2012 Summer Camps: Registration is Open!

   We're pleased to announce our 2012 Schedule for Summer Programs at the Media Center. This year, we're offering new programs, and more sessions than ever - with the goal of being able to serve your children and family during what can be busy summer months.

   Among our offerings this year is a new course - "Advanced TV Studio for High Schoolers" - a program designed to combine elements of journalism and activism into our studio curriculum. In this course, students will pick an issue affecting their community, and plan and create a 30 minute television program exploring that issue through interviews, video clips, and creative segments. It's a great class for students interested in exploring journalism as a career, and who would like to participate in their school's broadcasts.

   We're also offering 4 sessions of "TV Studio Production" for Middle School students. In this course, they'll learn all of our equipment and gain an understanding of the process of creating a TV Show. They'll also produce several shows that will air on our Channel.

   Finally, we're offering "Special Effects and Advanced Animation," for students who want to take their movie making skills to the next level. They'll learn to create computer generated special effects in Adobe After Effects and make their characters interact with them on screen. A must-take course for students interested in film-making!

   We hope to see your child at one of our programs. To register and see the complete schedule, look at our camp page at midpenmedia.org/digiquest. See you this summer!

Media Center Interns Go to the Movies!

On August 2nd, a team of Media Center interns opened up the doors to our studio, and produced "Movie Talk with Colin and Laura." In the show, hosts Colin Marchon and Laura Rossiter dish on some of the summer's hottest movies.

Using the skills they learned in the YAC and through other Media Center experiences, they ran cameras, audio, graphics, and directed the show, which they also developed more or less on the spot.

So the question remains: Which summer movies are worth the 11 bucks? Which ones are worth the wait for DVD? Which ones will make you wish you had your two hours back?

Watch the full show to find out.

Local Bands Gather for "Sound Lounge" at MC!

On Saturday night, Local bands "Thanks for Asking," "The Aisling Project," and Molly Tuttle performed in the Media Center's studio at our 3rd Sound Lounge of the 2011.

The Sound Lounge is a concert series created by youth, to give local musical acts a supportive and safe environment to perform. The event was streamed live online, and crewed by high school volunteers, who used their studio skills to produce a brilliant 4 camera live stream.

All in all, it was a great night featuring amazing music acts! Follow us on facebook for updates about upcoming Sound Lounge events!