Participants will learn to weave together images, first person narration and music to tell personal stories using iMovie software. The instructor will guide students to write well-structured narrations and make creative use of visuals and audio for dramatic effect. The class is great for those who want to share memoirs, community stories or organizational profiles from their own point of view. Students are encouraged to begin organizing photos for the project in advance of the first class. More information about digital storytelling can be found here: www.storycenter.org.

Instructor Meryl Perlson began making documentary and experimental video in Philadelphia in the late 1980's. She is a founding member of the Termite TV Collective, an ongoing swarm devoted to the creation of alternative media. Her award-winning collective and individual work has been broadcast on PBS and cable and exhibited nationally. She has an MFA in Film/Media Arts from Temple University and is currently Co-Director of 13FOREST Gallery in Arlington. Meryl has taught media making and studies at the community and college level for more than a decade.

Five Tuesday nigh sessions from June 30 to August 4. No class on July 28. $75 for SCAT members, $125 for non-members.