Audio-Visual Case Studies: Madcap And Cowbridge Youth Centre

In this section I will be writing an essay reflecting on two audio-visual case studies, Madcap and Cowbridge Youth Centre. From looking at these case studies I will be detailing important information including reflection and analysis on many key points. These key points are the purpose of the work, the relationships formed, why young people attend and what they do whilst also addressing any issues.

To begin with I will be looking at case study one, Madcap, a voluntary project in Milton Keynes that has two purposes to its work. Purpose one is mad music, a voluntary way for young musicians in the area to create original music to be performed or presented to a wider audience. Some can focus on particular subjects such as sound engineering and

This relationship is formed by letting the young people "have ownerships of it. And all I'm being abrupt with is their tendency not to do the work." (Madcap clip 7: Steve's perspective), showing that the workers are not there to push boundaries onto those who participate but allowing them to be creative. Instead of giving the young people emotional support, they provide outlet to their problems by allowing them to create music whilst the workers just keep reminding them off this, as said by Steve, "they want it to happen. And my job, I guess, is to keep reminding them". Using viewpoints of the people who attend you can see how the workers are a positive influence, allowing the young people to be creative and more outgoing. For example, Callier says, "Steve's hilarious. He just brings you together, he brings out the best in you as well, he just builds you up" (Madcap clip 4: Callier's perspective), this means that the relationship between them both is really friendly, allowing Callier to become more creative by positive communication from the

Whilst the young people have ownership of it all, allowing full creativity with the workers being there to remind them of this, this lack of organisation as a whole creates this free plan. What this does is "give purpose to the whole process... having purpose is really essential... with purpose comes discipline" (Madcap clip 7: Steve's perspective), which means no enforcement is directly given but only implied. This can mean that the young people can often be left thinking on what to do or even loosing motivation, as said by Callier, "it's motivation that can be lacking... if nothing's really around, you haven't heard much, no one's come up to you, you keep a bit quiet" (Madcap clip 4: Callier's perspective), from trying to improve those who attend, a lack of organisation can damage what you are trying to do by making them going back to confidence or even motivation which is not