Red Alert!

Red Alert! is a collection of digital stories made by young people from across Queensland
about cyclones, bushfires, severe storms and floods.

These digital stories are a collage of young people’s voices, artwork and storytelling abouth their experiences.

The development of Red Alert! involved SpeakOut Connect facilitators running creative arts and digital storytelling workshops at three Queensland locations.

The facilitators assisted young people to explore and showcase their experience of natural disasters in the following locations:

• Innisfail (cyclone)
• Gold Coast (severe storms and flooding)
• Tara (bushfires)

During the creative workshops, over 100 young people contributed content and guided the direction of Red Alert! - sharing their story, creating artwork, being interviewed, filming, taking photos and developing the themes, stories and digital collages.

The Red Alert! DVD features:

• Individual menus for Cyclone, Storm and Bushfire, each containing five digital stories told by young people about their experiences before, during and after natural disaster
• Behind The Scenes menu – commentary on Red Alert! processes, objectives and outcomes