Video Distribution - Digital Media Group call 12/15

danielle martin posted on December 12, 2006 - 11:01am 1 comment

Just a note that we have our fourth CTC VISTA Digital Media group call on Friday December 12th at 2pm EST.  (Email Danielle for the call in #s.)

In an effort to make the calls more useful, we're going to focus on a topic and keep the individual updates to the first 15 minutes.  So any other CTC VISTAs that are interested in participating in a Video Distribution discussion, please call in!

Agenda

  • QUICK Introductions for new VISTA, Daniel Chen (2pm)
  • QUICK Project news (Updates to CTCVISTA.org, the Digest, etc) (2:10pm)

Discussion: Digital Video Distribution (2:15pm)

  • Video Blogging (Gariet?)
  • Other techniques?
  • Youth Video Sharing - Concerns for youth safety?
  • YouTube vs. Google Video vs. Blip.tv
  • Youth Video Exchange Network (2:30pm)- http://www.nymapexchange.net
    • (possible guest, Andrew from MNN)
    • Digital Bicycle / Torrents

Future discussion ideas?

(smaller groups?) (2:50pm)

IDEAS:

  • Youth Development
  • Volunteer Recruitment/Management
  • MySpace as an organizing tool?
  • Media Literacy
Filed under:
danielle martin commented on December 15, 2006 - 4:04pm

As a little experiment, I'm going to post the notes as a comment here (12/15/06):

Attendees: Danielle, Jess, Gariet, Ray, Lashanda and guest: Andrew from MNN

Video Distribution Discussion

1. Compression

  • Gariet uses Final Cut Pro: H264 for Web Downloading (MPeg4), 300 kb per sec or 524, 10 MB for a 3 minute clip,
  • Andrew recommends MPEG Stream Clip - free compression software
  • CDS clips are working with clients who are older and they don't have time to cover distribution in their workshop

2. Andrew - guest speaker from MNN Youth Channel

  • they do media literacy trainings but also do programming for the channels in blocks (check out YouthChannel.org)
  • they are not only trying to encourage other centers to share youth produced content and show youth there is an outlet for all the stuff they are making
  • National Youth Media Access Project (NYMAP)
  • - New site is trying to create a place with people with access to youth produced media that is broadcast quality video to share media for air on public access centers; also includes profiles and resources for technical help and making video with youth.
  • for CTC VISTAs not working at public access centers, they could really tap into local resources at their local PEG access station as a way to distribute and motivate youth

More links to video resources at http://del.icio.us/CTCVISTA/video.

Next call topic - Youth Development....why teach youth how to make media? (January 19th? during next PSO)

danielle martin's Recent Field Reports

Why I Love Being a VISTA Leader

danielle martin posted on July 20, 2007 - 2:46pm 5 comments

No, it's not the fame...or fortune...or the layers of paperwork and bureaucracy. It's definitely NOT trying to explain VISTA to someone for the upteth time. It was the moment several times this week, after what seemed like the millionth voicemail I left for a VISTA, when a VISTA picked up the phone and said "HEEEaaaaYyyah! Danielle! What is UP?" …read more

Teen Digital Storymapping Workshop in Lower Roxbury

danielle martin posted on July 5, 2007 - 8:58am no comments

I just finished a digital storytelling and mapping workshop that included over 10 youth who stayed creative and excited to share their stories even i …read more

Photos from June PSO at UMass Lowell

danielle martin posted on June 26, 2007 - 12:35am 3 comments

…read more

Connect The Disconnected Conference!

danielle martin posted on June 9, 2007 - 3:06pm no comments

Connect the Disconnected, a new project started by Richard O'Bryant of Northeastern University and MassIMPACT board member, hosted a one-day conference on Saturday June 9th, 2007 entitled "Empowering Communities through Electronic Information Access: Public Policy and Effective Community Practices." This free …read more

more