"building the capacity of public media and technology organizations"
So I’ve been working here at Appalshop for couple of weeks now. I’ve been doing a lot of simple things, like burning DVDs and I made a simple how to use DVD Studio Pro. I saw the email about screencasting. I would like use it as part of our teaching. I’ve started juggling working with AMI and the rest Appalshop. I’m really excited about that. Again I’m sorry this has taken so long.
Comment from Kevin Palmer on September 17, 2007 - 10:53am
Hey Mac! Welcome to the site. Could you explain a little about what Appalshop is and also some info on AMI?
Comment from Stewart Blair on September 17, 2007 - 1:44pm
here's some info about Appalshop:
Appalshop began in 1969 as an economic development project of the War on Poverty. The idea was to recruit a group of Appalachian youth and train them in media skills. The expectation was that the young people would use their new skills to find employment outside Appalachia. Instead, the trainees saw their media knowledge as a way to stay in the region. In looking at Appalachia through the eyes of the existing media, they saw little or nothing that reflected the reality they knew; so they began making films to document their own communities. Over the ensuing thirty-six years Appalshop has grown into a nationally recognized media center working in film, video, recordings, literature, theater, presentation of live performance, and radio. The subject matter of this work ranges from documenting traditional arts to exploring history to dealing with the social issues that affect the region today. The underlying philosophy has always been that Appalachian people must tell their own stories and solve their own problems.
info on A.M.I.
Through AMI young people in central Appalachia learn how to use video cameras and audio equipment to document the unique traditions and complex issues of their mountain communities. AMI is a program of Appalshop, a community-based arts and education center in the coalfields of Kentucky. Based in the community media model and the artistic resources of Appalshop, AMI offers an intensive summer institute and year-round media production training with youth, teachers and community groups in central Appalachia. AMI's goals are to develop the critical and creative skills of young people in central Appalachia and to involve them in their communities and the world by making and sharing media.
A.M.I. homepage- http://appalshop.org/ami/
Appalshops homepage- www.appalshop.org
they both have myspace pages as well.
Comment from Stewart Blair on September 17, 2007 - 1:44pm
here's some info about Appalshop:
Appalshop began in 1969 as an economic development project of the War on Poverty. The idea was to recruit a group of Appalachian youth and train them in media skills. The expectation was that the young people would use their new skills to find employment outside Appalachia. Instead, the trainees saw their media knowledge as a way to stay in the region. In looking at Appalachia through the eyes of the existing media, they saw little or nothing that reflected the reality they knew; so they began making films to document their own communities. Over the ensuing thirty-six years Appalshop has grown into a nationally recognized media center working in film, video, recordings, literature, theater, presentation of live performance, and radio. The subject matter of this work ranges from documenting traditional arts to exploring history to dealing with the social issues that affect the region today. The underlying philosophy has always been that Appalachian people must tell their own stories and solve their own problems.
info on A.M.I.
Through AMI young people in central Appalachia learn how to use video cameras and audio equipment to document the unique traditions and complex issues of their mountain communities. AMI is a program of Appalshop, a community-based arts and education center in the coalfields of Kentucky. Based in the community media model and the artistic resources of Appalshop, AMI offers an intensive summer institute and year-round media production training with youth, teachers and community groups in central Appalachia. AMI's goals are to develop the critical and creative skills of young people in central Appalachia and to involve them in their communities and the world by making and sharing media.
A.M.I. homepage- http://appalshop.org/ami/
Appalshops homepage- www.appalshop.org
they both have myspace pages as well.
Comment from Morgan Sully on September 27, 2007 - 3:13pm
Hey Mac,
i just spoke with Herb at Appalshop and also saw some of the videos that were made for Appalshop's recent Indonesian/Appalachian exchange. Being part Indonesian myself, i was deeply moved. Go cultural exchange. I'd love to come out and visit at some point.
talk soon,
m
Comment from Kevin Palmer on September 17, 2007 - 10:53am
Hey Mac! Welcome to the site. Could you explain a little about what Appalshop is and also some info on AMI?
Comment from Stewart Blair on September 17, 2007 - 1:44pm
here's some info about Appalshop:
Appalshop began in 1969 as an economic development project of the War on Poverty. The idea was to recruit a group of Appalachian youth and train them in media skills. The expectation was that the young people would use their new skills to find employment outside Appalachia. Instead, the trainees saw their media knowledge as a way to stay in the region. In looking at Appalachia through the eyes of the existing media, they saw little or nothing that reflected the reality they knew; so they began making films to document their own communities. Over the ensuing thirty-six years Appalshop has grown into a nationally recognized media center working in film, video, recordings, literature, theater, presentation of live performance, and radio. The subject matter of this work ranges from documenting traditional arts to exploring history to dealing with the social issues that affect the region today. The underlying philosophy has always been that Appalachian people must tell their own stories and solve their own problems.
info on A.M.I.
Through AMI young people in central Appalachia learn how to use video cameras and audio equipment to document the unique traditions and complex issues of their mountain communities. AMI is a program of Appalshop, a community-based arts and education center in the coalfields of Kentucky. Based in the community media model and the artistic resources of Appalshop, AMI offers an intensive summer institute and year-round media production training with youth, teachers and community groups in central Appalachia. AMI's goals are to develop the critical and creative skills of young people in central Appalachia and to involve them in their communities and the world by making and sharing media.
A.M.I. homepage- http://appalshop.org/ami/
Appalshops homepage- www.appalshop.org
they both have myspace pages as well.
Comment from Stewart Blair on September 17, 2007 - 1:44pm
here's some info about Appalshop:
Appalshop began in 1969 as an economic development project of the War on Poverty. The idea was to recruit a group of Appalachian youth and train them in media skills. The expectation was that the young people would use their new skills to find employment outside Appalachia. Instead, the trainees saw their media knowledge as a way to stay in the region. In looking at Appalachia through the eyes of the existing media, they saw little or nothing that reflected the reality they knew; so they began making films to document their own communities. Over the ensuing thirty-six years Appalshop has grown into a nationally recognized media center working in film, video, recordings, literature, theater, presentation of live performance, and radio. The subject matter of this work ranges from documenting traditional arts to exploring history to dealing with the social issues that affect the region today. The underlying philosophy has always been that Appalachian people must tell their own stories and solve their own problems.
info on A.M.I.
Through AMI young people in central Appalachia learn how to use video cameras and audio equipment to document the unique traditions and complex issues of their mountain communities. AMI is a program of Appalshop, a community-based arts and education center in the coalfields of Kentucky. Based in the community media model and the artistic resources of Appalshop, AMI offers an intensive summer institute and year-round media production training with youth, teachers and community groups in central Appalachia. AMI's goals are to develop the critical and creative skills of young people in central Appalachia and to involve them in their communities and the world by making and sharing media.
A.M.I. homepage- http://appalshop.org/ami/
Appalshops homepage- www.appalshop.org
they both have myspace pages as well.
Comment from Morgan Sully on September 27, 2007 - 3:13pm
Hey Mac,
i just spoke with Herb at Appalshop and also saw some of the videos that were made for Appalshop's recent Indonesian/Appalachian exchange. Being part Indonesian myself, i was deeply moved. Go cultural exchange. I'd love to come out and visit at some point.
talk soon,
m