More than 100 schoolchildren and teenagers from the Liberties area in Dublin showcased film recordings of their summer outings at the Digital Hub in Dublin yesterday.
At a nature-themed presentation, the six short still films were projected on to horizontal screens laid over picnic blankets, while the soundtrack - ranging from zombie moans to raps to singing - was pumped into tin cans via a string.
The creators, aged 11 to 15, made the films during day trips to various open spaces, including the Botanic Gardens and Donabate beach.
"We gave them mini-discs and cameras and let them loose," explained Niamh Geoghegan, who supervised the projects with Siobhán Clancy. "Then they spent two days in with us editing the films."
The summer project, organised with summer camps in the Liberties by the Digital Hub, is now in its fifth year.
"Our main goal is to have these kids proficient in the use of cameras and other equipment and give them the digital media skills they might need in the future," said Michael Hallissey, of the Digital Hub's Learning Initiative.
The groups, from Basin Street, Oliver Bond flats, School Street, Whitefriar Street and the YMCA, ranged in size from eight to 15, with one group of 80 from the Liberties school.
Laura Murray (11), Amanda Balfe (12) and Craig McKeon (9), from Basin Street, worked on "The Phoeno" - a montage of images taken at the Phoenix Park. "I've been going to the Phoenix Park since I was born, but it was really funny going around and interviewing people. It was really easy, everyone was really nice," said Laura.
Eric Doyle (11), from Oliver Bond flats, went to the Devil's Glen in Wicklow and worked on "OBC @ the Devil's Glen".
"We were singing and we took pictures of waterfalls and statues - there was loads of stuff up there. But this is the best part," he said, pointing to the screens displaying their work.
The participants in the project were presented with a CD featuring all of the film recordings by Mooney Goes Wild broadcaster Eanna Ní Lamhna.