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Children of the 90s - also known as The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents
and Children (ALSPAC) aims to identify ways to optimise the health and
development of children. The Citizen Science At-Bristol - Children of the
90s summer challenge was a great opportunity for the young people to
express their views about future scientific developments using film.
The participants were selected through a postcard competition (visit
the gallery of winning entrys). The summer school week was then put
together to give young people information and inspiration to develop their
own ideas and views about contemporary science issues and explore the
areas that they were interested in for the future. The young production
teams took on the roles of producer, director, researcher, editor, camera
person interviewers and actors.
Using media and science experts to support them each team developed their
own short film. The topic of science from the future allowed young people
to be creative about their exploration of these issues. All of the films
created were screened in At-Bristol’s giant IMAX Theatre with an invited
audience including the young people's production teams, supporting
directors, friends, family, teachers and the Children from the 90’s team.
At-Bristol's web
programmer then took the films created by the three teams and edited them
to create
The Supernova - an online tabloid from 20 December, 2054.
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Do you want to read
the news from the future? Have a browse through The Supernova - the
red-hot, top online tabloid newspaper delivered to your electronic
door fresh from 2054!
In it you'll find a sizzling array of film-clips and news reports
that allow you to catch up with the very latest developments in
health, diet and fantastic fashion features, as well as a live
transmission from the interplanetary beauty contest held on Neptune.
Sports reports include news on advances in genetically modified
muscles and the latest Bellyball results. All lovingly compiled by
our research team consisting of members of Children of the 90’s who
went time-travelling to the future tobring back these exclusive
reports.
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Click image to view The
Supernova |
View The Supernova by
clicking on its image above. Alternatively it can be
found on
www.electricdecember.org - an online advent calendar of films, art,
music and more. Open from 1st December 2004 - find the At-Bristol /
Children of the 90s contribution on day 20.
Electric December, Watershed's widely acclaimed online digital advent
calendar, runs every year as an electronic advent calendar with a unique
selection of gifts - from games to films, animation to music. 2004
contributions focused on the theme of ‘Transformation’ .
This marks the 6th year of Electric December, and the 6th time that
At-Bristol has made a present for you. To see At-Bristol's presents from
previous years, visit
www.electricdecember.org and look for the archive.
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