Murray Bridge, SA, June-July 2011
CHALLENGE: The Change Media Team conducted 4x 1-day workshops with Ngarrindjeri Caring For Country and Heritage Rangers at the Ngarrindjeri Ruwe Contracting Depot.
During the production in Murray Bridge, Raukkan and Meningie members of the Ngarrindjeri Ruwe and the Raukkan Caring for Country organizations learned skills in film narrative, interview 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; Arts SA Partnerships for Healthy Communities; Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority; Ngarrindjeri Land & Progress Association; Ngarrindjeri Ruwe Contracting; Ngopamuldi Aboriginal Corporation Raukkan; Ngarrindjeri Heritage Committee; Tallstoreez Productionz
Ngarrindjeri Ruwe – Working On Country
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The team also 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, shooting on traditional heritage locations, interview and event coverage techniques and editing. The resulting 10min film, Ngarrindjeri Ruwe – Working On Country, is available online and will be used by NRC staff 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 Talk Kin Jeri in Millicent/Murray Bridge, while gaining new participants from Raukkan 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.
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.
North Adelaide Carclew, SA, May 20-23 2011
CHALLENGE: Change Media worked with acclaimed director, actor, filmmaker and social animateur, Shahin Shafaei, and 18 young migrants, to create new work as part of a long term project. The forum theater workshop ran over 4 days, and mixed theater and acting techniques with digital media skills, to prepare for a 3-year multi-arts project with Bell Shakespeare and Tallstoreez.
PARTNERS: The Australia Council for the Arts Creative Communities Partnership Initiative; Arts SA Partnerships for Healthy Communities; Australian Refugee Association; Bell Shakespeare Company; Victorian College for the Arts Centre for Cultural Partnerships; Tallstoreez Productionz
Training videos: coming in June 2011
Until the new videos are ready, click on the image above or the link to watch last years amazing outcome – Culture Shock !
OUTCOMES:
This Change Media project aims to build the creative foundations for an exciting and innovative collaboration with young migrants and Bell Shakespeare in South Australia. The training covered forum theater, image creation and screen narratives, storytelling, interview and reenactment techniques and documentary shooting. The team also recorded some of the behind-the-scenes documentations.
We were excited to work with Shahin Shafaei [Through the Wires; From Bagdad to the Burbs] to kick start our newest creative challenge for the community arts and cultural development sector – to create high profile work that bring mainstream art and marginalized communities together to explore the ruptures of our society and our mythologies around refugees, racism and integration through a classical lens: Shakespeare In Times Of Crisis – The Perfect Refugee…
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: Stay tuned for updates.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: Stay tuned for updates.
Adelaide ARA, SA, May 14-15 2011
CHALLENGE: Change Media worked with 18 new arrivals and young refugees as well as Australian Refugee Association staff over 2 days, to build on last years training in film narratives, interview techniques and digital media skills and prepare for a 3-year multi-arts project with Bell Shakespeare.
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
Film: coming in June 2011
Until the new films are ready, click on the image above or the link to watch last years amazing outcome – Culture Shock !
OUTCOMES:
This project aims to built on the success of the first workshop with ARA participants in 2010. The training covered screen narratives,interview techniques and how to upload your footage to computer.
The youth team also worked on the overall creative concept for the work with us and Bell Shakespeare, in preparation to the upcoming workshop with Shahin Shafaei.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: Stay tuned for updates.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: Stay tuned for updates.
April 20th, 2010: Tallstoreez’ Change Media founders invited for national arts curriculum consultation forum
Change Media creative director, Jennifer Lyons-Reid, and executive producer, Carl Kuddell, have been invited to attend the national forum for the first Australian arts curriculum, to advise on media in schools and community empowerment. The forum is organized through ACARA, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, as part of their consultation process for the Shape of the Australian Curriculum.
Australian Refugee Association, March 2010
CHALLENGE: Change Media worked with 15 new arrivals and young refugees as well as ARA / Pt. Adelaide Council staff over 4 days, to train them in film narratives, interview techniques and digital media skills. They created a peer-produced, fun documentary DVD about their lives and the challenges of coming to Australia: Culture Shock! Order your copy in our online store here.
PARTNERS: Australia Council for the Arts Creative Community Partnership Initiative; Arts SA Partnerships for Healthy Communities; City of Port Adelaide Enfield; Australian Refugee Association; Tallstoreez Productionz; Apple Australia
Film: Culture Shock
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OUTCOMES: The training covered an introduction to screen narratives, file management and interview & reenactment techniques, documentary shooting and Final Cut editing skills. After an involved debate about the many issues faced by young refugees, the team (comprising of 15 young people from Kongo, Sudan, Bhutan, Belarus, Tanzania and Burundi) decided to use a mix of fun and serious examples of situations they were faced with as new arrivals. The team also created the original soundtrack in Garageband and recorded most of the behind-the-scenes documentations.
