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According
to recent research by
the Independent Television Commission:
"Children in the UK aged six to sixteen spend about three
hours a day
watching TV compared to two hours elsewhere in Europe."
The Tower Hamlets Education Project enables pupils to explore photography
and video as means of discovery and expression.
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Instead of being passive observers of TV,
the pupils participate in the making of films
about waste and recycling and explore
their own environment with photography.
This
process has helped them to become
critical viewers with an understanding of how
video and photography can be used
to communicate ideas.
By
enabling pupils to experience being
'on the other side' of the camera, they were able to discover
first-hand the technical and creative possibilities of video.
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Media
literacy is the ability to understand how the mass media works.
Understanding of how TV shapes opinions is crucial for younger
children who are among the nation's heaviest viewers.
By
failing to help them create media literacy skills they will
be unable to analyse critically what they see.
Furthermore,
their developing conciousness of themselves will be controlled
by interest and consumer groups remote from them with their
own values and agendas.
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The
young people whose work is featured in the following films,
developed their media literacy through photography and video.
They
were able to critically evaluate the world around them in order
to assist them to fully and effectively participate in it.
Photography
provides the excitement of capturing and freezing a moment,
an object, a smile, and an event with the power to revisit.
It
is a creative process that occupies the pupil physically and
psychologically.
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These
films represent a journey of discovery in a small part of the
environment in East London.
It is a journey, which all children should be introduced to if
future generations are to be equipped with the skills needed to
address the challenge of environmental protection and climate change.
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Copies
of films are available from:
phil.maxwell@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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KICKING
THE CAN
A film starring students from Tower Hamlets schools about recycling
and wasted minimisation.
Suitable for KS 1 & 2.
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IT'S
YOUR WORLD
A short film for key stages 3 & 4, introduces the viewer to recycling
and waste minimisation. Using humour, music and a whirlwind tour
of a landfill site, we are taken into the world of waste reduction
and sustainability. Captivating footage of the recycling of paper,
cans and glass lays bare the need to recycle if we are to save
the planet from ecological burn out.
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THE
ESTATE WE'RE IN
A film about urban environment and community in the Collingwood
Estate, East London.
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SHOOTING THE ENVIRONMENT
A film about recycling and protecting the environment featuring
Year 4 pupils from Kobi Nazrul School
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SHOOTING
THE ENVIRONMENT 2
Produced with pupils from Lawdale Primary School, this
film examines the importance of recycling in a school context.
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IT'S
SO EASY
A short animated film by W. McDougall about recycling
starring Rosy and Rumy.
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HOW
TO LEAVE YOUR CAR AT HOME AND SAVE THE WORLD
Produced with pupils from Marner Primary School about
substainable and healthy ways to travel to school.
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THE
ART OF RECYCLING
A
brief journey looking at recycled art, produced by school and artists
at the 2006 One World, One Environment Exhibition.
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EAST
END GREEN
A celebration and tour of green spaces in Tower Hamlets.
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HOW
CLEAN IS YOUR STREET
The
Spitalfields Young Farmer's Club meet every Saturday at Spitalfields
Farm behind Brick Lane.
Michael O'Meara, Environmental Projects Teacher, and Mike Woolfe,
of Loan Woolfe Productions, trained these young people to photograph
and film their environment and the activities and events that
the farm offers the local community.
It shows the important role that the farm plays in the area.
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Eco-warrior
and friends
Capturing
Green Spaces Open Day
You can see more samples
of young people making films in:
AN
INTRODUCTION TO EDITING
AND WEBPAGE DESIGN
by Michael O'Meara
A guide for teachers that introduces filmmaking in the classroom.
It introduces the essential video equipment, preparing and planning
a film, basic camera techniques and non-linear editing using
the Apple iMovie editing package.
email:
michael.o'meara@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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