Here's a list of our upcoming training sessions. Our workshops are currently being scheduled based on registrations. CLICK HERE to register. 

CITIZEN JOURNALISM 101: Be a Responsible Citizen Journalist

2 hours; at the Akron-Summit County Main Library in downtown Akron, 60 S. High St.

This workshop is recommended before attending the other workshops in the series.

• A brief history of citizen journalism and the role of a citizen journalist in the community.
• Principles and standards of the citizen journalist.
• Libel, slander and other legal issues.
• News writing 101 (Ledes, headlines and the inverted pyramid).
• Interviewing techniques.
• The world of blogs.
• Tips on successful blogging.

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STORYTELLING WITH PHOTOS

1 hour; at the ADMC lab, in the Akron-Summit County Main Library in downtown Akron, 60 S. High St.

• Operating a digital photo camera.
• Basic composition. The selective eye of the camera (framing and focus).
• Storytelling with the camera (line, angle, space, motion, depth of field).
• People and places (using props, mood, texture, angles and lines).
• Capturing emotion/action.
• Rule of thirds.
  
• Editing your photos.
  
• Lighting (natural, ambient, studio).

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STORYTELLING WITH VIDEO

1 hour; at the ADMC lab, in the Akron-Summit County Main Library in downtown Akron, 60 S. High St.

• Operating a digital video camera and overview of cameras available to participants.
• Think before you shoot (planning your video).
  
• Writing a treatment (action statement, purpose, content, style, shots, interview).
• Pre-production (shot list, scripting, interviews, narration).
• The importance of B-Roll.
• The interview.
• Camera techniques.
  
• Microphone and lighting basics.
  

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EDITING YOUR VIDEO INTO A STORY

1 hour; at the ADMC lab, in the Akron-Summit County Main Library in downtown Akron, 60 S. High St.

• Editing basics and techniques.
• Editing for impact – titles, credits and color correction.
• Examples of editing techniques that work and those that don’t work.
• This workshop will be dedicated to editing footage that was shot before this session and finalizing titles, credits, transitions, audio, etc.

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GUIDED EDITING LAB

Work with instructor to schedule time at the ADMC lab, in the Akron-Summit County Main Library in downtown Akron, 60 S. High St.

• Finish editing stories with titles, transitions, music.
• Uploading your story to the Akronist (tagging, selecting searchable headlines).
• Setting up a personal social media strategy for success.

Week of April 22

SOCIAL MEDIA 101

1 hour; at the ADMC lab, in the Akron-Summit County Main Library in downtown Akron, 60 S. High St.

• Where to upload videos and stories.
  
• Places to promote content/branding your content.
• Tricks of the social media trade.

This session is by appointment only. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request a place in the worshop.