Video Production Camp is a hands-on opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of the media and technology that influence our society. Participants will learn how to use and create content for various forms of broadcast media. Students will use laptops, cameras, microphones, green screen and other tools and software, students will create content for the purpose of developing a newscast/magazine show. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic editing concepts.

Aspects of the program include:

• Developing camera skills – wide, medium, tight, focal development, rule of thirds
• Learning interviewing techniques – two camera, one camera, shotgun
• Developing Story Ideas – WALLDO, sequencing, character development
• Learning broadcast programs –OBS, adobe premiere
• Understanding jobs that create broadcasts and shows – directing, producing, editing, board operation
• Creating live television/newscast broadcast

One week of fun and hands on learning will conclude with an opportunity for students to present their creative projects in a broadcast. New and returning campers will explore many interesting challenges during the one-week session of camp.

Ryan Davey teaches Classics at St. Mark’s School. He holds a BA in Classics from Saint Anselm College and an MEd. in Educational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University. In addition to his classroom work, Ryan also works as a professional photographer, videographer, and podcaster in Boston and the surrounding areas. While at Avon Old Farms Ryan also created and developed the school’s first Sports Media program focusing on social media, live-streaming, and other content creation