The Crew TV Training Programme
CREW TV's Happy Pizza!
Fourteen young people, aged 16-21, from North and South of the river are near the completion of Crew TV, an exciting and unique seven month project in which the young people themselves have devised, scripted, acted, directed and filmed three half-hour episodes of their very own TV show that they have dubbed Happy Pizza! which will air on DCTV in October of this year.
Happy Pizza! follows the life of John Murphy, a pizza guy going through the trials that life has thrown him and who is eager to get out of the life he is living. We follow John as he delivers his pizzas and the lives of his customers unfold. The Young Urban Arts and DCTV production Happy Pizza! is a slice of comedy packed with funny shorts and a strong story.
The young people have successfully trained in all aspects of film and TV production under the direction of well-known filmmakers Aoibheann O'Sullivan, Raja Nundlall and Gerard Lee. The month of July has been dedicated to working full time in DCTV's (Dublin Community Television) studios to bring their fabulous ideas to life.
"I never had the confidence to do anything like this before, and I'm glad I went for it now. Don't hold back, that's all I can say. Follow your dreams... because we've had a great time doing it." - Willo Moore, 21, Palmerstown
The CREW TV project supports and encourages the development of quality hands-on media programmes which give young people the confidence and training to express themselves creatively, while making a wage of 80 euro per day as employees of Dublin Community Television.
"I think the best thing about it is... I mean we are getting paid, but its something that most of us wouldn't even mind if we were doing it for free because we enjoy it that much." - Ruairi Heading, 17, Inchicore
CREW TV is a partnership project between Young Urban Arts and DCTV. Find out more at http://www.crewtv.ie/.
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