Can you help in handmade film?
THEY USUALLY take to the streets of Hebden Bridge to bring their colourful stories to life.
But with this year’s Handmade Parade cancelled, the creative masterminds behind the annual event will be working with local and national audiences to tell an enchanting story on film.
Families from across the area usually make art in the organiser’s Hebden Bridge workshop, but this year, they are being asked to take part from home, making art that will bring to life a specially commissioned story by
Hebden Bridge-based author
Liz Flanagan, whose books include Dragon Daughter, Eden Summer ,and Rise of the Shadow Dragons.
Participants can draw or paint a picture, make and operate a simple puppet, join a drumming workshop and perform a piece of music, make a model and film it, or perform a scene to camera. No expertise is required – just enthusiasm.
Content will be shaped via a series of how-to videos, and everyone will get all the direct support they need to play a part in the film, which will be entitled We Are Here.
Artistic director Kerith Ogden said: “Our work usually revolves around creating reallife experiences, bringing communities together.
“We know the people of Hebden Bridge will be sad not to have the spectacle of the Parade this year, but we’re really excited to have adapted our usual format and we can’t wait to see We Are Here come to fruition.
“We’d like to think that local families who love the Parade will invite their friends from further afield to participate virtually. This is a unique opportunity to invite a much wider audience to come and play with us.”
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