Aboriginal Family Support Service Adelaide, January 2008
CHALLENGE: AFSS commissioned the Hero Project team to work with a group of Indigenous young people to set up a youth media team and make a series of films about their lives. During the workshop the youth team met the challenge head on: in only 2 days they created a film each!
PARTNERS: Arts SA; Office for Premier and Cabinet Premiers Community Initiatives Fund; Aboriginal Family Support Service; SA Metropolitan Fire Service; Derringers Adelaide; RSPCA; Distinctive Homes Basket Ball Stadium; Tallstoreez Productionz; Apple Australia
Film: That’s the way we roll: Drum It Up
Drum it Up – It’s hard to be rock star…
Putting Out Fires – The smallest fireman in the world
I Love Animals – I want to become a vet
Hoops and Dribbles – I want to be a basketball star
Going Places – I want to travel and see the world
Biggest Mob of Chips – I want to have a family part 1
Hide and Seek – I want to have a family part 2
OUTCOMES: The workshop focused on training teenage Indigenous kids and in the brainstorming session the team develop the concept ‘Where will I be in 10 years time? and created an upbeat series of clips to share their future outlook. During the workshop the young filmmakers learnt all basic skills required for video production, including scripting, story-boarding, camera + sound work, acting, directing, editing and music production.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS:
Their empowering films have been shown to Indigenous communities across Australia.
The films were very well received during our presentation at the Federal Government State Managers meeting in Adelaide, February 2008.
Port Augusta SA, August 2005
CHALLENGE: The Hero Project worked with 16 young people and youth workers from Port Augusta. In a series of workshops the participants learnt essential digital media skills, scripting, story-boarding, filming, recording sound.
PARTNERS: Office for Youth; Arts SA Healthy Initiatives; SA Film Corporation; Country Arts SA Regional Arts Fund; Port Augusta Youth Service; Tallstoreez Productionz
Film: SnapTV
OUTCOMES: The team documented the best of CrocFest 2005 – and this meant preparing shot lists for key events, sending out teams to catch them as they happened, while others uploaded the footage and edited watchable clips! The film and its entire production process happened during the CrocFest on the local oval. Over the course of the event they planned, shot and edited just like a professional crew – and their final film was screened to huge applause on the last day of the festival.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: The film screened at Come Out 2007 Youth Film Fest at the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: SnapTV was selected for the award winning Directing the Hero Within resource DVD.
Port Augusta SA, April 2005
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PROCESS: 15 young people from Port Augusta made this film as part of the ongoing Hero Project outreach program.
The Hero Project trained the participants in digital media skills to script, storyboard, film, record sound, and edit their films during a 3- day workshop.
PARTNERS: Office for Youth; Arts SA Healthy Initiatives; SA Film Corporation; Country Arts SA Regional Arts Fund; Port Augusta Youth Service; Tallstoreez Productionz
Film: Keepin’ It Country
OUTCOMES: Country is a way of life, mate – meet the original cowboys at a Country & Western talent quest…
Aimee and her team made a beautiful short documentary about the local music festival. Keepin’ It Country shows that there is a lot more to Country & Western than meets the ear… One of most valuable lessons was to always monitor your sound – a fabulous interview with an up-and-coming star got lost in the rumble of the passing road trains…
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: The film screened at Come Out 2007 Youth Film Fest at the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: Aimee continued her progress as a young filmmaker and gained access to the Flinders University Screen Studies.