Power to Change project - Treetop golf & Music video shoot

On Thursday 16th of January, we decided to go and do some team building activities by way of taking a short break from creating content and went to play some crazy golf at Leicester's own Treetop crazy golf. However when you get a group of young people who are passionate about creating art the down time isn't long and it wasn't before we were back at the creating side of things. So to put some of the digital media skills we have learnt into practice we decided to shoot a music video for a song that group have collectively made and inputted into. The young artist who is the main person on the song Sam (Dah Gee Starz) who has been working with us now for a little while was keen to try and elevate his art to a higher level and after I explained that to achieve this we need team work, and that being said, the group put their heads together and came up with a location and theme for the music video, however….

First we attended the treetop crazy gold who kindly gave a free session around there amazing inside crazy golf course, we split into two group and genuinely enjoyed every moment of the free round of golf, sadly myself the youth worker did not win but did manage to come second, the objective of the session was first to unwind and have some fun but also to raise confidence.

After the fun of Treetop golf we headed to our secret filming location and began filming our music video, working as a team we had one young person on lighting duty, two young people doing the role as a grip (which means they guided the person actually filming and one young person being the overall director, with the rest of the guys being extras in the video (that we cant wait to share with you all). The growth this group of young people is off the charts, the way they work as a team to achieve induvial goals is simply incredible.

In the meantime until the official music video is released on 1st of February 2025 you can stream the new track by Dah Gee Starz on all music streaming sites and the music player below.

Working together as a team we managed to record the whole music video with 1.5 hours and was successful and achieved our goal.

here is a list of some of the outcomes and benefits for young people who get involved in these activities with the power to change project.

Skill Development

• Teamwork Skills: Learning to collaborate during the music video planning and production.
• Communication Skills: Enhancing verbal and non-verbal communication while coordinating golf gameplay and video filming.
• Creative Skills: Developing creativity through designing the music video, storyboarding, or choreography.
• Technical Skills: Gaining exposure to filming equipment, camera angles, and video editing software.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Overcoming challenges during the golf game or resolving issues during video production.

Social Outcomes

• Peer Relationships: Building friendships through shared experiences and cooperative tasks.
• Increased Confidence: Feeling more self-assured by completing fun and creative activities.
• Conflict Resolution: Learning to navigate disagreements that might arise in group settings.

Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

• Stress Reduction: Enjoying a playful, stress-free environment like crazy golf.
• Sense of Achievement: Feeling proud of creating something tangible (music video) and participating in a game.
• Improved Mood: Engaging in active and uplifting activities that promote positivity.

So, to summarise we enjoyed an evening of crazy golf and managed to create a 4k professional grade quality music video, so a great evening of positivity.

Special thank you to the #NationalLotteryCommunityFund #TNLF #PowerToChange #TogetherWeCan