See also participant interviews: Interview – AJ, Interview – Bikram, Interview – Bunam, Interview – Chris, Interview – Damber, Interview – Graick, Interview – Devi Interview – Kangimo, Interview – Peter, Interview – Maxim, Interview – Priyanka.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: Please watch this space for updates. The final film screened at ARA in April 2010 to huge applause. Several local councils and NGO’s have acquired copies of the DVD for their work with young refugees. Please order a copy of Culture Shock here. The project was one of the main reasons why Change Media was selected as winner of the Kookaburra Awards 2010 for Best Community Project.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: The team managed to create engaging stories that raise awareness about issues faced by young refugees living in the Port Adelaide Enfield district and wider Adelaide area. The participants hadn’t worked as a team were able to produce one film together; everybody conducted several shoots, interviews and took part in the edit and music production. By the end of Day 4 the team finished a rough cut of a funny and engaging documentary about appropriate / inappropriate behaviors and other challenges. The whole team agreed on the changes they wanted for the fine cut, for the Change Media team to clean up the edit, add title cards and insert the participants self-made music. We have already been approached by ARA to conduct another project soon, as the participants are keen to build on their new skills. Read the rest of this page and add your comments »
Directing the Hero Within – DVD RESOURCE
Directing the Hero Within is a step-by-step guide to digital video production for young people and their supporters.
WINNER: Best Educational Resource, ATOM Australian Teachers of Media Award 2006
FINALIST: Best Learning, Australian Interactive Media Association Awards 2007
The unique peer-educational and cross-curriculum approach makes this guide an engaging resource for primary and secondary students in Media, Art, English, Drama and IT Studies. The teacher’s manual contains lessons plans, script examples, storyboards and assessment rubrics.
It is also ideal for youth empowerment training, community groups, personal use and tertiary education.
The DVD and manual offer tips and tricks to create short films with your class, youth group or by yourself. It covers hands-on digital video training; from first idea to realization: explaining in easily communicable terms, camera and sound work, storytelling and film analysis, story-boarding, screen language and digital editing wizardry.
DTHW Manual excerpt (288kb) DTHW Info Kit (1.24Mb) DTHW Order Form (107kb)
chapters menu
camera basics
rule of thirds
1. Behind the scenes
This module shows you how to make a film with a young team. It showcases a variety of documentaries and films by young people followed by a special ‘making-of’ each film to introduce all aspects of video production. This peer education format provides positive role models and is ideal for an introductory 1-hour discussion that covers the basics of most aspects of film-making.
sound is everything
2. What’s your story?
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This module shows you how to develop your ideas and translate them into exciting films. How do filmmakers make their message interesting without compromising its integrity? It covers brainstorming, storytelling structures, storyboarding using cartoon techniques and how to prepare interesting interviews including several perspectives. We share lots of ideas to create a ‘funky’ story, including event coverage, satire and dramatic re-enactments.
Click on the link to watch - Convert Your Story To Film..
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Tip: When you do an interview, ask your subject to sum up in the end. This way you often get the most concise and vibrant statements.
Click on the link to watch - Screen Language Basics.
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Click on the link to watch - Screen Language Exercise – Edit-in-camera.
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3. Using the camera
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camera sound
This module shows you how to become friends with your digital video camera. It covers basic camera work and compares different handling techniques, including hand-held and tripod, teaching your team techniques and practices that promote steadier, more interesting filming. Young people explore the reality of ‘just catching the moment as it happens’, setting up shots and things to look out for on location.
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Tip: Use an L-shaped handle to hold your camera stable when shooting hand-held. This is a cheap and easy way to improve your shooting technique.
Click on the link to watch - Cool Camera Moves.
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4. The importance of sound
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If you can’t hear anything, your film becomes flat…This module delves into the often overlooked world of sound recording and shows what microphones to use in different situations.
Click on the link to watch - Microphone Basics.
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Tip: If you don’t have an external microphone, make sure to record your interview close to your subject – and always wear headphones to monitor your sound!
5. Putting it all together
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This module introduces the basics of non-linear video editing. How to get your footage onto the computer, organize your files and start building your film. We share tips + tricks for adding sound effects, music, titles and how to pace your film to make it an exciting ride.
