What Makes a YES Project? Digital Media Edition

1. Creative Idea: What’s your artistic vision in digital media?

• Film & Video: Short films, documentaries, experimental cinema, cinematic essays, web series, music videos.

• Animation & Motion Graphics: 2D/3D animations, animated shorts, visual storytelling using illustration or CGI, animated documentaries.

• Audio & Podcasting: Narrative podcasts, audio plays, soundwalks, oral histories, experimental soundscapes, radio drama.

• Interactive Media & Storytelling: Choose-your-own-adventure stories, AR/VR experiences, interactive websites, story-based games, installations with digital interaction.

2. Community Engagement: How does your digital project connect with others?

• Collaborative Creation: Co-writing screenplays, co-producing digital zines, open audio submissions, or collective editing processes.

• Digital Storytelling: Gathering and retelling real community stories through film, podcast, or web-based projects.

• Workshops & Skill Shares: Teaching film editing, animation basics, sound recording, podcast production, or digital art techniques to others.

• Interactive Public Projects: Crowdsourced visuals or audio, open-call photo essays, story mapping, interactive websites with community-contributed content.

• Celebrating Culture & Identity: Using digital tools to amplify voices, preserve language, share lived experiences, or reimagine identity in virtual spaces.

3. Identify YES Project Support: How can YES support your digital media project?

• Covers costs (equipment, software, licensing, editing, collaborators, space rentals).

• Helps create a final product (screening, online release, digital exhibition, community viewing event, or podcast launch).

• Supports your growth as a digital artist, storyteller, and community connector.

Examples:

1. Frames of Home: A Short Film Series: A community-based short film initiative where youth filmmakers create 3–5 minute films exploring the meaning of "home." The films are shared at a public screening and online platform, with mentorship in directing, editing, and storytelling.

2. Sonic Roots: A Community Soundscape: An audio project that captures the ambient sounds, languages, and voices of a specific neighbourhood. Participants learn recording and editing skills and co-create an immersive podcast episode and a public sound installation.

3. Queer Lens: A Zine-to-Screen Experiment: A hybrid digital zine and video collage project where queer artists remix archival footage, personal stories, and digital illustrations into short, experimental video poems. The project culminates in an online premiere and interactive artist talk.

4. Bits & Bytes: Digital Art from the Block: A digital art project where youth create animated GIFs, motion posters, and glitch videos that reflect their local culture. These pieces are showcased in an online gallery and projected in a local community space during a pop-up event.

5. Pixel People: An Interactive Story Map: An interactive website that maps local stories using images, interviews, and micro-animations. Users click on different parts of the digital map to uncover community narratives told through a mix of video, audio, and art.