Recent Events

A new term means new school visits. Here’s some pictures from two recent events at King James Academy and Pentland Primary School. Both were great fun, and a chance to meet new readers. Thanks to both schools for arranging a visit.

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One of my creative writing workshops at Pentland Primary in full flow.

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Talking about how I wrote Sorrowline at Pentland Primary School.

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My assembly talk at Pentland Primary School also included lots of examples of my animation work.

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At King James Academy open evening. They had me in the library with tea and cakes! Perfection.

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Meeting parents and pupils at King James Academy

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Creative Factory workshop

I often use Story Cubes at schools and workshops to get ideas started. They’re a really useful and fun tool, and they prove that even the most reluctant storyteller can come up with ideas. I recently did a workshop for the Creative Factory in Stockton-on-Tees. Creative Factory is a group of young people who meet weekly to learn about performance and acting from the very talented Ree Collins. Improvisation can be a big part of acting so they took to the Story Cubes like ducks to water. Here’s Luke showing how it’s done:

Thanks to Tee Yo Media for filming the event. You can read their blog post here.

Filmmaking at Macmillan Academy

Had a great week working with the pupils from Macmillan Academy in Middlesbrough with Mark Jobe from Quay Animation. Together we helped the pupils write, design and animate a short film about climate change and the effects of flooding. Former Macmillan pupil and BBC Breakfast business reporter Steph McGovern dropped in to see what we were up to.IMG_6650 DSCF1922 DSCF1885 DSCF1884 DSC_9996a DSC_9904IMG_6656

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