NYS Media Arts Teachers Association » WNY http://nysmata.org Promoting media literacy and encouraging young artists to be creative, critical thinkers. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:27:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Want to Make Your Own Film? http://nysmata.org/2008/08/30/want-to-make-your-own-film/ http://nysmata.org/2008/08/30/want-to-make-your-own-film/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:54:09 +0000 djlicata http://nysmata.org/?p=46 Squeaky Wheel in conjunction with Buffalo Tours (a joint project of the Preservation Coalition and the Landmark Society) seeks youth producers for the fourth annual BUFFALO YOUTH MEDIA INSTITUTE, an after-school program for 8th – 12th graders.

  • Write, shoot and edit a documentary using professional equipment and techniques
  • Learn more about your community and its history
  • Earn a stipend for up to five hours of work per week (up to $1,000)

If selected to participate, your job begins in October 2008 and ends in June 2009. This includes after-school and weekend hours. Squeaky Wheel provides the equipment and training, you provide the creativity.

This year, the theme of the Buffalo Youth Media Institute is Buffalo Green. Under the guidance of local historians and community activists, you’ll learn about nature in and around Buffalo, as well as the growth of local “green” efforts to revitalize our community. And you’ll get to work with professional filmmakers to make your own self-directed documentary based on your own research and interests.

Applications are available at Squeaky Wheel or on our website: www.squeaky.org

To apply you must:

  • Complete the application form
  • Write a letter detailing your interest in the project
  • Get a letter of support from a teacher or counselor
  • Make a copy of your last report card

The deadline for applications is Wednesday, October 1, 2008 (in-hand).

Send or deliver your applications to:

Squeaky Wheel / Buffalo Media Resources
Attn: BUFFALO YOUTH MEDIA INSTITUTE
71 2 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202

For more information, call 884-7172 or email bymi.sw@gmail.com.

Check us out on MySpace!
www.myspace.com/youthmediainstitute

The BUFFALO YOUTH MEDIA INSTITUTE is made possible in part by a grant from the Baird Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Send work labeled with the student’s name, address, school, title and TRT to:
Andrea Mancuso
Nichols School
1250 Amherst St.
Buffalo, NY 14216
716 875-8212×252

If you have any questions email Andrea amancuso@nicholsschool.org

]]> http://nysmata.org/2008/04/09/nichols-school-flick-fest-april-22-2008/feed/ 0 WNY Media Arts Show, Feb 29, 2008 http://nysmata.org/2008/02/03/wny-media-arts-show-feb-29-2008/ http://nysmata.org/2008/02/03/wny-media-arts-show-feb-29-2008/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:37:27 +0000 djlicata http://nysmata.org/blog/?p=15 The WNY MATA Media Arts Show will be held at the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts on Feb 29, 2008. Students will have the opportunity to show their work — including video, computer art, and photography — to their peers and to professional artists. Students may also take the opportunity to apply to the NYS Summer School of Media Arts. But students need not bring work to enjoy the event. We’ll also have tours of the Departments of Visual Studies and Media Study, and hand-on workshops.

Back by popular demand – Scannergrams, Flash animation, and digital iron-on transfers. Apple Inc. will demonstrate podcasting: making a podcast with Garageband, and how to share them with collaboration technologies like wikis and blogs.

Please keep the following in mind for students who will be presenting work:

Video/Animation
1. Videos should be no longer than 5 minutes each.
2. Supply either a QuickTime file on a Macintosh compatible disk; or a  mini DV tape, queued and labeled.
3. Include student’s name, grade and school.
4. Please mail the work in by Feb 17, 2008. We will make an effort to include work received after the 17th, or brought in the day of the show, but we cannot guarantee there will be enough time. Mail to:
WNY MATA Show Video
c/o Carl Lee
239 Center for the Arts
Buffalo, NY 14260

Photos or digital prints
1. Work should be matted or mounted. If mounting is not possible, prints should at least be organized in a portfolio case or binder.
2. A quantity of 8-10 prints is recommended.

For more info, email Dom Licata.

Download the WNY MATA Media Show schedule.

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