OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG FILMMAKERS

PROVINCETOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION

Provincetown Community Television’s new Spring Youth Media Institute will take place from Monday, April 17, through Friday, April 21. The free program, limited to eight students, is for Outer Cape students in grades 6 to 12. Filmmaker, media educator, and PTV executive director Vanessa Vartabedian and documentary filmmaker and editor Gregorio Leon will serve as mentors for the program.

Students will have access to the PTV studio and learn about conducting on-camera interviews, camera operation, editing, script writing, and capturing B-roll. “The goal is to find three points of interest in Provincetown,” says Vartabedian. “We’ll capture some local history in three different filmmaking styles.” She anticipates the subjects will include an “off-the-cuff” handheld documentary about the Portuguese bakery; a film about the Provincetown Players and their history; and an interview film about indigenous people’s history in Provincetown. The finished documentaries will be viewable online following the program in addition to being broadcast on PTV.

Students interested in participating in the program can email Vartabedian at vanessa@provincetowntv.org or call 857-756-0735.

Article from The Provincetown Independent by Eve Samaha