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4th annual FilMAD Movie Premiere to screen again on January 29th
Jan 27, 2015 - 11:43:02 PM

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This Thursday 29th January, the public is invited out once again to Galleria Cinemas JFK at 7:30 pm to enjoy the 2nd screening of the films and to partake in the amazing talent of our Bahamian young people.

On Thursday 18th December, C2it Productions hosted its 4th annual FilMAD Movie Premiere and on this night, scores of  attendants were treated to an array of film projects created by the students of FilMAD Summer Camp and FilMAD’s School Program that covered themes such as Bullying, Divorce, Friendship,  Communication,  Working Hard, Sex and Dating and The Effects of the Cyber World.
    
FilMAD is a Film, Movement, Art and Drama Program, designed for children and teens by  Moya Thompson.   The Summer Program includes classes in filmmaking, such as screenwriting, shot composition, photography, sound design, editing and camera work. These classes are supplemented with fieldtrips, practical assignments, craft activities and classes in art appreciation, drama technique and movement.  The FilMAD School Program is newer, having just began in Spring 2014.  For the first cycle of  this program instructor Moya Thompson worked along with teachers from two schools – T. A. Thompson and Woodcock Primary – for 12 weeks during one of their weekly English Language periods to teach grades 5, 7 and 8 students the basics of story development,  character exploration, writing and film production. Within the school program, students observe and critique short films, discuss character, setting, plot and themes and develop public speaking skills through conducting and participating in interviews.  
   
In 2011 when the summer camp began, there were only five kids on the first day. Over the course of that summer however,  attendance steadily grew to over 20 kids who eagerly participated in acting, mime, art and filmmaking activities. Later that year in November, at FilMAD’s first premiere, the Camp screened seven original films; five of its own students’ film projects along with two additional projects from two other youth, who were not a part of the camp.   
    
Fast forward to 2014, the FilMAD program has found its stride.  In this cycle, students from the camp, along with students from T. A. Thompson, have produced a total of twelve short films (that range from 7 – 16 minutes), along with two music videos and two tourism ads. Since its inception, C2it Productions has hosted four Summer Camps which in total have produced over 35 film projects all written by Bahamian youth between the ages of 7-17 years of age.  Aside from the 2012 films, which were based on fairytales, folktales and fables, the films are usually based on issues or situations personally experienced by the young writers.
    
Each year the camp invites various guest speakers and filmmaking experts to work with the students and this year was no exception.  The camp had the pleasure of partaking in the expertise of filmmaking professionals such as Lavado Stubbs of Conchboy Films who worked with the students for two days.  He discussed his path to filmmaking and oversaw the direction of a music video the students shot with musical artist Bodine Johnson for her inspirational song “Push”.

There was also sound designer Theo Miller, who taught the kids about the intricacies of sound design and the necessity for proper sound recording when shooting a film project.   Other instructors for the program included photographer Torrell Glinton, drama coach Jovanna Hepburn, special EFX make up artist Deborah Thompson, along with class instructors Tossie Strachan, Kaylen Jervis and Natasha Swann.  Through strategic fieldtrips, the Summer Students also got a lesson in lighting from Burton Wallace and Lanthro Munroe of The Movi Group and had a blast working behind the scenes at Cable Bahamas with the assistance of Alexia Coakley, Gerard Brown and Agatha Thompson.  
   
The films are:

1.    Attention Seeker – by Manessah Ferguson (13 years)
2.    Chocolate Terror – by Khaylee Sands (12 years)
3.    Friendship Gone Bad – by Ava Donald (9 years)
4.    Getting Along – by Tayler Johnson (10 years)
5.    The Invisible Child – by Jhanos Rolle (14 years)
6.    The Laptop – by Christopher Johnson (13 years)
7.    The Middle Child – by Carlton Johnson (13 years)
8.    The New Girl – by Grade 9 Students of T. A. Thompson
9.    The School Program – by Alana Drake (9 years)
10.    Stand Tall – by Sania Russell (9 years)
11.    Story Time – by Allana Knowles (13 years)
12.    Teenage Love Affair – by Precious Johnson (14 years)



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