Watch this short promotional video for Diguest 2008! (50 sec)
For Ages 11 - 17
CREATE ‐ OR STAR ‐ IN YOUR OWN VIDEO PRODUCTION !
Be Seen in 30,000 Households on Midpeninsula Cable Channel 28
Stream Live Worldwide on the Web
Take advantage of the unique and exciting opportunity to create - or star - in your own television program using the Midpeninsula Community Media Center's professional production equipment. Work as part of a production crew in our state-of-the-art studio. Edit footage into a video short with Apple's Final Cut Pro, or explore the digital realm of movies, music, and motion with leading video, sound, and graphics software. At summer's end, the Media Center will host a public screening and awards ceremony, showcasing the Best of Digiquest 2008. All workshop projects will be featured on Cable Channel 28 in early September during the Media Center's annual Youth Video Festival. Workshops days are Monday through Friday, 9 am - 4 pm. No previous video experience is required.
WORKSHOP DATES:
Summer 2008 July 7-11 Registration Closed
July 21-25 July 28-August 1 Sorry! Session full August 4-8
Be part of a studio production team that creates TV shows for our local cable channels and live Internet feed! Showcase local talent! Cover the latest in music, technology, sports, & more! Learn marketable media skills: producing, directing, cameras, audio, graphics! Anything goes because it's your show: comedy hour, cooking demos, game shows, hip-hop performance, pet corner, youth forums. If you like being in front of the camera, you'll have the chance to star in your own show!
See what the TV Studio production workshop is all about!
DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION
Limit: 8 per Workshop Session
Fictional Worlds
Summer Session July 7-11
Explore the fanciful features of Adobe Photoshop. Using masks, layers, filters, and special effects, learn techniques to create your own digital comic book, surreal worlds, and illusory images. Final project is a DVD slide show of your week's digital portfolio. No prior knowledge of software required.
See Previous Workshop Projects!
Movies * Music * Motion
Summer Session July 21-25
Integrate industry-leading video, sound, and graphics software -- Final Cut Pro, Garage Band, Live Type, & Photoshop -- to create media shorts using our footage or yours. Once you've created your movie, learn to publish it on the web! No prior knowledge of software required.
Examples of Digital Media from last year's kids
Animation for Beginners
Summer Session July 28 - August 1
Registration Closed. Sorry! The Animation session is full.
Put together skills from Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Flash to animate your own short cartoon! For beginners only, please.
TUITION $495 per Workshop Session
10% Off for Multi-Weeks, Multi-Family Members
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Then print it, fill it out, and return to Media Center.