Enda Hughes, Writer/Director
The whole day was really inspiring. Conor Morrissey, Director
I loved hearing all the amazing world- class speakers share their valuable insight. Hearing them speak about their work was incredibly exciting. Cherley Kane, Actress
It was a privilege and a pleasure to welcome such an array of international and Irish talent to the stage through Big Stories. The speakers were generous and candid in their discussions of their work. Feedback has been stellar. We’re looking forward to our next event! Neasa Hardiman, Writer/Director and creator of Big Stories
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13 Key Initiatives 2017 — The third iteration of the VFX and Saloon, Piranha Bar, Boulder Media Animation Graduate Traineeship and Windmill Lane VFX among others. programme was launched in October It involves a mix of on-the-job training/ with a two-day symposium in Dublin. It mentoring and specialist training/ featured a range of exciting talks and mentoring delivered through Animation sessions with top international speakers Skillnet and Screen Training Ireland. on the latest creative and technological Participating studios and trainees for the advances in these areas. 2017/18 programme are Outer Limits Delegates at the symposium heard from (Trainee: Oran Desmond); Immersive VR top Irish and international animation and Education (Trainee: Kirsty O’Donnell); VFX practitioners including Rob Andrews, Gingerbread Animation (Trainee: CG supervisor, Cinesite (Ghostbusters, Siobhán McDonald); HMH (Trainee: Deepwater Horizon, Harry Potter and the Mark Crosbie); Piranha Bar (Trainee: Order of The Phoenix); Brian Coldrick, Laura Boland); JAM Media (Trainees: illustrator and concept artist (Doctor Who, Richard Chen and Lea Linnea Korkko); Red Dwarf, Zapped); Scott Pritchard, Cartoon Saloon (Trainee: Eoghan compositing supervisor (Star Wars: The Fearon); Windmill Lane VFX (Trainee: Force Awakens, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Niall Mooney); Brown Bag Films (Trainee: Inception); Sanna Myllykangas, story Patrick Onofrei); Screen Scene VFX artist, Rovio & Aardman Animations; (Trainee: Daniel McGuire). Damien O’Connor, director, Brown Bag Films (Angela’s Christmas); Fred It’s great to have launched the third Burdy, CG supervisor, Brown Bag iteration of the highly successful VFX Films (Angela’s Christmas); Elaina and Animation Graduate Traineeship Scott (Avengers: Age of Ultron, The programme. It has provided on-the-job Hunger Games, Hugo); Sydney Padua training and played a significant role in (The Lion King, The Jungle Book, The addressing skills gaps in Ireland over Iron Giant); and Richard Smitheman, the last few years. visual development artist (Rock Dog, Gareth Lee, Animation Skillsnet. Enchanted, The Prince of Egypt). — In November, an Animation Studio — The Graduate Traineeship programme Assistant Traineeship with Cartoon is targeted at developing industry- Saloon was launched in association with focused skills in a workplace setting and Kilkenny/Carlow Education and Training is supported by award-winning studios Board (KCETB), Young Irish Filmmakers, such as Brown Bag Films, Cartoon and Animation Skillnet.
