0:00:03 > 0:00:06This year's 11th It's My Shout Awards
0:00:06 > 0:00:07was the best to date.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11It premiered eight short films made by young people all over Wales.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Over 1,500 people including cast and crew, celebrities
0:00:16 > 0:00:19and industry professionals attended the event
0:00:19 > 0:00:21to honour the up-and-coming film-makers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Over the last decade,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26It's My Shout has proved itself as a training ground for young people
0:00:26 > 0:00:29entering into film, television and theatre.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34To date, over 900 people have since found work in the industry.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36It's My Shout creator Roger Burnell
0:00:36 > 0:00:39has watched the scheme grow from strength to strength
0:00:39 > 0:00:42and still believes that the focus of the project
0:00:42 > 0:00:44should be offering opportunities
0:00:44 > 0:00:47to first-time scriptwriters, directors and young people.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54It's important that we give people
0:00:54 > 0:00:57the confidence to feel they've got a place in the industry
0:00:57 > 0:01:01through basically giving them practical experiences.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Off set, the production office, with a mentor,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07who can give them that confidence and, I suppose,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10the self-esteem and belief that they can do something,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13which is creative and exciting.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17The scheme makes films all over Wales.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19It looks to target areas
0:01:19 > 0:01:22people often don't expect film talent to come from.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27The importance of going into places like the Valleys
0:01:27 > 0:01:32and to Pontypridd, my hometown, is that it isn't always
0:01:32 > 0:01:36perceived as being something that people do, you know?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40It's something, filming that is, that other people do.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44What we try to do is engage with people to get them
0:01:44 > 0:01:48to feel that they can find a role in the industry, if it's appropriate.
0:01:48 > 0:01:56And that the Valleys is a rich hotbed of talent,
0:01:56 > 0:02:00whether it's in front of or behind the camera.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Slate eight, take one.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05This was the first year eight short films were made.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Six in English language for BBC Wales and, for the first time,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11two Welsh-language films were made for S4C.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Stories ranged from the Senghenydd mining disaster to
0:02:14 > 0:02:17a bilingual bank robbery.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21This programme follows three people who took part in one of the films.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Now Or Never is based on the Elvis Festival in Porthcawl.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29# It's now or never... #
0:02:29 > 0:02:32The film is directed by Lawrence Fowler
0:02:32 > 0:02:34and was written by Nick Grantham.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37It follows a father and daughter who travelled to Porthcawl
0:02:37 > 0:02:39to compete in the Elvis Tribute Festival.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Now or never is a coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old girl, who,
0:02:45 > 0:02:49every year, along with her father, performs at the Elvis Festival.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52This year, she feels she is kind of growing out of it,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56she feels, and she's trying to basically build the courage to
0:02:56 > 0:02:58tell her father that she no longer wants to perform.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Action.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I'm trying to capture what the script captures.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06It's a really nice balance of drama and comedy.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10I think whenever you think of Elvis, the Elvis Festival, you picture
0:03:10 > 0:03:15vibrant colours and an exciting, hopefully, ten-minute enjoyable film.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18The lead actress was from the Rhondda.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20After performing in youth theatre,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23she jumped at the opportunity to work in film.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24My name's Becky Owen,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28I'm 16 years old and I'm from Ynyswen in the Rhondda.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Becky had to go through a rigorous audition process which is
0:03:31 > 0:03:33held for every It's My Shout film.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35The audition, for me, was a bit hard at the start
0:03:35 > 0:03:39because I was really ill for the first edition,
0:03:39 > 0:03:40so I couldn't make it.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46I had my mother to put my name down and see how well I got on from that.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48And then I had another call back.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Becky auditioned at BBC Wales alongside hundreds of other
0:03:51 > 0:03:54hopefuls and immediately impressed the director.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- He's been looking forward to it all year.- He'll be OK.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I only had a few tears when I told him
0:04:00 > 0:04:02and your situation isn't exactly the same.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04When we first auditioned Rebecca,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06we knew she was really good for the role.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09She had the look, she was very talented as an actress
0:04:09 > 0:04:13and, again, she was very co-operative with me.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Anything I threw at her in terms of ideas, she smiled and went, "Yep."
