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SPNN Youth Talk About Collaboration

dianakuan — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:50:08 -0400

This is a short clip of raw footage taken in St. Paul, MN, when YC staffer Andrew Lynn did some traveling to meet some of the partners in the Youth Video Exchange Network project. The youth shown in the video are a couple of the members of Set It Up!, a show produced by youth producers at SPNN. We really hope to do some themed collaborative productions over the next few months... so stay tuned!

"N" Word P.S.A

dianakuan — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:40:57 -0400

This PSA was produced as a part of Youth Channel's YMIC program. It explores the controversy behind the "N" word.

Urban Visionaries Film Festival

dianakuan — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:13:04 -0500

Founded in 1996 by a small collective of youth media groups, the Urban Visionaries Film Festival (UVFF) has become New York City's only film festival produced, promoted and presented by youth. What started as a series of local screenings is now a full-fledged youth-curated festival.

A Short Robot Story

dianakuan — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:19:12 -0500

This animation piece about a heroic street-musician robot was created during the 2007 NYC Grassroots Media Conference. Thanks to all participants!!

Young Robot

dianakuan — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:14:10 -0500

A short animation created at the 2007 Grassroots Media Conference.

Alma and the Fire

dianakuan — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:10:01 -0500

Here's another short animation by our awesome students at BWCCS in Brooklyn, NY. In this piece, Alma cares about her family and is sad to find out that her house has caught on fire whilst she was playing in a soccer game!

Baseball Love

dianakuan — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:01:38 -0500

This animation is a classic tale of love at first sight. Produced by the afterschool animation club at Beginning with Children Charter school in partnership with MNN Youth Channel. Thanks to the class for being so great!

Bringing Back Venezuela

dianakuan — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:47:44 -0500

This is a 24-minute documentary about the World Youth Festival in Venezuela in 2005. Two producers from the MNN Youth Channel went to Caracas, Venezuela to attend the conference and document their experiences and those of their peers from around the world. They produced this video piece upon returning.

In English and Spanish

New York City Animals

dianakuan — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:41:40 -0500

This a short animation exercise entitled New York City Animals. Students (3rd, 4th, and 5th-graders) chose an animal that lives in NYC, wrote an acrostic poem about it, and animated a story about the poem. (The alligator is a sewer alligator.) All in one hour!!!

Collage Monsters

dianakuan — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:37:16 -0500

This is a series of really short animations made as in introductory exercise with a group of 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders for Animation Arts class. In the assignment each student created a head, body, or legs in the style of 'exquisite corpse'. Then we fused them randomly into monsters and practiced our stop-motion skillz. ENJOY!

Project Reach March for HIV/AIDS

dianakuan — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:45:17 -0500

Youth Channel Crew: Habibah Ahmad, Omar Sully, Ryan Hinton, Mariela Rosario, Max Benitez,Sharlene Thompson, Noelson Jacques, Christen Cofer.

Synopsis: Protestors march over the Brooklyn Bridge to raise AIDS/HIV awareness.

World Can't Wait - October 10th Protest

dianakuan — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:38:53 -0500

Youth Channel Crew: Ryan Hinton, Omar Sully, Sharlene Thompson, Noelson Jacques, Christen Cofer

On October 10, 2006 protestors gathered near the United Nations building, then marched from there all the way to Union Square in protest of President Bush and the Iraq war.

African Burial Ground Segment

dianakuan — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:13:37 -0500

Youth Channel Crew: Omar Sully, Ryan Hinton, Christen Cofer

About: on September 29, 2006 people gathered at chambers street by city hall to celebrate african american culture, and also to remember the lives of the ancestors who's remains were found under the streets of that district.

RecYouth: Access Harlem Promo

dianakuan — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:40:58 -0500

A clip from RecYouth's monthly Youth Channel series. Includes a short PSA and video poem.

Defense Agaiunst Media Nonsense: Transit Strike

dianakuan — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:54:05 -0500

A group of young media makers from the Youth Channel made a show called Defense Against Media Nonsense. Here is a segment about the 2005 Transit Strike.

Youth Channel Summer Block Party Promo

dianakuan — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:48:20 -0500

Promo for Youth Channel's 2006 Summer Block Party.

Youth Channel DNC Vox Pop

dianakuan — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:32:30 -0500

A short Youth-produced interview segment produced as a part of a Youth Channel trip to Boston during the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

May Day 2006: Immigrants' Rights, Youth Voices

dianakuan — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:42:58 -0500

On May 1, 2006 MNN Youth Channel was out talking to young people in the streets in both Washington Heights and Union Square in New York City. Here's some of what we heard.