14 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 — STI partnered with the Audi Dublin have been developed in partnership with International Film Festival and Audi the Limerick and Clare Education and Ireland to deliver a cutting-edge seminar Training Board (LCETB), University of on Virtual and Augmented Reality. Limerick (UL), Limerick School of Art and Internationally renowned VR director Design (LIT/LSAD) and local business Michel Reilhac, Submarine Channel, groups. These include courses aimed Netherlands gave a keynote address on at the art department and a Production film and immersive storytelling. Stefan Assistant Bootcamp in association with Grambart, Emmy® award-winning VR NBC Universal. pioneer (Sleepy Hollow VR experience) The four-day bootcamp for new industry and creator and conceptual lead of entrants provided a thorough, intensive, Halcyon, discussed narrative and real-world programme for participants, storytelling structures in immersive exposing them to a full and practical content. understanding of the role of office, set Other speakers at the conference and location production assistant. included, Nikki Lannen, CEO WarDucks Games; Fiona Kilkelly, Immerse UK; James Corbett, CEO, Simvirtua; Paul Bouchard, Wide Film Sales, France; Jeremy Dalton, VR/AR lead, PWC; Tanya Laird, Digital Jam/VR Writers Room; Camille Donegan, VR consultant; Neil Leyden, Head of RTE Digital; Dan Ring, research engineer, The Foundry; and Steve McCormack, producer, Straywave Media. Pink Kong Studios was awarded a bursary of €30,000 to produce its virtual reality concept AURORA, which will premiere as part of Immersive Stories: Conference & Exhibition at the Audi Dublin International Film Festival 2018. — Building on the success of the Troy Studios Film Industry Open Day in Limerick, a number of key programmes
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Can’t Cope Won’t Cope Training Highlights 2017: Creativity and Creative Collaboration
In the Creativity and Creative Collaboration (CCC) training area the year was focused on building development opportunities for writers, script editors/development executives, programme makers and visual creatives. Mentoring and training supports for female talent were put in place including a shadow directing opportunity for a female director on Can’t Cope Won’t Cope.
18 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 In January CCC kicked off with Renowned composer Conrad Pope Screenplay Unlimited, an advanced delivered a masterclass on composing development workshop tutored by in association with IMRO and Pulse Emmanuel Oberg. The three-day Studios. workshop provided feature film writers In association with Film In Cork and with flexible storytelling tools, enabling Bow Street Academy for Screen Acting, them to develop their own creative Hollywood acting coach Gerry Grennell projects effectively. shared his vast experience and insights Creating Show Business: The into the craft of screen acting in a Entertainment Television Format workshop for actors. Creation Seminar launched in January. Emmanuel Oberg delivered two genre Developed with key producers, workshops in thriller and comedy aimed commissioning editors and creatives, at writers, development personnel, the course provided emerging talent directors and editors. Participants in the Irish TV sector with the tools gained a thorough understanding of to devise and develop cutting-edge storytelling in thrillers and comedies. programming. STI and Filmbase collaborated on Projects developed at the workshop a television series development were pitched to the commissioners and programme with HOUSE OF LIES a number of these formats are currently Showrunner Matthew Carnahan. in development. In the Writers Room II provided an Chrysalis, an advanced screenplay introduction to television series concept development programme for executives, development via an intensive project- producers and script editors, launched based programme. in March and will finish in early 2018. In partnership with Bow Street, a four- Developed in association with The Irish day intensive workshop on directing Film Board, participants gained skills actors took place with top Irish directing across all aspects of development and coaching talent overseeing the for film and TV. Topics covered programme. included script and story analysis, good development practices, creative collaboration, unconscious gender- bias training, pitching, film financing, entertainment law, sales and marketing and distribution.
19 Training Highlights 2017 One of the highlights of our partnership Screenwriter and script consultant with Screen Training Ireland this year was Emmanuel Oberg shared his insights the Directing Actors workshop. Blessed at the Screenplay Unlimited: Advanced with some fantastic creative tutors like Development Workshop and the Dearbhla Walsh, Gerry Grennell and Animation Feature Development Kirsten Sheridan, the workshop explored workshop. the communication tools necessary Film in Cork and STI collaborated to to best serve the unique relationship deliver the well-received screenwriting between the Director and Cast. workshop, Short Films, Epic Stories Shimmy Marcus, Creative Director, Bow Street. with Mary-Kate O’ Flanagan, as part Three time Emmy-award winner Lisa of a series of collaborations with Film Albert and story consultant Mary in Cork. Kate O’Flanagan delivered a course to screenwriters and development personnel in July. Through the breakdown of episodes written by Lisa Albert (MAD MEN, HALT AND CATCH FIRE) participants were brought through the structure of TV drama and scene writing. In October, Writing Animation with Barbara Slade brought emerging animation writers, writing teams and live action writers/writing teams through the process of writing for an animation TV series. In association with Galway Film Centre, the FÍS TV summit took place. This was part of a series of programmes in the Galway area which also included Production Coordination: From Script to Set, SketchUp and Life’s a Pitch and Then you Cry.