0:04:18 > 0:04:19And she pulled it off.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Her mother, Victoria, had never acted before.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25She was shocked when asked to try out for a role in the film.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29There wasn't a lot of adult auditionees there
0:04:29 > 0:04:32and they just asked me, "Would you be interested in auditioning?"
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I was like, "I've never done anything like this." Really nervous.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37The family didn't hear anything
0:04:37 > 0:04:40for a few weeks, until they had a call when they were out shopping.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44We were in the middle of Tesco's with some knickers in one hand,
0:04:44 > 0:04:50bras in the other hand, mobile phone goes and they said that
0:04:50 > 0:04:55I had the part of Grace and I just replied, "You're having a laugh!"
0:04:55 > 0:05:00And then they said that Rebecca had the part of Anwyn, so I let out
0:05:00 > 0:05:05a big scream and got some funny looks from people in Tesco's.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Then when I told Rebecca the news, she gave a scream, as well,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11so we had a second look, as well.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Each film is made exactly like a feature film
0:05:13 > 0:05:16and includes all departments.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19One of the trainee sound operators was picked from the Rhymni Valley.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22My name is Luke Walters, I'm 19 years old
0:05:22 > 0:05:26and I live in a small village in the Rhymni Valley called Pontlottyn.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29It's a village with a very tiny community, to be honest.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Everyone knows everyone. It's a nice place to be.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36It's quiet because the age range is basically 40 plus.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40There's not that many youngsters here, which makes it a nice place
0:05:40 > 0:05:42to grow up because there's no trouble, really.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45As well as being interested in film,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Luke has an unusual hobby. Wrestling.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Boys and girls, if it's a wrestler you like, you've got to cheer!
0:05:50 > 0:05:53If it's a wrestler you hate, you've got to boo,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55you've got to make some noise.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57There's only one thing for me to say.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Let's get ready to rumble!
0:06:05 > 0:06:09My main hobby and biggest interest would be wrestling.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14When I hit about 11, I had a mad love of wrestling.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16My teacher said to me, she said, "You may as well leave it
0:06:16 > 0:06:19"because you're never going to be a wrestler, so what's the point?"
0:06:19 > 0:06:21And, now look.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Wrestling is all showmanship.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You have to know where your audience is, what things you're going to do
0:06:31 > 0:06:35for your audience and how to get yourself over.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39You have to know your audience, know what's going to happen
0:06:39 > 0:06:41and you have to get that over to the audience.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45That's where I think the similarities are, to be honest.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Oh! Oh! Oh!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Although Luke appears on stage as a wrestler,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00performance doesn't really run in the family.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03One exception is his granddad, who was part of a Valleys band
0:07:03 > 0:07:04in the '70s.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08The media side does not run in my family at all.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12The furthest we got that was loosely connected would be my grandfather
0:07:12 > 0:07:17and that would be years ago, when he was going round
0:07:17 > 0:07:21the pubs and clubs in the '70s as part of a band and a singer.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24He recorded his own record. That's it, basically.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27It kind of popped up out of nowhere.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31All my family are labourers, painter and decorators
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and there's me who's slightly creative.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Film-making was kind of like an accident.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42I got bored one day with a camera and all my mates and thought,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46let's give film-making a go. I was proper up for it, like.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48They all dropped it after we made one short film
0:07:48 > 0:07:53when we were about 13 or 14 and I loved it and I kept on.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55The art department's role is designing and dressing
0:07:55 > 0:07:57the various locations.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Working with a script, the producer and director,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01they help create the look.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Our third trainee is also from the Rhondda Valley.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Woo!
