February & April Vacation Video Camps at ORCTV 2010
ORCTV is offering two video production camps to tri town youth. These camps will run during the February and April vacation weeks 2010. Youth will learn digital camcorders, editing and studio production. Space is limited. The cost is $100 per child per session, ages 11-14. Please call ORCTV 508-748-1600 to sign up or for more information. Price includes snacks, T- shirt and Annual Membership.
February Camp:
Tuesday, February 16th 11:00am-2:00pm
Wednesday, February 17th 11:00am-2:00pm
Thursday, February 18th 11:00am-2:00pm
April Camp:
Tuesday, April 20th 11:00am-2:00pm
Wednesday, April 21st 11:00am-2:00pm
Thursday, April 22nd 11:00am-2:00pm
We will also be offering summer expanded camps as well- call to inquire or reserve a slot (July- 2 weeks, August -2 weeks).
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Looking back at Summer camps 2009
ORCTV held its first Summer Youth Video Camps. The camp was a great success. The kids loved it. The youth camp started out with media literacy. Kids learned how advertisers go after different target audiences and how commercials contribute to TV program dollars. We then moved into a print exercise studying magazines and how they advertise to people. Finally the kids did a “violence in cartoons” exercise where they counted acts of violence and tallied up how many acts an average kid sees in a day, month, and year. We discussed the effects of such exposure.
Next the kids learned digital camcorders, tripods and audio. The kids then developed and wrote scripts and storyboards for their field productions. The kids came up with the ideas and wrote the scripts themselves. The next day we videotaped the skits and then learned how to edit on iMovie and Final Cut Pro editing software. The kids made all edit decisions themselves. The next week the kids learned studio production including, audio, graphics, switching and directing. Each child learned every crew position and made a final video to keep.
It was an exciting and fulfilling camp. The kids had a great time as they learned valuable technical and cognitive skills. This camp was made possible by a grant from the Marion, Mattapoisett & Rochester Massachusetts Cultural Council. We thank them very much for their generous support.
