Youth Made Media Launches Fall Season in the Bronx

 

CITY PARKS FOUNDATION’S
“YOUTH MADE MEDIA” PROGRAM OFFERS BRONX TEENS FREE FILM PRODUCTION AND NEW MEDIA SKILLS
Engaging Young New Yorkers in Career-based Training

Bronx teenagers learn to use software to create movies, documentaries and narratives through Youth Made Media (YM2), a program of the nonprofit City Parks Foundation that offers young people, ages 13 to l9 from low-income communities, a structured learning experience in video and audio production, media literacy, new media, academic support and life skills training. Teens master valuable technology skills, gaining knowledge in a broad range of standard and specialized industry software, and explore careers and workplaces. The program gives inner-city youth the opportunity to express themselves artistically, develop leadership skills, discover their talents and learn how to produce original shows for the Public Access Youth Network.

PRESS OPPORTUNITY:
• Ability to interview, tape and photograph students in program **Media releases have been signed**
• Ability to interview, tape and photograph a representative from City Parks Foundation

VISUALS:
• Students teaching other students
• Students using tripods, cameras and three point lighting kits
• Students creating a documentary about social issues in high-needs communities

DATE:
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

TIME:
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

LOCATION:
Hunts Point Recreation Center
1st Floor, Computer Resource Center
765 Manida Street, Bronx, 10474

Youth Made Media at Hunts Point Recreation Center is generously supported by: Pinkerton Foundation; Verizon Foundation; FJC - A Foundation of Donor Advised Funds; Barker Welfare Foundation; Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, funded through Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; New York City Department of Parks and Recreation; New York City Department of Youth and Community Development; New York City Council under the leadership of Christine C. Quinn; Cultural After School Adventures / New York City Council Member Helen Foster.