0:08:10 > 0:08:14I'm Lucy Robertson, I'm 19 and I'm from Gelli in the Rhondda Valleys.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21My hobbies are mountain biking, that's my main hobby.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I've been doing it now for two years.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29I go everywhere mountain biking. It's a big part of my life.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Lucy lives with her grandma, who has always encouraged her love of art.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I definitely feel, growing up in this house, I've been
0:08:36 > 0:08:41surrounded by art all my life, so my grandmother is a brilliant artist
0:08:41 > 0:08:46so that's where I get my artistic side, as well.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I've always found art is quite therapeutic, isn't it?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52In so many different ways.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Lucy has been lucky because she's loved music,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59she's loved every aspect of the arts.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01We've tried to introduce her to everything.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04She didn't really enjoy school but was interested in art
0:09:04 > 0:09:06and prop making.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09She contacted Roger Burnell to get involved with It's My Shout.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11I got in contact with Roger.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I send this e-mail, I don't know what I was saying in this e-mail,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17it's probably so embarrassing to look back now, but I was basically
0:09:17 > 0:09:25saying, could you just give me a chance to prove myself, show myself?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29He invited me down to the office and then we just got talking.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I think he wanted to see what I was about, really.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34I don't think I made it clear in my e-mail.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39I'm terrible at that sort of stuff but I think he could see that
0:09:39 > 0:09:45I was enthusiastic and I was quite passionate about what I did.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47She designed the props for Now Or Never.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50One scene called for quirky Elvis garden gnomes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54I've been making these Elvis gnomes for the character's
0:09:54 > 0:09:59front garden, just to give that bit of charm in the script,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01that bit of comedy.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Day one of filming saw Lucy's gnomes take pride of place on set.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10All three trainees came together for filming on location in Aberdare.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12And, action.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19# It's now or never...#
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Today is our day.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Lucy worked to dress the set,
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Luke took to working on the sound mixer and boom
0:10:36 > 0:10:40and Becky acted alongside her mother as her character, Anwyn,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43set off for the Elvis Festival with her father.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- The little hand says? - It's time to rock'n'roll.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49It's been the first day on set today. It's been absolutely amazing.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I've really enjoyed myself.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56Everyone's been really friendly and gave me a lot of confidence
0:10:56 > 0:10:58and just said, "Just go with the flow," really.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01It's been a really good experience for me, as well.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I think everything has gone quite well for me today,
0:11:03 > 0:11:09better than I expected to be, because as soon as I come on set
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I thought, oh, gosh, I'm really nervous,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and I thought I'd mess up a lot,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17but I think everything has gone smoothly today.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19It's best to get it over and done with.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Like ripping off a plaster. - Come on!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25CAR HORN BEEPS
0:11:25 > 0:11:26A really stuck-on plaster.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32It's been absolutely brilliant.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Everybody has been absolutely amazing, haven't they?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Just made us feel really at home,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39because I was really nervous this morning and couldn't eat
0:11:39 > 0:11:40and felt sick this morning, but, yes,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42it's been really, really amazing.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44It's quite surreal waiting all this time
0:11:44 > 0:11:47and then it's actually finally here but, yes, it's been a really,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51really good experience and obviously working with Becky
0:11:51 > 0:11:53has made it even more special.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55It's been really good, hasn't it?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I think the next two days are going to be amazing.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Just like this one, I think. I'm going to have a lot of experience
0:12:02 > 0:12:04out of the whole weekend, filming.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I'm just going to take a lot back with me
0:12:06 > 0:12:11and actually be able to just go out there and just be myself, really,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13and just see how far I go with filming
0:12:13 > 0:12:17and just doing what I love doing, really.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19THEY LAUGH
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I don't think I have got a favourite part of the day.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Everything's been really good and it's just made me happy.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Really exciting.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Just can't wait for the rest of the weekend now.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36The second day of filming took place on the Porthcawl seafront.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Based loosely on the Elvis Festival that takes place here every year,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45it was the perfect location for filming Now Or Ever.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Extras were brought onto the set to create the festival feel.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52# I'm all shook up... #
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Working outside in a noisy location presented a number of tricky
0:12:56 > 0:12:59sound issues for Luke.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02All trainees are paired with mentors who guide them.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Luke was mentored by Nigel Tidball,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08a drama and documentary sound recordist.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10# I'll all shook up. #
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Slate 16, take one.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Being on set is actually what I thought it would be like.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17It's a very productive environment, to be honest.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Everyone's eager to get the job done
0:13:18 > 0:13:20and just progress on with the film, really.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22So, yeah, I expect it to be like this.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It's different being behind the camera for a change
0:13:25 > 0:13:26but it's all good, really.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29It's been great working with Nigel, he's a really great mentor,
0:13:29 > 0:13:34very hands-on. Shows you what to do and just gets you straight in there.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37He showed me how to work a sound mixer,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40how to rig a boom, and just left us to it, really.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It's a great learning experience for me, to be with such a great mentor.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46You know, you can leave it.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47I reckon the setting will be there
0:13:47 > 0:13:50but unless a heavy lorry or a motorbike...
