Two of the young people (Darryl and Liam) have been coming to Boomerang since we opened in February. They have always been keen to show off their dance moves and mimic pop stars and boy bands, earning them the nickname 'The Boomerang Boys'.
Andrew McLean (the Youth Worker) suggested to them that we could make a simple pop video, with them miming to the song of their choice and dancing along to the music. The idea was a hit and soon escalated. Darryl and Liam began by creating a list of the songs they'd like to perform to. We managed to whittle it down from a hundred to just one - Journey's Don't Stop Believin'. The Boomerang Boys then announced that they had no intention of miming along - this was to be a 100% authentic vocal performance, proving that they're artists of integrity!
Andrew asked local sound producer and student Duncan Craig to come along one Saturday afternoon before Boomerang opened to record the boys' vocals and work his magic. The next step was to shoot the video at the Number 1 Volunteer Centre.
Darryl and Liam spent the Friday and Saturday nights leading up to the day of the shoot storyboarding ideas for the video, planning their all-important boy band outfits and practising their moves. On the day, our fledgling pop stars didn't display any of the diva behaviour of their A-list counterparts, spending a long and tiring day in front of the camera with smiles, enthusiasm and only the occasional demand for sweets.
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Recent dance graduate Aaron Jeffrey helped with choreography and direction, and Laura Brown was on hand to make sure there were no shiny noses or a hair out of place! The boys' creative input didn't stop there. During the post-production and editing of the video, they had very clear ideas of what kinds of special effects they wanted (Explosions! Smoke!), resulting in the un-missible final video. It isn't every day you witness the birth of the next pop sensation, but we think The Boomerang Boys are greater than Jedward and better than the Cheeky Girls... this is only the beginning.
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Liam (11 of Morgan Street ) said "My ambition is to go on youtube and be famous, it will be amazing to see myself on the internet." Meanwhile Darryl (11 of Baffin Terrace) reckons they will become an internet sensation and will get 50,000 views. Both boys agree that it will do them no harm in chatting up the girls and are busy planning their next release.
The Boomerang No.1 Show
Recently there was a question mark over who would replace Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley when they left BBC's The One Show. Instead of recruiting Jason Manford and Alex Jones, the BBC should have looked to Stobswell for their new presenters. If the show's producers had turned up at No.1 Pitkerro Road in October, they would have discovered a host of young, talented people developing their skills in presenting and programme making. The members of the Boomerang No.1 youth café have made their very own version of The One Show - The Boomerang No.1 Show!
During the October break, young people ranging from 10-14 years old got involved in this video project. They worked very hard over the six sessions run by Stobswell-based video artist Cara Pirie and Boomerang youth worker Ryan Sturrock. Working as a team, Ross Sulivan, Darryl Cattanach, Liam McIntosh, Ellie Jean Syme, Katie Wilson, Amie Cattanach, Amber Wright, Iona Hunt, and Logan Chalmers produced a video filled with content they created, developed and produced. They came up with ideas, wrote scripts, prepared questions and chose people in the Stobswell area who they wanted to interview. Once prepared, they then took turns in front of and behind the camera.
Local policeman Jim Smith improved his street cred by narrowly beating young Liam McIntosh at pool, while Liam - along with fellow Boomerang member Amie Cattanach - improved their adult cred by asking Jim some interesting questions and displaying interview techniques to rival those of The One Show's Chris Evans.
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