NEWS / EVENTS: OCVC's 'Young people' set to shine behind the cameras

Oxfordshire’s ‘youth Oscars’ will be putting young people in the spotlight behind the cameras as well as on stage as a team of students prepare to capture the event on film.

Oxford, Oxfordshire (PRWEB UK) 21 January 2013

StudioX1, the commercial arm of Oxford & Cherwell Valley College’s (OCVC) creative media programmes, has been commissioned to produce a film of the night.

Around 15 students have applied for and been accepted to join the production crew which will interview those taking part and film, edit and produce a DVD of the event.

The project is the biggest won to date by StudioX1, which helps to give students practical experience of working in the creative media industry while they study at OCVC.

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NEWS: UNICEF initiative: School children turn as film producers (INDIA)

Hyderabad, 10th Nov: Pictures don't lie. So are children. And when they get behind the camera the upshot could be stunning, poignant and true to life stories.

Yes, the little ones have done a wonderful job producing films that tug at the heart. Issues that one comes across everyday and forgets have been captured with telling effect. Thanks to the UNICEF initiative, the city will soon have a film festival for children by children.

The film fest ‘My Frames 2010' will feature 104 short movies on November 15 and 16 at the Centre of Economic and Social Studies (CESS) auditorium in Begumpet.

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