Flip the Lens empowers students to use digital devices with purpose & well-being
The Flip the Lens (FTL) Culture Correspondent Program offers high school & university students the opportunity to develop their interpersonal skills and build their digital portfolios by creating documentary videos on culture, our unique differences, and our shared human condition. We give young people a way to make a social impact while they grow personally and professionally!
This Course is for students Who...
are creative
are aspiring or emerging video creators
want to develop interpersonal skills like curiosity, listening, communication
looking for an activity to boost confidence & ability to connect
need an alternative to social media
are storytellers at heart
have a fascination with other cultures around the world
seek a platform to explore our unique differences and shared humanity
want to make a difference in the world
We Help Students Build Their Digital Portfolio by
Telling Someone's Story. Connecting Cultures. Changing the World.
According to market research, a digital portfolio is essential to securing a professional job, regardless of your chosen industry.
We Help students Build A Digital Portfolio Demonstrating Skills, Substance & Social Impact!
credentials as a published creator
journalistic experience conducting on-camera interviews
content with purpose, depth, thoughtfulness, and maturity
projects that display interest in intercultural competence, global perspective, social equality
body of work that documents the human experience
Use a Camera as a Window Not a Mirror. Flip the Lens to be a Digital Ambassador For Humanity!
Our 7-Week Online Culture Correspondent Course Covers
- Become a Filmmaker & Culture Correspondent with Flip the Lens online, on-demand course
- Create & publish four documentary videos on the Flip the Lens YouTube channel
- Conduct interviews on themes of Belonging, Creativity & Culture
- Produce a mini-documentary on a “Day in the Life” of a culture creator
- Build a digital portfolio
- Get experience promoting content
- Be part of changing the world!
Curriculum Driven by Authenticity & Connection
Don’t have a professional camera?
No need for super high-tech equipment, fancy sets, or complex editing.
If you have a phone, you’re a filmmaker!
The only goal is to keep it authentic and real.
Empower Your Aspiring Filmmaker to Live Their Dream
Empower Your Aspiring Filmmaker to Live Their Dream
Course participants get structured templates to conduct three interviews and produce one mini documentary, along with tutorials and tips on best practices and techniques.
We’ll give our filmmakers feedback on their first draft of each video so that they can refine their pieces before they are published on the Flip the Lens YouTube channel.
Once published, filmmakers have their own playlist that can serve as the foundation of their digital portfolio!
Hard Skills
- Storytelling
- Interviewing
- Production planning
Soft Skills
- Listening
- Communication
- Creativity
- Curiosity
- Critical Thinking
- Confidence
We license the Culture Correspondent program to educators and youth organizations!
Learn how to engage your students through making videos!
Hear From Our Culture Correspondents
FTL Culture Correspondent
Timothy Friend
USA
“Working with Flip the Lens has given me an opportunity to not only learn more about the people around me and how they see the world, but also how social media platforms like YouTube work. I have learned the importance of keywords in the promotion of ideas that are given by these people.”
FTL Culture Correspondent
Francesca Lamantea
Italy
“The Culture Correspondent program gave me the opportunity to develop my digital storytelling skills and to get experience creating destination marketing videos”.
FTL Culture Correspondent
Andela Sormaz
Serbia
“I had an opportunity to develop my digital storytelling skills and to get experience creating videos.”
FTL Culture Correspondent
Michele Francesco Tagliabue
Italy
“I had the opportunity to gain experience in the field of content creation by interviewing people, and fine-tuning my video editing skills. Also, I’ve acquired a broad knowledge on YouTube platform’s analytics.”
FTL Culture Correspondent
Abigail Haskell
USA
I’ve developed skills in video editing, and graphic design. Media production is my area of interest so these skills prepared me for my career by exposing me to various software.
FTL Culture Correspondent
Hannah Haslam
USA
I have been able to add multiple new skills to my resume and content for my portfolio, which will help me in the future. I truly feel prepared to take on the professional workforce after this experience!
FTL Culture Correspondent
Mahima Gopalkrishna
India
“As a Culture Correspondent, I got a chance to create my own content. To show the place and culture I love in a way that is dear to me. This is something that every travel/culture lover must experience in order to truly understand it.”
Documentary Filmmaking Develops students Curiosity, Respect, Listening & Empathy
Testimonials from Partners
“Our community access station recently co-hosted a Flip the Lens summer camp. The young video creators were professionally trained to produce meaningful local content. The end result was an incredible array of thoughtfully produced digital short stories. Participants learned the skills for creating a story that elicits an emotional response from viewers. The FTL approach taught the students teamwork and the importance of empathy for others.”
