I would like to make a few notes about this whole process of making and publishing a podcast.
Given that fact that I had little idea about Podcasts, everything was to be started from scratch. This made the entire process a nightmare. The main trouble was with making sound and video records which I also had to edit and then get an rss file which required downloading risky software onto my laptop.
Saturday, 7 March 2009
Friday, 3 October 2008
Tuesday, 7 August 2007
idea....
This is for the 'exhibition team'.......
had an idea you could think about.......
a display about the protestors that go on anti climate change marches. A 'forced installation' (installed demonstration) piece that collects together in a display, banners, posters, flyers and other objects that would be loaned by local protestors. I know of several anti climate change protestors and there's a few interesting people as well. There is a local man who rides around on a bike with a box on the back blasting music and climate change slogans (he calls this the brox). It is a clever way of both sending a loud & clear message that people are captivated by, and also a great bit of entertainment for people on a rally and watching them! You can see a clip of the brox on youtube, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMIzcn-PUZo
had an idea you could think about.......
a display about the protestors that go on anti climate change marches. A 'forced installation' (installed demonstration) piece that collects together in a display, banners, posters, flyers and other objects that would be loaned by local protestors. I know of several anti climate change protestors and there's a few interesting people as well. There is a local man who rides around on a bike with a box on the back blasting music and climate change slogans (he calls this the brox). It is a clever way of both sending a loud & clear message that people are captivated by, and also a great bit of entertainment for people on a rally and watching them! You can see a clip of the brox on youtube, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMIzcn-PUZo
Monday, 6 August 2007
Just got this email in from an artist who would like to run a creative writing/poetry workshop/discussion. Let me know what you all think - is it another potential workshop/activity?
Hi Oliver,
I'm interested in running drop-in creative writing workshops for Climate Change. I attended the Climate Chaos cycle ride and march in London last October, and would really love to utilise my own skills to help raise awareness of climate change. I'm currently enrolled on UEA's MA in Creative Writing, and have won a few prizes for my creative work, as well as having had pieces published (as detailed below in my writer's CV). Whilst I have not, strictly speaking, run a workshop before, I have participated in many both during my academic career and through courses, and I'm full of ideas and enthusiasm.
I have experience of working with various ages of children, as I was a helper at an uruly Brownie pack for a year and am currently helping lead a vastly oversized Girl Guide unit. Due to this I hold a current Enhanced CRB Disclosure (I actually hold two, as I needed one for a job I applied for with Child Protection earlier in the year). I've also provided online poetry critique for sixth formers at a school where a friend of mine works.
I've come up with a couple of ideas for workshops for children in two age groups; 8-12 and 13-18. Details are below.
I'd be interested to hear from you regardless of whether I would be useful to you or not, as I am very keen on providing creative writing workshops and would like as much information on why people enjoy them as I can possibly garner!
Regards,
Gabrielle Barnes
For older children (13-18):
Session begins with an automatic writing exercise to unclog the mind and the biro, based on heat. This calms nerves, sharpens the sensory imagination (vital for poetry), and introduces the subject matter.
Discussion – split into two halves. Firstly: What does climate change mean to us as a world, as a nation, as families, to each workshop participant as individuals? What are the varying viewpoints and stances on climate change; what type of person might hold them and why? Scientific reports and media: what is fact, what is fiction and what is somewhere inbetween?
This will segue into the second half of the discussion, about the role and importance of creative writing, specifically poetry, as a reflection of and reaction to society and culture. Writing is communication – a poem is a bridge of words that travels from mind to mind; from gut to gut. Poetry can describe, explain, or even persuade. Where is poetry present in modern life? (Books, songs, greetings cards, rap, slogans, adverts.) How is poetry used as an instrument of change?
Participants will be asked to produce poetry based upon a reaction to climate change – be it free verse or formal, from the poet's present perspective or from that of an inanimate object in the future. If they are stuck for words, they can start by utilising snippets from their automatic writing exercise at the start of the session. There will be an opportunity to read aloud and appreciate the produced work before the close.
Hi Oliver,
I'm interested in running drop-in creative writing workshops for Climate Change. I attended the Climate Chaos cycle ride and march in London last October, and would really love to utilise my own skills to help raise awareness of climate change. I'm currently enrolled on UEA's MA in Creative Writing, and have won a few prizes for my creative work, as well as having had pieces published (as detailed below in my writer's CV). Whilst I have not, strictly speaking, run a workshop before, I have participated in many both during my academic career and through courses, and I'm full of ideas and enthusiasm.
I have experience of working with various ages of children, as I was a helper at an uruly Brownie pack for a year and am currently helping lead a vastly oversized Girl Guide unit. Due to this I hold a current Enhanced CRB Disclosure (I actually hold two, as I needed one for a job I applied for with Child Protection earlier in the year). I've also provided online poetry critique for sixth formers at a school where a friend of mine works.
I've come up with a couple of ideas for workshops for children in two age groups; 8-12 and 13-18. Details are below.
I'd be interested to hear from you regardless of whether I would be useful to you or not, as I am very keen on providing creative writing workshops and would like as much information on why people enjoy them as I can possibly garner!
Regards,
Gabrielle Barnes
For older children (13-18):
Session begins with an automatic writing exercise to unclog the mind and the biro, based on heat. This calms nerves, sharpens the sensory imagination (vital for poetry), and introduces the subject matter.
Discussion – split into two halves. Firstly: What does climate change mean to us as a world, as a nation, as families, to each workshop participant as individuals? What are the varying viewpoints and stances on climate change; what type of person might hold them and why? Scientific reports and media: what is fact, what is fiction and what is somewhere inbetween?
This will segue into the second half of the discussion, about the role and importance of creative writing, specifically poetry, as a reflection of and reaction to society and culture. Writing is communication – a poem is a bridge of words that travels from mind to mind; from gut to gut. Poetry can describe, explain, or even persuade. Where is poetry present in modern life? (Books, songs, greetings cards, rap, slogans, adverts.) How is poetry used as an instrument of change?
Participants will be asked to produce poetry based upon a reaction to climate change – be it free verse or formal, from the poet's present perspective or from that of an inanimate object in the future. If they are stuck for words, they can start by utilising snippets from their automatic writing exercise at the start of the session. There will be an opportunity to read aloud and appreciate the produced work before the close.
Friday, 3 August 2007
Welcome to Climate Deranged
This blog is for members of Croydon Clocktower's CLIMATE DERANGED project team to communicate and share ideas and discussion. The group were formed in July 2007 and their first mission is to plan, organise and carry out an event for young people on September 29 all about climate change! The team have split into 4 groups to manage 4 different areas of activity at the event. These are Giant Mural (Live Art) Wall, Workshop Space, Exhibition Space & Performance Stage. Amongst other things, the team have decided to create a giant mural using paint and found rubbish! Drumming on trash, reclaimed fashion, film reel, live bands & performers, mad science experiments and much more. The event will run from 6pm until 10pm. Have I missed anything?
Here are pictures of the workshop we held last week, where we all met for the first time and created mini-performances & artworks based on ideas of recycling (yes, real trash was used!)
Here are 2 pictures from our programming meeting, where the team contested their ideas for the event and thought about how to make it sustainable as well!
Here are pictures of the workshop we held last week, where we all met for the first time and created mini-performances & artworks based on ideas of recycling (yes, real trash was used!)
Here are 2 pictures from our programming meeting, where the team contested their ideas for the event and thought about how to make it sustainable as well!
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