On Friday 28th of May, Portpatrick and Leswalt Primary schools came together for a very special event. We were joined by four members of the film crew for ‘The Keepers’ movie which is being made here right on our doorstep.
The boys and girls used their Higher Order Thinking Skills to create probing questions to ask our guests. This provided a unique opportunity for us to find out about the world of work in the film industry as part of our ongoing ‘Careers in the Community’ research. We were pleased to receive 2 producers (Andy Evans & Ade Shannon) and 2 scriptwriters (Celyn Jones and Joe Bone) – all with very successful careers. The gentlemen were extremely accommodating and were delighted to answer the children’s questions enthusiastically. We were even treated to an improvised role play to highlight the creative process of story writing. Joe and Celyn were a Spanish beach bather and a hungry blue whale respectively. They acted out the children’s ideas in a delightful skit.
Finally, both schools were presented with a wonderful keepsake of the occasion. We received a film promotion poster autographed by the lead actors and director. This will be treasured as a rare memento of this fabulous event.
