00:00 Lights, camera, action.
00:07 Since early this year, these students have been learning the art of filmmaking.
00:12 Now the cameras are rolling on their first short production.
00:15 It's definitely good to come together, I've been in a screen for a lot of people to see.
00:20 The thing I love most about filmmaking is that I get to create new worlds and explore
00:28 stories.
00:29 Bus Stop Films has operated on the mainland for more than a decade, teaching filmmaking
00:34 skills to people with intellectual disability.
00:37 This year it's come to Launceston.
00:41 I think celebrating diversity gives us new layers to our storytelling and we know who
00:45 is behind the camera impacts what we see on screen.
00:47 So if we want to see new stories, diverse stories, different stories on screen, we really
00:52 need to mix it up in what's happening behind the camera.
00:56 Developing skills for future employment.
00:58 We've placed around a thousand students into paid employment in the screen industry and
01:02 that's from working on TV commercials for major brands, working on TV shows such as
01:08 Survivor, Masterchef and Neighbours, up to major feature films like Thor, Love and Thunder
01:13 for Disney.
01:14 I feel I'm going to continue on making a couple more movies.
01:17 I'm interested in directing because it's what brings the film all together.
01:25 You're working with all different groups, all different sections of a film and you're
01:34 the one that's expressing your ideas.
01:37 The film, Ron's Creek, a comedy-drama about a community experiencing the woes of poor
01:42 internet connection, will premiere later this year.
01:46 And The Tasmanian Tale could hit screens around the globe, with past productions airing internationally.
01:53 It's amazing.
01:54 I can't lie.
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