Young Indonesians enthuse to participate in short film-making classes on OSH issues

In line with the One Minute Video Competition (Kompetisi Video Semenit/KOVID), the ILO organized two short film-making classes related to occupational safety and health (OSH) issues to encourage the dissemination of information to help breaking the chains of COVID-19 transmission.

News | Jakarta, Indonesia | 16 December 2021
Young Indonesians actively participate in the Masterclasses: Filmmaking 101
More than 300 participants aged 18 to 40 years participated in two Masterclasses: Filmmaking 101 with Nia Dinata, a notable Indonesian film director, and Nusa Teguh, a YouTuber from Pekalongan, Central Java, who actively share contents on video creation using a smartphone. These film-making classes are part of the One Minute Video Competition (KOVID) launched in mid-November.

The prevention of COVID-19 is not only about controlling the spread of the virus, but also a moment to raise the awareness about OSH at all levels of society. It is time for us to apply an OSH culture in all aspects of life."

Abdul Hakim, project manager for the ILO's COVID-19 Prevention at Workplaces
KOVID is organized by the ILO’s Enhancing COVID-19 Prevention at and through Workplaces spotlighting a theme: “Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace during a Pandemic”. Through a creative and interesting approach to widely disseminate the issue of occupational safety and health (OSH), the classes were aimed to further enhance OSH culture in the society, including within young people.

"The prevention of COVID-19 is not only about controlling the spread of the virus, but also a moment to raise the awareness about OSH at all levels of society. It is time for us to apply an OSH culture in all aspects of life,” said Abdul Hakim, project manager for the ILO's COVID-19 Prevention at Workplaces.

The first class with Nia Dinata was held on 1 December where she explained the process of making short films, starting from finding ideas that could create a unique experience for the public, structuring the story and choosing shooting locations to preparing tools for taking pictures and sound as well as the final stage of editing post-shooting.

Nia Dinata shared some key points in film making
Nia also shared her story on how the national film industry had been impacted by the pandemic. The closure of cinemas has caused many films to be cancelled and film’s production being halted.

We have prepared production setups before COVID-19, so we must well-use health protocols and OSH risk management so that all crews, actors, production drivers and catering providers are safe and risk of transmission among them is low.."

Nia Dinata, a notable Indonesian film director
However, she added that film streaming services such as Netflix has been helping film workers to stay productive during the pandemic despite the increased preparation process and budget. Nia herself has succeeded in collaborating with Netflix to produce an original Indonesian film that aired last October.

"We have prepared production setups before COVID-19, so we must well-use health protocols and OSH risk management so that all crews, actors, production drivers and catering providers are safe and risk of transmission among them is low. It is not an easy thing but we have to pay attention to each and everything. Health workers are also present at the shooting location," said Nia.

Although the health protocol compliance had increased the unexpected costs during the production process, Nia emphasized that the health of the crew members and workers was an investment to ensure that production could run well and finish on time.

She appraised the Masterclass as a tool to encourage youth creativity and skills development during the pandemic. To keep up with the rapid changes in the world of work, young people need to continue improving their skills, considering the content creation market have currently opened up many opportunities.

Nusa Teguh presented techniques on video making with a smartphone
The second class with Nusa Teguh on 8 December was more focused on techniques for video content creation using smartphones. Nusa frankly shares his experiences from basic elements to video shooting and editing using a smartphone.

“In this digital era, videos have become a necessity. Whether it is for entertainment, getting information or even for work and learning purposes during this pandemic," said Nusa.

It is no different from the current condition. Content creators must remain creative and productive amidst the limitations of this pandemic."

Nusa Teguh, a YouTuber from Pekalongan, Central Java
He convinced the participants to master and make the best use of the devices they have, even though the features may be limited. "It is no different from the current condition. Content creators must remain creative and productive amidst the limitations of this pandemic," he added.

The masterclasses with Nia Dinata and Nusa Teguh were expected to encourage participants’ creativity to participate in the KOVID by raising various OSH issues at work and society in order to break the chains of COVID-19 transmission.

KOVID is open for public with a total prize of IDR 85 million. Launched on Monday, 15 November 2021, participants have two months to submit their work until 15 January 2022. The winners will be announced on 3 February 2022 by the judges: Nia Dinata, national film director, Dr. Indah Tjahjawulan, Chancellor of the Jakarta Arts Institute and Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu, film observer & Editor in Chief Cinema Poetica.