Transcript INDIAN NATIONAL TRUST FOR ART & CULTURAL HERITAGE HERITAGE EDUCATION & COMMUNCATION SERVICE (HECS) FILMIT INDIA AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROJECTS Ms Purnima Datt,

INDIAN NATIONAL TRUST FOR ART & CULTURAL HERITAGE
HERITAGE EDUCATION & COMMUNCATION SERVICE (HECS)
FILMIT INDIA AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROJECTS
Ms Purnima Datt, Principal Director, HECS
FILMIT INDIA 2008-13
Thinking out of the
box can have any
dimension, direction
as long as it excites
the learner.
The Filmit India
project is out of the
box.
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PROJECT AIMS
THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE HELEN
HAMLYN TRUST,U.K.
FilmIt India is a multi-cultural project in which
students from the middle school make films
on the heritage of their city and are shared
with students in India and UK through a
website http://openfutures.info/filmit/
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PROJECT MISSION
It is a multi-cultural project
Nurturing cultural understanding
Developing care and concern for the world
around them
Understanding the contributions made by
various communities
Also having an exciting learning experience
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CORE EDUCATIONAL VALUES
CREATIVE LEARNING
 TEAM WORK
 LANGUAGE SKILLS
 COMMUNICATION
 TECHNOLOGY
Openness to new ideas and change
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CREATIVE LEARNING MATRIX
INPUT
Ideas, suggestions,
support
REFLECTION
What distance have we travelled
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DOING
Learning qualities
SHOWING
Valued outcomes
USE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Lifelong learning and adapt to changes
Growing emphasis on science, technology and IT
Develop new skills
Revolutionize learning and training
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PROJECT TIMELINE(2008-2013)
2008-09- Schools in Delhi
 2009-10-Added Chennai and Kolkata
 2010-11-Added Goa
 2011-12-Added Hyderabad
 2012-13-Added Mumbai
 2013-14 –Added Chandigarh
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Covering 7 cities and a total of 80 schools
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SOME FILMIT THEMES
CITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE
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Monuments in the neighbourhood
Roads and markets
Religious customs and places of
worship
Interesting people of the city
Life in different parts of the city
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SOME FILMIT THEMES
THEIR COMMUNITY,THEIR FAMILY AND
FRIENDS
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Friendship and customs- Rakhi, Id
Communities and customs-social
practices, rituals
Oral traditions and expressions- like
music and the community, languages
Living in harmony-communities,
surroundings, practices concerning
nature and universe
Grandparents and their sharing
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SOME FILMIT THEMES
FESTIVALS
FOCUS ON ONE OR TWO FESTIVALS
HOW DO I CELEBRATE IT
 food
 customs
 music
and dance
 folk stories and legends
 fabrics, clothes associated
with festivals -saree, dhoti,
kurta
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SOME FILMIT THEMES
MAKING OF CRAFTS
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Painting
Pottery
Rangoli
Backdrops
Recycled materials used for artifacts
Traditional puppets
Traditional crafts
Visit to a local darzi or craftsman
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SOME FILMIT THEMES
MY FAVOURITE FOLK STORY
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Based on Indian folk stories
Can be a regional folk story
Can be based on the Panchatantra, Jataka Tales,
Hitopadesha etc
Can be enacted, done in shadow form, use of puppets
Should not be only animated
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WE MAKE FILMS IN INTERESTING WAYS…
 Do It
 Ask It
 Observing
 Recreating
 Share It
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PROJECT
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Gave the students an experience of technology to go back to their roots
and appreciate their heritage.800 films ……..
Made the students share their local heritage stories
Interactions of school students during workshops and film festivals
Collaborations with organizations like India International Centre,
Sunaparanta Centre for Arts etc
Showcasing films on Doordarshan,national television network
Showcased in Film festivals like Kolkata Film Festival
Submission of films for International Film Federation India
My INTACH experience!
To build up a story line, we went back to history
We dug out the heritage with a lot of mystery
We learnt the technicalities and the nuances of movie making
Understood the importance of continuity and editing
We learnt to be open minded and co -operative
Without creating a fuss
Team spirit was imbibed in us !!
By Nikita Sahu, Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School, Mumbai
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VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR COLLEGES
‘Volunteerism’
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Volunteer activity is ‘real work’;
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It is not ‘peripheral’ or ‘non-essential’;
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It provides real on-site job experience, training, and
opportunities;
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They support, complement, and extend the work of
paid staff, and are therefore, central to the
functioning of an organization.
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HERITAGE VOLUNTEER
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Organize
community
events and involve locals
in restoration of their
traditional handicrafts;
Heritage walks (research,
guide-work and publicity
campaigns);
Fund-raising for heritage
programmes.
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HERITAGE VOLUNTEER
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Research and
Documentation of
heritage;
Raise awareness about
heritage;
Widen public-outreach of
the heritage organization
and contribute towards
its publicity campaigns;
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VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAMME
For volunteers support areas included:
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Education And Communication
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Listing of monuments and intangible
heritage
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Support For INTACH Chapters
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Conducting Of Heritage Walks
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College Support And E newsletter
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Awareness
Appreciation
I CARE
FOR THE WONDERS OF NATURE
THAT ARE MINE TO PROTECT
FOR THE RICHNESS OF CULTURE
THAT I PROMISE TO RESPECT
FOR THE HERITAGE OF INDIA
THAT IS OURS TO PROTECT
SUPPORT INTACH
IN ITS ENDEAVOUR
TO CONSERVE AND CARE
FOR INDIA’S HERITAGE
THANK YOU …
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