Digital
Imaging Academy
New Media & Technology Team
The Digital Imaging Academy is a Youth Leadership Development model
designed to build the self-esteem of male and female young people, age
16-25, who has an interest in either Photography, Videography or Broadcast
Communications as possible career choices.
The DI-Academy also provides internships for Secondary Photography,
Film and Broadcast Communication school students. Guest faculty is industry
professionals and former alumni who share their experiences and industry
updates with the class as well as participate in productions.
The class curriculum can be adjusted to accommodate students with little
to no computer skills, and depending on the level of computer literacy
of the class, students can first be instructed in basic computer operation,
data entry and the basics of current business software programs, such
as Microsoft Word, Excel and Web Page Construction.
Once students demonstrate basic computer literacy skills and interest
may advance to the Photography and Digital Imaging model. As the youth
participants advance through the model, instruction will also include
basic skills in Videography and Broadcast Communication, conducting
interviews, personal and social development skills, national and international
travel and cultural exchange programs. The New Media skills, coupled
with personal development and communication skills used in a controlled
environment, have proven to be a strong self-esteem builder.
Allowing the young participants to practice their new skills and critique
each other’s work will allow students to see themselves the way others
do. With adult encouragement and guidance from industry professionals,
the young people begin to show positive changes in attitude and personal
presentation such as posture, make-up, clothing and hair choices, producing
a more attractive and polished employment prospect. The motivation does
not stop there. Participants are encouraged to continue with non-traditional
and traditional forms of education and are assisted at every opportunity
with college applications and career advisement.
Advanced DI-Academy students will form local youth media teams and continue
to develop those same new media, personal and social skills. By gaining
accreditation to local and national press conferences, as well as create
live sets and productions to produce five and ten minute special news
segments on interesting individuals and events in Los Angeles and other
cities throughout the United States.
Interviewing corporate executives and politicians at events such as
city council members, town hall meetings and community conferences,
will sharpen the local media teams’ skills and prepare the young people
to qualify for a position on the international level as a member of
the ASD Youth New Media & Technology Team.
The NMT-Team is made up of local media team members, former alumni and
industry professionals. The NMT-Team annually travel as fully accredited
members of the Electronic News Magazine and are temporary fully accredited
members of the United Nations Press Corps. The NMT-Teams cover national,
international and United Nations related events. Beginning in January
2002, the NMT-Teams will begin travel to all of the United Nations offices
starting with New York, Geneva, the Netherlands and Santiago, Chile.
Content developed by the NMT-Teams will be posted on the ElectronicNewsMagazine.com
web site. (ENM) is an electronic web based international news magazine
for youth 16 to 24, produced by the Mitchell Group.
The NMT-Teams are closely associated with the United Nations World Conference
Against Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance Annual Youth Summits,
and the “Nigeria 2002” Youth Summit. Specific teams will be dispatched
to participate and cover these and other Youth Summits as they are scheduled
around the world.
Upon returning home to the United States, the teams will work together
to continue to re-create segments of the program model to capture and
present five, ten minute news segments of positive images in the community.
They will produce live web casts, youth forums and town hall meetings
promoting days of dialogue among youth of all nationality. The local
teams will be ready to tackle tough community issues such as racism,
teen pregnancy, teen fatherhood and the spread of HIV/AIDS with information
directly from the office UN/AIDS in Geneva. Segments that are good enough
can be shown on local access cable and TV news shows or the audio can
simply be extracted for on air radio shows. The ElectronicNewsMagazine.com
web site may also choose to carry the segments. The ENM web site is
produced by the Mitchell Group and hosted by Innovative Publications.com
of Irvine, CA.
Students finishing the program receive an ASD/Digital Imaging Academy
Certificate of Completion, a Portfolio of all completed work. They are
considered alumni and eligible for financial compensation on productions.
Alumni may develop academy models, productions and revenue streams as
well as continue to train and travel with NMT-Teams whenever possible.
NOTE: ASD has developed a case management model that provides
young participants and their families with the necessary tools to improve
student grade levels and establish or re-establish damaged relationships
with schoolteachers and administrators.
The Digital Imaging Academy leadership model builds New Leaders for
the information age. This leadership will need to communicate, and the
skill sets developed by the DI-Academy such as Local Youth Media Teams,
International New Media & Technology Teams and the creation of the
International web based information distribution vehicle ElectronicNewsMagazine.com
has allowed our community to create an effective conduit for useful
incoming international information not available through mainstream
media. That same conduit will also allow our community to voice our
views. We in affect have created a means to paint and disseminate an
accurate picture of our community through the eyes and from hearts of
our youth.
LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Effective communication skills, critical thinking, networking, resume
writing, Economic literacy, college admissions, financial aid and develop
a knowledge base of the games people play that create financial and
personal pitfalls for youth. The underlying thrust is to assist participants
in developing the skills to overcome obstacles to health, well being,
personal and economic success.
COMPUTER LITERACY
A basic hands-on program designed to introduce participants to computer
concepts and develop a background for further computer education and
training. Software such as MS Windows, Photoshop and Digital Video Editing
programs will be used. Procedures will be explored for managing basic
computer manipulation, housekeeping tasks, copying, finding and organizing
files, web page building, web searches, printer drivers and application
of programs.
PHOTOJOURNALISM
Participants learn what to shoot, ethics, selling stock shots and
entrepreneurial development. Participants learn how to market their
skills and their images. Additionally, participants learn a variety
of field techniques, including planning the coverage as well as photographing
the people, events and landscapes of a story. Participants are guided
through the process from preparation for the assignment to finally editing
the photos taken into a photo-essay and portfolio.
BROADCAST JOURNALISM
An invaluable introductory course examining the inner workings of
a Broadcast News Organization. Studio fieldtrips allow participants
to observe and model the actual functions of a news broadcast department
as well as create live productions and web casts. Participants develop
individual on camera style and are trained in vocal inflection, including
core skill sets of electronic news gathering and developing interviewing
skills.
NEW MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY TEAMS
The New Media & Technology Team (NMT-Team) is an operating vehicle
for information, distribution and cultural understanding. Consisting
of local youth media team members, academy alumni and industry professionals.
The NMT- Teams travel throughout the world as members of the ElectronicNewsMagazine.com
News team and temporary accredited members of the United Nations Press
Corps. The NMT-Teams travel to the UN in New York, Geneva, Switzerland,
the Netherlands and Santiago Chile covering UN related events. The NMT-Teams
also field test and evaluate new and emerging technologies such as software,
Palm pilots, cell phones, GPS, digital video assist units, as well as
digital video cameras, lap-top and portable computers. The content gathered
by all NMT-Teams are available on the ElectronicNewsMagazine.com web
site.
UPON COMPLETION
Students completing the program receive an ASD/Digital Imaging Academy
Certificate of Completion, are eligible to continue to train, travel
with the ENM-Teams and assist with new academy classes and productions
whenever possible.
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