Riverland Youth Theatre SA

2009 November - Renmark SA

Change Media worked with 12 participants from the Riverland Youth Theatre to explore innovative ways to incorporate digital media into their creative programs. The participants made three edit-in-camera videos.

We tailored the workshop to suit a range of skill levels and experience, our aim to share as much digital media knowledge as possible in a 1-day session: with one group we focused on comedy and satire, another expressed an emotional journey with objects and the third team wanted to tell a real documentary story – the Herculean challenge was to convert each concept into film, script, understand film narratives and angles, act, and learn how to shoot an edit-in-camera video we will all watch at the end of the day!
All participants achieved basic camera, audio and screen language skills.
We also explored innovative ways to incorporate digital media into the school curriculum.

Working with regional youth, arts and theatre practitioners was an exciting challenge for our team. The diverse team of young and not-so-young artists came up with a range of fantastic ideas for their edit-in-camera films: how does it feel to make a tree change, the politics of politics and bullying from the perspective of gym balls…
It was amazing to watch their films at the end of the day, shot in only a few hours.

Partners

Apple

Arts SA

Australia Council for the Arts

Country Arts SA

Riverland Youth Theatre

Art at the Heart - Alice Springs

Regional Arts Australia 2008 September - Alice Springs NT

During the RAA’s (Regional Arts Australia) most recent bi-annual conference in Alice Springs, the Hero Project was invited to present its community empowerment work in a 1 hour conference presentation. We also were selected to run a 2-hour edit-in-camera workshop, introducing regional art workers and artists to our unique model.

We had a record number of participants: over 100 people attended our presentation and 40 people participated in the hands-on workshop on the second day. The 4 teams producing 4 great films. Feedback from the participants and audience was that it was one of the best presentations at RAA that year…

Above you find  links to the films made during the Saturday 2-hour  workshop at ‘Art at the Heart’ at CAAMA. 
(We found the ‘lost film’, yah) and couldn’t resist making some tiny-weeny changes to support your edit-in-camera film ideas (as we understood them), we hope you like our input… Again big thanks to CAAMA for supporting the workshop and offering their great space.

Partners

Apple

Arts SA

Australia Council for the Arts

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

Department of Education and Children Services

Regional Arts Australia

Parafield Gardens R-7 workshops

Parafield Gardens R-7 School workshops 2006 May - Parafield Gardens SA

ParafieldGardens EIC 1 - PLAY FILM

ParafieldGardens EIC 2 - PLAY FILM

ParafieldGardens EIC 3 - PLAY FILM

ParafieldGardens EIC 4 - PLAY FILM

ParafieldGardens EIC 5 - PLAY FILM

ParafieldGardens EIC 6 - PLAY FILM

CHALLENGE: To run 3x 3-hour edit-in-camera workshops with students from the Parafield Gardens R-7 school.

OUTCOMES: The students made a series of funny films and acquired basic film narrative, camera and sound recording skills.

IMPACT & FEEDBACK: The school continued using digital media in the classroom, resulting in highly engaging films – they even sent us a DVD a few months later. Congratulations to a great program implementation!

Partners

DECS ArtSmart

Parafield Gardens R-7 School