The Galway Film Centre will host an afternoon training course in Graphic Design for Film. The masterclass will be held on Saturday, May 16th and will be conducted by the Dublin-based graphic designer Annie Atkins.
Atkins, who helped design the posters for ‘I Used to Live Here’ and ‘You’re Ugly Too’, was part of the design team on Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ who received an Academy Award for their work earlier this year.
She will talk through her process and gave insights into the workings of the different productions she has worked upon, which also includes the Oscar-nominated, ‘The Boxtrolls’.
Other credits of Atkins include ‘Vikings’, ‘Titanic: Blood and Steel’, ‘The Tudors’ and Camelot.
Areas covered will include:
- Breaking down a script
- Researching the era of the film
- Compiling a reference system for the film
- The importance of understanding the characters
- An overview of how to create the graphics
- Working with the Director and other crew
The course takes place in the Galway Film Centre on Saturday May 16th, at 12pm. Cost: €10 members/ €12 non-members. Contact education@galwayfilmcentre.ie to book a place.