16 April 2010

Shoot Day 5 - The Finale!

It’s a wrap!

The final day on the shoot began with a pick-up schedule where we captured any missing pieces of the film, including an interview with Young Carers worker Liz and the final Key Moments shoot and recordings with Ciara Leeming.

Once the Pizzas had been dealt with the group then settled to review the Key Moments for the film and listened to some of the audio tracks which Dan Spleen had been capturing during the week. The poetry in particular was very powerful and the quality of the recording made the words seem even more striking.


Finally the group headed out on location once more to get the final shots to finish the film.

The Caring lifecycle was shot with the YCR crew chilling and reflecting on the grass.

Then a final shot was set up with each person holding up a sheet of paper with a number to represent the amount of years they have had their caring responsibility.

With the filming now complete we look forward to the post production stage. Once the footage has been cut and prepared it will be presented back to the group in order to make editorial decisions whilst learning some basic editing skills.


Its difficult to put into words the admiration and pride we feel for the young people who are driving Young Carers Revolution forward. Their commitment and enthusiasm at every stage of the project has been an inspiration to see and has transferred directly into the quality of creative outputs we have seen from the campaign so far.


Well done! You are and will be the Young Carers Revolution!

Ciara Leeming at Young Carers Revolution


Ciara was back in the Hub with the YCR crew for their final day of production. As well as helping the production by capturing some of the Key Moments poses Ciara was also keen to spend some time with the older members of the group to find out some more about their thoughts around the issues. The photos were fantastic and the recordings went well.

Please check out her BLOG below -

CIARA LEEMING


We hope that after spending some time with the project Ciara will manage to place a feature or article with some national coverage, perhaps in time for the City of York Council ‘No Wrong Doors’ Conference on 11th June.


It has been great to work with a journalist of Ciara’s caliber on the project and we feel that it has added something special to the campaign!

15 April 2010

The Shoot Finale!


Whilst we wait for the final photos, here is a taster.


TEAM CJ!!!

we rule end of!

Sebastian at the church of rock.

The rock-plex is a really odd name for the place we are currently using as our base, Which is right next to the rock church, at the priory street center. The Filming had been going on all week, and i was here yesterday, and again today to take part in the most important sections of the project. Seeing the photo's from the progression of the campaign on the blog, gives me massive confidence in the skills everyone involved. The experiences of the carers taking part, and dedicating their spare time are very important to making this s success. Just as important is the professional skills and experience of the leaders who have kept us focused yet upbeat. We have pulled together and pushed hard to get everything done, and each person deserves to give themselves a round of applause in my opinion! Saying that, it's not quite all there yet, we have the editing to come and then the hard slog of getting it out there to the people who will make a difference to us young carers. We have the film, we have the posters, but do we have the influence? It'll be interesting to see if we can make a genuine difference to how young carers are both perceived and treated. But i know this week's work will be worth it, because we have made an effort and got the ingredients for a brilliant 10 minute short.

Sami

Hey all,
Well it's the final day of filming, and everyone is sad, no-one needs to say it but its just one of those unspoken things that gets picked up. I've really enjoyed the past 2 weeks and I learnt how to make a professional film, well the making of it anyway.

Things have been getting too much emotionally but it really helps when you have friends to talk to about the things your worrying about. And of course the HUG SQUAD inevitably made an experience as once again the production caused a flood of tears along the way lol we're all ok though!

The most challanging part of the shoot was definately the emotion the production has generated. Its hard to see your friends upset, and at the same time try to ignore the fears that are upsetting you. But some times you just need a good cry to get it all out.

My favourite parts of the shoots are all the outtakes which are going on the memories DVD. Its amazing what happens when people don't realise that the camera is switched on. The one liners are amazing.

I think the final film will be better than anything I have ever imagined and I'm so looking forward to the finished result after Kev has waved his magic wand. :) I'm hoping the film will help to identify all the hidden young carers and abolish the stereotype of the sob story, afterall we are first and foremost young people.

TEAM KEV!!

Cat

I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU TO KEV AND CJ for all their time and fun!!! It has been a awesome week and I'v really enjoid the campaign. I would realy enjoy working with kev and cj agein.Also a BIG THANK YOU TO THE HUG SQUAD!!! for helping me get through the emotonal times. My favorite bit of the canpaign was the moving media because I got a chance to film things with lots of cool equitment. With a BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR MAKI'N IT A GREAT EXPEREINSE!!!

:) :) :) :) XXX THANKS PEEPS XXX :) :) :) :)

Aidan'fatman'ballanger

hey pepols

This weeks shoot has been really fun. The interviews seem to have come out really well. Quite sad it's the last day of shooting but we've got some really good stuff.
The best bit has to be filming the interviews and spending time with all my mates.

Team CJ

Amie :)

This week has been a bit of an emotional rollercoster. There have been a lot of ups and a few downs. We've done a lot of repetitive filming to make sure we get all our information across.

The difficult parts of the week have been watching everybody cry and be upset. It's hard seeing close friends down. The hug squad were out in full force which really helped.

The best part of the week has been interviewing the young carers and the staff. It was interesting to find out what people really think and feel.

We've learnt how to use sound and camera equipment which is quite interesting.

I'm looking forward to seeing the final product and seeing how Kev and Cj will present the ideas. I'm hoping that the film will have a huge impact on the people at the conference as well as the general public and hidden young carers. I hope that it will raise awareness of what being a young carer actually means.

Emma G

its the final day of the shoot and its been really busy this week. we started with recording the key moments and poems. i found it a bit challenging because my voice is quiet and was quite emotional because of the nature of the issues we discussed. the best part was when we had a bit of free time and i recorded some singing. it was fun although i was a bit nervous. the production skills i have picked up has been how to use a camera properly and how to cope under pressure when being interviewed. i think the final film will be amazing because everyone has worked really have and we've done loads. i think the film will have a large impact and make people more aware of what a young carer is and will give them a more personal insight into the life of a young carer and hopefully make them understand that a young carer is a person and not just a label.

celine :) :)

Hello well first of all i would just like to say a BIG THANK YOU to CJ + KEV.
For all there time with us and that i had a great time. I hope to do do another project with you.
The best thing that has happened over the time period is that i got to meet people every day nearly that i don't get to see that often. And that i got chance to share my emotions with other people who have been through the same as me. AND I NEED TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO THE HUG SQUAD. ohh yeah i forgot the media campaine which was mint.

:):):) xxxx THANKS xxxx

THANKS BABOON MUSH X




14 April 2010

Shoot Day 4 - YCR with IY, Dan Spleen & Ciara Leeming


For the fourth day of production the YCR crew were joined by experienced Photojournalist Ciara Leeming. Ciara has written for national newspapers and publications including The Guardian and Big Issue and has covered stories on subjects across the world.

Ciara was on set to lend her creative talents to capture the Key Moments freezes and also to learn more about the crew and their stories.





The day progressed well and amazingly we are on schedule to finish the work on time! Just enough time to get a hard earned lunch before continuing with the shoot.




Oh yeah, and you guessed it, we also had some laughs along the way!