Check out all iYouth Media videos at vimeo.org/iYouth
 
For more information about all iYouth Media programs contact Lee Webster, iYouth Media Director, at leewATchannelAustinDOTorg or (512) 478-8600 ext. 12
 
Kids Make TV Camp

At Kids Make TV Camp, kids call the shots as they plan, write, direct, shoot and edit short films, TV shows, video blogs and animations of their own design.  Campers get real life, hands-on experience using professional high definition cameras, industry standard computer editing software, and television broadcast equipment.
 
 
From day one campers are immersed in the world of a working television station. Every day is filled with workshops for camera, lighting, sound, editing, special effects, producing and directing, all the while campers are writing and directing their own projects.  At the end of the week we roll out the red carpet for a star-studded premiere for family and friends!
 
Download registration form here.
 
Sessions:
 
June 7-11 • Advanced Camp • Ages 13-18
Our advanced camp is for returning campers and youth with some video production experience.  We’ll focus on honing our skills as directors, camera operators, and editors to create well-crafted short, as well as expand our skills into live production in the studio.  At the end of the week the finished projects will premiere live on television on a show hosted and produced by the kids!
 
June 14-18 • Girl Scout Movie Makers • Please register at GSCTX.org
By girls, for girls.  Girls get to work with female professionals in the field, learning what a career in film and television looks like while developing their very own programming.  At the end of the week campers will host a premiere of their brand new movie or television show.  
 
June 21-25 • Beginner Movie Makers • Ages 10-18 yrs
Here kids call the shots, as they write, direct, shoot, and edit their own original content!  Campers will be trained in all aspects of production from shooting on professional HD cameras, lighting for video, audio recording, editing, special effects and more.  By the end of the week they will have a created a project all their own.
 
June 28 – July 2 • Animation Station • Ages 10-18 yrs
Create a world out of puddles of clay! Learn the basics of clay modeling and animated motion. Use channelAustin’s computer animation stations to create an animated short in a week, complete with sound effects and a score.
 
July 12-16 • Music Video Camp • Ages 10-18 yrs
Learn what it takes to shoot a band live in the studio.  Campers will work together to produce a live shoot in the studio as well as design an original music video.  Audio training will introduce kids to the tools to make their own digital music. At the end of the week students will have a chance to crew for a channelAustin’s Summer Jam with live music from several local bands.
 
July 19-23 • Blue Screen Studio • Ages 10-18 yrs
Get into the studio to break out of the mold!  Learn how to use the blue screen, operate cameras, and use the switcher in the control room of our Mini Studio.  Kids have a world of possibilities for the setting and plot of their script when they use the blue screen to insert their backgrounds.  Kids will come out of the workshop with a short film shot in front of the blue screen in our Mini Studio.
 
July 26-30 • ATXedition: Uniquely Austin Documentary • 10-18 yrs
Tell the world what makes Austin uniquely Austin to you.  Campers will tell the story of their favorite Austin institutions, people, and landmarks. Cameras will be available to check-out overnight so kids can show off their neighborhoods, schools, and favorite places.  At the end of the week campers will showcase their short documentaries on the people, places and things that give Austin it’s unique character.
 
Partnerships –  channelAustin partners with many Austin organizations to provide camps specific to the needs of that organization.  Current and past partnerships include:
 

• The Girl Scouts of Central Texas
• Leadership Enrichment Arts Program (LEAP)
• The Cipher youth hip-hop program
• Skillpoint Alliance’s Velocity Prep Internship Program
• The African-American Men & Boys Harvest Foundation

 
Afterschool Media Literacy
 
The iYouth Media Institute runs integrated media literacy and video production classes. When kids make the kind of media they want to see they are producing more than entertainment, they are gaining technical skills, learning to analyze media messages and learning to work together to see through a project.  Internet, television and movies are defining how today’s youth see the world, we want to empower them to move from media viewers to media makers.
 
The iYouth Media Institute currently runs an afterschool program at Garcia Middle School, and has worked with Reagan High and Dobie Middle Schools.
 
 
The iYouth Media Institute also launched a collaboration with the Save Our History project and APD’s East Side Story to create a youth historian video project that incorporates all aspects of media literacy and production with a focus on community documentary. 
 
Internships
 
Any iYouth student is encouraged to further their skills by coming on board as an intern at channelAustin.  Summer, weekends, or after school, there is always something going on at channelAustin.   Get a head start on your future by working side by side with the professionals.
 
Bootcamps, Birthdays, Workshops, and Tours for Your Group
 
Make a movie, music video, or animation in a day!  Learn storyboarding, camera, and editing to really produce something great on your day off from school.  Come on back for another Bootcamp to learn how the pros do special effects, graphics, and music.
 
Bootcamps include:

• Filmmaking
• Video Blogging
• Special Effects
• Stop-motion Animation
• Audio and Music Production

The iYouth Media Institute can tailor classes to your group’s needs.  Afternoon, day, week, or even overnight birthday parties are available! 
 
Reel Life
 
channelAustin’s pilot program, ReelLife, is an indie filmmaking competition where youth ages 16 to 18 are thrown into a three-day “bootcamp” to learn the basics of film production.  From there they are divided into four crews with only one week to develop a concept and script, and an additional week to produce and edit a 5-minute film.
 
The shorts are premiered on Live television before a panel of judges and studio audience. With viewers texting and calling-in to vote, two crews will be eliminated with the remaining two crews having one additional week to produce a second short, with a little help from their friends (the loosing crews will have to help out, as well as shoot a behind-the scenes documentary).
 
The crew that makes it to the last week will get an awesome prize, like a day on the set of a feature film.