Day: 16 August 2018

You only have to walk down the street to see the selfie-obsessed world we live in. Watch a bus go by and it’s likely you’ll be surprised to see a passenger reading a book rather than staring into a screen. But what does this device obsession mean for teenagers and negative body image? Well, there's a new local campaign called Brighton5 which intends to find out. Make Good Trouble is a Brighton-based video production company that's been created to help target teenage issues. Led by three local businesswomen with a background in television and social media production, they’ll be putting teenagers in charge. What's more, they’re looking for local parents to get involved in their first campaign to empower girls: say hello to Brighton5. The focus of the campaign is to give local teens skills in production, animation and music so they can create and produce video content for local schools and colleges. The videos will dig deep into the world of device addiction and negative body image, unpicking how this affects mental health and can sometimes lead to self-harm. Expert mentors Tayler Cresswell, Daisy Cresswell and Jane Keating will share their skills and experience to help teenagers establish a positive understanding of some of the key issues affecting them at the moment. With a shocking one in four girls suffers from depression before they hit 14, the teen-led campaign will aim to make tech more dynamic and bring about positive change and education, tackling the issues early before problems with mental health arise. Driven by the apparent disconnect between parents and their teens, the team are on the hunt for parents who sometimes struggle to communicate with their own daughters and want to make a change and share experiences with other like-minded parents. Is this you? Sadly, it's quite a common situation. Parents who are directly affected by the issues their teenagers face will, together with experts, be the basis for a TV show that documents the teen's journey, currently in development by Brighton5. They are also teaming up with media partners RadioReverb to work on a radio show and podcast. Yes, it's going to give local teenagers a voice and it's going to be big. Brighton5 will be working with The Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, secondary schools in Brighton & Hove and Sussex Police, to create educational and powerful content that will then be rolled out through schools and colleges nationally. Go, Brighton! Co-founder Daisy Cresswell told us they are “totally committed to creating a great big positive space for Brighton’s teens to create, build, learn and feel safe in. One where they have a voice and a say in what happens. This isn’t our company, it’s theirs. Brighton5 needs proactive parents to get involved to encourage conversations between generations, especially between parents and teenagers, so together they can make good trouble!” We can't wait to see what they have in store. Head over to www.brighton5.com to find out more.

Day: 16 August 2018

new teen-led production company to tackle body image

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