Raukkan / NLPA, SA, February 2012
CHALLENGE: The Change Media Team conducted 4x 1-day workshops with Ngarrindjeri Working on Country and Heritage Rangers at Camp Coorong and in Raukkan at the Ngopamuldi Aboriginal Corporation Raukkan Depot.
During the production in Raukkan and Camp Coorong near Meningie participants learned intermediate to advanced skills in film narrative, interview, camera and editing techniques.
PARTNERS: Indigenous Cultural Support, Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Indigenous Coordination Centre SA; Australia Council for the Arts Creative Community Partnership Initiative; Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority; Ngarrindjeri Land & Progress Association; Ngarrindjeri Ruwe Contracting; Ngopamuldi Aboriginal Corporation Raukkan; Ngarrindjeri Heritage Committee; Tallstoreez Productionz
Ngarrindjeri Ruwe – Working On Country 2
The new Raukkan Working on Country documentary will be uploaded by Feb 20th latest. In the meantime, click on the image above or the link to watch - Ngarrindjeri Ruwe – Working On Country.
If your device can’t play the clip, click here to watch it on Vimeo.
The team also made several peer-produced training videos, that form part of our Indigenous Media Training online resource and will be uploaded by Feb 20th as well.
Click on the link to watch their training clips here.
OUTCOMES:
The project covered storytelling and camera techniques, shooting on traditional heritage locations, interview and event coverage techniques and editing. The resulting short film is a follow up on last years’ Ngarrindjeri Ruwe – Working On Country, and is available online and will be used by NRC staff to present at the inaugural Indigenous rangers conference in Renmark, April 2012, and for training, recruiting and PR. This project built on the success of the workshops in the last two years.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: Stay tuned for updates! This film will be used as training and induction tool for Caring For Country projects in the Coorong and also features as part of our online training resource.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: We have retained several young members from our first groups at Camp Coorong, Meningie, and Moogy’s Yuki in Millicent/Murray Bridge, while gaining new participants from Raukkan, Tailem Bend and Murray Bridge. All of the team have recorded their own training videos and had hands-on task during the production, including production skills ranging from organizing the shoots, securing interviews with elders and representatives, storytelling, creating digital storyboards, presenting on screen, camera and sound work, uploading and file management, to editing and music production.
Camp Coorong, SA, February 2012
CHALLENGE: The Change Media Team conducted 4x 1-day workshops with Ngarrindjeri women at the Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association.
During the introduction workshop at Camp Coorong, community members learned basic skills in film narrative and camera techniques.
PARTNERS: Indigenous Cultural Support, Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Indigenous Coordination Centre SA; Australia Council for the Arts Creative Community Partnership Initiative; Ngarrindjeri Land & Progress Association; Tallstoreez Productionz
Ngarrindjeri women’s workshop
The team made several peer-produced training videos, that form part of our Indigenous Media Training online resource.
Click on the link to watch their training clips here.
OUTCOMES:
The project covered storytelling and camera techniques. The participants also reviewed the rough cut edits currently in post production, which were on hold after one the team leaders suffered an aneurism [she is in recovery now]. The review enabled the team to provide feedback and suggestions for the scope and vision of the overall project.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: Stay tuned for updates! This film will be used as training and induction tool for projects in the Coorong and also features as part of our online training resource.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: We ran this workshop after receiving strong expressions of interest from Ngarrindjeri women and their elder, Ellen Trevorrow, to learn basic digital media skills and be able to record their cultural practices on their own.
November 2011: Australia Council for the Arts publishes Tallstoreez’ opinion piece in digital media in CACD
Follow the link to our provocative article here or use http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/community_partnerships/opinion_piece
We would love to hear your thoughts and will publish feedback on our site. Find the full version, amendments and comments also on our director’s blog.
From the Australia Council for the Arts website:
A DIGITAL DIVIDE? DIGITAL TOOLS IN CACD PRACTICE
Using digital media is increasingly popular in Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) practice. But is the increasing use of digital media in itself an innovation? Where does the balance of technology skills and storytelling sit best for community? Is it different at all to long standing methods of collaboration in the CACD sector?
Whilst the proliferation of digital tools has in many ways democratised the means of making, has it changed the way the CACD artists engage and work with communities? Have emphases shifted? Is there a presumption of skills-building in using technology as a means to sharing stories, and how does this impact upon existing power relationships between community participants and facilitators? Have the central notions of ‘participation’, ‘engagement’ and ‘shared space’ been transformed through the use of these tools?
The Australia Council asked five artists/arts organisations to reflect on the use of digital media in their own practices.
Oakden, SA, Nov 2011 to May 2012
CHALLENGE: The Change Media team will run a series of workshops with clients and staff at the Strathmont Centre, documenting the process, challenges and improvements as clients are moving out of institutional care into houses in community care.
During the production in Oakden, Salisbury and Elizabeth, clients and staff members of the Disability Services will also learn skills in film narrative, interview and editing techniques.
PARTNERS: Department for Communities and Social Inclusion – Disability Services; Australia Council for the Arts Creative Community Partnership Initiative; Strathmont Centre community; OurCommunity; Tallstoreez Productionz
Moving Strathmont
Click on the image above or the link to watch - Moving Strathmont.
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Our team will also produce several peer-produced training videos, that form part of our A Penny For Your Thoughts initiative with OurCommunity.
Click on the link to watch our current training clips here.
OUTCOMES:
Stay tuned.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: Stay tuned for updates!
IMPACT & FEEDBACK:
Adelaide ARA, SA, June 4-5 2011
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CHALLENGE: Change Media worked with 18 new arrivals and young refugees from Buthan and several African countries as well as Australian Refugee Association staff over 2 days, to continue training in film narratives, interview techniques and digital media skills as part of our 3-year multi-arts project with Bell Shakespeare Company.
PARTNERS: The Australia Council for the Arts Creative Communities Partnership Initiative; Arts SA Partnerships for Healthy Communities; Australian Refugee Association; Buthanese Community Association SA Inc, Bell Shakespeare Company; Victorian College for the Arts Centre for Cultural Partnerships; Tallstoreez Productionz.
Training videos: coming in August 2011
Until the new videos are ready, click on the image above or the link to watch last years amazing outcome – Culture Shock !
OUTCOMES: Stay tuned for updates.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: Stay tuned for updates.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: Stay tuned for updates.
May 2011: Australia Council grants Tallstoreez’ Change Media project triennial Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative funding
Change Media has been successful in Stage 2 of our CCPI funding proposal to the Australia Council for the Arts, to produce new and exciting works as part of our proposed Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative for three years, 2011-2014.
The Australia Council supports us to deliver new programs for marginalized and young people and their communities across Australia over the coming years, alongside our other partners such as the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet – Office for the Arts’ Indigenous Cultural Support Grant, Bell Shakespeare Company, the Australian Refugee Association; the Ngarrindjeri Land & Progress Association, OurCommunity and all our other partners.
Thanks to all our supporters for all your fantastic work over the last years – we are looking forward to establishing Change Media as a leading initiative for disruptive innovation in the CACD sector nationally and to continue the incredible success we had over the last 7 years in South Australia.