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Yeah.- That's lovely, that type of level.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Just to check that they've connected.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Yeah.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02So far it's going great. I operated the boom first
0:14:02 > 0:14:05and yesterday as well. Does hurt the arms a bit
0:14:05 > 0:14:09but now I'm on the sound mixer, so it's all good, really.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Working in the sound department doesn't just involve holding a boom.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Sound levels have to be monitored, which can prove tricky
0:14:16 > 0:14:17when working outside.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I didn't think they'd have a sound mixer on set.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I just through it would be a straight boom but it's good to learn
0:14:22 > 0:14:25different aspects of the sound department, to be honest.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Augie, Augie, Augie!
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Lucy had the difficult job of recreating the look
0:14:32 > 0:14:34and feel of an Elvis Festival.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37She set up the location to look as though acts were arriving,
0:14:37 > 0:14:38ready for competition.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Today we've been putting the banner up on the Grand Pavilion
0:14:44 > 0:14:47to show the Elvis festival theme going on.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51And we've also put posters as well outside the Grand Pavilion
0:14:51 > 0:14:55and just put them in a casing, just to get that feel of a competition,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58so that's mainly what we've been doing today.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Her mentor was experienced art director Nick Burnell.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06He has worked all over the world and was happy to offer Lucy advice.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Nick...I couldn't have done anything without Nick.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12He's really, really helped me throughout.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I'm learning daily, like, even hourly with Nick.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18He's really pushing me to learn and he's really pushing me
0:15:18 > 0:15:19just to get out there, really,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23and just get stuck in, which I struggled with at the start.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25But he's given me a lot of confidence to get in there
0:15:25 > 0:15:28and just start learning.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29I love it.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33I never thought I'd enjoy it this much.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I'm enjoying every aspect of it.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Even when we're waiting around I'm still learning,
0:15:38 > 0:15:42I'm still picking up things off other people so I'm really enjoying it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44And...action!
0:15:44 > 0:15:47This part of the film had focused on Becky's character, Anwen,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50and her father arriving ready for the competition.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54But Lucy had to think ahead about the third day.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Tomorrow... I'm quite nervous for tomorrow, actually.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01The registration hall I think is going to be the biggest challenge.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06Just because we have to make it look as if it's nice and fresh
0:16:06 > 0:16:10and new, and then the next scene is to do with everyone's gone to
0:16:10 > 0:16:13the actual festival and they've left this room in a state.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17So trying to get that transition is going to be quite tough,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19I think, but I'm excited.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22# To have the girl that I love so fine... #
0:16:22 > 0:16:26On the final day, Lucy's first big challenge was to make sure
0:16:26 > 0:16:29the registration room was properly set up for competition.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34And with all the Elvises on set she was preparing for a busy time.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37You know what, I'm quite looking... I'm proud of this.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I think this is quite convincing.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42This is what I imagined and even more, to be honest.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45But I'm really looking forward to setting up the stage downstairs,
0:16:45 > 0:16:46the main stage, cos I think that
0:16:46 > 0:16:48we're going to have a bit of fun with that.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Going to try and make it look intense and get the lighting right and just
0:16:52 > 0:16:56make sure everything is set up like you would in a rock'n'roll concert.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58So think that's going to be my favourite bit.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00I'm waiting for it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04As she built up to the last scene,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Lucy reflected on what she had learned from the experience so far.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14From day one to now I have learned more than I ever thought I'd learn.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17This is completely different to what I thought it would be.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20It's better than what I thought it would be as well.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25I know that might sound a bit...but I really, thoroughly enjoyed this.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29And through doing this I just know I want to do this in the future
0:17:29 > 0:17:33as well, so it's been a really, really good experience.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35And I'm so glad I've done it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Take one, guide track.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39The final day also encouraged Luke
0:17:39 > 0:17:42to reflect on his experience in the sound department.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44The most interesting part of the three days is actually working
0:17:44 > 0:17:48with Nigel and learning about the different aspects of sound
0:17:48 > 0:17:52and different characters in the sound and learning the sound mixer,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54cos I've never been in the sound department.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I was standing with a boom in behind the Steadicam,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59so it's all good, really.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Although he learned a lot over the three days,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05day two proved to be his biggest challenge.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07My favourite scene in the film over the last three days would have
0:18:07 > 0:18:11to be the promenade scene with the two characters walking and talking.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Because we couldn't get the boom in right,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17I had to jump up on a bench and go right on top and get over
0:18:17 > 0:18:20and it was windy and it was starting to rain so I was getting battered
0:18:20 > 0:18:23and nearly went with the boom. It's quite funny for me
0:18:23 > 0:18:27but it was hard to hold on, but that was my favourite scene, to be honest.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Action!
