New Youth-Oriented Filmmaking Program Makes a Summer Smash

Red Echo Group, Inc., a local non-profit organization, has kicked off its new young filmmakers program called Lets Make a Movie." This program takes under privileged youth between the ages of twelve and sixteen through the entire moviemaking process -- from script to screen.

(PRWEB) August 18, 2005 -- Red Echo Group, Inc., a local non-profit organization, has kicked off its new young filmmakers program called Lets Make a Movie." This program takes under privileged youth between the ages of twelve and sixteen through the entire moviemaking process -- from script to screen. The young filmmakers write, act, direct, design, and even make their own props and costumes. Lets Make a Movie" completed six productions this summer at five locations in the Kansas City urban core.

Many KC program directors are asking, Why hasnt this been done before?" The answer is simple," says Red Echo Group Creative Director, David Huffman. Digital technology has made moviemaking much more compact and affordable than ever imagined. This is what makes the 'Lets Make a Movie program so accessible."

Still, at the heart of Lets Make a Move," there is more to this innovative program than cutting edge technology and cost-effectiveness. The benefits are two-fold," explains Jeremy Chrysler, Red Echo Groups Board Chair. We are teaching useful technical skills, such as how to light a scene or capture the best sound possible, while fostering arts awareness, creativity, literacy and self-confidence. Its an amazing process to watch."

The 'Lets Make a Movie program is a fantastic opportunity for the children in Kansas Citys urban core to develop leadership and creative skills that create a barrier to negative peer pressure," writes Andrew Ellenberg, Marketing Executive at Entercom Broadcasting and Red Echo Group Board Member. There is no question in my mind that 'Lets Make a Movie will have a tremendous impact."

What are Red Echo Groups future plans? CEO, Eric Keith says, Through the help of organizations like the Local Investment Commission [LINC, we plan to expand our programs reach to as many urban school as possible, as well as reaching out into the surrounding Metro Communities."

For more information on Red Echo Group and Lets Make a Movie," visit http://www.filmsforyouth.org or http://www.redechogroup.org.

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