20 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 Creativity and Creative Collaboration Training Courses 2017
Screenplay In the Writer’s Engine Room Pitch Unlimited: Advanced Room with Matthew Workshop Development Carnahan Workshop Short Films, Epic Directing Actors with Stories in association Creating Bow Street with Film In Cork Showbusiness: Entertainment TV Introduction to the Animation Feature Creation Seminar US TV landscape for Development Writers & Producers Gerry Grennell Actors Big Stories on the Masterclass with Film Core Research Skills Small Screen 2 In Cork TV Writing with Lisa Can’t Cope Won’t Chrysalis: Advanced Albert Cope Shadow Screenplay Directing Development FÍS TV Drama Summit Programme in association with Galway Film Centre Conrad Pope Masterclass with Writing Animation IMRO with Barbara Slade
Screenplay Unlimited William Goldstein Thriller Workshop Masterclass in association with Screenplay Unlimited IMRO and Pulse Comedy Workshop College
21 Training Highlights 2017 Training Highlights 2016: Production and Technical Training
Training in production and technical skills provides upskilling, reskilling and cross skilling in physical and digital production, and includes the development of technical and artistic skills in animation, VFX, and production and crew skills.
22 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 In live-action production, STI focused STI focused on work-based learning on work-based learning. The Red Rock in the digital production area through Production Training Scheme - delivered the VFX and Animation Graduate for a second time - offered emerging Traineeship programme. A collaboration talent in the industry the opportunity with Animation Skillnet, the programme to work on season three of the popular is in its third edition, with companies TV show. Work-based learning and such as Brown Bag Films, Cartoon mentoring were provided in the areas Saloon and Screen Scene VFX of art department, costume, assistant continuing to host participants in directing, props, social media and post- their studios. A two-day symposium production. offered creative insights from an array of international talent. This year’s With the development of Troy Studios programme of training for the Graduate in Limerick and GeorgeR.R. Martin’s Traineeship included Colour Theory, Nightflyers Sci-Fi series set to shoot in Rigging in Toon Boom Harmony, 2018, live-action production training Lighting, and ZBrush. focused on addressing skills needs in the Limerick and Clare region. Taking part in the Graduate Traineeship Courses in drafting for film and TV, an programme allowed me to work Introduction to the Film Production in-house in a fast-paced, exciting Office, a Production Assistant studio, experiencing everything Bootcamp, and a Set Build for Film this opportunity afforded me whilst course were delivered. learning on the job in a friendly and encouraging environment. In other regional production training, Jessica Patterson, trainee 2017, Screen Training Ireland partnered Jam Media, 2017 programme. with the Galway Film Centre and Gréasán na Mean Skillnet to deliver a The Graduate Traineeship Programme Script Supervision course, followed is an invaluable resource for those who by continuity placements on drama have just completed 3rd level. Through productions for some participants. this programme I have landed a pivotal-entry level job that has opened Craft/design training in Dublin included up many avenues for me. I am learning an intensive Period Hair and Make-Up hands-on skills, while being mentored workshop with Lorraine Glynn and Sonia by some of the best in Ireland. Dolan. Daniel McGuire, trainee, Screen Scene VFX, 2017/18 programme.
