Opera Filmmakers

A co-production of the GNO Learning & Participation Department and the Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People

Τhe GNO Learning & Participation Department in a co-production with the Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People invites Junior High School students to participate in the new educational workshop titled Opera Filmmakers. It is an experiential filmmaking workshop during which children will peep into a real theatre backstage and capture on camera secrets from the different stages of the process of creating an opera performance.

The workshop will be conducted in four meetings (16, 23 October & 6,14 November 2021) of four hours each. Its participants will form a short film production group, and the film they will create will enter the 24th Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People (27/11-4/12/2021).

With a camera at hand participants will wander the backstage of the Greek National Opera at the SNFCC, will unlock the theatre costume and prop rooms, will observe the operation of the mechanisms supporting this grand-scale theatrical stage and will peep into a rehearsal.

During this process, children will get acquainted with the language of cinema, its means of expression, and the techniques and basic principles of directing. They will also be guided through the selected subject and will learn how to draft a screenplay. Moreover, they will be involved in the organisation of the shooting and will share the roles of a film crew before and behind the camera.

Planning & Implementation: GNO Learning and Participation Department & Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People

Implementation schedule (dates): 16, 23 October & 6,14 November 2021

Implementation schedule (hours): 12.00 – 16.00 (hours may change)

Participants: 12 Junior High School students

Workshop leader: Chrysanthi Badeka