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Get on board the big media bus
An eye-catching American Airstream bus has hit the road, taking media studies to the streets.
Part of the three-year young people at evening
Flux project, managed workshops as well as
by Artsmad, the bus has continuing work with
been fitted out with schools. “It’s going to The Blackthorn School
computer stations capa- take media activities to of Photography
ble of creating and edit- them, any place, any Digital image-making
ing animated films. The time, anywhere. Over and black and white printing
work stations are mov- the next two and a half based at our specialist
able to allow for group years it will mainly go to teaching centre near Cricklade
working, or to trans- venues in North Swin- Evening, day and weekend
form the bus into a mini- don because it has been courses for beginners and
cinema, accommodating up to 12 A schedule of stopping off points set up as part of Flux, but it will be advanced photographers
people for film screenings. and events over the summer is seen all around Swindon at youth www.photography-courses.com
Animators, the Evil Twins, will being developed but young peo- events and festivals.” Tel: 01454 416937
be on board to offer inspiration ple living in North Swindon were See the first pictures of the Flux or 07920 116492
and advice. They have been train- given the opportunity to discover bus at: www.swindonlink.com
ing hard to familiarise themselves the bus at its first public outing on
with all the equipment but per- 19 May.
haps the greater challenge has been Kirsty Carter, director of
learning to drive the left-hand Artsmad, said that over the com-
drive bus. ing months the bus will reach

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Recording history, from left, Esme
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