WRITING CONTEST for SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DEADLINE is MAY 31, 2013

Do you have an IMMIGRATION STORY?

ENTER THIS SHORT STORY WRITING CONTEST for SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The winning story will be made into a short film.

NO entry fee.

DEADLINE IS MAY 31, 2013

Who is eligible?

Any high school students (grades 9-12) currently living in Somerville, MA.

GUIDELINES:

The subject or theme of the story should be about immigration. Your idea can be a fictional story or based on a real story. The winning story will be adapted into a screenplay for a short movie produced by a crew of students at Somerville Community Access TV.

-Short story submissions should be between 500 and 1,000 words.

-Stories can be written in any language, but must be translated into English for submission.

-The title page must list your name, date of birth, home address (including zip code and apartment #), email, and phone number.

-Original screenplays only.

-PDF, Microsoft Word (.doc) preferred.

-Your story should able to be adapted into a short film. All genres and styles are fine.

-No limit on number of entries.

-Please keep your original script and submit a copy. Scripts will not be returned. You will receive an email confirmation that we have received your script.

Submit your story as an attachment via email to:

membership@access-scat.org

OR drop it off at:

SCATV

90 Union Square

Somerville, MA 02143

SPRING 2013 After School Video Production Workshops for Somerville Youth Ages 14-17 Now Enrolling

The Next Generation Producers after school SPRING 2013 workshop at Somerville Community Access TV is for Somerville youth ages 14-17 who are interested in expressing ideas through film and television production. Participants will be guided through a variety of original, creative projects. We will cover cameras, editing, animation, directing, sound, journalism, special effects, storytelling and more!

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2013
The workshop meets at Somerville Community Access TV located at 90 Union Square on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30pm beginning April 2 and runs until June 4, 2013. Enrollment is limited, so don’t delay!

Cost is $125 for 10 two-hour sessions with need-based scholarships available.

APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT SCATV or CONTACT US BY PHONE 617-628-8826 or email membership@access-scat.org

“WATER: A Storymentary” Summer 2012 Youth Video Production

This summer at SCATV, a group of Somerville youth created a fascinating new video production called “Water: A Storymentary”. Youth were involved in the principle creative planning for the project and were asked to develop a concept about water conservation that would resonate with fellow youth. The group decided that they didn’t want to make a standard “talking head” documentary and that’s when they came up with the idea of a “storymentary” which would be a hybrid of a fictional idea combined with interviews featuring experts from the community. The basic plot is a journey involving a living water droplet named Rachel Raindrop who ends up in Union Square and can’t flow back to Boston Harbor where she belongs. She meets a helpful citizen named Felipe who takes her on a walk through Somerville and shows Rachel some of the ways that residents are conserving water including rain barrels, rooftop gardens, tap water vs bottled water and lawn depaving. One of the highlights in the video is a standoff between a plastic water bottle and a drinking fountain who come to life and have a “rap battle”. This creates a fun musical interlude within the 12-minute long piece. Interviews with Lenni Armstrong, Reneé Scott and Anthony Sharp help to bolster the factual information that the video delivers and the final product balances fun with serious messages about water usage in Somerville.

Somerville Cares About Prevention PSA: Don’t Be A Puppet

Somerville Cares About Prevention PSA: Don’t Be A Puppet from Next Generation Producers on Vimeo.

This PSA demonstrates refusal skills and talking to youth about prevention of substance use. Made by Somerville High School Students at SCATV in Somerville, MA

Somerville Cares About Prevention video: Are You Smarter Than Drugs?

Somerville Cares About Prevention: Are You Smarter Than Drugs? from Next Generation Producers on Vimeo.

This mock TV game show uses puppets to answer some tough questions about substance abuse. Made by Somerville High School students in Somerville, MA. Produced at SCATV.

NOW HIRING SOMERVILLE YOUTH FOR A VIDEO PROJECT IN JULY, 2012

Do you want to use cable TV and the Web to tell the world about important environmental issues in Somerville while earning some extra cash?
Groundwork Somerville, in Collaboration with SCATV’s Next Generation Producers, is hiring up to 8 high school age youth from Somerville to learn video production skills and produce documentary-style video projects about clean water in Somerville. The group will be led by experienced filmmaker, Gordon Nelson.
How do I sign up? Fill out the attached application form and return it to Gordon Nelson at SCATV, 90 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143 or email it to membership@access-scat.org.
The Summer Video Green Team meets for four weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1:00 to 3:00pm from July 10 to August 1 at the SCATV Studio, in the middle of Union Square, Somerville. $8/hour stipend.
Due Date: Applications must be in by Friday, May 11! Interviews will happen in the following two weeks.

Download the application HERE

Contact: Gordon Nelson, 617-628-8826, membership@access-scat.org

Fall 2011 Next Generation Producers’ Projects

The Lost Island from Next Generation Producers on Vimeo.

Check out the rest on the 2011 youth program videos page!