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IT WAS “Lights, camera, action!” for Tubber National School last Wednesday night as a five minute film made by pupils made it through to the national finals of the FIS Pri- mary Schools Film Project.
A Lesson Learned, which was about early 20th Century educa- tion, beat off stiff competition from Holy Family Senior in Ennis, Scoil Chriost Ri in Cloughleigh, Kilrush National School and Barefield Na- tional School to be the Clare winner in the competition’s fifth year.
FIS gives students and teachers
the chance to explore the school curriculum through the medium of film and Digital Video technology and winning films will compete at the National FIS Film Awards at the HELIX, Dublin City University in October.
Principal of Tubber National School, Ann Comyn said, “The stu- dents have managed to produce a wonderfully creative piece of work that should be a source of pride for them and their parents.”
She added that the screening held at the Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis gave the children the opportunity to celebrate and share the work they
had been doing since February.
“They thoroughly enjoyed the whole learning experience and in most cases have realised that there is a lot of hard work and planning involved in film-making.” The chil- dren took on all aspects of the film- making process including set design, music, editing and directing.
The film subjects varied and the joint first runners up were: Are You Right There Michael, a historical drama documentary on the West Clare Railway by Kilrush NS and Dear Mr Examiner, an adaptation of a sixth class poem by Scoil Chriost Nee
The project was facilitated by the Clare Education Centre in associa- tion with the Department of Educa- tion and Science and the National Film School.
“The films produced by the children demonstrate what can be achieved when creativity and modern technol- ogy are combined,” explained Brid Talty, regional schools ICT advisor at Clare Education Centre.
Ann White of the National Coun- cil for Technology Education and competition judge said that the over- all standard was exceptionally high and for Tubber National School “the journey is just beginning”’.