Somerville Community Access Television

 Now is the time to begin registering for SCATV's Spring Workshops. Classes are geared to all levels of ability, from the basics of studio production, field shooting and Final Cut Editing, to Documentary Filmmaking and Animation. There is also a class on editing with Corel software, and Phtotoshop.
Check out the Workshop Schedule. 

Since 2007 SCAT's youth media program, Next Generation Producers has partnered with the youth group of Somerville Cares About Prevention, a community-based coalition supported by the Somerville Health Department. The teens create video projects that inform their peers about the dangers of underage drinking, drug abuse, and depression. An article about that partnership, written by Wendy Blom, SCAT Executive Director, appears in the latest edition of the national journal, Youth Media Reporter. You can read the article here: Youth Media Reporter.

 SCAT is pleased to announce the “Best of 2009” Programming Awards. The winners are SCAT member-producers who created top-notch programs for Channel 3 that benefited the Somerville community. Awards were given at the SCAT Annual Meeting on January 28 in five programming categories:

Best HotSet Show: “Greater Somerville with Joe Lynch,” produced by Joe Lynch

Best Entertainment Show: “Half-Hour With…,” produced by Bill Trudell

Best Informational Show: “Active Aging,” produced by Mary Ann Dalton of Somerville Cambridge Elder Services.

Best Short Feature: “Animal, Vegetable, Mythical,” produced by Karen Aqua and Ken Fields and their animation class.

Best Youth Program: “In Tune with Rasta,” produced by Anthony Soto

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

Watch the Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony on the Web!

Thursday, February 4, 6:30-9; afterparty to follow
SCATV, 90 Union Square, Somerville
6:30pm: doors and prescreening activities; 7:00pm sharp: screening followed by panel discussion;
9pm: afterparty @ the Independent, 75 Union Square
***SEATING IS LIMITED; please come on time***
The event will be cablecast live in Somerville and Cambridge.

Exploring the role of media as it relates to Haiti and the local Haitian community, we will screen excerpts from documentaries like The Agronomist, Secondhand (Pepe) and Belo’s Song of Peace, as well as samples of video work relating to philanthropic causes and excerpts from local Haitian TV shows. The following panel discussion will be led by Charlot Lucien, founder/co-director of the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts. Panelists are: Hanna Rose Shell, director of “Second Hand Pepe” and M.I.T. Assistant Professor; Patrick Sylvain, writer and educator; and Ronny Dorvil, SCAT producer.

Topics inlcude: Radio is the dominant form of media in Haiti, yet film, video and TV are playing an increasingly important role in the local Haitian community; why is this? What Haitian films and documentaries are reaching and influencing the non-Haitian community? How can Haitian-related film and video support philanthropic causes—especially in the aftermath of the earthquake? Gathering at the Independent to follow.

Co-produced by the Somerville Arts Council and Somerville Community Access Television.