We are delighted to show the expressive creations of New York City youth at the Theater of the Sony Wonder Laboratory Center. This diverse collection of student video and animation works was shown at the Museum of the Moving image on March 13, 2013. Many students , parents, and friends requested we show the video collection again, so we are grateful that the Sony Wonder Technology Lab has offered its stunning Theater as a venue on Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm. Here we see video as an educational vehicle melding language, history, the arts, and technology. The student creations foster team work and perseverance in pursuit of a significant goal. Here is evidence of education at its finest! Please invite your friends and family as well as other student media creators. Participants may also wish to tour the Sony Wonder Technology Lab’s hands-on exhibits by coming at 12 o’clock on the same day. Questions may be directed to Dr. Eric Heyworth, Director, NY Youth Media Arts Show.
Category: Events
2013 Media Arts Shows for High School Students
The dates for the 2013 Media Arts Shows follow. The website for the NYS Summer School of Media Arts has been updated and includes information about the shows; location, coordinators and contact information.
http://www.oce.nysed.gov/nysssa/SMA/
Western NY Region Friday, March 8, 2013
Lower Hudson Region Tuesday, March 19, 2013
New York City Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Long Island Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Capital Region Wednesday, March 27, 2013
2011 WNY Media Show
The 2011 WNY MATA show schedule has been posted. The event will take place Mar. 11, 2011, in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo Amherst Campus. Students and their teachers are invited to exhibit their still images, video and animation; attend workshops on graphics manipulation with Processing, screen printing, pinhole cameras and cyanotypes; and tour the Departments of Media Study and Visual Studies. If you are in the WNY region and are interested in attending, you can contact Liz Randell, though no prior registration is required.
Niskayuna High School student filmmakers named finalists in the 1st annual “Peoples Pixel Project”
Three short films from the Advanced Studio in Video class at Niskayuna High School were selected (out of a total of 17) as finalists in the 1st annual “Peoples Pixel Project” sponsored by the Lake George Arts Project.
Last fall, a call for video entries 3 to 5 minutes long was placed to anyone living within 75 miles of Lake George, NY. From these entries three awards were selected for each of 6 categories. Awards will be screened on Saturday, February 6, 2010, 7 pm at Rock Hill Bakehouse Cafe, 19 Exchange Street, Glens Falls. Continue reading Niskayuna High School student filmmakers named finalists in the 1st annual “Peoples Pixel Project”
Reel Teens Festival Announces 2009 Winners
The 9th annual Reel Teens Festival was held October 9 – 11, in Upstate New York. A panel of entertainment industry judges awarded prizes to the best entries in 1 categories with a special Jurors Award presented as well. In addition, at each screening the audience voted for their favorite and an Audience Award was presented. 493 entries were received from across the United States and around the world, with 68 finalists screened over the 3 days. Each winner received $100, a ‘Felix’ statuette, and a Certificate of Achievement. The winners are:
Best Fiction – Better Days – Corinne Bradley, Raw Art Works, Lynn, MA
Best Short Fiction – Dan and the Red Sea – Max Collins, Guilderland HS, Guilderland, NY
Best Documentary – In a Place Like This – Mobile Film School, Austin, TX
Best Short Documentary – Game Addiction – Crysta Machado, Jasmine Velez,
Academy for Careers in Television and Film, New York, NY
Best Video Diary – My Story – Tianny Marmolejos, Clinton Williams,
Raw Art Works, Lynn, MA
Best News Magazine – Sleepy Hollow Digital News – Sleepy Hollow High School,
Tarrytown, NY
Best News Magazine – Hearsay! – Calling the Shots, Bristol, England
Best Animation – Dog and Flea – SAF, Cakovec, Croatia
Best Animation – Bellies – Cameron Locks, Episcopal HS, Bellaire, TX
Best Stop-Motion Animation – By My Side – Samuel Ekren, Perpich Center for Arts
Education, Golden Valley, MN
Best Visual Arts – Start Motion – Nick Ljubicich, Byram Hills HS, Armonk, NY
Best Music Video – Freshman Love – Hayden Goldman, Episcopal High School,
Bellaire, TX
Best PSA – Never Again – Jessica Lee, Harvard Westlake School, N. Hollywood, CA
Best PSA – The Line – Coralee Trigger, Westlake HS, Austin, TX
Long PSA – Where I Come From – Tasana Hardy, Community TV Network, Chicago, IL
The Judges Award – Our Boat Is Our Address – Shiropa Puma, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The Audience Awards:
Dan and the Red Sea – Max Collins, Guilderland High School, Guilderland Center, NY
Four Red Shoes – Melissa Wilpers, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
The Butter Battle Book – Juliana Barbera, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY
An Easy Day – John Robb, Alex Wilson, New Paltz High School, New Paltz, NY
The tenth annual Reel Teens Festival will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Columbus Day Weekend October 8 -10, 2010. Applications for submission to the 2010 Reel Teens Festival can be found on our web site www.reelteens.org
Deadline for submission is June 30, 2010
For more information e-mail reelteens@webjogger.net
or call 845-246-1598.
