FOR the past three weeks, six students from Tomaree High School have been mastering the fine art of filmmaking with help from a Port Stephens-based director.
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The autism spectrum students who took part in the specially designed video-making workshops were tutored by Guy Perrine, director of the Port Stephens Film Festival, and Auspol Media Australia.
"Aspect Hunter [School] approached me to run these workshops," Mr Perrine said. "We used two techniques: using the iPad as a camera and I have been teaching the students basic editing; and the second, we attached a GoPro to them for first person perspective filming."
The aim was to have the students create a mini film.
Mr Perrine said the exercise was to help the students express themselves.
Additionally, the project will allow students to put their creative energy into a project that has a big-screen outcome.
"I'm hopeful that we can screen these films at the next Port Stephens Film Festival," Mr Perrine said. "We hope to include a special category about disability.
"It would be special to have these films the students made entered into the festival."
Three workshops had been run this term, with students filming around the school and at a reserve in Corlette.
A fourth and final workshop will be held next term.