23 Training Highlights 2017 There was a strong focus on software I was able to adapt to the role much development and drafting skills with quicker than before. I completed courses in Rhino, Vectorworks 2D two courses in Rhino, one before I and 3D and SketchUp delivered and started in my current position and one participants’ skill levels advancing and after I’d been there several weeks. applied directly on the job. By completing the course before I started, I was able to learn the basics. I have taken what I learnt on the The second course was to address STI Vectorworks courses and any problems I had come across in applied it directly on INTO THE work and because I was more familiar BADLANDS season 3. The flexibility with the software I was able to learn of Vectorworks software allows me more advanced tools. These have been to design at speed in 3D and 2D to invaluable as the work has become create quick compelling visuals for the more complex over time. production designer, directors, DOPs and construction. Robert Barrett, art department trainee. Gary McGinty, art director, Into The A Train the Trainer initiative, targeted at Badlands, Season 3. enhancing the skills of educators and trainers for VFX and animation, kicked Robert Barrett, a participant on the off with an After Effects course tutored intermediate drafting course, is currently by digital artist Mario Bortas. applying his skills in the art department of INTO THE BADLANDS drafting for VR Storytelling in association with Rhino. Animation Skillnet and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) saw Colum In 2017 I completed four courses Slevin, Oculus VR deliver a session on with Screen Training Ireland including storytelling for 360 video, and real-time Drafting and Rhino for the Art experiences for Mobile VR and Rift. Department, and Health and Safety for TV and Film. These courses have been an enormous help in obtaining a position in the field and being able to hit the ground running . Within the art department there are certain methods and procedures for how drawings are done. I became familiar with a number of these methods which meant that when I started my first job as a trainee,
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Drafting for Film ZBrush with Glen Rhino for Art and TV Southern for VFX and Department Animation Trainees Set Pass 2D and 3D Colour Theory for Vectorworks for Production VFX and Animation Art Department Coordination: From Trainees Script to Set Mentoring Skills for Period Hair and VFX and Animation SketchUp in Makeup association with Immersive Content Galway Film centre Directing Animation Creation Masterclass Rigging in Harmony Train the Trainer: Toon for VFX and VR Storytelling Boom Harmony Animation Trainees Set Build for Film Mentoring Skills for Train the Trainer Mentors Animation and VFX Intermediate Drafting VFX and Animation Lighting for VFX Introduction to the Symposium and Animation for Film Production VFX and Animation Office Production Training Trainees Scheme (Troy) SketchUp Script Supervision Intermediate Level 2D and 3D with Gréasán na Vectorworks for Meán Carbon Literacy for Art Department Production Health and Safety P.A. Bootcamp Troy Studios
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27 Training Highlights 2017 Training Highlights 2016: Business and Enterprise Training
Training in the business and enterprise area focused on leadership development, innovation and entrepreneurial skills, strategic development, talent management, and updating business skills. The aim was to tie these into the development of producers, key creatives, and production companies. Key partners in 2017 included Screen Producers Ireland, Galway Film Centre, Galway Film Fleadh, Animation Skillnet, and Creative Europe Desk Ireland. International partners included Creative Europe, EAVE and ACE.
28 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 Screen Leaders, the Strategic Company Forum in Galway. A film finance Development Programme for the case study on the Irish Belgium co- Screen Industries, is STI’s business and production of Brendan Muldowney’s enterprise programme, supported by epic film PILGRIMAGE included Creative Europe. It’s aimed at principals Conor Barry and John Keville (Savage in film, TV, animation, post-production, Productions), Benoit Roland (Wrong VFX, sales, marketing, and distribution. Men Films), Todd Brown (XYZ Films) and Companies who participated in the was chaired by Lesley McKimm (IFB). 2017 programme included Speers Dignity in the Workplace was delivered Film, Ireland; De Mensen, Belgium; in partnership with Irish Equity, SIPTU Hungarian National Film Fund, Hungary; and Screen Producers Ireland. It Amour Fou, Luxembourg/Austria; focused on ensuring safe and dignified Giant Animation, Ireland; Garden Films, workplaces within the Irish arts sector Portugal; Calico Pictures, Ireland; and across audio-visual and live Cinenord, Norway; and El Zorrero performance productions. Films, Ireland. A Music Licensing seminar in STI ran a two-day Business Model association with the Irish Music Rights Innovation Programme tutored Organisation (IMRO) and the Mechanical by business guru Raomal Perera. Copyright Protection Society of This hands-on workshop provided Ireland (MCPSI) offered attendees a participants with the tools to design, full overview of music licensing and test and build business models and strategies and options for the licensing value propositions for their companies. of music.educators and trainers for VFX Mentoring for VFX and Animation - and animation, kicked off with an After targeted at senior executives and Effects course tutored by digital artist company HODs - launched in 2017 Mario Bortas. to develop a culture of training and VR Storytelling in association with mentorship within companies. It Animation Skillnet and the Broadcasting informs and empowers senior Authority of Ireland (BAI) saw Colum management teams to implement Slevin, Oculus VR deliver a session on effective talent management systems storytelling for 360 video, and real-time for their organisations. experiences for Mobile VR and Rift. A Screen Leaders and EAVE panel session formed part of The Fleadh
29 Training Highlights 2017 The experience and knowledge gained during Screen Leaders allowed us to really focus on our growth strategy and management practice. The quality of training and mentorship provided by Screen Training Ireland is exceptional. Jonathan Clarke, Head of Production, Giant Animation.
