INDIAN NATIONAL TRUST FOR ART & CULTURAL HERITAGEHERITAGE EDUCATION & COMMUNCATION SERVICE DIVISION

FILMIT INDIA AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROJECTSMs Purnima Datt, Principal Director, HECS

INDIAN NATIONAL TRUST FOR ART & CULTURAL HERITAGE

HERITAGE EDUCATION & COMMUNCATION SERVICE (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 understandingDeveloping care and concern for the world around themUnderstanding the contributions made by various communitiesAlso 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

INPUTIdeas, suggestions,

support

DOINGLearning qualities

SHOWINGValued outcomes

REFLECTION

What distance have we travelled

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USE OF TECHNOLOGY

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

Covering 7 cities and a total of 80 schools

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SOME FILMIT THEMESCITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE 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 THEMESTHEIR COMMUNITY,THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

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 THEMESFESTIVALSFOCUS ON ONE OR TWO

FESTIVALSHOW DO I CELEBRATE IT

foodcustomsmusic and dancefolk stories and

legendsfabrics, clothes

associated with festivals -saree, dhoti, kurta Heritage Education and Communication Service

SOME FILMIT THEMESMAKING OF CRAFTS Painting Pottery Rangoli Backdrops Recycled materials used for

artifacts Traditional puppets Traditional crafts Visit to a local darzi or

craftsman

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MY FAVOURITE FOLK STORY 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

SOME FILMIT THEMES

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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

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 historyWe 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 -operativeWithout creating a fuss

Team spirit was imbibed in us !!

By Nikita Sahu, Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School, Mumbai 

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‘Volunteerism’• Volunteer activity is ‘real work’;

• It is not ‘peripheral’ or ‘non-essential’;

• It provides real on-site job experience, training, and opportunities;

• They support, complement, and extend the work of paid staff, and are therefore, central to the functioning of an organization.

VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR COLLEGES

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HERITAGE VOLUNTEER• 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• 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:

Education And Communication

Listing of monuments and intangible heritage

Support For INTACH Chapters

Conducting Of Heritage Walks

College Support And E newsletter

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Awareness Appreciation Action

I CAREFOR THE WONDERS OF NATURETHAT ARE MINE TO PROTECTFOR THE RICHNESS OF CULTURETHAT I PROMISE TO RESPECTFOR THE HERITAGE OF INDIATHAT IS OURS TO PROTECT

SUPPORT INTACH IN ITS ENDEAVOUR TO CONSERVE AND CARE FOR INDIA’S HERITAGE

THANK YOU …

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