Somerville Community Access Television is starting a 10-session Next Generation Producers afterschool media club for Somerville middle school students.  The club will meet on Wednesdays, beginning on January 11, from 3:30 to 5:30 at 90 Union Square. The students will work with two professional video producers to create TV shows in a three-camera TV studio, storytelling, and stop-motion animation.  The students get hands-on training in all aspects of production, and their finished projects will be shown on SCATV Channel 3, and posted on-line.

The head instructor, Gordon Nelson, has been teaching video production to youth since 2003. He has also taught filmmaking to college students at Carnegie-Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Mass College of Art.  His films have been screened across the U.S. and internationally.

This is a wonderful opportunity for creative students, ages 11 to 14 who want to have fun making movies. The Winter session of the afterschool Media Club runs from January 11 to March 21, and the cost is $125. Need-based scholarships are available. Call 617-628-8827 for more information or visit the Next Generation Producer website, http://nextgenerationproducers.wordpress.com.

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

The Lost Island from Next Generation Producers on Vimeo.

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