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Life’s a Pitch and Mentoring Skills for Then you Cry VFX and Animation
Business Model Dignity in the Innovation Workplace with SIPTU/SPI/Dublin Screen Leaders with City Arts Office IFB/Creative Europe Music Licensing Screen Leaders/ Seminar with IMRO EAVE Seminar – Fleadh Forum
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Pilgrimage – finance case study in association with Screen Leaders and EAVE at the Fleadh Forum 2017. Bursary Review 2017
In 2017, bursaries were awarded to 25 applicants across the fields of creativity and creative collaboration, production and technical and business & enterprise. Over €45,000 was allocated to Irish industry practitioners to participate in international training programmes, enhancing their career prospects.
The Hyper Realistic Skin Painting for Prosthetics and Props course in Titanic Creative Belfast was an amazing, informative and enjoyable experience. Richard is an incredibly skilled artist and was very thorough in his demonstration of silicone painting, which is in itself a notoriously difficult discipline. The skills obtained over the two days were not limited to painting but can be applied to many aspects of prosthetics and prop making including sculpting, mould making and makeup application. Thanks very much to all at Screen Training Ireland for their support. Bobby McGlynn, prosthetics make-up artist, prop maker.
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Conversion Course for Eamonn Dunne Editors – MC250 Rachel O’Kane Steadicam Silver Trans Atlantic Partners Richie Cody Workshop 2017 The Media Composer Patrick Comer Conversion Course for Marie Pierre Richard Sources 2 Script Editors – MC250 Art Cinema and Action Development Workshop
Anja Mahler David Kelly Bobby McGlynn Metadata Management in Cultural Cinema Richard Martin’s Hyper Film Archives-Putting the Exhibition Realistic Skin Painting for “Cinematographic Works Prosthetics and Props James Mather Standard” EN 15907 to Tiffen Steadicam Gold use and introducing the Richard Conroy Workshop new FIAF Cataloguing TV Lab 2017
Manual Denise Woods Audrey O’Reilly Expanding Luke McManus European TV Drama Cinematography with ZagrebDox Pro Lab 2017 Global Cine Documentary Training Paula Kehoe Programme Mark Maher VR Creators’ Lab Brian Wade Creature Katie Holly Ross McDonnell Maquette Sculpting Showrunners TV Drama ASC Masterclass Series Exchange Patrick McDonnell
Eoin Keating Producers Workshop Oonagh Kearney Introduction to Steadicam Cannes Athena IRIS and Camera Stabiliser Screenwriting Lab Workshop
Mark McLoughlin Emma Rooney Lisbon Docs Pitching VFX Producer Training Workshops
Adriane Devane Irina Kuksova Move into production Miniature Model Making management
35 Bursary Review 2017 Local Partnerships
In 2017 STI collaborated with numerous local industry partners on a range of exciting initiatives. It partnered with festivals on workshops and masterclasses throughout the country. Galway Film Centre STI and the Galway Film Centre collaborated on a slate of programmes for the creative industries in the Western and Eastern regions. Training was delivered to writers, directors, editors, art department personnel and producers. Creative Ireland STI were delighted to be a part of Cruinnú na Cásca, a Creative Ireland initiative presented by RTÉ. STI curated two workshops; a filmmaking workshop with Young Irish Filmmakers and a foley workshop with foley artist, Caoimhe Doyle. Film In Cork STI partnered with Film In Cork on a Gerry Grennell Actors Masterclass and on Short Films Epic Stories, a two-day screenwriting workshop aimed at empowering writers to create ambitious and engaging short and long form projects, with Mary-Kate O’Flanagan. YIFM We continued our collaboration with Young Irish Filmmakers (YIFM) through the National Youth Film School (NYFS) to provide support and advice on training for young and emerging filmmakers. Through STI’s local and international industry contacts, YIFM can tap into a wealth of training expertise.
