CMC 2016: Report – The Doc Unboxed
What do today's children define as a documentary? Exploring a variety of ways to economically tell stories that connect children with the world around them Takeaways Children love to see others like themselves represented onscreen YouTube vloggers are using their popularity to help to talk about difficult issues Young people respond well to hearing from other young people who they identify with as peers when looking at issues such as mental health Detail Are children really interested in the world around them? How can we tell stories that help children to make sense of themselves and others in the world? Cat Lewis, CEO of Emmy and BAFTA winning Nine Lives Media, introduced the session and James Davies talked us through Childwise’s…