Youth documentaries
Youth Documentaries will be screened during the following sessions:
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Youth Documentaries - Program 1 and
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Thursday 16 July 2009
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10-11am and 2.15pm-3pm
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Discover what young people think about their world with a showcase of documentaries made throughout the 2009 Bayside Youth Documentary Program. Both Program 1 and 2 will screen a selection of films from the following schools: Digital Stories: |
| Friday 17 July 2009 |
10-11am and 1.15pm – 2.10pm |
Program 3 and 4 will screen a selection of films from the following schools:
Digital Stories: |
In 2009, the following secondary schools were involved:
| Cheltenham Secondary College | Footscray City College | Sandrigham College (Sandringham Campus) |
| Dandenong High School | Mentone Grammar | University High School, Parkville |
| Debney Park Secondary College (Flemington) | Sandringham College (Beaumaris Campus) | Murtoa College, Murtoa |
Youth Documentary Awards
Friday 17 July 2009
7pm – 9.30pm
The awards ceremony is a centre-piece of the festival that acknowledges the best of the best in our celebration of young voices.
- Director’s Award: Sponsored by Faculty of the VCA and Music, The University of Melbourne: (one-day summer/winter class for each filmmaker of the winning film).
- First Prize: Sponsored by Open Channel: One-day workshop on film production for each filmmaker of the winning film.
- Second Prize: Sponsored by Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Each filmmaker will receive a $30 book voucher and a mini DVD.
- Third Prize: Sponsored by Bendigo Bank: Each filmmaker will receive a $20 book voucher and a DVD.
- Community Spirit Award: Sponsored by Melbourne Weekly Bayside: Each filmmaker will receive a set of DVDs.
The award winning Youth Documentary Project (YDP) seeks to engage young adults in positive modes of self-expression and creative investigation through the creation of short documentaries.
In 2009, professional filmmakers worked alongside media teachers to deliver a series of film production workshops to year 9 and 10 students over a three-month period. The students worked in small crews to create short documentaries on a topic of their choice. The completed films are shown throughout the Bayside Film Festival on 15 – 18 July 2009.
Youth Documentary Awards include the following:
- Director’s Award is in recognition of a film that has all the hallmarks of a professionally finished film.
- First, Second and Third prize are awarded for the choice of topic and high level competency with regards to technical skills, production value and interview techniques.
- Community Spirit Award is in recognition of a project that tries to tackle a specific and difficult issue, focussing on matters that strongly affect the local community.
- The Achievement Awards are in recognition of achievement at class level.
Bruce Grantford, Richard Greenhalgh, Brian Walton and Alex Francis facilitated the workshops. Refer to Facilitators’ Biographies for further information.
Regional Delivery of YDP - The YDP was delivered to Year 9 students at Murtoa College, Murtoa for the first time and it supports the Festival’s commitment to regional Victoria.
YDP Judges:
- Anna Monea Festival Producer, Cultural Development Officer
- Amadeo Marquez Perez Artistic Director
- Peter Krausz Australian Film Critic Association
- Sharon Hurst Australian Film Critic Association
- Greg King Australian Film Critic Association
- Ben Lydiard, Student Winner of 2008 First Prize for 'Time'.
A professional filmmaker worked alongside the media teacher to deliver workshops on the following topics:
- Workshop 1: Introduction to documentary filmmaking and project brief
- Workshop 2: Pre-production planning (including music copyright) and introduction to camera techniques
- Workshop 3: Pre-production planning and Interview techniques
- Workshop 4: Advance camera skills and shooting to edit includes filming tips.
- Workshop 5: Planning the paper edit, logging and reviewing footage.
- Workshop 6: Introduction to editing techniques and styles.
- Workshop 7: The editing process and outputting films to tape.
Additional workshops are provided in the editing stage.
Future Youth Documentary Programs
It is intended that screening and awarding of youth documentaries will be an ongoing aspect of future Bayside Film Festivals. In time it is hoped that the program will be extended to include more secondary school students beyond the municipality, so that participants are able to vie for selection into future Bayside Film Festivals and compete for the top prizes. Further information: If you would like further information on the Youth Documentary Project please contact Anna Monea, Cultural Development Officer via email: amonea@bayside.vic.gov.au