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Now, this documentary workshop was 3 days long. The participants were part of a summer co-op program ran by a dedicated and passionate educator named Clarissa Jacobs. The participants ranged in age, from as young as 13 to as “old” as 22. The opportunity was co-ordinated through the Mamidosewin Aboriginal Student Centre at Algonquin College and the School of Media and Design.
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Students were obviously eager to get to the filming and they managed to film a variety of sequences and a profile doc on a local carver... and one student even filmed a lacrosse game! Overall, the students had great chemistry and worked really well together, some of them I think had a knack for directing and even operating the camera.
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“I liked using the video camera and I thought it was difficult to not laugh and think of something to say in front of the camera”.
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The video below contains the sequences and mini doc students directed and shot during the three-day workshop.
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- Garmamie Sideau
http://www.documocku.blogspot.com/
Thank You's
Clarissa Jacobs - Akwesasne Area Management Board’s Youth Resource Center
Dwight Powless - First Nation's Liaison Algonquin College
Elena Abel - Cultural Activity Coordinator Mamidosewin Center