My proposal is an interdisciplinary course of study working with youth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to encourage the creation of personal narratives and web based educational media, as well as the collection of Brazilian pop culture media samples. My interest in media goes beyond academic analysis to the point of creating responses to negative representations using the same means of transmission. Ideally the media created by project participants will be distributed widely enough to present a challenge to the predominant negative stereotypes presented by mainstream media channels.
Empower youth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with access to and training in new forms of digital media.
Develop a curriculum and technological workflow from concept to distribution that is accessible, financially feasible, sustainable, and easily taught by youth to other youth.
Encourage project participants to create narratives that contradict negative stereotypes of youth in Brazil.
6-7 months of planning and grant application
Minimum of 3-6 months working on site in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil although a longer term of 9 months is preferable if funding allows
Minimum of one NGO partner although additional partnerships will be sought
More than 30 participants enrolled in a preliminary Final Cut Pro editing workshop
Final presentation of thesis work in June 2010
Technology used should be easily accessible yet able to produce professional quality for distribution
To what extent is new media incorporated
Language barrier in English only applications
Perceptions of cultural imperialism
Project originality
We conducted a four day Final Cut Pro workshop for youth at Cinema Nosso in July 2008. The workshop was co-facilitated by Drew Detweiler and Angela Maciel Detweiler who translated the instruction into Portuguese. Workshop participants came with varying degrees of prior experience ranging from Final Cut Pro editors to first time computer users. We used simple narrative footage shot on cellphones from a previous workshop as our practice footage.
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