In brief:
Documentary: June 15th - 26th
Narrative: July 6th - 17th
Studio Production: July 27th - August 7th
Animation: August 10th - 21st
Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm
Course descriptions below.
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Our Mission
The Peoples Channel is Chapel Hill’s nonprofit Community Media Center and Public Access Television Station. Our mission is to provide education and tools to local residents to produce and distribute, via cable television, their media productions on a first come, first serve, first Amendment basis. This is our 4th Annual Summer Youth
Media Camp and we’re more excited than ever!
We want to change the relationship of young adults from passive viewers of media to active agents in the media. The sessions will not only give young adults the technical and creative skills needed to produce a variety of media, but
it will also show the students how to look
at
media differently.
This program is for youth ages 12-17, and it will focus on the issues that spark the interest of local youth. Young adults rarely have an outlet to share their ideas, values and stories in the media.
The Peoples Channel wants to change that.
TPC wants to make sure that all interested youth are able to attend camp regardless of their economic level. If you would like to contribute to our scholarship fund, please fill out the bottom of the registration form.
All sessions are student driven, with the instructors acting as facilitators and technical trainers. In each session, students will work through the entire production process, from pre-planning to production to post-production. After taking a session, students will also be certified to use TPC’s facilities and equipment for any future projects they wish to produce. Each session’s final product will be premiered on The Peoples Channel, Time
Warner Cable channel 8 in Chapel Hill.
Documentary Production
June 15th - June 26th
* Payment due by June 8th
Participants in this course will discover the principles and practices of professional video journalism and documentary digital production. This
session will cover every aspect of making a documentary,
ranging from lighting and shot composition<
in uncontrolled locations to developing storytelling
skills. After choosing a topic or idea, students
will develop themes, choose interview subjects, produce
footage, and edit the project for broadcast.
Narrative Production
July 6th - July 17th
*Payment due by June 29th
Students will focus on the art of the narrative, incorporating both studio and field production elements. Each student will gain skills of pre-production, storytelling, scripting, and storyboarding. In the production section of the course, students will learn digital camera operation, mulitple lighting strategies, and how to direct their own story. In the final phase, students will be trained to edit their projects using a variety of nonlinear editing programs.
Studio Production
July 27th - August 7th
*Payment due by July 20th
In this course, students will experience all
aspects of indoor studio filming. From lighting to
directing to set design to shooting, students will
learn the ins and outs of digital and analog studio
production. Students will make key creative decisions
in behind-the-scenes production. As a final
project, students will co-direct a video that incorporates
everything from talk shows to magazine
format to performances.
Animation Production
August 10th - August 21st
*Payment due by August3rd
Th is course will explore the animation process
from script to screen. Students will write scripts,
create storyboards, and record audio. Emphasis will
be placed on visual character and background. This
course will encompass techniques such as stop-motion,
illustration, vector painting, rotoscoping, and
experimentation in a wide variety of mediums. Students
will be using the computer to assemble their
story. Finally, the animated story will be exported
for broadcast.
All sessions take place at the Peoples Channel.
Course work is appropriate for ages 12-17.
Registration dates and costs: $100 Deposit, non-refundable
Early Registration (before May 15th)
1 Session - $500
2 Sessions - $950
3 Sessions - $1,350
4 Sessions - $1,800
Late Registration (after May 15th)
1 Session - $550
2 Sessions - $1,050
3 Sessions - $1,550
4 Sessions - $2,000
Summer Youth Media Camp Hours
Monday - Friday Drop-off : 9:00-9:15 a.m.
Pick-up: 2:45-3:00 p.m.
Scholarship Application
Scholarship Deadline May 22nd