Sheppey Matters Arts and Media project
uScreen Value Keepers Programmes
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Sheppey Arts and Media Project was set up to offer young people on the Isle of Sheppey a wide range of arts and media experiences. They are currently running a series of uScreen Value Keepers workshops – sessions that encourage young people’s use of filmmaking to look at values that are important to them. 6 programmes are being delivered at present.
Project aims and achievements
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- 9 young people from East Kent Mencap produced 3 short films about bullying using stop motion animation over a 3 month 14 session program. “I really enjoyed the course and making the models, I can’t wait to show my mum the finished film” - Lee (19), Bronze Award
- Alongside Casa Support, young homeless teenagers worked with a professional filmmaker and well know animator Huw-J to explore filmmaking, and produced a short documentary about Casa Support for Amicus Horizon.
- Young People with a range of learning disabilities in the Disability Club are having fun making animations using Plasticine and stop-motion.
- Dartford Youth Council intend to make a short film about its work and achievements.
Outcomes and impact
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- The following numbers have taken part so far: 253 young people, (151 of them disabled), 64 staff, 7 adult volunteers
- Plans being put in place for Promenade, a 3 day arts festival in September at which all Sheppey Matters Value Keepers films will be played.
- Many young people are doing Explore, Bronze or Gold Arts Awards as part of the program.
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Next steps
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Plans to show the films at Swale Film Festival 2013. A possibility of working with Big Beyond on an exchange program - showing the films in an African film festival in Malawi, and bringing their young people’s films back to screen at a 2013 festival.
Personal experience
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One group of young people joined a film crew on the Isle of Sheppey for 3 days as they made a TV drama about teenage life. The young people were mentored and trained in film making and production skills. They also created a short film - a useful resource for other young people demonstrating how to make movies. The young people found it extremely rewarding being on the Value Keepers program and have impressed staff with their commitment and attendance to the programme.
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“It has been the best experience of my life, I wished there was more of it, when can we edit it?”
Tara (21) Gold Award, Director of the ‘How to make a film’ documentary
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“I don't know what to say, yes it had a personal impact, it was fun learning new stuff which was good and learning to help others on the project was enriching because you get to see them make stuff, models and its really impressive, cause they are impressed by what they have done.”
Nikki (20) Gold Award
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Contact
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Justin Aggett
Arts and media project officer Sheppey Matters
justfilms@yahoo.com
www.sheppeyhlc.org.uk/aboutsheppeymatters
For uScreen - Sarah Dance, Screen South
info@uscreen.co.uk
www.uscreen.co.uk
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