BOOM!

BOOM! is a one of a kind volunteering project for 16 – 25 year olds.

Once you’re a BOOM! volunteer it’s a great opportunity to be part of and help your community by learning and putting into practice film making and creative media skills through your local youth club.

It’s all about making films to raise awareness of local issues and campaigning for change.

BOOM! will challenge you to make films about where you live, what you think, your interests, your passions, your concerns – and then consider how your films can help make a positive difference.

All BOOM! films once uploaded can be viewed on this site - and the best ones will be chosen to be broadcast on-air across MTVUK channels.

The BOOM! project is a partnership between Clubs for Young People and v and MTV.

For more info check out - www.boomnation.net

BOOM! and Clubs for Young People

Clubs for Young People is one of the UK’s leading voluntary community and club-based youth work organisations. It’s network reaches 400,000 young people every year via 3,500 clubs, centres and projects and is supported by over 30,000 volunteers and 1,000 youth workers

To become involved with BOOM! contact your local Clubs For Young People www.clubsforyoungpeople.org.uk or get in touch with becky.hedgcock@clubsforyoungpeople.org.uk

What is V?

v is trying to change the perception of 16-25 year olds across England by getting them to volunteer in all sorts of projects all over England. They run some projects themselves, but they also fund companies like MTVUK to create projects that offer opportunities for 16-25s to make a difference and develop their skills at the same time. .

-To check out all of V's projects and apply for them online head to to www.vinspired.com

BOOM! and MTV

Once you’ve filmed and edited your creation – next step is to upload it right here.

Then the possibilities are endless, it can be viewed on demand by anyone in the world, it could make it onto one of the MTVUK channels – or could be voted in to win a BOOM! Award!

BOOM! Awards

At the end of each project year, there will be a massive red carpet event - The BOOM! Awards. It’s here all your hard work will be recognised, and your creative and production skills or campaigning and awareness-raising volunteer actions - could end up landing you a BOOM! Award.

The BOOM! Awards event will also include a forum focusing on the social and community issues ‘championed’ by BOOM! participants and the outcomes that have resulted

How do I upload my film?

After you've registered, you'll have your own page that lets you upload your films. Have a film ready along with the date and description. It's easy.

How can I vote for a film I like ?

You can either rate or leave messages for a film you like. You can only rate a film once. If you'd like to leave a message, you have to create an account.

TOP TIPS To get your film seen on MTV

We want to make sure that as many of the BOOM! entries as possible are suitable for broadcast on MTV, so here are some points to remember when filming and uploading your film.

1.Your submission must be your own original work and should not contain any copyright music or samples

2.You should get permission from everyone who appears in the film before uploading it to MTV Flux

3.To be suitable for broadcast on MTV, your film needs to comply with UK broadcasting regulations about taste, decency and fairness. Most of these rules are common sense, but please be careful to avoid featuring:

- advertising or reference to brands and products

- alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, guns, violence or weapons

- offensive material including swearing, nudity/sexually explicit material, derogatory comments about ethnic/religious/social groups and so on

- dangerous activities that other people might copy

Think you can manage that? Upload your film here! Then write a blog entry on your Flux profile and tell about your film and how you made it. See the full terms and conditions for further information.