Media Club for Middle School Students at SCATV
Somerville Community Access Television is starting a 12-session Next Generation Producers afterschool media club for Somerville middle school students. The club will meet on Wednesdays, beginning on September 21, 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, documentaries about the community, 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 Fall session of the afterschool Media Club runs from September 21 to December 7, and the cost is $100. Need-based scholarships are available. Call 617-628-8827 for more information or visit the Next Generation Producer website, http://nextgenerationproducers.wordpress.com. A flyer and the application form are attached below.
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Utsav! A Festival of Punjabi & Sikh Culture
A Collaboration of Somerville Community Access Television and the Somerville Arts Council
Utsav is an Indian word meaning “feast-day” or festival. Our celebration of Punjabi and Sikh traditions will be displaying a wide variety of events, performances and activities! We will begin the evening with Kirtan music, performed by Kartar Singh Anan and Group. This group hails from New Delhi, India and currently performs at Gurdwara Sikh Sangat Society Boston.
Throughout the evening will be multiple displays of Bhangra danci...ng from local and University team dancers. The addictive beat of Bhangra dancing originated as a folk and cultural harvest dance in Punjab but can be contemporarily heard in many movies and by DJs all over the world.
There will also be a generous amount of traditional homemade Punjabi free food and drinks (soda, water, etc.) provided by the Gurdwara Sikh Sangat Society.
Other notable performances and activities include: Gatka performance, a form of martial arts practiced by Sikhs; the Try-On-A-Turban (or Sari) Photo Booth; a Yoga class by the Millis Gurdwara (http://www.kundaliniyogane
As it grows darker, a series of short films about Punjabi and Sikh culture will be played. To end the evening Bhangra dancers will begin teaching the audience how to traditionally dance while music plays. After the event the party will continue at The Independent where DJ Br. Cleve will be spinning tunes from Punjab.
Boston Free Radio a possibility at SCATV
SCATV is considering starting up "Boston Free Radio" as an independent, community-oriented radio station reaching out to the world through online streaming on the Internet. The station would be located in the SCATV building, and would be another way of promoting free speech and building community.
Radio program producers would not have to live in Somerville, but would join SCATV as Radio Members. They would be trained to use the equipment and then could produce their own shows. Copyrighted music would be allowed because Boston Free Radio would purchase the rights. Producers who solicit advertising would pay for their time, non-commercial programs would be free.
In order to gauge interest in an Internet radio station, we are asking for your feedback. Please fill out the survey at the link below and forward the link to your friends. Thanks!
Radio Survey
Special Workshop: Shooting Video in the Field
If you are a certified SCATV field producer looking to improve your outdoor videography skills, join us for a day of hands-on fun. Bring your personal video camera or (limited to the first five requestees) use one of our portable kits. Learn situational shooting from our own pro Bill Barrell. We will be shooting the architecture in Union Square, the monument on Prospect Hill, and along the Mystic River.
You will learn more about proper color balance, exposure settings (shutter speed and iris), picture composition and the use of Polarizing, Ultraviolet and Half Gradient Filters. We will also cover dealing with the challenges of natural light and how you can be creative in overcoming common outdoor lighting issues. All this plus “Doing Audio Outdoors: the Do’s and Don’ts.”
Class size is based on car transportation. If you can drive others, the class is free. Tuition is $25 for SCATV members; $50 for non-members.
Meet at SCATV at 10:00am for this one-session special workshop that runs until 4:00pm. Advance registration is required. Call 617-628-8826.
