Announcing the 2008 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 2008
A series of workshops designed for groups who are interested in incorporating video in their organizing, outreach and advocacy efforts.
FEBRUARY
Wed. Feb. 27th @ DCTV @ 6:30pm
Planning Your Video Project: Lessons from the Field
This workhop 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.
MARCH
Wed. March 26th @ 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.
APRIL
POSTPONED, NEW DATE TBA
Audio and Lighting Workshop
Audio is a component commonly overlooked yet a huge piece of your project. This workshop will give participants some practical tips to ensure the audio and lighting of your project is as gorgeous as it deserves to be without adding any extra equipment. This workshop will give you detailed tips on how to best capture video when when lighting is not ideal. Some practical exercises will illustrate how to do this effectively.
MAY
Wed. May 28th @ DCTV@ 6:30pm
What's Fair about Fair Use?
Get the lowdown on copyright and fair use of media from experts in the field. We'll discuss use of music, images and videos and give resources to find them in the public domain.
JUNE- NO WORKSHOP
JULY
July 16th @ DCTV @ 6:30 pm
"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.
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AUGUST
Tuesday, August 12th @ MNN’s East Harlem Lexington Space @ 6:30pm
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.
AUGUST
Wed. August 27th @ Location TBA @ 6:30pm
Using your footage effectively
If you find yourself overwhelmed by the amount of footage you have to produce a 28min piece for MNN, this session will guide you through the process of story cohesion, the prioritizing of the message and storytelling. Participants will have a chance to collaboratively build a story using pre-existing footage.
SEPTEMBER
Wed, September 24th @ Location TBA @ 6:30pm
Distribution 101 -- Grassroots Outlets and Film Festivals
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.
OCTOBER
Wed. Oct. 29th @ MNN @ 6:30pm
Distribution 102 -- Internet
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!
NOVEMBER
Wed. Nov. 19th @ MNN @ 6:30pm
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)
MNN’s East Harlem Lexington Avenue Space
1699 Lexington Ave. (bet. 106th & 107th Sts)
6 train to 103rd or 110 Street
For more info or to RSVP for one or more of these workshops: email: cmevent@mnn.org or call: (212) 757-2670 x352
