Our two main projects which we are re-launching remotely are: Film Cuts Club and Tall Tales. All current participants are welcome to take part in either or both – Some people already take part in both.
We will be using online tools to keep connected and we are keen to keep people working together / collaborating – because the work we make together is ‘greater than the sum of its parts’, it’s a kind of chemical reaction, like alchemy!
Tools
I will sign up each young person for online sessions through a parent or guardian who will have to speak to me directly to give consent for you taking part, and confirm an email address to link to.
To take part in sessions you will need:
Essential:
- Internet access
- Any kind of device that connects to the internet – preferably a computer, but a tablet or mobile phone will do.
- A quiet space where you won’t get interrupted and an adult in the house (more detail on this under Staying Safe Online).
- Pens / pencil & paper and a flat surface to lean on (table, clipboard, whatever).
Bonus extras:
- A camera that you can download pics from (could be a mobile phone).
- Other art supplies – whatever you like using.
- If you have a very plain or blank background behind you, you will be able to change your background to any picture you choose.
- Check the session plan before each session for extra things.
We are going to start sessions using Zoom – group video app:
- You don’t need an account and it won’t cost you anything.
- I will ‘host’ sessions and send a link to your nominated email address.
- Click the link and the session will launch.
If anyone has heard about security concerns for Zoom – we are keeping track of this story and would definitely prefer not to change to a different provider. Click here to read an article about what Zoom are doing to improve security.
We are also using a website called Miro – which is like an online whiteboard, and we will use this to replace the physical ‘project box’ where we store everyone’s work.
- I will send an ‘invitation’ to join the Miro board to your nominated email address.
- You will have to sign up to Miro and create an account, but this is free and quite quick.
- Don’t worry if you haven’t got this sorted on week 1, you will still be able to take part via Zoom and you can forward pics of your work direct to me to store on the board.
All the tools we have chosen are FREE, but they do have ‘pay for’ options, so if you accidentally find yourself at a pay wall just cancel and go back to the free version.