WQED
WQED Film Academy
Started: 2015
- Currently active
- Created by another station or organization (and we implement it)
Station type: Joint license
WQED Film Academy teaches the basics of digital media – called SCALE: storytelling, camera, audio, lighting, and editing. The curriculum employs hands-on and collaborative learning and uses the latest digital media technology. Each class produces their own short film by the end of the session.
There are three sessions per year: Summer, Fall and Spring. Scholarships are available. Upon successful completion of WQED Film Academy, students can apply to the Teen Film Crew. The Teen Film Crew gets paid while they continue to build their skills creating promotional videos for clients or pitch their own content for The Reel Teens.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Civic engagement
Culture, society
Education
Identity, relationships
Journalism
Life skills, career skills
Media literacy
Media making
Public media
Science, technology
Wellness, mental health
*
Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
No
Departments involved:
Production (TV/Radio)
Education
Photo credits: WQED Film Academy
Photo credits: WQED Film Academy
Photo credits: WQED Film Academy
Photo credits: WQED Film Academy
Photo credits: WQED Film Academy
Photo credits: WQED Film Academy
Photo credits: WQED Film Academy
Photo credits: WQED Film Academy
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
T(w)eens
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*T(w)eens
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Website
YouTube
Facebook
Instagram
TikTok
Twitter
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We host programming directly for t(w)eens
We partner with our *local school district(s)* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
11+ hours
Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum
This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...
Schools Community-based organizations or nonprofits
Does this project train educators or run a professional development program?
Yes
Does this project create curricula or educational resources for educators to use?
Yes