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An interview with Shani Carter (clip 6)

Part 2 of the project is bringing the film to schools and community centres to counter the images youth are served up on Much Music and the six o'clock news. ...

Video - citizenshift - 05/05/2005 - 00:00 - 2 comments

Roadsworth Reflects

Peter Gibson looks back on his Roadsworth experience....

Video - citizenshift - 21/12/2005 - 00:00 - 2 comments

Roadsworth's "Designer Bike Path"

Roadsworth enjoys the irony in creating a work that has been approved by the City of Montreal, a bike path of his own design that will add some flair to the neighbourhood. Locals come out and watch as Peter Gibson gets used to creating his art without havi...

Video - citizenshift - 21/12/2005 - 00:00 - 2 comments

Art in Public Spaces

Roadsworth's story inspires discussions of artistic expression and the use of public spaces....

Video - citizenshift - 21/12/2005 - 00:00 - 2 comments

Demystifying Media

Rana feels that the advent of digital video may herald the decentralization of media. When people learn to use digital video, the process of creating media is demystified so that anyone can tell their own story and it can be seen and heard by others....

Video - citizenshift - 09/02/2006 - 00:00 - 2 comments

Cultural Influences

Rana observes that people tend to want to replicate the media they see in their own culture. What he does, is ask them to look inside themselves and try to express things as they see them....

Video - citizenshift - 09/02/2006 - 00:00 - 2 comments

Big Media Will Fall

Rana has seen his students' perceptions of media change as they have learned to create their own. He says that the "fallacy" of the broadcast-centred, corporate-controlled media empire falls apart once you realize that you can do it yourself. Anybody can...

Video - citizenshift - 09/02/2006 - 00:00 - 2 comments

What's the purpose of media training?

Rana describes the purpose of the training he offers. Although some of the people who have trained with him have gone on to make more films, he doesn't expect every one to become a filmmaker. The training he provides is meant to allow the people to docum...

Video - citizenshift - 09/02/2006 - 00:00 - 2 comments

Grassroots Media

An example of the effectiveness of media at the grassroots level. Rana relates the story of a woman who took the police to court in India. She won her case, thanks to video evidence she gathered....

Video - citizenshift - 09/02/2006 - 00:00 - 2 comments

The Effect of Media Training

Rana discusses his hopes for the effects of his media training. He hopes that people will take the training and use it in ways that they think are appropriate, and that they can derive benefits from it. He is gratified to see his own excitement about the...

Video - citizenshift - 09/02/2006 - 00:00 - 2 comments

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