Support for the Youth Mental Well-being Short Video Workshop

Volunteering

Overview

Participate in a workshop to produce a short video on youth mental well-being.

You have:

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a relevant academic programme in communication, media studies, journalism, film, visual communication, public relations, medicine, public health, or other relevant health-related disciplines.
• Previous experience in video production, script writing, editing, or health communication is desirable but not mandatory.
• Interest in youth mental well-being or social impact communication.
• Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Motivation to engage in a workshop-based production process from beginning to end.
• Sensitivity in addressing mental health-related topics in a respectful and responsible manner.

Contract

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This assignment is part of a workshop-based learning process that brings together students from communication and medicine faculties in an interdisciplinary environment. Participants will work together to conceptualize, write, plan, film and edit a short awareness video on youth mental well-being.

The workshop is designed to provide students with an end-to-end content production experience. It will cover issue framing, concept development, scenario writing, speech text preparation, filming, editing, rough-cut revision and final video delivery. Throughout the process, students will receive structured guidance and editorial feedback.

The purpose of this assignment is to engage communication and medicine students in the collaborative production of a short video on youth mental well-being through a six-week online workshop process. The assignment aims to strengthen students’ practical skills in ethical communication, interdisciplinary teamwork, visual storytelling and health-sensitive content development.

The final objective is to produce a 2.5 to 4-minute short video that approaches youth mental well-being with clarity, sensitivity and a constructive perspective.

Required education level Applicants should be currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a relevant academic programme in one of the following fields: • communication; • media studies; • journalism; • film or visual communication; • public relations; • medicine; • public health; • other relevant health-related disciplines.

Required experience Previous experience in video production, script writing, editing or health communication is desirable but not mandatory. Applicants should demonstrate: • interest in youth mental well-being or social impact communication; • willingness to work in an interdisciplinary team; • motivation to engage in a workshop-based production process from beginning to end; • sensitivity in addressing mental health-related topics in a respectful and responsible manner.

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