TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Antoniya Lyubenova
Key objectives of the project:
deliver a training course on the topic of Videomaking to 25 youth workers
equip our participants with a new tool that they may use to better tackle challenges that they face working with marginalised
groups
contribute to social inclusion growth and to promote dialogue through new means of communication such as digital media
teach our participants the necessary skills to create 25 educational videos for youth back home
create a unified platform to share useful digital content with other youth workers
use the training course as an inspiration to have youth create 6 videos on an important issue in their communities during the
local phase
By doing this, we aim to:
increase media literacy by providing valuable tools for video-making to youth workers
teach youth workers how to use story-boarding and other pre-production tools to create videos for their communities
provide valuable exercises for composition, framing, lighting, colours and sound
discuss and figure out affordable solutions for video editing and distribution in their everyday life
work in groups to create several pieces of engaging video content
Youth workers aged 20-50 years old from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland.
Digital storytelling can be used in non-formal education in many different ways, and films can be made about anything.
Having youth workers and even youth themselves create stories provides a sense of agency and ownership that can inspire
a holistic research process, regardless of the subject matter, where young people are learning material for their story in a
natural, contextualized manner. The process of story writing can capitalize on young people’ creativity as they begin to
investigate and tell stories of their own, as they learn to use different resources like the library and the Internet to find
content.
Digital story creation may also develop more advanced communications skills, by allowing young people to learn to better
organise their ideas, ask the right questions, express their opinions and individuality more openly, and construct narratives
that will connect with their viewers in their community. When digital stories are published online on resources like YouTube
or Vimeo, or whichever platform they select, young people have the opportunity to share their work with their peers and gain
valuable experience in critiquing their own and other' work. These kind of activities are critical for the development of
emotional intelligence and social learning as well.
Learning outcomes:
*youth workers learned how to use video embedded with creative storytelling and poetic expression to tackle issues arising in their communities
*youth workers learned the basic technicalities of filmmaking, such as storyboarding, working with sound and lighting, composition and editing
*youth workers learned how to research, develop and execute documentary filmmaking for the purpose of tackling important subject matters
*youth workers learned how to create instructional videos, such as "how-to" videos and explainer videos so they can begin using video as a method of communication with youth
*youth workers learned how to extract inspiration from artists, filmmakers, poets, musicians and so on to better contextualise their story
*youth workers will learned how to work in teams to execute a creative project, utilising strategic planning and leadership
Project writer, project manager and trainer