WQED
WQED Film Academy Lite
Started: 2022
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: Joint license
WQED Film Academy Lite is a youth education program in digital media arts and filmmaking. Film Academy Lite is open to 7th graders through 8th graders.
WQED Film Academy Lite is a three week film education program where students will learn filmmaking from start to finish- from pre-production to videography to post-production and editing.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Education
Identity, relationships
Life skills, career skills
Media literacy
Media making
Science, technology
Wellness, mental health
*
Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
No
Departments involved:
Education
Production (TV/Radio)
Photos courtesy of WQED Film Academy
Photos courtesy of 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
Instagram
TikTok
Facebook
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:
3-10 hours