Why Vote?: Intensive Video Production Workshop
This workshop will meet twice a week -- Wednesday, February 13, 20, 27, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm and Saturdays, February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 April 5 from noon - 2:00 pm
With 2008 a major election year, Scribe is looking to assemble a crew of young aspiring filmmakers and journalists interested in exploring the question “Why Vote?.”
Workshop participants will work collectively to make short documentaries that will air on Philadelphia’s new multi-platform TV and Internet service, MiND. Participants in this 8-week workshop will use documentary filmmaking to investigate how people feel about elections, the duty of voting, whether voting matters and how our election system could be more reflective and representative. This workshop is both about production and looking at how the media is used in politics. Participants will use Scribe production equipment to shoot and edit their films.
Completed shorts will be broadcast locally on MiND TV (channel 35) and www.mindtv.org globally. No previous video making experience is required.
This workshop is made possible with support from the Arkay Foundation.
Nadine Patterson has been making independent film/video for the past twenty years exploring issues of culture, and history in her narrative films. She has produced and directed programs for the School District of Philadelphia’s cable station, and WYBE Public Television. She earned her MA in Filmmaking at the London Film School.
Previous work includes LoqueeshaAshleyFranklinJoséBrown ; Shizue, a Scribe Video production that was screened at the Museum of Modern Art, and Moving with the Dreaming, winner of a Prized Pieces Award from the National Black Programming Consortium. Most recently she worked as a video news editor for CBS3 in Philadelphia. Home Bass, her first feature film as writer/director is currently in development at Harmony Image Productions.
Presented in collaboration with MiND TV (channel 35)
"WHY VOTE?" YouTube Video Contest
The Montgomery Bar Association’s YouTube Video Contest is a great way to show off your filmmaking skills and win cash prizes!
“This is an excellent project for students and a fun approach to politics for everyone,” said Dr. Jerry W. Shiveley, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit Executive Director/CEO and a member of the Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) Community Outreach Committee.
The MBA launched the YouTube Video Contest with the topic “Why Vote?” to encourage citizens to vote in the upcoming elections and to promote political activism in the community. The contest is open to Pennsylvania residents of all ages and is sponsored by the MBA, Commerce Bank and the Montgomery Bar Foundation. It offers participants a chance to win $1,000 in one of two categories: Ages 18+ or Under 18 years of age.
The video should be three minutes or less in length and answer the question “Why Vote?” in a creative and original manner. Entries will be accepted between now and Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 12:00 pm. The videos will be judged by the MBA Community Outreach Committee. Additional information can be found at www.montgomerybar.org or by calling 610-279-9660, ext. 213.
The contest is part of an initiative by the Community Outreach Committee to raise political awareness and remind citizens to vote.
Call for Entries - 2nd Annual YouTube Contest
After the success of its inaugural "Why Vote?" YouTube Video Contest the Montgomery Bar Association Community Outreach Committee is pleased to announce the launch of its 2nd Annual YouTube Contest: "THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW!"
The MBA launched this year's “'Ought to Be a Law!” YouTube Video Contest, to promote awareness of the law and to remind us all of the importance of law in our society. The contest is open to Pennsylvania residents of all ages—no one is too young or too old to enter! This is an excellent project for students and educators--and a fun approach to the law for everyone!
The contest is sponsored by the MBA and the Montgomery Bar Foundation and offers participants a chance to win $1,000 and other great prizes in one of two categories:
(1) Under 18 and;
(2) Age 18 and Over.
Videos should be no more than three minutes in length and relate to the topic "There Ought to Be a Law!" in a creative and original manner. Entries will be accepted between now and Thursday, October 8, 2009. The videos will be judged by the MBA Community Outreach Committee (members of the Committee and their families are not eligible to participate). Below is a link for more information and resources to help you get started.
http://www.montgomerybar.org/mba/news/May09/OughttoBeaLaw.php