Making media

We all create media.  Every day, ordinary people create media messages and communicate them to others.  Maybe you don’t have the skills and resources to make a blockbuster movie or publish a daily newspaper.  But just about anyone can make a poster or write a letter or sing a song.  And new technology has allowed millions of people to make media -- email, websites, videos, newsletters, and more -- easily and cheaply.  Creating your own media messages is an important part of media literacy.

Here's a list of resources to help you make your own media. 

PBS Youth Media Network
www.pbs.org/merrow/listenup/links/youthmedia.html

Reel Action
http://www.proscenia.net/reelaction/index.htm

Paper Tiger Television Video Collective
www.papertiger.org/index.php?name=roar-index

Worldwide Network of Students Making Movies
www.makeamovie.net/

Cyber College Internet Campus
www.cybercollege.org/

Video 101 Course
www.video101course.com

Share Your Video Submissions
www.current.tv/studio/

Download Free Cross-Platform Sound Editing Software
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Download Free Audio Editing Software
www.sonicspot.com/sampleeditors.html

Community Technology Centers Network
http://ctcnet.org
www.ctcnet.org/membership/directory/ for member organizations

Cable Access Centers (Community TV)
www.bevcam.org/peg/alpha.htm

National Federation of Community Broadcasters (Community Radio)
www.nfcb.org

National Youth in Radio Training Project
www.nfcb.org/projects/communityradioyouth.jsp

National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture (NAMAC)
http://namac.org
http://namac.org/directory.cfm for member organizations

Also check out these resources in your community:

Public Libraries
Community Centers
School Libraries
School-based Media Centers
Public Radio and TV Stations
Low Power FM Stations
Community Colleges
Artists’ Collectives
Art Schools
Boys & Girls Clubs
Churches and other places of worship
Historical Societies
Museums
College or University Student Unions
City & State Film Commissions

printer-friendly version

back