"Online video is exploding. By 2013 it will be 90% of all web traffic and few would argue that due to its emotional appeal and immersive nature its effectiveness is second to none." Google
Take a look at Explore Falinge, a project that has been developed to give Lower Falinge its own plattform to showcase the great work that is going on within the community that is never spoke about in the mainstream media. The project took place over a year and employed a host of professionals to both develop the platform and train locals to produce their own video and web content, and build experience, confidence and skills for future employment opportunities.
The residents have now taken ownership over the website and are producing community reports and updating the blog and social networking sights linked to this.. One of their first films to be launched on the platform is of the Royal Wedding which took place over the long bank holiday weekend where the residents celebrated the Junior Wardens 3:2:1 Event.
Filmed by Residents of Lower Falinge
With the doors of MediaCity about to open this is an invaluable opportunity for the residents to gain skills which can lead to real work within one of the UK's big cultural broadcast institutions now based on the doorstep with links via the MetroLink which is about to hit Rochdale in 2013.
We were very proud to bring onboard Katerina Barrakas to the Explore Falinge Project, Katerina Barrakas, a young person from Littleborough, Rochdale who was taking part in the Vision and Media Traineeship, and has since gone onto work with various other production companies and the BBC. Katerina won a 2 month paid placement with Glass Eye Productions (a Rochdale and Salford based Production Company) in the summer of 2010 where she got hands on experience of working with the people of Lower Falinge as part of this project.
A positive 'Grassroots' project for the whole community with a legacy. Install GOOGLE EARTH today and go take a look
The residents have now taken ownership over the website and are producing community reports and updating the blog and social networking sights linked to this.. One of their first films to be launched on the platform is of the Royal Wedding which took place over the long bank holiday weekend where the residents celebrated the Junior Wardens 3:2:1 Event.
Filmed by Residents of Lower Falinge
We were very proud to bring onboard Katerina Barrakas to the Explore Falinge Project, Katerina Barrakas, a young person from Littleborough, Rochdale who was taking part in the Vision and Media Traineeship, and has since gone onto work with various other production companies and the BBC. Katerina won a 2 month paid placement with Glass Eye Productions (a Rochdale and Salford based Production Company) in the summer of 2010 where she got hands on experience of working with the people of Lower Falinge as part of this project.