Chuck Lewis
Executive Director
Valley Shore Community Television
Westbrook, CT
“We were able to explore the message/theme of Belonging, which falls in line with RAW’s mission. The children were able to open up in ways that they haven’t had the space to before which was amazing to watch. In addition, the youth were able to tap into the interview process by listening and engaging with strangers. I am glad to say that we as a group learned a lot and hope to continue partnerships like this in the future.”
Julian Gabelus
Production Manager
Real to Reel Film School, RAW Art Works
Lynn, MA
Become a Flip the Lens Culture Correspondent
Editing Resources
This course requires basic video editing skills and access to editing tools.
There are many free editing software programs. We offer a kit of tutorials and resources that may be helpful to those just starting out!
Our tutorials cover:
A Simple Guide to iPhone Filmmaking
How to Transfer Videos From Your iPhone to iMovie
Video Editing for Beginners using iMovie
Week One
Immerse in the Flip the Lens approach to filmmaking and life
Flip the Lens is dedicated to showing and promoting humanity through the power of filmmaking. In a time when the internet is so self-centered Flip the Lens wants to encourage people to look outside of themselves and at the world and people around them. At Flip the Lens we believe everyone can be a filmmaker who benefits humanity.
Week Two
Learn how to tell a compelling story
What is a story? While there are as many different opinions as there are people, the ancient philosopher Aristotle once said “A story that is whole has a beginning, middle and an end.” His wisdom continues to prevail today. We’ll break it down in this module.
Learn how to conduct an interesting interview
We reveal ten essential tips on how to make your video interview a powerful one! These broadcast journalism techniques will enable you to be prepared, make your subject comfortable, and create a video that looks great and has substance.
Week Three
It’s time to make your first film!
In today’s global world we are more connected than ever before…and yet, paradoxically, many of us often feel more alone, alienated, different, and less-than. The feeling of belonging is deeply inscribed in human nature. We all belong to something, yet it is a unique experience for each one of us.
With the Flip the Lens Belonging Project, you’ll interview someone about the concept of belonging, asking three questions that are simple, and yet sure to elicit powerful and highly personal views on this universal dimension of being human.
Week Four
Your next assignment as a Flip the Lens Culture Correspondent is to create a film for the Creativity Project.
You’ll conduct another three-question interview; this one will explore what it means to be creative.
Is there someone you know who has used imagination, ingenuity and originality to solve a problem? Or pioneered a new vision? Or create a unique piece of art?
Be part of building a body of documentary art that chronicles our human condition!
Week Five
Dive into Your Third Assignment with the Culture Project
Culture is both universal and personal. Culture provides ways to both express our individuality, and to see ourselves in others. Flip the Lens invites you to explore the meaning of culture by filming someone responding to three provocative questions. Be part of a movement to contribute to peace and understanding, and minimize misunderstanding and prejudice!
Week Six
Embark on Making a Mini Documentary with a Day in the Life of a Culture Creator
A core part of understanding the human experience is learning how different people live their lives and seeing how they contribute to humanity with their everyday actions
Create a “Day in the Life” video and film the activities of someone you think has an interesting life! Document what they do everyday that somehow makes an impact in their community, or the world at large.
Week Seven
Now it’s time to submit your work and get it published!
We’ll walk you through how to upload your four videos for review. You’ll get our feedback and any suggested revisions within five business days.
Once you make the requested edits, re-submit your videos. If all the recommendations have been addressed, your videos will be published on the Flip the Lens Youtube channel within five business days. These will appear as your playlist and serve as an impressive digital portfolio! Bravo!
The Details
When?
Anytime!
This course is online and on-demand.
Engage with it at your convenience!
Where?
Anywhere!
100% with down-loadable modules so you can go at your own pace!
The Flip the Lens Culture Correspondent course gives you the skills and structure to conduct three powerful interviews and one mini documentary. We present you with storytelling and interviewing techniques and tips; technical tutorials; templates for creating four videos; and we’ll publish and promote your finished pieces!
Who?
This course is for creative, altruistic high school and college students who want to make an impact and are ready to get started as video creators. Eligibility:
- 9th-12th grade, college and Master’s students
- Located anywhere in the world
- Fluent in English
- Have access to a phone or camera with video capability
- Have a basic understanding of video editing and access to an editing tool
The Cost
Cost
The cost for the Flip the Lens Culture Correspondent 7-module course and publication of your four videos on the FTL Youtube channel is $325.
Payment
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