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RollingThe Photo Essay of the Wide

Angle Youth MediaBy:

Danae BellMeredith Park

Erin Whittington Mosunmola Ibrahim

The Wide Angle Youth Media headquarters is The Wide Angle Youth Media headquarters is nestled in the artsy, bohemian, and eclectic nestled in the artsy, bohemian, and eclectic community of Charles Village and Remington community of Charles Village and Remington right next to the Charmington Café….right next to the Charmington Café….(Wide (Wide Angle Ethnography).Angle Ethnography).

Photo by Danae Bell

Within the gated doors beside the entrance of the building Within the gated doors beside the entrance of the building is a shared outside area by only those who work in this is a shared outside area by only those who work in this building and the other building connected to it. In this building and the other building connected to it. In this shared outer area the youth producers come to enjoy their shared outer area the youth producers come to enjoy their lunch and create innovative films. This shared outer area lunch and create innovative films. This shared outer area has a one of kind set up with unique chairs, a indoor has a one of kind set up with unique chairs, a indoor fireplace, and a field of grass.fireplace, and a field of grass.

Photo by Danae Bell

Photo by Danae Bell

There is artwork and There is artwork and murals on the wall. murals on the wall. There are black and There are black and white photographs white photographs of the Wide Angle of the Wide Angle building on the wall. building on the wall. Black and White Black and White photographs of photographs of youth and children youth and children in Africa, I believe in Africa, I believe Kenya to be exact on Kenya to be exact on the wall. Black and the wall. Black and white photographs white photographs of Baltimore youth of Baltimore youth and children on the and children on the wall. Black and wall. Black and white photographs white photographs of youth and of youth and children in Latin children in Latin America on the wall America on the wall (Wide Angle (Wide Angle Ethnography). Ethnography).

Photo by Danae Bell

The long hallways lead me to the office where the staff and The long hallways lead me to the office where the staff and management work. Trophies of the awards the youth management work. Trophies of the awards the youth producers and Wide Angle Youth Media won are on display. producers and Wide Angle Youth Media won are on display. Black and white photographs of the youth producers working Black and white photographs of the youth producers working and filming are on the walls, along with colorful posters of and filming are on the walls, along with colorful posters of the various festivals and conferences the youth producers the various festivals and conferences the youth producers attended were framed and on the wall ( Wide Angle attended were framed and on the wall ( Wide Angle Ethnography).Ethnography).

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A long wooden A long wooden staircase leads staircase leads me down stairs me down stairs to some more to some more photographs of photographs of youth and youth and children in Africa children in Africa on the walls, on the walls, some color some color photographs of photographs of children in North children in North Africa on the Africa on the walls. There walls. There were plenty of were plenty of spacious spacious conference conference rooms rooms downstairs (Wide downstairs (Wide Angle Angle Ethnography).Ethnography).

Photo by Danae Bell

Photo by Danae Bell

On Monday the On Monday the youth producers youth producers began to began to seriously work on seriously work on the CSX the CSX campaign. The campaign. The youth producers youth producers split into two split into two teams. They split teams. They split into the video and into the video and design team. The design team. The video team video team worked with worked with worked on worked on creating ideas for creating ideas for a short a short commercial film.commercial film. Photo by Danae Bell

The design team work on creating The design team work on creating ideas for the poster.ideas for the poster.

Photo by Danae Bell

Photo by Danae Bell

Becky, the Becky, the design design instructor, instructor, created a created a example example poster to poster to help the help the youth youth producers producers brain storm brain storm and and construct construct their ideas.their ideas.

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To gain inspiration and better understanding of their To gain inspiration and better understanding of their project, the youth producers visited the B&O Railroad project, the youth producers visited the B&O Railroad museum. The museum consisted of a historical museum. The museum consisted of a historical collection of accurate trains replicate and other forms collection of accurate trains replicate and other forms of transportation built from the early 18th century to of transportation built from the early 18th century to the late 19th centurythe late 19th century The youth producers not only had The youth producers not only had the opportunity to view this collection of trains but also the opportunity to view this collection of trains but also took a ride on a historically preserved train.took a ride on a historically preserved train.

Photo by Danae Bell

Photo by Danae Bell

Photo by Meredith Park

Photo by Danae Bell

Photo by Meredith Park

Photo by Danae Bell

Both the Design team youth producers and the Both the Design team youth producers and the video team youth producers were preparing for video team youth producers were preparing for Friday's meeting with CSX and Exit 10 (Wide Angle Friday's meeting with CSX and Exit 10 (Wide Angle Ethnography).Ethnography).

Photo by Meredith Park

The Design team was taking pictures for their posters The Design team was taking pictures for their posters and editing their posters based on the feedback they and editing their posters based on the feedback they received on Tuesday from Exit 10, and the video team received on Tuesday from Exit 10, and the video team was editing and fine tuning their videos in preparation was editing and fine tuning their videos in preparation for the meeting with CSX and Exit 10 (Wide Angle for the meeting with CSX and Exit 10 (Wide Angle Ethnography).Ethnography).

Photo by Danae Bell

For For inspiration, inspiration, the design the design team team reviewed reviewed past past advertising advertising posters. In posters. In the hopes the hopes they would they would think of new think of new ideas to ideas to improve improve their current their current poster ideas.poster ideas.

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The youth producers are provided with brain food The youth producers are provided with brain food everyday, to help them produce their best possible everyday, to help them produce their best possible ideas.ideas.

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On Friday both the design and video On Friday both the design and video teams went back to Camden Yards to teams went back to Camden Yards to visit CSX and Exit 10 to pitch the visit CSX and Exit 10 to pitch the poster ideas and video ideas…(Wide poster ideas and video ideas…(Wide Angle Ethnography).Angle Ethnography).

Photo by Mosunmola Ibrahim

Photo by Mosunmola Ibrahim

Photo by Mosunmola Ibrahim

We wish the We wish the youth youth producers the producers the best of luck in best of luck in their continue their continue work on the work on the CSX CSX campaign. campaign.

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Special Thanks to:Special Thanks to:

Susan MaloneSusan MaloneSheila WellsSheila WellsDavid SloaneDavid SloaneBecky SlogarisBecky Slogaris

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Additional Special Thanks to all of the Youth Additional Special Thanks to all of the Youth Producers:Producers:

Da’el Clapperton LeEz SimmonsDa’el Clapperton LeEz Simmons Danielle Clapperton Ben Loviglio-WolfDanielle Clapperton Ben Loviglio-Wolf

LeRee Simmons Jamia William LeRee Simmons Jamia William Taqi Juba Jeffrey ObikeTaqi Juba Jeffrey Obike

Joshua White Brandon GallowayJoshua White Brandon Galloway Tahir Juba Hassan Abu-HakimTahir Juba Hassan Abu-Hakim

Photo by Danae Bell

Photo by Meredith Park