2009 Community Media Workshop Series
(scroll to the bottom for the locations for these workshops)
The Community Media & Outreach Department presents
The Community Media Workshop Series 2009
A series of workshops designed for groups who are interested in incorporating video in their organizing, outreach and advocacy efforts.
FEBRUARY
Wed. Feb. 25th @ DCTV @ 6:30pm
"Going Beyond the Talking Head"
Is your organization looking to create dynamic video that goes beyond the talking head interviews? Then this workshop is for you. Get in touch with your creative side, as the panel's experts help you explore other genres and techniques to drive your message home.
MARCH
Tues. March 31st @ DCTV @ 6:30pm
Grassroots Fundraising for Community Media
This panel will bring local funders who are interested in community media initiatives in a conversation with groups who have successfully secured funding for similar projects. We'll also feature groups which have used non-traditional grassroots fundraising strategies to get their projects off the ground. Come hear about the different ways you can fundraise for your community-based media projects.
JULY
Wed, July 1st @ MNN @ 6pm
Storytelling Models and Oral Histories
Effective storytelling is an essential part of any linear-based media, whatever genre it maybe. A well-developed and presented story can cut across age barriers and will hold the interest and reach its viewers and listeners. Well preserved stories and oral histories will be remembered long after other orations. Knowing and applying the basics of storytelling will strengthen your video and media projects. Come hear from practitioners and media makers in the field who will share tips and strategies for effective storytelling. Confirmed speakers include representatives from StoryCorps, an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening; and Art for Change, an organization that provides a forum for creating innovative art and media programs that inspire people to take an active role in social justice.
Please RSVP for this workshop.
STAYED TUNED!! FOR WORKSHOPS FROM JULY TO DECEMBER on the following topics, Time and Place TBA:
Planning Your Video Project: Lessons from the Field
This workshop features an experienced mediamaker to offer advice on the most important step in media creation: pre-production planning. From identifying an audience to storyboarding your project, get expert tips of the trade.
iDVD Demo -- You'll learn a quick and easy way to produce DVDs with professional results with iDVD. Space is limited. So RSVP first comes first serves
Distribution 101 -- Grassroots Outlets and Film Festivals & Distribution 102 -- Internet
This panel will cover various grassroots media that you can use to distribute your piece, from public access TV to DVD distribution for policymakers, to community screenings and film festivals. Panelists will feature real life examples of innovative grassroots media distribution strategies.From videoblogging to wikipedias, to social networking sites, this panel will focus on making sense of the myriad of ways to get your video not just on the web, but WATCHED on the web!
Archiving 101
So you made your media and got it out there -- now what? This workshop will help you safeguard that treasured masterpiece for generations to come. Learn what formats work -- and don't work -- for archiving your media projects.
Locations of Workshops:
Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV),
87 Lafayette Street between White & Walker in Chinatown
3rd Floor
(Take the 6/N/R/Q/J/Z to Canal St. or the A/C to Canal St.)
Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN)
Open Studio @ 537 West 59th Street, NY 10019
(Subway: A/B/C/D/1 train to 59th Street -- Columbus Circle)
For more info or to RSVP for one or more of these workshops: email: cmevent@mnn.org or call: (212) 757-2670 x352
