Do you ever wonder about the most important things in your life? What really makes you happy? For us, the most beautiful experiences are those we live with our families and friends. They are a gift that we must take care because no matter how far apart we are, if we are loved by someone, we will always be at home. "Dear Child" is a fictional story that tries to represent what we really mean

Tevin, Joel, Alice, Ackeem and Alex applied independently to take part in the BFI Film Academy, a six week intensive filmmaking course delivered by Eastside Educational Trust. They were selected because they demonstrated a real passion for filmmaking and a desire to develop their skills beyond the work they were doing at school. With different backgrounds and levels of experience in filmmaking they came together as a team to create a short film – they contributed to all aspects of the production as well as attempting to achieve their own individual challenge in a specific role. The filmmakers wanted to take a light-hearted bitter-sweet view on how we aspire to be something we’re not.

It is well-known that youth are ignorant about current global issues, so we went out to interview our classmates as well as youth on the streets of Toronto for their thoughts and knowledge about real and made-up world issues.

In this video, Angelo brings the viewers in to the world of Marshall Maria. Marshal has been bullied since kindergarden. Angelo embarked on a mission to find out the role a parent play in supporting a child that is being bullied. As Angelo was listing to both sides of the story, he discovered that bullying shouldn't be taken lightly. Most of the time people don't really take a moment to realize that bullying is a real problem and that we all have to stand up and continue to raise awareness. The reason is that no matter what the circumstances, there is NEVER a reason to be a bully and bully someone.

Daniella, Josh and Phoebe applied independently to take part in the BFI Film Academy, a six week intensive filmmaking course delivered by Eastside Educational Trust. They were selected because they demonstrated a real passion for filmmaking and a desire to develop their skills beyond the work they were doing at school. With different backgrounds and levels of experience in filmmaking they came together as a team to create a short film – they contributed to all aspects of the production as well as attempting to achieve their own individual challenge in a specific role. Unlike many of the participants, these students decided to focus on a documentary about a subject which is very close to their hearts. It was hard work but their perseverance paid off and they were able to meet and interview many people to try and effect change in their community.

I’m Dillan and I collaborated with a few of my classmates, Harrisson Georgiou and Shahab Hendizadeh in creating an awareness announcement; our statement is as followed: Lets be real. The world’s available freshwater supply is declining at an alarming rate. We were assigned to create a PSA and thought that this was the perfect opportunity to alert the public on this abandoned issue. We decided unanimously that the audience should be everyone. We decided to pursue the PSA the way we did because it really shows the problem in a different way; a way that will not only attract a larger audience but will also persuade the viewers to do their part. It certainly persuaded us to do our part.

We chose the topic of teen to parent relationships to focus on because we wanted to show how important teens and parents’ relationships really are. We wanted to show that parents’ roles in teens’ lives are necessary in order for teens to graduate from high school and become successful individuals. According to the statistics that we researched, teens without parents are twice as likely to drop out of school, become drug addicts or engage in sexual activity at an early age. Children who die from abuse or neglect or poverty are usually parentless. We want our peers to know that it is important to have a good relationship with their parents. We used statistics and individual interviews of teens that have distinguished relationships with their parents. The interviewees weren’t afraid to show their true emotions, which helped get the message across. Although the students were sensitive towards the topic, they were still willing to be openly honest and show true emotion because they know the importance of the issue as we do. We want others to see that the relationship between a parent and a teen is important because it influences us on whether we will be come strong individuals in the future and be successful or not. We want others to make an effort on improving their relationship between either their parents, or their own kids. We learned that every student responded differently, yet they still felt it was a strong topic. We also learned some interesting stories about our peers.

So many of us are on social networks, following our favorite brands and companies. We know what we get out of it (offers, coupons and news), but what do the companies get out of it? Adobe Social can help prove the value of social media.

The new 3D Camera Tracker can give you some amazing results in analyzing 2D footage and creating a true 3D camera to work with. But there are times when the tracker gets “fooled”. In this episode, Colin uses real-world footage that includes a camera pan, moving subject and an escalator and shows what to do when the tracker gets confused by all that motion.

Young artists from Ireland, Japan and the United States explore the meaning of community in this positive music video. We may struggle with finding connection and feeling safe in our neighborhoods, but real community may be closer by than we realize.