June 14, 2007
City Museum Seeks Youth Filmmakers
It's official. I'm not convinced that all media efforts will soon be undertaken by teenagers and that those of us on the other side of 30 need to leave the media field as quickly and orderly as possible. On the other hand, it's a great time to be a kid with a video camera, as evidenced by this City Museum blog entry:
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It’s official. The first-ever City Museum Film Contest has been announced. If you will still be 18 years old or younger by July 24, have access to a camera, and love City Museum, this is for you. We’ll be voting for the winning films American Idol-style, so all of America—or at least anyone who looks at the CM website—will see your handiwork. Sounds pretty cool, huh?
If you’re interested, be sure to log on to http://www.citymuseum.org/julyspecialeventsfilm.asp. There’s a link to the application form on the page, so print it out and bring it in while you’re filming. The rest of the rules and regulations are on the site. Start brainstorming—you only have about a month and a half!
As a young person swimming in the sea of new media, I have to say that I can find no post-undergraduate treasure chest in the bottom of that sea. I think this contest says that everyone over 18 is done for in the media market.
Posted by Gabe on Thu., Jun 14, 2007 at 1:16 PMi'll second (or is it third) what my good colleagues have suggested. then again, maybe it will take professional handiwork and thought to emerge out of this ocean of also ran pet-videos on you tube? here's to hoping the kids plan on using their new editing and distribution tools wisely...
ps - the kids are allright
I'll pass this on to my art teacher friend at Rohan Woods School.
Posted by Paul Deming on Sun., Jun 17, 2007 at 4:01 PM