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UPSTREAM ONLINE: The Year In Review (2003-2004) |
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Part IV - April-May-June-July '04
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ANNUAL PRODUCER MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
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YOUTH TRAINING COLLABORATIONS: African-American & LGBT Communities
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COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (CTN): Presenting Sponsor of 3rd Annual Spring Conference
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ACME: National Media Literacy Summit
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DIGITAL TOOLS CURRICULUM: Macintosh Platform for Public Access Producers
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ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA (ACM): 2004 National Conference & Trade Show
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Access SF served as one of four presenting sponsors for the CTN's Third
Annual Spring Conference, a widely regarded regional event that
convenes 125 nonprofit technology and community media professionals
from (9) Bay Area counties for training opportunities, peer networking,
and professional development. The Conference was held on May 21st, 2004
at the SF LGBT Community Center - a no-cost venue that was secured by
Access SF through the station's standing, collaborative MOU with the
LGBT Center.
As an extension of his staff role at the station, Marc Smolowitz serves
on the volunteer CTN Steering Committee and was a Co-Chair for the
event. Other Access SF staff and interns supported Conference
logistics, volunteer recruitment and coordination, and the overall
development of the Conference program. Notably, John Sanchez presented
on the Digital Video panel, profiling the package of new training
endeavors now being offered at the station. Smolowitz presented the
Opening Plenary on Neighborhood Mapping and moderated the Panel on
Community Media, which also included remarks by Access SF board member
Allan Silva. Finally, Access SF resources supported all aspects of two
key Conference programs - the Ask The Experts luncheon roundtables and
the Skills Builder Mini-Fair that profiled training programs and job
readiness opportunities for community technology center clients.
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For the spring ’04 quarter, Access SF began offering a new 4-part
training series that provides producers with a substantial introduction
to the current field of digital media production. Open to both members
and non-members, the workshops have been developed by Access SF staff
member John Sanchez (seen at right), are designed for both beginners
and experienced producers, and range from $15-$35 per class. The
curriculum includes the following sessions:
- Internet Streaming: A 2-hour workshop that trains producers on how to
create an online version of their public access television program and
how to use low-cost/no-cost streaming services to "net-cast" your
digital video content (Macintosh or Windows.)
- Introduction to iMovie & iDVD: A 2-hour workshop that covers all
the steps involved in shooting, digitizing, editing, and burning a DVD
of a public access program, using the powerful but easy to use
Macintosh DV software.
- Introduction to Macintosh OS X 10.3: A 2-hour workshop that
introduces the latest system software for the Macintosh, with a
specific focus on using the Macintosh to edit digital video.
- DVD Theory: A 3-hour informational workshop that looks at the often
complicated world of DVD Authoring. Participants review samples of
commercial DVDs, the latest tools and techniques available, and discuss
future plans from the DVD standards group.
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ACME, the Action Coalition on Media Education, hosted its National
Media Literacy Summit in San Francisco over the July 4th holiday.
Anchored by the theme “Declare Your Media Independence,” the event was
co-presented by the University of San Francisco Media Studies
Department and Media Alliance. Several Access SF staff members were
on-hand for the Summit, including: Robert Watts, who attended one-day
of trainings to support his efforts to develop a comprehensive media
literacy curriculum at the station; Marc Smolowitz, who moderated a
panel on the importance of independent media; and, Zane Blaney, who
worked with former Board President, Ellison Horne, and a group of
Channel 29 producers from Newsroom on Access SF to provide coverage at
the event that was presented on public access as part of the Summit’s
final day of programming.
Founded two years ago as a dynamic outgrowth of the nationally renown
New Mexico Media Literacy Project, ACME now has a San Francisco-based
chapter that will be an ongoing and vital presence for the local and
national media education communities. Access SF looks forward to ACME's
continuing efforts out of San Francisco, especially as the station
forges ahead with its own plans in the area of media literacy
throughout 2005.
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Staff members Zane Blaney, Aaron Vinck, Jan Levine, and Marc Smolowitz
attended the ACM National Conference, July 7-11, in Tampa. The
following are select highlights from the event:
- All four Access SF staff members participated in a pre-Conference
training on the nuts and bolts of cable franchise renewal, presented by
the Buske Group, which provided important resources that will help
Access SF prepare for the 2005 cable franchise renewal with Comcast
Corporation.
- The station was represented on two panels at the event, “Underwriting
for Public Access,” as part of the Marketing & Finance Track and
“Community Organizing for Cable Franchise Renewal,” as part of the
Media Democracy track. Notably, San Francisco was out in force at the
ACM Conference this year, with Media Allaince serving as the key
organizing entity for the Media Democracy Track. Other leading advocacy
groups on hand included Promotheus Radio Project, Reclaim The Media,
Philly Access Coalition and Media Tank, among others.
- Access SF Board member and producer Peggy Coster received a 2004
HOMETOWN AWARD in the Access-Able Nonprofessional category for Silent
Witnesses, an episode from her ongoing public access show
Disability-Access. Jan Levine accepted the award on her behalf in Tampa.
- Pictured at right: In 2003, Zane Blaney and Peggy Coster in the Main
Studio following an interview with then SF Supervisor Gavin Newsom for
Disability Access.
- At a special memorial luncheon, Access SF had the honor of presenting
a tribute video honoring the life of Brian Wilson, ACM National Board
Chair and our local DTIS staff representative with the City and County
of SF who passed away tragically in April 2004 following a sudden
illness. The video, which was produced by Zane Blaney and edited by Bud
Dillon, provided a moving portrait of one of the PEG community's most
influential leaders.
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Access SF is funded, in part, through cable operator grants
administered by DTIS, the Department of Telecommunications &
Information Services of the City & County of San Francisco. We
gratefully acknowledge the Access SF membership for their support and
the following agencies for grants that contributed to our work in
'03-'04: the Cable Positive Tony Cox Community Fund; CTCNet & the
Department of Health & Human Services, through the Connections For
Tomorrow Capacity Building Award.
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