{"id":6113,"date":"2020-11-02T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sislercreate.com\/?p=6113"},"modified":"2020-11-02T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T13:37:00","slug":"the-orange-tree-project-makes-national-international-news-ctv-the-enquirer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sislercreate.com\/Animation\/2020\/11\/02\/the-orange-tree-project-makes-national-international-news-ctv-the-enquirer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Orange Tree Project makes National &#038; International News &#8211;  CTV &#038; The Enquirer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/webapps.9c9media.com\/vidi-player\/1.9.14\/share\/iframe.html?currentId=2058614&amp;config=ctvnews\/share.json&amp;kruxId=ImoeZsch&amp;rsid=bellmedianewsprod,bellmediaglobalprod&amp;siteName=CTVNews&amp;cid=%5B%7B%22contentId%22%3A2058614%2C%22ad%22%3A%7B%22adsite%22%3A%22ctv.ctvnews%22%2C%22adzone%22%3A%22embed%22%7D%7D%5D\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winnipeg students receiving mentorship from Nickelodeon<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WINNIPEG \u2014 Going to class is far from normal at Sisler High School this year thanks to COVID-19. Hallways are divided with taped-on arrows and most students are only physically in class about once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for Daryl Mabunga, part of the SislerCREATES animation program, the 2020 school year is exceptional for an entirely different reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis whole opportunity is really cool,\u201d said Mabunga, who is participating in the inaugural \u201cOrange Tree Project,\u201d a collaboration between SislerCREATES and Nickelodeon Studios. \u201cWhen do you have a chance to talk to these people who are from Nickeloden when you live in Winnipeg, Manitoba?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mabunga is one of a group of students participating in the Orange Tree Project, a learning initiative launched in late September that has animation industry professionals teaching students on the ins-and-outs of the animation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participating students are working in three separate groups, all tasked with developing original story ideas. Each group is being mentored by a Nickelodeon artist throughout the program, which runs until the end of May, and teams will be pitching their story concepts to their Nickelodeon mentors next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just started learning animation about a month ago,\u201d said Mabunga. \u201cBefore it was just me making my own stories but now I have a whole bunch of new people helping and putting in new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re creating this thing together so that\u2019s really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting the Orange Tree Project off the ground is largely thanks to Sisler High School animation teacher and CREATE department head Jamie Leduc, who worked with Nickelodeon to set up the mentorship program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think they\u2019re empowered and I think they really want to develop (their) story,\u201d said Leduc of his students. \u201cIt\u2019s more about, from my perspective, the journey and the progress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWatching these students develop their skills over time has been a highlight of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leduc says the program is keeping students engaged, working ten-to-twelve hours a day on their projects, despite all of the COVID-19-related disruptions this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, while students are learning what they need to create animated works from start to finish, they\u2019re also gaining skills applicable to any industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve learned how to communicate with people,\u201d said Gab Reyes, one of three team leaders in the program, \u201cWhich is especially important during the pandemic with everything online\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve learned how important communication is with your teammates, how to arrange things, and how it\u2019s okay to have help from other people, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Nya Langit\u2019s team, the project offers a chance to create stories showcasing underrepresented cultures. Langit and members of her team are Filipino, so they\u2019re imbuing elements of Filipino mythology into their story pitch, a culture Langit says isn\u2019t often seen in mainstream media.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith Asian representation in the media, it\u2019s mainly Chinese or Korean or Japanese,\u201d said Langit. \u201cI think if we bring in more Southeast Asian (culture) then more people will feel represented.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Orange Tree project ends in late May when students will aim to complete three animated short films. 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