We've launched our YouTube channel! It will be a place where we'll share the ever-growing number of videos made by Southampton residents who've taken our Mobile Storytelling training. Real Southampton people and real Southampton stories showcasing the diversity of those who make up our city! Click the button below to go to our YouTube channel … Continue reading Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for made-by-mobile stories by Southampton residents
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Our "Proud To Be" black stories screening took place at MAST Mayflower Studios on Monday 25th October. It was the first of our community stories screenings and, to mark Black History Month, showcased stories from Southampton's African, Caribbean and black British communities. Nine local people shared their made-by-mobile "Proud To Be" themed videos to a … Continue reading Mobile storytellers share their “Proud To Be” stories at our first community stories screening
Proud To Be is the theme of this year's Black History Month and we're running a Mobile Storytelling course with that theme! Our Version Media is Proud To Be a social enterprise equipping Southampton's black, ethnic and other under-represented communities with digital media and storytelling skills to tell their own, authentic stories. With the first Proud To Be … Continue reading Over 65s learn digital media skills to tell their stories using made-by-mobile videos
With lockdown over, we've moved our Mobile Storytelling to Showcase Social Impact workshops from online to in-house! Whether at our base at MAST Mayflower Studios or out in the community, it's great to be back connecting with people face-to-face! We ran our first in-person session at Northam Community Centre in August, for young people from Northam and … Continue reading Equipping Northam and Newtown’s youth with mobile storytelling skills to amplify their mission for social change
1. Use your social media channels Share your video on social media. This is a great way to let people know what your organisation is doing and how it is helping the community. Tweak captions per platform because, as well as word count restrictions, each might have different audiences. For example, your Twitter followers might … Continue reading 6 impactful ways to share your video online
1. Rethink your views about video Stop visualising making a flashy video. You've been busy serving your community, not working as a videographer. No-one, not even you, should expect you to create a top quality video. That fear will stop you from giving it a go and prevent you from telling your stories. So grab … Continue reading 10 steps to get you filming stories with your mobile
1. Know the value of video Video is a great way to showcase your social impact. Use it to capture how your organisation is addressing a social need, and how it is helping the community. Video can also let people know about the support available on their doorstep, and gain supporters for your project or … Continue reading 5 steps to simplify making a social impact video
Our Version Media is now an official CPD Accredited training provider! That means people who take our Mobile Storytelling to Showcase Social Impact workshop can now earn points to support their professional development. CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development, the learning activities that professionals do to develop and enhance their abilities. CPD ensures people’s qualifications do … Continue reading Get CPD points as well as digital media skills when you take our Mobile Storytelling masterclass
Our Version Media is an official media partner of Southampton's UK City of Culture 2025 Bid. Our founder, Veronica Gordon, has been featured in Southampton 2025's blog. In it she revealed what she loves about Southampton, why she's supporting the city's Bid, what culture means to her and why she thinks Southampton is more than … Continue reading Founder says Southampton is more than ready for its “glow up”
More than three quarters (77.8%) of black Southampton residents who took part in our media survey said they do not feel fairly and accurately represented in local news coverage. The survey also revealed that 75% felt there was a negative bias against black people in local news coverage, with the majority stating that the media … Continue reading Media racism: “Sometimes things go unchallenged because they go unspoken”
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