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Video, Video Workshop, Multi-Media Lab, Video & Photographic Media Production

The Community Gallery incorporates a dedicated professional video production department that caters for a 'script-to-screen' approach to video making. This facility offers support for pre-production, production and post-production filmmaking.

As well as enabling participatory group work and video productions on varying scales, CAW also works on an individual basis with people who have more specific requirements, thus allowing for freedom of creative expression in a safe and nurturing environment.

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Showreel 2005

A DVD sampler containing many of the video and animation projects listed below is available. Contact Chris Bradley or Francis Godwin at CAW (01926 888333) for details.

Completed projects:

02/05

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'Dear Diary ...Today I had a baby!'

10 minutes 35 seconds

First Light Films (UK Film Council)

Led by a group of 6 young women from Sure Start's young parents group, 'Dear Diary...Today I had a baby!' is a 10 minute documentary film which serves to counteract the vast body of existing text which views teenage parenting in a negative and prejudiced light. By going against the grain of current stereotypes, 'Dear Diary...' portrays young women who are positively experiencing their lives as young parents.

Through open, honest and insightful interviews, 'Dear Diary...' reflects the experiences of a group of teenage parents who want to speak out against unjust and unfair stereotypes, whilst in the process, recounting memories that put a human touch to the miracle nature of childbirth.

12/04

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'Sticks & Stones'

13 minutes 9 seconds

First Light Films (UK Film Council)

'Sticks & Stones' is a participative led documentary film based on the themes and issues surrounding youth violence. Produced with a group of young people who have straddled the line of both victim and perpetrator, 'Sticks & Stones' offers an enlightening insight into a growing epidemic, which by and large, excludes the voices and opinions of young people themselves.

Through frank, open and honest interviews and personal testimonies with people directly affected by youth violence, 'Sticks & Stones' proves to be a compelling tool in which to piece together the foundations to inspire and invoke dialogue relating to the causes of and solutions to an issue of pressing concern.

'Sticks & Stones' won a UNICEF Youth Award for its makers.

07/04

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'3re:'

26 minutes

The Local Network Fund, Heart of England Community Foundation

Through following the lives of 3 young female teenagers, '3re:' is a documentary film which seeks to explore what barriers young people face today and what opportunities could affect their lives in a positive way.

Tapping into issues such as culture/sub-culture, drugs, sexuality, children and conflict, this film looks at whether there are certain issues relevant to all young people or whether particular barriers are specific to the circumstances of certain groups or individuals.

Told with equal measure of both humor and hope, juxtaposed with sadness and despair, '3re:' is a tool in which to greater understand the infinite complexities and experiences of youth culture and identity.

06/04

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'Pocket Mouse - The Movie'

7 minutes 30 seconds

Community Arts Workshop for First Light Films, Connexions

'Pocket Mouse - The Movie' is a multi-media animation extravaganza incorporating the use of both stop-motion and traditional cell animation. Used in conjunction with green screen compositing and actuality footage, the character of Pocket Mouse is brought vividly to life.

Devised and produced with a youth group from Connexions, Pocket Mouse - The Movie' is a wild and outrageous journey of self-realisation and discovery where Pocket Mouse may ultimately come to see that she has the strength within her to do what she has always wanted to do...