Celebrating the radio play evolution
Jayanthi LIYANAGE
The Media Day of Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 8, named "Induwara
Asna 2010", was held on March 12 at Vimala de Silva Auditorium of the
school. The Chief Guest was the veteran film director Jayantha
Chandrasiri while veteran actress and radio artiste Geetha Kanthi
Jayakody and children's tele drama director Nalaka Swarnathilaka also
attended the event as guests.
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Veteran actress and radio artiste Geetha Kanthi Jayakody is
interviewed by Muthumali Ponnamperum |
Film director Jayantha Chandrasiri is interviewed by Nethmi
Sinelka of Devi Media Unit |
The day's theme was 'Radio plays and teledrama - then and now.' "I
believe the relationship of children, media and education can be
considered from two perspectives: the formation of children by the
media; and the formation of children to respond appropriately to the
media. A kind of reciprocity emerges which points to the
responsibilities of the media as an industry and the need for active and
critical participation of readers, viewers and listeners.
With this framework, training in the proper use of media is essential
for the cultural, moral and spiritual development of the children,"
reads a message from Niroshanie Mallawarachchi, teacher-in-charge of the
English Section of Devi Media Unit.
Principal W.D.P.K. Samarasinghe drew attention to the days before the
advent of television when radio plays kindled imagination of listeners.
"Script writers must be well-read to stretch the imagination of
listeners by voices," said Geetha Kanthi Jayakody while being
interviewed by the Devi Media Unit. Jayantha Chandrasiri too was
interviewed and brought to the notice of the audience that eight million
viewers watch television daily and thus the scope for teledrama. He also
expressed his view that children must be given leisure time to make them
thinkers. Nalaka Swarnathilaka drew attention to the fact that not a
single serialised children's tele drama is being telecast at present.
The event was livened by the presentation of six tele drama songs,
trained by the school's Eastern Music teacher Shiromi Weerasinghe.
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Devi Media Unit teacher-in-charge Anomajee Rajapaksha presents
an award to Principal W.D.P.K. Samarasinghe |
Committee members of 2010 Devi Media Unit Pictures by Saman Sri
Wedage |
The Media Day was preceded by an interschool competition in
announcing, editing, reporting and dubbing in the three categories of
junior, intermediate and senior, said Anomajee Rajapaksha,
teacher-in-charge of Devi Media Unit. "About 28 school in Sinhala medium
and 15 schools from English medium participated in the contest," she
said. Pannala National School won the Swarnavahini Challenge Cup for
Best Upcoming School Media Unit while Rajagiriya Gateway College won the
National Rupavahini Challenge Cup for the Best School Media Unit. |
