Free Summer Library Media Camp for High School Students
Partnership between Louisville Free Public Library and Beargrass Media
Main Library 301 York Street
Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 17, 2016
This camp was a great success offering a diverse group of 17 local youth the opportunity to participate in a 1-week media camp to learn how to write, record, edit, and publish video projects. The videos below show the camp content as well as videos made by the kids during free-creative time.
Media Camp Day 1
We started out the camp by making an icebreaker video together. It’s called Bait and Switch.
And here is a summary of our day 1 activities:
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Media Camp Day 2
Here is a summary video of the day 2 activities:
Here is a video team badger made called Auto Correct. They were given a script, and they did it all.
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Media Camp Day 3
Here is a summary video of the day 3 activities:
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Media Camp Day 4
Here is a summary video of the day 4 activities:
Also, a couple of the “sandbox videos” got completed:
Here is “Heavy Downbeat”.
And here is “The World’s Game”:
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Media Camp Day 5
Here is a video double-take featuring Miana and Miana, and some other girl who resembles the other two.
At the conclusion of the camp, Patrick Fitzgerald shared some thoughts about why it is important for young people to learn these technology skills.
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ORIGINAL CAMP INFO
Free Summer Library Media Camp for High School Students
Partnership between Louisville Free Public Library and Beargrass Media
Main Library 301 York Street
Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 17, 2016
10 AM – 4 PM (The Library opens at 9 AM)
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UPDATED CAMP INFORMATION POSTED JUNE 7, 2016
If you received an email from beargrassmedia@gmail.com, it included a new course schedule and 2 permission forms to sign. We are reposting those three forms here. Please communicate any questions to Patrick Fitzgerald through email at beargrassmedia@gmail.com or by calling 502.671.9701. Thanks
LFPL and Beargrass Media 2016 Summer Media Camp Schedule
LFPL MEDICAL CONSENT AND EMER CONSENT FORM 2016
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ORIGINAL COURSE DESCRIPTION BELOW THIS BLACK LINE
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There is no charge to participate, but seats are limited. Application instructions and draft schedule found in this attachment:
LFPL and Beargrass Media 2016 Summer Media Camp Description and Schedule v2
The students will learn how to write, record, edit, and publish video and audio productions. The students will use video cameras, microphones, a teleprompter, green screen, iPad with stop motion video, and computers with video editing software and the Microsoft Office suite. The students will take stories from start to finish through the following steps: idea, story board, script, recording, file management, editing, special effects, sound design, rendered video, and publication on the web. The students will work on a variety of media styles including journalistic, personal narrative, socially conscious, PSA, and dramatic interpretation.
This program will also focus on improving the Louisville community in two important ways: First, it will have an emphasis on telling local Louisville stories. Telling stories about positive things that take place in our home town. Second, it will emphasize the importance of media in social activism. Students will have an opportunity to experience how to advocate for positive change through storytelling.
The students will work with Beargrass Media Director Patrick Fitzgerald, and LFPL staff. The course will also have guest facilitators who work as media professionals in movie making, radio, television, advertising, sports management, social entrepreneurship, and environmental justice. The course will take place at the Main Library but will also take a walking tour to WHAS Television Studio, the Public Radio Partnership studios, the Courier Journal, and Bisig Impact Group.
To participate, students will need an email account and access to the internet. (Students can sign up for an email account at the Library.) Students will also need to have a signed video release form to participate as well as a signed permission slip for the walking tour to the media site visits. Students will also bring their lunch.