The Legacies Project: August Y Media Works Video Project Dates Announced
Y Media Works Summer Institute 2010 has come and gone (we’ll be posting the student work here soon!). But for those who wanted to take part but couldn’t for one reason or another, we are offering a limited, project-based experience during the month of August. We are continuing our work with our friends at Nice Work Public Media and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, creating brief documentary videos from a series of interviews with elders from the community. The Legacies Project “will familiarize students with the techniques of digital media production as well as local and national history. The project will entail training in video production techniques, student acquisition of interviews on videotape, and the production and display of short documentaries using student-acquired media” (from the program plan).
This limited project, which runs Monday through Friday, August 9 through August 26, will require students to register for one of three available 2 1/2 hour time slots during the day:
- Group 1 – 9a-11:30a
- Group 2 – 12n-2:30p
- Group 3 – 3p-5:30p
The final videos will be shown at a special event, open to the public, at the Museum of African American History.
To register, return this registration form to the Boll Family YMCA, 1401 Broadway, Detroit.
A registration fee of $25 is payable to Y-Arts Detroit. Call 313.223.2743 for more information.
I’ve just got the notice about your Media Project for Youth. I’m requesting a place for my son (nephew) Albert G. DeForrest.
Albert has had some very troubling times in his life and in the past “2″ years since under my Guardianship he has done at least 80% turn around. He participates n the choir of Peace Baptist Church and has had some major performances around the city. He is a go getter so to speak. Albert now what to pursue a career in Film, Media, Drama, and Journalism. He wants to attend Community College before transferring to a University of Arts in New York. This opportunity would be just the icing on the cake right now in Albert’s life. This time he won’t be judged on his GPA but, his MPA (most productive attitude). Again I say Thank You for reaching out to my young man. He’s trying to become a role model and be a Mentor to other youths in his community. Albert is very partial to the elderly since he has a Grandmother of 83 yrs. He understands the importance of listening, and assisting others. I truly hope that he can partake in this project.