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2001's Digital Creativity Summer School Films Celebrated at V&A in London

2001-12-20

The results from the 2001 project are amazing, featuring 17 excellent films. These films were turned into a DVD and exhibited at the V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum in an evening celebration of digital creativity, managed by the Ultralab team. Click to watch the audience arrive.

The results from the 2001 project are amazing, featuring 17 excellent films. These films were turned into a DVD and exhibited at the V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum in an evening celebration of digital creativity, managed by the Ultralab team. Click to watch the audience arrive. The film 'Tacky' stretched the possibilities of iMovie 2; 'Tragedy' was partly filmed at 4 am; and the girls from 'Ordinary' — a film featuring lots of face-painted children — defended their work exceptionally well in front of a live audience at the V&A. Teacher in Audience: "Why have you got your face painted throughout the film? Face painting is not ordinary." Girl from 'Ordinary' Film: "To a face painter, face painting is ordinary." December's event at the V&A was attended by the DfES and the press, a spectacular achievement for all involved. The very first DVD to be produced by Ultralab was built and presented to every child who took part in the project. The films have since been showcased at conferences and presentations worldwide. At one conference, the BBC saw the work and began discussions with Ultralab on a potential project where children make their own television. Click to watch Tacky or Tragedy…

Topics: Learning technology

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