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After weeks of meetings, planning and preparation the day had arrived for Amplify, the show for young people by young people. Everything was set, guests, presenters, music and even food. The 5 hours were underway. A few songs to get the first hour underway and it was time for our first guest; Jinx, the director of a local organisation Music Fusion that gives young people the chance to make music. He talked about the upcoming gigs that Music Fusion are putting on over the summer, which gives loca… Continue

9 Boys aged between 15 & 17 are being given the opportunity to create a film about any topic they desire. This project is funded by Mediabox who fund and support young people to create media projects and get their voices heard.
This first session is about creating the format and concreting their ideas about this film. They were shown two examples of films (one documentary and one drama) made by young people funded by Mediabox.
Split into groups, each paired up with a mentor. The mentors are… Continue