36 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 Animation Skillnet Screen Training Ireland continued its partnership with Animation Skillnet on the VFX and Animation Graduate Traineeship and Symposium and on a range of animation training programmes including the VFX and Animation Symposium in association with Animation Skillnet and supported by IDA. Dublin Editors STI partnered with Dublin Editors on a series of in-depth masterclasses aimed at professional editors focusing on the creative side of editing. Highlights for 2017 included masterclasses with Joe Bini, (Grizzly Man, American Honey, Into The Abyss, Tales Of The Grim Sleeper, Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired); Alexandra Mackie Ace, (Siege Of Jadotville, Bright Young Things, RKO 281); David Gamble Ace (Shakespeare in Love, Veronica Guerin). The Irish Rights Organisation (IMRO) & Mechanical Copyright Protection Society of Ireland (MCPSI) STI partnered with IMRO and MCPSI by hosting a seminar which provided a full overview of music licensing, and effective strategies and options for the licensing of music. Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) STI supported two high-level masterclasses in association with IFTA, a masterclass with world-renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese and a cinematography masterclass with Seamus McGarvey.
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STI partners with festivals by providing support in the form of funding and training advice, sharing resources to ensure workshops, masterclasses and events at festivals are industry focused.
Festival partnerships in 2017 included Audi Dublin International Film Festival, Dingle Animation Festival, Silk Road Film Festival, Sky Road Festival, Kerry Film Festival, Fastnet Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh, Guth Gafa Documentary Festival, Indiecork and Cork Film Festival.
Workshops and Masterclasses at Festivals 2017 Ben Wheatley Directors Masterclass Kerry Fox: Working with Actors Masterclass Directors Masterclass with Bela Tarr Sketch Day Trail with Chris Dicker Meet the Filmmakers Masterclass with Hou Hsiao-hsien & Chu Tien-wen Corona Fastnet Festival Workshops Directors Masterclass with Amir Bar Lev Actors Masterclass with Michael Smiley How to Get your Irish Doc into the International Market Fingal Film Festival Workshops How to Get Your Project Financed, Produced and Released Masterclass with Agnes Jaoui IFI French Film Festival FIRST TAKE Cork Film Festival Doc Day Cork Film Festival
38 Screen Training Ireland Review 2017 International Training Partnerships
STI has formed a number of partnerships with leading international training programmes. These benefit Irish industry professionals and build on our international network. One of our key relationships is with the Creative Europe Programme which funds Screen Leaders.
In 2017 STI continued its partnerships with top international training organisations such as ACE, EAVE and Guiding Lights.
Scholarships were allocated to Paddy Hayes, Producer, Magmamedia, for EAVE; John Wallace, Producer, Black Sheep Productions for ACE; and Demian Fox, Writer for Guiding Lights.
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In 2017 the IFB and the BAI published the AV Skills Strategy report and in 2018 STI will undertake a review of the report and seek to implement the major recommendations. This will include: 1 An advisory Board for STI 2 The appointment of a Training Manager 3 Engagement with the sector with regard to the recommendations 4 A skills-gap audit across live-action, animation and television production sectors 5 Consideration of accreditation models In 2017, very good advances were made in developing apprenticeships, however, we recognise the scale of the work that still needs to be done in developing more work-based learning opportunities. Many challenges still exist: diversity, inclusion, paths for new entrants and the ongoing issue of bridging the gap between third level and industry. We also recognise that we need more hard data in terms of measuring the workforce. Therefore in 2018 we will:
47 Looking Ahead: 2018 and beyond 1 Roll out an extensive careers portal in live action, animation, VFX and television production which will map the careers in these areas 2 Establish an industry/education forum 3 Carry out detailed research on the scale and breakdown of the workforce 4 Develop more traineeships in partnership with Solas and the local Education and Training Board 5 Develop a Trainee Toolkit 6 Work closely with industry on partnership initiatives, especially around animation 7 Increase mentoring especially for female talent
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