0:18:28 > 0:18:31So what is it about Elvis that makes you come back every year?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Well, it was what he represented.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Now Or Never is a coming-of-age film.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40In her final scene, Becky's character had to tell her father
0:18:40 > 0:18:44that she no longer wanted them to perform together.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48It was the climax of what had been a demanding three days.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51I feel really...
0:18:51 > 0:18:52emotional, I think
0:18:52 > 0:18:56because it's the last day. I think it's really exciting this weekend.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59But it's just all coming to an end now.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02So it's really sad.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Stand by.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05And...action!
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Working with everyone has been really good.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Working with the director's been really good.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Given really good directions
0:19:14 > 0:19:17and comes across as a really lovely person as well.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19I've got to know him a lot.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21It's really good.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26For the director, Laurence, the whole process culminated
0:19:26 > 0:19:30in the father and daughter's final performance on stage.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34I think I'm most looking forward to the last scene.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Where she said she wants to go solo instead of doing it with her dad.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42So I think that's the most exciting part for me.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44# Maybe I didn't hold you
0:19:46 > 0:19:49# All those lonely, lonely times
0:19:50 > 0:19:53# And I guess I never told you
0:19:54 > 0:19:57# I'm so happy that you're mine
0:20:09 > 0:20:12So, how did the three trainees find working on the film?
0:20:12 > 0:20:15The experience for It's My Shout has been incredible.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I mean, I came in, like, really nervous at the start.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20And I've just come out a totally different person.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Taken back a lot of experience from It's My Shout
0:20:23 > 0:20:27and meeting a lot of people, welcoming...
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It's just been really good.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31THEY CHATTER
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I think it's built my confidence up a lot.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37So I'm really thankful for getting a part.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41I think It's My Shout will help me in lots of different ways,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43because now I'm going into university,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I'll be going into different aspects of media.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48And sound's one I've already dabbled in with Nigel in It's My Shout,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51so at least I'll have, like, a foot in the door.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54You get put in this natural work environment.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58You get to see all different departments doing their thing.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00And you never know, maybe one department might
0:21:00 > 0:21:02stand out for you, which you want to pursue or...
0:21:02 > 0:21:04You just get to see all different sides of it.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07And I think it really helps you find what angle
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and which way you want to go.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13If I had to use one word to sum up this whole experience,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I don't know, I think there's a million words to describe it!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18But it's been fantastic. It's been amazing.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Two months after filming, and all eight films were premiered
0:21:26 > 0:21:29to a packed audience in the Wales Millennium Centre.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Guests of all ages arrived on the red carpet,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39as a wide variety of entertainment welcomed them to the event.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Becky, Lucy and Luke were all nominated for awards
0:21:47 > 0:21:50for their work on Now Or Never.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52# And when she dances, oh, brother!
0:21:52 > 0:21:56# She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather... #
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Cast and crew, industry professionals
0:21:58 > 0:22:01and VIPs attended the event to view the films
0:22:01 > 0:22:06produced by It's My Shout and see the young Welsh talent in action.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12After the audience took to their seats,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16the director of BBC Cymru Wales, Rhodri Talfan Davies,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19opened the night by emphasising the importance
0:22:19 > 0:22:21of helping young talent in Wales.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23APPLAUSE
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It's My Shout matters.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33I sometimes hear people say rather glibly that real talent will
0:22:33 > 0:22:37always win out. The cream always rises to the top.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Well, I tell you, it doesn't always happen like that. Far from it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44And if we're serious in Wales about unearthing future talent,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47we have to provide opportunities for those young stars
0:22:47 > 0:22:50of the future to find their feet.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53We have to provide opportunities for them to succeed, sometimes to fail.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56And to learn from both of those experiences.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59And those of us who've been lucky enough to live in this world
0:22:59 > 0:23:02have to reach out and share what we know.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06And that's why, for me, It's My Shout matters.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08The awards were presented to the best trainees
0:23:08 > 0:23:10from the different departments.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Including one for the best sound trainee.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16And the award goes to Luke Walters!
