The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour is fast approaching and there are lots of activities up and down the country for you to get involved with. The Digital Documenters team from London, Manchester, Birmingham and Exeter will be interviewing volunteers and filming all the action! So get involved and pledge your support!

Below is a list of what some of the mygames (powered by v) projects are doing as part of the 25^th hour campaign:

Thursday 28 October

The Who Cares? Trust  are launching ‘What you don’t know about care…’,

This is an exhibition of photographs taken by young volunteers about their experiences of life in care.

See how you can volunteer your creative talents:  http://vinspired.com/organisations/7703-the-who-cares-trust

Follow them on Twitter: @WhoCaresTrust

Saturday 30 October

Coalfields Regeneration Trust are holding a special 25th Hour softball event for volunteers at Robbins Park Arena, Wigan.

To volunteer for future sports events near see: http://vinspired.com/creating-a-sporting-legacy/opportunities/1685-mygames-ambassadors/activities/113126-north-west-mygames-ambassadors

Follow them on Twitter: @coalfieldsRegen

Addaction – Aspire launch will be held at Lancaster’s youth theatre DT3. Volunteers will perform live on stage showcasing their talents through bands, djing, mcing, vjing and beatboxing.   This event is free entry and open to all young people in the area to come along to watch the performances.  Doors open at 6pm and the event will run till 11pm.  The age restriction for this event 11- 25.

For more info on volunteering with Addaction: http://vinspired.com/organisations/7691-young-addaction-north-lancashire

Follow them on Twitter: @AddactionUK

Sunday 31 October

The Drum – MOB volunteers will be spreading the word about their project at The Hindu Council of Birmingham’s Diwali Celebration at the NIA from 2:00pm till 8:00pm. The festivities will consist of exciting exhibitions and play host to some top Bollywood acts, great music, fashion, dance and captive visual arts.

If you’re interested in joining the MOB see: http://vinspired.com/organisations/7680-the-drum

Follow them on Twitter: @MOB_Birmingham

Friday 05 November

The Eden Project – Barefoot Games are inviting you to dip your toe into their exciting volunteering opportunities by trying an eclectic range of activities; from samba drumming to beat-boxing via parkour, graffiti, film-making, photography – and everything in between!

For more information see:http://vinspired.com/the-barefoot-games

Follow them on Twitter: @edenproject

Sneak peek of our Olympics video!

At the Birmingham film-making training back in September, we were busy making a short 60 second film about the Olympics. We wanted to collate the public’s opinion about the Olympics and whether they are excited about this massive sporting event coming to London in 2012.

Like to see a sneak peek of what’s in our 60 second film and who features in it? Take a look below…

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Campaigning training

Yesterday, the London team went for a very useful campaigning session with Livity, a socially responsible youth communications agency in Brixton. The aim was to discuss ways of  developing Digital Documenters as a brand.  Naturally, we focused on our target market and brand values, which are important factors in the build up of any brand or product. We also discussed different types of audiences and how we can make content to generate interest and communicate key messages.

We then moved onto something that us young people know a lot about- social media. Yes, we explored the likes and dislikes of Facebook and Twitter, and the usefulness of YouTube and Vimeo. After many debates and discussions over why we prefered some sites over others, and why the days of MySpace have long gone, we looked out how we were going to get our films out to the general public.

It was a great day and we took lots of notes. Now we have to put it all into practice!

Many thanks to Elle Moss, founder of Drew Creative Branding Ltd, Joshua Connell, Mira Jessani and Ben Maxwell who all work at Livity, and Ben Anderson, coordinator of Staying Alive project, Ignite.

Hello

Hello and welcome to First Light’s Digital Documenters London blog!

Okay, so this is a little more than just a blog, it’s a way for us to share with you everything that we will be doing and keeping you updated as we work. So it’s kind of a production journal where we will be posting personal thoughts and developments, keeping you up to date on all the activities we’re working on, posting up pictures of us at work and even videos!  And it’s much more than that too- while on this project, we want to promote Olympic values, raise awareness about volunteering and learn some life-long skills as the next generation of film-makers and we’d love for you to join us in this journey. So take a look around, grab the RSS feed to stay updated and subscribe to this ‘blog’ to stay in tune with all the latest going-ons! See you around!

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