Trans Camp needs your videos!

Help us bring these issues to life at Trans Camp

Update 24/12/11: You can upload them anytime between now and the 13th Jan but the earlier, the better. We’d like them up by the first week of Jan if possible. The first one has been uploaded by Muir in Widnes, if you’re looking for inspiration!: http://bit.ly/vdn0Qq )

By @natmc

As some of you may know, we’re running Trans Camp on January 13th at Channel 4. We’re bringing together trans people, developers, designers and innovators to come up with ideas to improve the lives of trans people using web technologies and the media.

Although around half of the participants will be trans there will also be people there who have never knowingly come across a trans person.

So, we want your short video responses to one or more of these questions. You can use your phone, webcam or something fancier – it doesn’t matter as long as we can hear you and see you (or whatever you choose to film while you’re speaking or subtitling.)

Your videos will be played at Channel 4 on 13th January to the participants of Trans Camp. They will also be put together on a website for people to see in the run up to the camp and afterwards. Your videos will be public so you must be sure you’re happy for them to be seen by anyone online.

Why? We want to give those who are new to trans issues an idea of the diversity within the trans community. We want to bring to life some of the questions we’re asking with real people’s voices.

QUESTIONS: Answer ONE* question per video – max 1 minute

1. CHILDHOOD: For those of you who knew, what was it like growing up as a trans child?
2. MEDIA: How does media coverage of trans people affect you?
3. COMEDY: How do comedy portrayals of trans people affect you?
4. FAMILY: How have you experienced support, or lack of, from family and friends?

*You can answer more than one question if you like, just make a separate video.

INSTRUCTIONS

• YouTube/Google Account
  In order to upload your video, you must have a valid YouTube account. CLICK HERE to create a YouTube account.
• Clear sound is crucial.
  If no one can hear it, no one will watch it. Make sure to shoot in quiet environments and project.
• Don’t backlight.
  Make sure light is on your face and not behind it — i.e. don’t sit in front of a bright window.
• Title and tag your video
  Use the title “TransCamp”, the word that your video relates to, like “Childhood” and include your name and location – ex: “TransCamp. Childhood: Thomas in Nottingham”.
  Use tags to describe your video so that other people can find it, for example: “TransCamp”, “Trans FtM”.
• Send us a tweet to @transmediaact with a link to the video (hashtag #transcamp) or leave a comment on this blog post with a link.

Thank you for your support!