Posts filed under 'Workshop'

Quoting Arthur Pratt, WeOwnTV: Sierra Leone manager, "We the loose ends, the have nots, the people living in the gutters, the people who will never make it in life, we have come together to create our own family, to have own identity—to create our own space." Serving as inspiration, the footage represents a collection of standout quotes, interviews and creations from the young filmmakers that began to create their own space during the August 2009 WeOwnTV Intro to Filmmaking workshop.

This collection includes video diary entries from the young filmmakers reflecting on their memories of the war. It closes with a beautiful and thoughtful video diary entry by WeOwnTV In-country Manager Arthur Pratt (B-roll footage of practicing in the rain was shot by students). An intimate introduction to the participants of the August 2009 WeOwnTV workshop, this video is representative of stories from a broad range of young Sierra Leoneans.

Black Nature introduces WeOwnTV and the inspiration for its creation. The video follows the team traveling to Sierra Leone in early 2009 for a scouting trip to select collaborators for an upcoming filmmaking workshop. The team met a wide range of participants from young media professionals and students to ex-combatants, street kids and child prostitutes. The trip concluded with the selection of 18 young women and men to take part in the program, excited to learn and thrilled with the opportunity these new skills will represent in their lives. Included are highlights from their interviews.

Included is a collection of Flip cam footage from the first day of WeOwnTV's August 2009 workshop in Lunghi, Sierra Leone. For a majority of the participants, this was first time they had ever held a camera of any kind. Fueled by the new medium, creativity began to flow. No sound or narration was added in post (with the exception of opening music); all voiceover comedy was performed live by the student filmmakers.