Kyle Scott of Revelstoke recently received a $12,000 grant from Storyhive.
The grants provide recipients from Western Canada with the funds and support to produce audio-video content to tell their stories which will be featured on Telus platforms including Telus Optik TV and Storyhive香蕉视频直播檚 YouTube channel.
This is not the first time that a Revelstoke local has received this grant. Ryan Collins previously received the grant which helped him produce the documentary, People Like Us.
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Collins香蕉视频直播� success with receiving the grant and creating the documentary helped to inspire Scott to do the same, although this was not his first time applying. Scott香蕉视频直播檚 success in applying a second time for the grant can largely be attributed to gaining more experience, after developing a podcast, Chafed and Confused, a fitness and lifestyle podcast with a focus on running.
Despite this background aiding him with his application, Scott noted that Storyhive香蕉视频直播檚 grant is open to those with limited experience as a big component of the grant is to offer them support.
Scott香蕉视频直播檚 eight-part video podcast series, Revelstoke Responders: Story Behind the Siren, will tell the behind-the-scenes stories of Revelstoke香蕉视频直播檚 first responders. Scott, who has been a volunteer firefighter for over two years with the Revelstoke Fire Department, worked in ski patrol and is currently studying with BC Ambulance, is passionate about the field both in his firsthand experience, and the stories that lie beneath the preconceptions of the work
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Audrey Kiss the program manager of Voices and Visual Podcast with Storyhive said that a story about first responders in Revelstoke stood out because it chronicles the lives of first responder branches in Revelstoke and that Scott 香蕉视频直播渃learly had a very strong pitch video and draft statement.香蕉视频直播�
Kiss also noted that Scott will receive three tailored training sessions to help him improve his skills and tell these stories.
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As for Scott, he香蕉视频直播檚 feeling excited about the opportunity and excited about the mentorship that comes with it.
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