Friday, September 24, 2004

Keeping it Reel

Official Press Release

published here by kind permission of Robyn Spence (Author)

The proliferation of television product in youth culture has resulted in a degree of visual literacy among youth, regardless of race, class and gender.
This fact, along with the increasing accessibility of digital video making hardware has liberated groups who have not previously experienced a media voice.
Community groups who are given the time and resources to represent themselves and their objectives have been the source of tremendous documentaries in recent years.
The videolive festival in the UK is just such an example.
In Hamilton (Kirikiriroa, Aotearoa) experienced media teachers and film makers will facilitate a workshop series to up skill candidates in order for them to successfully manipulate digital technology. The result will be a documentary that visually and audibly articulates their engagement in a journey of self-discovery.
Critical and creative engagement with kinaesthetic learners who excel by applied alternative education has proven to be hugely successful. The film-making medium is such that a multi layered and rich experience, ranging from creative storytelling to artistic representation, from individual skill to collaborative dynamics can be explored.

While the candidates explore the power of the camera by interviewing each other, they appreciate what it like to be in front of the camera as well as behind it. They become the subject of a visual document that records their progress and contributes to the educational pedagogy established by the social documentary genre.
A large group of committed facilitators and experienced film-makers have volunteered their time and resources for this exciting project.
"Keeping it Reel" breaks into action in September this year.
A group of excited youth are about to see their stories told in their voice, and we get to see exactly how they did it. You won't get to watch a more satisfying documentary or see a film crew so transformed.

For further enquiries
Contact: All-Psyched-Up Productions & Consultancy
production@psychedup.co.nz
027 2695059

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