Fairwater film and sound project

Over the Spring half term we worked with young people (12-18) at Waterhall Youth Centre in the Fairwater Communities First area in Cardiff, with support from the Communities First team. The young people learnt about funk music from Kev Sayer of Community Music Wales, and went on to create their own short pieces of music using Garageband. Tom Barrance showed examples of how to break a scene down into its elements and use different camera angles, looking at framing, pattern and shape' He also looked at montage and editing to music, using title sequences and an excerpt from Vertov's 'Man with a Movie Camera'. The young people then created their own films which they edited to the beat of the music using Final Cut Express. In this example, made by four girls, they used multiple video tracks and added transitions and effects.

Funded by the Film Agency for Wales and South Wales Police.