For kids, by kids, and starring kids

So we talked a lot on making films for kids, the next generation of thinkers and doers, and it reminded me of something from an age long gone. There was this show called "Kidsongs", it was a music video show, with the occasional interview, that had inbetween segments showing what it took to make a TV program. The catch was that the cast and crew were all kids with an intense desire to work on a TV show.  

Took me six years to realize this was all fake. (Except the Biggles.)

The most impressive thing about this show for me was that these were kids my age (back when it was on TV) and they ran into the same fears and problems I did but handled it responsibly while managing an adult's job in an adult world. Of course, they had a couple magical gremlins that lent a hand here and there. (It was a kid show after all.)

 

Kids see art as a physical manifestation of the imagination, trying to nudge that imagination to whatever ends you will can and will have consequences. But not entering into the discussion WITH the children has the worst ramifications of all.

Also, Professor Leeper mentioned School House Rock and I've had this stuck in my head all day. 

 

Enjoy!