0:23:16 > 0:23:18APPLAUSE
0:23:20 > 0:23:22MUSIC PLAYS
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Luke was almost speechless upon accepting his award.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34All right? Thank you! Good night!
0:23:34 > 0:23:36LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Yeah, it caught me a bit off guard, to be honest.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40I just sat there, I didn't expect it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43I just sat there and they read my name out and I was like,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45"Ah. Oh, that's me!"
0:23:45 > 0:23:48So I went up on stage and I just couldn't believe it.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52I didn't expect it. Amazing. Shaking a bit, like.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54It's great, so happy to win one.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56The First Minister, Carwyn Jones,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59then presented the night's special award.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Mr Carwyn Jones...
0:24:00 > 0:24:02APPLAUSE
0:24:05 > 0:24:08So it's my great pleasure this evening to present
0:24:08 > 0:24:13the It's My Shout Made In Wales Inspiration Award to Rob Brydon!
0:24:13 > 0:24:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:22 > 0:24:25It's also particularly lovely to receive this
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and to be here at It's My Shout, because you may not know,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32but Roger Burnell is really the first part
0:24:32 > 0:24:35of my story as to how I end up here.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Because he was my drama teacher at Porthcawl Comprehensive
0:24:39 > 0:24:42when I went there in...
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I was at school in Swansea and then we moved to Porthcawl,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47going up in the world!
0:24:47 > 0:24:52And I went to the comp and I didn't know anybody.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55And I remember the headmaster saying, "Well, we have..."
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Mr Ebsworth, his name was. He's still with us, I believe.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Not here tonight, but...
0:25:01 > 0:25:02LAUGHTER
0:25:02 > 0:25:06And he said, "Well, we have a drama department here
0:25:06 > 0:25:11"that put on very good productions." This is how he talked.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12And they were doing West Side Story.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15And I got a part in that as one of the Jets.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20And that was where I met Roger and he was the man who encouraged me
0:25:20 > 0:25:21and gave me...
0:25:21 > 0:25:25I think what he does is he gives people fantastic self-belief.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28And as an actor that's something you need
0:25:28 > 0:25:31at the beginning of your career when you're starting out.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35And, believe me, you need it all the way.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36APPLAUSE
0:25:36 > 0:25:39The First Minister then closed the ceremony with a speech that
0:25:39 > 0:25:43focused on developing the next generation of talent.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48So all I'm going to say to you this evening is this. Follow your dreams.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Use your talent. Don't let anybody say to you you can't do it.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55And never, ever give up. Rob's an example of that. Never, ever give up.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Because if you've got the talent, you've got the dedication,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01you've got the hard work inside you, you will succeed.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04And when you succeed, think of all you've done this evening
0:26:04 > 0:26:09and think that tonight was the start of a great career for yourselves.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Think of what this opportunity this evening gave you.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15And I'm sure that within this hall this evening
0:26:15 > 0:26:18we will have talent that will grace the TV screens, the radio,
0:26:18 > 0:26:23the stages of Wales and the wider world for many, many years to come.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25The best of luck to you all.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Keep on going, and make sure that what you've picked up this evening,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31you use that in many, many years to come.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Follow your dreams.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34APPLAUSE
0:26:36 > 0:26:39This year, the films have been fantastic
0:26:39 > 0:26:42and have been very well received.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45And I think, in those terms, it's even more important
0:26:45 > 0:26:49that the talent does get nurtured and developed.
0:26:49 > 0:26:56And we hope to look for projects and identify ways in which
0:26:56 > 0:27:00we could progress that talent. Yeah, hugely exciting.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04And massively encouraging for us as well, that, you know,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06this talent continues to come through.