Dehiattakandiya

Reading images: the first step in script writing…

By ci ⋅ March 30, 2008 ⋅ ⋅ Post a comment

As the second component of the course, dramatist Piyal Kariyawasam introduced the participants to the dynamics of creative writing and script writing through a number of practical exercises. One such exercise was to weave narratives out of ad hoc images taken from newspapers and a discussion on the interpretation of images took place as part of the exercise. At the end of the two day session the participants were asked to take a series of photos that depicted some aspect of their lives. This will be the foundation on which script development would take place: the young people will participate in writing a script that reads the pictures they take.

piyal discusses reading pictures

At the end of the workshop, Colombo Institute sponsored the purchase of ten plastic chairs for the Nadee Art Center as there was a shortage of equipment for students. The institute has decided to help the center in a modest upgrading of its facilities over the next few months while the program is in progress.