Duke Media Foundation

The Duke Media Foundation offers the following program: YOUTH MEDIA CAMP The Youth Media Camp is the inaugural project of the Duke Media Foundation. The camp is a training and educational program that teaches youth the trade and craft of media production which includes film and video production, screenwriting, producing, directing and editing. The... camp empowers them to develop the art of storytelling by using media tools. The design of the Youth Media Camp gives each student a hands-on opportunity to learn every aspect of producing a story via film/video. It also builds squarely off of the extensive industry experience and prestige of the executives involved in its development. In a twelve-month period, the Duke Media Foundation will provide three 12-week sessions. The summer session is held twice per week. On Saturday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and Wednesday from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm. The spring and fall session are held on Saturday from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Each 12-week session will train 12 students, taught by three instructors, (creating a teaching ratio of one teacher per four students.) Each class will feature one or two guest speakers and industry professionals including: Producers Directors Writers Actors Business Managers Accountants Media Experts Gaming Programmers Virtual World Creators Studio Executives Industry Attorneys Financial Experts Editors Mobile TV Experts The youth will be working with state-of-the art equipment and technology and will put their training to use by creating films, apps, virtual worlds, documentaries and mobile television content. The youth will attend field trips to studios, media corporations, major corporate headquarters such as Apple and Microsoft, gaming and virtual world facilities. The youth are introduced to Exchange programs between US students and foreign students. All students are required to teach back to the teacher all lessons learned in each class. During the 12 week session the youth are broken down into three groups of 4. Their final assignment is to produce a ...Read More