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Making
Michigan Media Makers
conference for video
students, teachers, and professionals.
DAFT is helping to launch an exciting new conference, Making Michigan Media Makers, (also known as M4) focusing on creating and developing a Michigan K-12 video curriculum. This conference will bring together state educators, students and professionals in the fields of video production, graphics, animation and web media.
As a co-sponsor of this conference, DAFT looks forward to making connections and welcoming teachers and students (the upcoming generation!) who wish to join DAFT's mission.
Conference Description:
Participants
in these sessions will learn and share the experiences of the media
production workplace. This is a chance for students to discover
the multiple technical and interpersonal skills needed to be employable
in the careers responsible for the delivery of content for film, video,
and Internet used for education, entertainment, and information.
Teachers should encourage both female and male students to attend
because Radio & TV (SIP 10.0202) is identified as non-traditional
for females for the duration of Perkins IV legislation.
Please download this PDF for the official
conference schedule of presenters and sessions.
M4
Conference Schedule
More Information:
October 24, 2008
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Presenters:
Professional and Instructional People from the Local Media Production
Community
Location: Oakland
Schools , 2111 Pontiac Lake Rd. ,
Waterford 48328
Cost: $10.00
Class Limit:
180
Grade Level: 10-12
Audience:
Macomb , Wayne and Oakland Counties Art
& Communication Cluster's Teachers, Students, Parents and
Mediaphiles
Lunch provided
Questions? Please
contact michelle.brouilette@oakland.k12.mi.us
ArtsEdNews: Edutopia Call for Student Videos in Response to "What do you think is the most important skill to learn for your future -- and why?"
Teachers, get your students involved. Help them participate in this opportunity to speak out.
Announcement and instructions available at: http://www.edutopia.org/youth-voices
Calling All Modern Students! "What do you think is the most important skill to learn for your future -- and why?"
Edutopia.org wants to hear from you about which skills you think your school should teach to help you succeed in life. Kids are experts on the modern digital world, and we think it's time adults listened. Create a video stating your opinion, and submit it by October 15 -- we'll publish our favorites on Edutopia.org.
It's simple -- there are just five steps:
- Create a video, no more than one minute long,
answering this question:
"What do you think is the most important skill to learn for your future -- and why?"
The footage could consist of straightforward talking to the camera, or something more creative. - Introduce yourself with your first name only.
- Obtain parental consent for taping and posting on the Internet if you are younger than eighteen years old.
- Post the video on YouTube and tag it "edutopiaskills." (Note that YouTube users must be at least thirteen years old.)
- Send an email to skills@edutopia.org, telling us your name, age, parental contact information, and hometown, and include a link to the video.
You'll need a (free) YouTube account to do the upload. Find YouTube's instructions for uploading here and for directions for tagging here.
We look forward to
hearing from you!
NEW VIDEO WORKSHOP
OFFERED BY DAFT'S JOHN PRUSAK
VIDEO VIGNETTES
with John Prusak
Fall 2008
for adults and teens of all abilities.
REGISTER EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
Classes and workshops held at:
Highland Station House
205 West Livingston Road
Highland Michigan
248-889-8660
High School - Adult
Saturdays October 4 - November 8 9:00 AM to Noon
The camera is the pen (or paintbrush) of the 21st century.
Explore the world of digital video and basic
techniques for better videos. Learn all aspects of pre-production, production
and post production and make your own statements. Each person will make a video
vignette that looks at, WHO I AM and/or WHERE I'M FROM.
Lab fee: $10 You're encouraged to bring a digital video camera.
Guest $144 Member $126
General Information
You do not have to be a member of HVCA to enroll in this class. Members do receive a reduced rate, however, in addition to other HVCA benefits. For more information about HVCA, click here.
huronvalleyarts.org
HVCA offers memberships at several levels, as little as $10 for students (18 and under,) donor for $25, family for $50, and up. For more Membership information, or to inquire about Corporate and Business memberships, please call 248-889-8660 or check website, huronvalleyarts.org
LISTINGS OF OTHER CLASSES MAY BE OBTAINED BY CLICKING HERE
http://huronvalleyarts.org/classes.html
Registration form
By Mail: HVCA Art Ed, PO Box 999, Highland, MI 48357
In Person: The Art Shop at HVCA Highland Tues- Sat 1-4p
Materials vary from class to class. Please read Course Descriptions.
Fees as listed in Course Descriptions will be paid to the instructor the first day of class.
Cancellation: HVCA reserves the right to cancel classes due to insufficient enrollment. Registrants will be notified;
refunds will be given in full. Refunds: will be given to Registrants who
withdraw 7 days (or more) prior to the first day of class, less $10 processing fee.
Wait List: If a class is filled, registrants have the opportunity to be "wait-listed" in case an opening becomes available, or for priority enrollment if a new section of that class is offered.
Huron Valley Council for the Arts
205 West Livingston Rd
Highland, Michigan 48357
248-889-8660
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NEW!
Young Minds // Digital Times Film Competition
click the banner above for more
information about the competition.
Sunday, October 26
Annual Michigan Photographic Historical Society event:
Photographica Show & Sale
at the Novi Community Center from 10:00 - 4:00.
Details and table applications will be coming out in Summer Photogram.
The table application is now available for download as a .pdf file.
Visit www.miphs.org/
for more information.
2008 Michigan Student Film & Video Festival
CLICK HERE
to view the 2008 Best of Show winners!
DAFT Announces 2008
Film/Video Educator of the Year
Kevin
Walsh is a 21-year veteran teacher of video production at West
Bloomfield.
He designed curriculum and help design the school’s
television
studio, editing suites and classroom. He is a 1987 graduate
of the University of Notre Dame where he received
his bachelors and in
1991
received his masters in English from Oakland University.
Prior to
teaching at West Bloomfield High School, Walsh taught for 13
years at
Royal Oak Dondero High School as a video production and
language
arts instructor (with past award recipients Maureen McCarthy
and Dick
Rockwell).
In 2006,
Walsh published Video Direct, through Teacher’s Discovery
(www.teachersdiscovery.com). The workbook
merges language arts analysis
skills
with hands-on projects for any district's video budget. In its
first
year, the book sold to districts in over forty states.
Kevin will
be honored along with Educators of the Year from other
arts
disciplines at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival in Kalamazoo.
NEW!
American
Film Institute Launches "Screen Nation" An Online
Video Posting and Sharing Community for Middle and High School
Students and Teachers
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
DAFT Screen Gems Film Series for 2007/2008
Click the link below for information
on the exciting
collaboration between DAFT and the
Farmington Community Library.
click here
DAFT featured on PBS
Detroit Public
Television produced a mini-documentary
about DAFT in conjunction with our group's recognition at the 2006
Governor's Awards for Arts & Culture.
You can view this video by clicking the link below.
The video is hosted by YouTube, a great online source for
independent video content.
Click
here to watch the video.
Exciting News:
DAFT wins in
the Small Cultural Organization Category at the
2006
ArtServe Michigan's Governor's Awards for Arts & Culture
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