Media Supports

Dear MIMU,

I'm loving the blog! Just wondering if you've seen any videos or anything from youtube that I can show the staff at my school as we prepare for our Fair?

Signed,

Fair Fan

Thanks for the compliment, FF - glad you're enjoying it! Yes, Matilda found a really great youtube video that she wanted to show. Sadly, it's disappeared into the universe never to be seen again. Instead of showing it, here's a summary of what it was. If you find it, can you please let us know?!

Lost video of a Winnipeg student competing in the Young Citizens Program

      When I was viewing youtube videos to select for assignment 4, I came across a video that was being viewed online as a finalist in the Young Citizens Award Program. The video grabbed my attention because it was an entry from Winnipeg. Also, that the student made it into the national video finals is an impressive achievement. Competition at the national level is with students who have won regional fair competitions in all ten provinces and territories in Canada.

      The male student’s project was about the Second World War Winnipeg hero Andrew Mynarski. The student reenacted the events of the rescue of Andrew Mynarski’s  friends in an airplane bomber, as told by a survivor of the rescue. The student narrated the events dressed in a World War Two uniform. The student incorporated various visual tools to tell the story of  a brave Canadian soldier who sacrificed his life to save his friends. The airplane battle was described by the narrator using Second World War airplane models. Archival pictures and battle sound effects were cleverly inserted into the narration of the presentation. The student also visited the war memorial and had included pictures of the memorial site in the video.

       When the video was over, it was my intention to save the video as an example of the standard of excellence that was achieved by the Winnipeg student.. However, despite all my best efforts to retrieve the video I was not able to locate the video. It was such an inspiring video to view on line. Writing the summary of the video on our blog will provide readers the opportunity to become aware of the creativity and ingenuity of Canadian students participating in a short film production of their heritage fair project  to be viewed by a national and worldwide audience.