7 Summary of Session 3

Session 3: Create has provided you with guidance on how young people can be supported in the creative process of filming and editing their docutubes. Again, it should be emphasised that the hands-on, collaborative process of making a docutube is more important than the end result.

While the young people will need to work with the plans they developed for their docutube in the earlier ‘Planning’ phase of the workshop, the reality of the filming and editing process does involve an element of trial and error. It is important that they are given the opportunity to explore and experiment. Try to create a safe, relaxed space, where participants are put at ease (Borg and Grech, 2017) and encouraged to be creative, investigate, express their views and work with others, bearing in mind relevant ethical considerations.

The fact that the filming and editing process very much relies on collaboration within each ‘film crew’ forms a key part of the workshop. It requires young people to interact and connect with each other and negotiate ways of working together. This process does not only give them the opportunity to practise and develop their team working skills – or indeed their filming and editing skills – it can also help build their resilience and their ability to creatively deal with a range of challenges, working with others to ask questions as well as discuss and develop ideas.

Rather than aiming for a sleek, technically perfect film, it is more important that participants actively engage with issues related to religious toleration and peace in the past and present through the process of making a docutube together. The final session of this course focuses on how educators can support young people in making the most of the opportunities this process provides for reflection.

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