I Am Creative Project

The Ideas Foundation collaborated with the Signals Media Arts Centre, to work with the children from the North East Essex Additional Provision School. The Ideas Foundation runs an educational project called ‘I am creative’. This allows youngsters from the age of 13-19 to explore the creative industries and let them present a live brief for a global company, like Barclays, E-ON and many more.

So for this time around, the students had to come up with an amazing marketing idea for Avis. Avis have just signed a 4 year sponsorship deal with Mahindra Race team in Formula e. So after thorough researching and brainstorming for four days, they not only came up with a brilliant idea but also decided to animate it!!

We can’t wait to share the final product with you amazing people! The students worked very hard on it and we had so much fun! Now the project tutors are editing the animation and behind the scenes. We hope for the very best for the dedicated, intelligent and incredibly witty group of students that we worked with.  “The heart and soul of a company is creativity and innovation”, said Bob Iger and this group of talented students are definitely helping Avis to reach that goal with their creative and innovative idea.

Trail Blazers

Hello there lovely people!

This summer holiday let your children experience something new everyday, in the world of animation, art and drama! This innovative session grants children to break free and connect with their creativity and imagination.  They will also get a glimpse of all that goes on behind the scenes at an art gallery, an arts centre, a theatre and a media centre. 

This session is divided into two groups, according to the age of 6-8 years and 9-11 years. So for all the young creative minds out there, this would be the perfect opportunity to expand your creative knowledge within a safe, professional and fun studio environment. At the end of the week, participants receive an Arts Award and get to share their work with friends and family!

For more information and also to book a place call Mercury Theatre Ticket Sales on 1206 573 948 or you can book online at www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/trail-blazers-2015/ (Some bursaries available, please ask when booking).

Sessions and Age: Arts Award Discover (6-8 years); Arts Award Explore (9-11 years)

Date: Monday 10^th – Friday 14^th August 2015

Timings: Arts Award Discover from 10:00am – 12:30pm

               Arts Award Explore from 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Rate: £60 per child

Locations: Firstsite, Mercury Theatre, Colchester Arts Centre and Signals Media Arts Centre. 

Join our Youth Film Club!

Signals Youth Film Club is all about the kids and their creative minds. Our Youth Film Club provides excellent sessions where compatible children come together and share their innovative filmmaking ideas. Along with that they polish and develop media skills from animation, cinematography, photography, editing to web development and social media. The club provides you with amazing opportunities to work within an inventive space, where you not only learn but also have fun!

Our Youth Film Club runs every Monday from 4:30 – 7:00 pm. Registration is free and sessions are £3.50 per week. From September 2015 the Youth Film Club will be split into two groups: 9 – 13 year olds and 14 to 19 year olds.   

So if you are interested in filmmaking and want to gain professional media knowledge…  then what are you waiting for!? To sign up and find more information email yfc@signals.org.uk

~Thank you!