Name: Community Arts Network
Address: King Street Arts Centre, Ground Floor, 357-365 Murray Street, Perth, WA, 6000, AU
Telephone: +61892262422
Price range: Free

Halim Mellick

Editing music video using free software

OVERVIEW

Taking place in Midland, Strange Times gave young people the opportunity to share their experiences and perspectives in these strange times, by creating their own music videos.

Young people who attend Midland’s Swan City Youth Service (SCYS), many of whom face barriers to accessing arts programs, had the opportunity to develop skills in filmmaking, editing and digital storytelling, and to learn about the branding, marketing and administration involved in being an artist.

The young people involved in this project had already been working with Rush Wepiha to write and record their own music tracks at SCYS. During the Strange Times project these young participants worked with Sydney-based filmmaker Johnny Yayo and local photographer/filmmaker Halim Mellick to plan, produce, film and edit high quality music video clips on their phones.

Participants also learned the ins and outs of navigating the music industry, from leading industry professionals.

Presented in partnership with SCYS, this project not only provided practical skills and pathways into the creative arts but was also designed to build young people’s self-confidence and self-esteem. Working with The Kids Research Institute (TKRI), CAN developed strategies that utilised and built on TKRI’s Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) framework.

Strange Times was supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Healthway, through the Creativity and Wellbeing for Young People Program.