SPNN Youth February Update

Set it Up Update

SPNN’s own youth-produced TV show, Set It Up, just celebrated their season premiere which first aired January 1^st. Titled, “The Biography Project,” this episode features creative mini autobiographical pieces about the Set It Up crew and will air on Monday evenings at 7pm through February on Channel 16. Check it out!

The Set It Up crew has now moved into production on episode two for the season. This episode will explore the topic of “Entertainment” and feature segments about the DDR - or Dance, Dance, Revolution – craze, war as entertainment in American culture, and much more. Episode 2 will begin airing in March.

On Monday February 12^th from 5-7PM, Set It Up will be hosting an Open House in SPNN’s Large Studio in downtown St. Paul at 375 Jackson. Guests can take a tour, enjoy some food, and get a sneak peak at Set It Up’s second episode. For more information, please contact Andrea Lehmann at 651-361-8141 or lehmann@spnn.org.

Girls in the Director’s Chair Festival

Two of the creators of “Diversity”

On Saturday March 3^rd, four videos made by young people at SPNN will be featured in the Girls in the Director’s Chair Festival at the Walker Art Center. The showing is free and open to the public, and includes four screenings all day long. For more information on the showing, visit www.walkerart.org. Congratulations to all of the media makers whose work was accepted! Here are descriptions of their videos:

Art at Arlington High. Mai Cha Vang. This piece addresses recent funding cuts to the Visual Arts department at Arlington High. Mai Cha interviews students and teachers to hear their perspective on the role of art in schools. The piece was created for Set It Up, a teen produced television show.

Diversity. Shevell Powell, Pa Chia Thao, PaNhia Vang, Mai Xee Vang, Kia Vue, and Steven Washington. A group of middle-schoolers explore what diversity means in their neighborhood. They take to the streets to interview residents and local business owners. This piece was created during SPNN’s Neighborhood Video Camps.

Generation Internet. Luke Anderson, Kayla Denison, and Stacy Howell. This documentary explores youth and the internet, focusing in on social networking sites like MySpace. The piece was created during a documentary video class held at Roosevelt High School by SPNN.

Hip Hop and Spoken Word. Shaunice Crew and Shayla Martin. This film looks at hip hop and spoken word in the Twin Cities from a youth perspective. The piece includes performances by local youth and was created with Rezek House, a transitional housing program.

NYMAP Video Exchange

In January, SPNN Youth Channel 16 began its’ ground breaking association with the National Youth Media Access Project (NYMAP) Video Exchange, putting SPNN on the cutting edge of youth media. Here are some of the details.

The National Youth Media Access Project is a partnership among public access centers from across the country committed to expanding services to young people. Initiated by the Manhattan Neighborhood Network Youth Channel, NYMAP seeks to nurture the right of free speech, to strengthen the much-needed presence of alternative and youth voices, and to connect young media makers from diverse backgrounds. Through NYMAP, a technical and organizational infrastructure is being created to support the continued and sustainable exchange of youth-produced broadcast-quality video among public access centers across the country and world. Practically speaking, what this means is that videos are being shared via the internet, between Access Centers all over the country. In February, SPNN Channel 16 will be airing NYMAP videos on Tuesday nights at 7PM, including an amazing video call Beyond the Hijab, made at Manhattan Neighborhood Network, and Prom Night, a video made at Grand Rapids Community Media Center.

SPNN Youth Channel 16 Schedule for February 2007

Monday through Sunday: 7-8PM

Monday:

7PM St. Paul Neighborhood Network: Set It Up!

7:30PM St. Paul Neighborhood Network: Rondo Video

Tuesday:

7PM National Youth Media Access Project: Beyond the Hijab (Premiere)

7:30PM National Youth Media Access Project: Prom Night (Premiere)

Wednesday

7PM Grand Rapids Community Media Center: Bessie Smith – Souled Out (Premiere)

Thursday:

7PM Portland Media Center Adventures in Television: Everyone’s a Hero, They Do Care, Into the Mix and Portland 2050 (Premiere)

7:30PM People TV – Atlanta, GA.: Ask Us #3 (Premiere)

Friday:

7PM Manhattan Neighborhood Network – Open Transmission: Rebirth of a River, Fighting to Learn

Saturday:

7PM In Progress - On the Road – Northern Minnesota – Part Two – Video Shorts by Native Kids (Premiere)

7:30 PM Phillips Community Television: Our Turn – Indy Showcase

Sunday:

7PM Listen Up! Video Showcase #3 (Premiere)