Indian Kids Finally Get TO Make Their Own Movies At The Blue Mango Movie Makers Workshop

August 25, 2004 -- Youth Filmmaking has become a very popular phenomenon in the West. Many prestigious festivals are now supporting young filmmakers , below 18 years of age, and creating special screenings and awards for their work. Children as young as 3 years, are shooting films, which are being screened at various festivals. Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Workshop aims to popularize the concept in India and make Indian kids a part of the global youth film scene.

Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Workshop is offering an after-school program to educate children about film as a creative medium. The Workshop hopes to expand the next generation's vision of what is possible, while teaching useful creative and technical skills. This course will be one of the most rewarding extra curricular activities that any young person can engage in.

The aim of the course is to allow children to express and channelize their creativity and thoughts through the process of movie making. At the end of the course, they would not only have learnt about the art and science of moviemaking, but will also have finished projects that would be of immense value to them in the future.

Making movies gives children reasons to believe in themselves. It gives them focus, confidence and creates a medium through which they can express their inner-most thoughts. It also teaches them some valuable lessons of life. They begin to understand that teamwork and discipline go hand in hand with achievement and success.

Kids will be taught the basics of filmmaking and shall get to make their own movies. They will also be part of the first 3D film made by kids.Immersive Television Solutions, Dubai,is providing technical support for the 3D venture.

Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Workshop is supported by three of the most prestigious international Youth and Kids Film Festivals. These are the Westport Youth Film Festival, Ojai Youth Film Festival and the Tower Of Youth Film Festival. The best films from the workshops will be sent as entries to these festivals, and gain vast international exposure.

At the end of the first workshop, there will be a Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Festival of all the films made by the students. Parents, film enthusiasts, other kids, educational institutions and members of the press will be invited to this event, which will be the first of its kind in India.

Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Workshop is the first of its kind in India and starts on 22nd September 2004

BLUE MANGO YOUNG MOVIEMAKERS WORKSHOP 2004

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1.To provide students with methods for choosing and achieving their creative goals.
2.To teach students how to articulate and translate their thoughts into a constructive visual medium.
3. To develop individual talent and at the same time, create synergism between an individual and a team.
4. To provide students with basic concepts of filmmaking.
5. To encourage practical usage of what they learn through projects and group activities.
6. To provide an exciting extra curricular activity that will be of use to them for the rest of their lives.
7. Provide students with exposure to the media and the international youth film circuit.

COURSE DURATION

3 months , 24 classes (2 classes per week/ 8 classes per month)

AGE GROUP
Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Workshop will divided in two batches.Young MovieMakers -1 (Age 7-12) and Young MovieMakers –2 (Age 13-17)

ABOUT THE COURSE
The medium of instruction will be English. Hindi will be used wherever required. The course will teach students everything about the basics and process of filmmaking. It will be simplified according to their age group, so that each student understands in clear terms what they are doing.

They will be taught how ideate, use the camera, develop a script, basic acting skills, make-up, how to make a 3D film, editing and various other processes of filmmaking. The course will have a lot of practicals, in order to make it a fun extra curricular activity for the students…not another academic burden on them.

BLUE MANGO YOUNG MOVIEMAKERS WORKSHOP 2004
Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Workshop will introduce students to films made by other kids below 18 from across the world. These have been acquired specially for the Workshop, to give students exposure to the youth filmmaking scene abroad. Young filmmakers in the age group of 4-17 yrs have made these films.

BENEFITS OF THE WORKSHOP
1.Each student will have two finished film projects with him or her. One will be an individual effort and the other a group effort. These will be given to the students as a record of their work.
2.Students will be part of the first 3D film produced by the kids, using special equipment from abroad.
3.All students will receive a completion certificate
4.All films will be shown to the parents, media and members of educational institutions at the Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Festival in late December 2004.
5.The best films in each category will receive an award at the Blue Mango Young Moviemakers Festival
6.The best films will be sent as entries for international Film Festivals.
7.Some films may also get aired on television channels.
8.Some films will be showcased on internet movie sites

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORKSHOP
The workshop is the brainchild of Bindiya Murgai and Raj K. Gopalakrishnan. They are both successful filmmakers who have vast experience in the field of film & Television. They have produced / directed many ad films, music videos, Documentaries, TV shows & corporate films over the past 10 years. Bindiya Murgai has also been awarded the PRSI award under the aegis of the Govt. of India for her contribution & achievement in the field of film media.

For Registrations, Call
Bindiya (Workshop Director)
Ph: 9811680000 / 9811130000



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