08 May 2012
Four Springwood High School students were recently announced winners of the iDrinksmart education project, a joint initiative between MYST – Moutains Youth Services Team and BMWHRC – Blue Mountains Womens Health and Resoure Centre. The project aimed at producing digital media to address issues of high risk alcohol consumption.
Teams of students from local high schools attended health information sessions and were trained in video production on iphones. They then produced two 30 second films that conveyed the message that ‘Binge drinking is never okay'.
The winning video from Springwood High School was produced by Maddie Rapley, Cameron McCormack, Tom Hearn and Erin Schloeffel. The primary message was about the safety of young women in a situation involving alcohol. Judges particularly commented on the film making techniques employed including effective use of headers and jump cuts.
‘We found the project challenging', commented Erin, ‘ particularly fitting the message into such a short time frame but we were very pleased with the result'. Many agreed, with the video being voted the best by internet viewers.
Watch the winning video on idrinksmart