Photos from the 2009 NYSSSA show
These photos have been posted on Facebook by NYSSSA digital photo instructor Kevin Kline.
Short Cuts 8: A Video Celebration
Niskayuna High School’s annual student film festival returns to the G.E. Theater at Proctors in Downtown Schenectady.
The Niskayuna High School Art Department presents SHORT CUTS 8: a video celebration showcasing outstanding student productions from the 2008-2009 school year on WEDNESDAY JUNE 3rd at 7 PM at the G.E. Theater at Proctors.
Over 25 short films from students in Mr. Honicki’s Studio in Video program will be screened as part of this 8th annual event – including award-winning entries from the Reel Teens USA Festival. Rod Serling Film Festival, Capital Region Media Arts Festival, and Westport Youth Film Festival.
This year’s festival features the award-winning short film, Talk to the Hand, created by Christopher Murphy using stiff frame animation. Murphy’s comedy short just received the prestigious “Best in Show” award at this year’s Rod Serling Video Festival. The film also received accolades for “Best Editing” and an “Honorable Mention” in the Narrative Comedy category at this year’s Capital Region Media Arts Festival. Talk to the Hand tells the story of two friends and their unusual encounter with a new kid at school.
Also included in this year’s line-up is the follow-up to the one of the most highly acclaimed films of last year – Tom Lamanna’s Breakfast. Directed and produced by Electrical Banana Productions (James Belcastro and Matthew Cioffi), Roberry tells the story of a pie maker who resorts to stealing ingredients from his neighbor’s home in order make his tasty treat. This film was awarded “Best Animation” at this year’s Westport Youth Film Festival.
Another highlight of this year’s festival is the short, An Orange In The Orchard. When a young man’s in-class drawing is discovered by his teacher, he is forced to face the repetitive and dehumanizing nature of the environment. Directed and written by senior Daniel Claridge, An Orange In The Orchard reminds us of the importance of individuality.
In addition to the film viewing, the event will also include the SHORTY AWARDS – recognizing outstanding achievement in student short films by the students themselves.
SHORT CUTS 8 is FREE and open to the public. The G.E. Theater at Proctor’s is located at 432 State Street in Schenectady, NY.
This event is made possible by the Niskayuna High School PTO, Time Warner Cable’s “How Cool Is Your School” video competition and the generosity of Proctor’s Theater.
CONTACT: STEPHEN HONICKI
2009 WNY MATA Show schedule
The 2009 WNY MATA show schedule has been posted. The event will take place Feb. 27, 2009, in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo Amherst Campus. Students and their teachers are invited to exhibit their still images, video and animation; attend workshops on Apple iLife 09, Adobe Flash, digital iron-on transfer and scannergrams; and tour the Departments of Media Study and Visual Studies. If you are in the WNY region and are interested in attending, please contact Liz Randell.
40 Years of Media Arts Education, conference postponed
I regret to report that we have decided to indefinitely postpone our conference, 40 Years of Media Arts Education in New York State. We have been unable to reach the required minimum number of attendees. Our MATA regions have reported that the cost and timing have made it impossible for many to attend during this difficult economic period.
We will continue to work within each of our regions to promote vibrant media arts education programs, and to provide support and training opportunities for media arts teachers. Please keep visiting this site, or subscribe to our RSS feed, to keep up-to-date on new developments.
Your contributions to this ongoing online dialog are welcome. Feel free to provide a 5 minute QuickTime video of yourself describing your program and offering your thoughts on the state of media arts education. MATA members are also invited to showcase their students’ still and video work on this site. Contact Margaret Mealia for details.
EMTA Conference presentation
Peter Mahan, a high school art teacher from Hannibal Central Schools and a brand new member of MATA, would like to invite interested members of MATA to a presentation he is giving at the 2008 New York Educational Media teachers (NYSEMTA) Fall Conference related to work he has done with media literacy and video production. The lecture is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24th at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, New York. The presentation will consist of two selections of high school student work his classes produced during the 2007 school year and a brief talk on his unique approach to media literacy as it applies to film. If you are interested in more information you can contact him at pmahan@hannibalcsd.org