Grassroots music projects are empowering young creatives across the UK, nurturing the next generation of diverse talent. Now is the time to celebrate and invest in the grassroots, ensuring a bright and inclusive future for music. Watch the opening film from the Youth Music Awards 2024 in association with Hal Leonard Europe. #YMAs24 Lyrics and Vocals: Tracks on Tap | Lil Trubz | Righteous Reck | Nicole Blakk Music: George Bloomfield Director/producer: Tell Studio Find out more: https://youthmusic.org.uk/awards ---- Follow Youth Music: https://www.instagram.com/youthmusic_charity/ https://www.tiktok.com/@youthmusic https://x.com/YouthMusic https://www.facebook.com/youthmusiccharity

The Hatchling - The performance is of a double-decker sized dragon puppet (from the 'Warhorse' team) that is gradually transformed by a team of over 40 puppeteers and kite-riggers to take flight as the worlds largest kite. With such a complicated process, the timings are impossible to accurately predict and so myself and Bridge Williams (Sound Engineer) I were tasked with building and performing a flexible, dynamic piece that we could jump in and out of based on clearance from the stage. This was a huge challenge and over the next few months me and George slowly workshopped and refined the design ready for our three weeks of rehearsals in Wakefield with the full cast and crew. What followed was the most enjoyable, creative and challenging work I’ve ever done. The director, producers, stage managers, designers, artists, wardrobe, technical, puppeteers and kiters blew me away with the talent and drive to make the project what it was (and had excellent craic).

We are happy to share our next 'test project' by one of video producers at Manto. Laura has been working on this short doc since Spring 2023 and is over the moon to finally share it. A synopsis from the filmmaker: This film is a story of fifth-generation forester, Marcus Tribe, one of the UK’s last woodsmen. He lives in his wooden yurt on a 6-acre woodland and has spent over 20 years preserving the land and living self-sufficiently. Now 65 years of age and in a time where the Earth is in a global climate crisis, he wishes to share his lifetime of knowledge in hope of inspiring younger generations to reconnect with the land. 00:00 Intro 00:30 Buying a piece of land 01:38 Natural regeneration 03:17 Integrating into the local community 03:49 Rewilding the land 04:39 Learning from the elders and ancestors 05:42 Teaching the younger generations 06:40 Credits Credit to George Bloomfield for composing an original music sound track for this film. For all your acoustic music needs, we'd highly recommend checking him out: https://www.georgebloomfieldmusic.com/ What are test projects? Each of the team has the opportunity to express their creativity and experiment with film to make their own passion project. Who are the Manto Collective? You might know us professionally as Manto Films - a film production company based in Yorkshire, UK. But this is our new Youtube Channel, where members of the Manto team showcase their creative freedom from personal passion projects to helpful filmmaking tips and tricks. Our philosophy is that if you’ve got a good idea, let’s do it. Follow us on our socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manto_films/ LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/manto-films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mantofilmsuk/ For more information about our production company visit: https://mantofilms.com/

Trailer for 'Cut Short: Fighting Knives in the North' documentary. Winner of the 'Best Short Documentary' at the Activists Without Borders Film Festival 2023. The team behind the project have worked with experienced partner organisations to co-develop the Cut Short film and an accompanying teaching/facilitation package.

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We are Youth Music. For over 20 years, we've built a national network of trailblazing organisations, who are equalising young people's access to music across the UK. We're giving every young person the chance to make, learn and earn in music. Now is the time to act, but we can't do it alone. Get involved at: https://youthmusic.org.uk/ Made with the support of Youth Music funded artists: Narration: Princess Arinola Adegbite Music Composition: George Bloomfield Additional footage supplied by Redlocz Beats Bus Records Lewis Hackett/Prefix Studios Treloar School Open Orchestra featuring Phoebe and Benjamin playing Open Up Music's Clarion instrument Film produced by: Platform13 Tell Studio