Options Community Services Society [FULL]

Limited Spots Available!

Note:  Reading Week projects are filled on a first-come first-served basis, few spots remain!

Applications are beign accepted on a rolling basis until full.

About the project

Students will have the opportunity to unleash their creativity in this fun and rewarding multimedia project!  They will work as a team to write, perform, film and edit videos for Options Community Services Society, a non-profit registered charity providing social services in Surrey, Delta, White Rock, and Langley.  These videos will provide fresh resources for their educational program on healthy relationships and boundaries for youth with autism and developmental disabilities.  These resources will support the existing program curriculum developed by the Options Team.

This three-day project will involve two days of writing / filming / editing which are to take place on campus.  The third day will take place at Options Community Services Society in Surrey where the students will share the final videos with the staff.  Students will have the opportunity to help finalize scripts based on content provided by Options.  Creativity and fresh ideas are welcome!  Past groups created interview-style videos, top-ten videos and other formats to communicate course messaging. 

Scheduling 

Kick-off Orientation :

Saturday, February 2 from 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Project :

Tuesday, February 19  from 8:00am - 5:00pm

Wednesday, February 20  from 8:00am - 5:00pm

Thursday, February 21 from 10:00am - 1:00pm (plus commuting time to Surrey)

What you will do

  • Writing / Planning – students will develop scripts based on content provided by Options.  After reviewing the course content, students will have the opportunity to help brainstorm fresh ideas.
  • Acting – students will appear on camera and act out scripts.
  • Filming – students will capture scenes on video recording equipment.
  • Editing – students will be editing videos to a high-quality final product, including inserting additional graphics and words to guide discussion in the healthy relationships and boundaries group. Students may develop other materials in addition to videos.

Qualifications

  • Background or interest in film, acting, and video editing (intermediate video editing skills are an asset).  This includes experience in the YouTube platform.
  • Comfortable appearing on camera
  • Willing to provide input and share personal stories that will help with script development
  • Creative, energetic, resourceful, collaborative
  • Ready to work in a team through the entire creative process, values the input of ideas from self and others

Please note: Advanced acting, videography and editing skills are not required. If you meet the basic qualifications and are interested in this project, please apply and you will be considered.

Placement location

Options Community Services

Locations

Filming and editing at UBC Campus – locations TBA

Watching the videos on Friday, February 22, 2018 at OPTIONS Community Centre in Surrey

Options Community Services

13520 78 Avenue
Surrey, BC V3W 8J6
Canada

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