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Tip: Now you will appreciate the effort you put into your storyboards and the fun begins because you can cut it up and re-arrange it!
Coober Pedy Workshop
Warriappendi Workshop
‘Mobilize This’ conference
Darwin, October 2008
CHALLENGE: The Hero Project was invited to present its community empowerment at Mobilize This 2008 in Darwin.
PARTNERS: the Australia Council for the Arts; Arts SA Partnership for Healthy Communities ; University Darwin; Tallstoreez Productionz; Apple Australia
Outcomes
Over 30 people attended our presentation at the Darwin University. We also managed during the conference to connect the Hero Project to Darwin Community Arts and Corrugated Iron Youth Arts, with the aim to collaborate in training Indigenous communities in the Northern Territories.
Big thanks to our friends at Formation Studios for setting this up!
DECS Multicultural Unit Adelaide, July 2007
CHALLENGE: The Hero Project team worked with 20 students and several teachers to produce a multi-cultural awareness video for the Department of Education Multicultural Unit.
PARTNERS: Department of Education and Children Services SA; Apple Australia; Tallstoreez Productionz
Film: Mission Possible
OUTCOMES: The Hero Project worked with 20 students from Gilles St Primary School, Adelaide, to record positive example and activities around multi-cultural educational practice.
The participating teachers from several Adelaide schools received professional development training to use digital media in the classroom. The team included Helen Grant [Gilles St PS], Shona Russo [LeFevrre HS] and Andy Mewett [Glenunga HS].
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
The film screened as part of the Come Out 2007 Youth Film Fest at the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: DECS SA used the film to promote their multicultural unit across Government schools in South Australia. The film was officially launched by Minister for Education Hon jane Lomax-Smith at the Glenunga International High School alongside a new multicultural manual.
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Catholic Education Conference
Sydney, May 2007
CHALLENGE: The Hero Project was invited to present its empowerment methodology to representatives from over 120 catholic schools in Sydney.
PARTNERS: Apple Australia; MAC1; Tallstoreez Productionz
Outcomes
Over 100 people attended our 2-day workshop presentations at the Jamie McKenzie Professional Development Day in Woolwich. The participating teachers and principals were keen to implement more digital media and screen-based narrative into their curriculum. The workshop covered camera basics, screen language and non-linear work flow using the Apple platform.
Apple Educational Conference
Sydney, April 2007
CHALLENGE: The Hero Project was invited to present its empowerment methodology to representatives from Apple’s national educational retail partners.
PARTNERS: Apple Australia; Tallstoreez Productionz
Outcomes
Over 100 people attended our presentations in Sydney. One of the participants dubbed our methodology ‘the missing link between Apple’s hardware and software’. We received fabulous feedback – several channel partners opted to take Directing the Hero Within on for retail.
Quorn SA, October 2006
CHALLENGE: The Hero Project team worked with 16 students at the Quorn Area School, supported by the Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service, the Quorn Area School, the local council and the Quorn Caravan Park.
PARTNERS: Arts SA Health Promotion Through The Arts; Country Arts SA Regional Arts Fund; Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service Inc; Quorn Caravan Park; Tallstoreez Productionz
Film: Working Quorn
OUTCOMES: To create a series of short documentaries that address possible future careers in a remote town like Quorn. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? To whom could you speak to get advise?
The participants identified a fabulous set of characters, the most amazing locations and learned a lot about their local professions: from hairdressing, being a postie, to farming, camel riding and meat processing. The locals came up trumps, especially the Quorn butcher, who proved to be comedic talent, just stay away from his knives…
SCREENINGS & AWARDS:
The film screened at Come Out 2007 Youth Film Festival at the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide.
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: Their films screened as part of the Screen Australia outback touring program at the Quorn caravan park, to an audience of over 200.
Parafield Gardens SA, May 2006
CHALLENGE: To run 3x 3-hour edit-in-camera workshops with students from the Parafield Gardens R-7 school.
PARTNERS: Parafield Gardens R-7 School, DECS ArtSmart, Tallstoreez Productionz
Film: Six Edit-In- Camera Films
Film 1 – Play
Film 2 – Play
Film 3 – Play
Film 4 – Play
Film 5 – Play
Film 6 – Play
OUTCOMES: The students made a series of funny films and acquired basic film narrative, camera and sound recording skills.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS:
IMPACT & FEEDBACK: The school continued using digital media in the classroom, resulting in highly engagaing films – they even send us a DVD a few months later. Congratulations to a great program implementation!