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- Leadership Track240 youth participate in the CTVN Digital Media Leadership Track each year, completing after school apprenticeships at the Youth Media Center and at two Chicago Public Schools, and gaining the opportunity to do more advanced work. This after school program offers the following opportunities for youth leadership and advancement in the arts: Apprentice: Learn basic camera operations, including support and maintenance, and media literacy. Learn the conventional three-phase production cycle (pre-production, production, and post-production). Advanced Apprentice: master camera operations, support and maintenance, and learn sound recording and digital editing. Intern: Works on production team for all 24 episodes of the Hard Cover TV show. Manages strategy and maitenance for the social media channels Executive Producer: Works on independent video productions and mentor other youth as they move up through the program. On-the-job trainees: work with professional filmmakers on video shoots for CTVN’s social enterprise, Video Services. Shoot and high-quality projects for a wide range of clients.
- Youth Employment OpportunitiesIllinois Work Net is a great resource. Find job opportunities, workshops, and other employment resources. Here’s what they say about it: For the purpose of expanding economic opportunity, the Illinois workNet® Portal and Program utilizes partnerships and technology to expand seamless and real-time access to workforce development resources aimed at individuals, businesses and workforce professionals. Innovative partnerships span state economic development, workforce development, education agencies, and local workforce investment boards along with their public and private partners including local governments, community colleges and non-profit organizations. Through partnerships that leverage technology, a common vision to plan for the economic futures of communities and provide a seamless array of services is realized.
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Black Owned: A Documentary About Small Business and Community

The Youth Visions at Chatham Academy After School Matters program created a documentary about the black-owned businesses on 75th street in Chicago.Featured businesses include Soul Vegetarian Restaurant, Brown Sugar Bakery, Authentic Cooking Catering and KMT Health Food Stores. Be sure to follow and like us!

By admin, 10 years5 years ago

Local Residents and Businesses Weigh In On ‘the 606’ in Hard Cover Segment

Residents and local business owners express excitement, hope as well as uncertainty in a recent segment on the Bloomingdale Trail, produced by Humboldt Park-based Community TV Network (CTVN)’s award-winning show, Hard Cover. Dubbed “The 606”, the Bloomingdale Trail is a project over a decade in the making, designed to add Read more…

By admin, 10 years10 years ago

Documentary: Youth and Music in Chi City

Youth produced short documentary about about teenagers trying to break into the music industry. Be sure to follow and like us!

By admin, 11 years10 years ago

Stray Bullets

Stray Bullets is an original music video produced by CTVN After School Matters Apprentices. It portrays how stray bullets can take an innocent person’s life and the negative effect on the community after a life is taken. This video sheds some light on the effects of gun violence in Chicago Read more…

By admin, 11 years11 years ago

Summer Break

This youth produced short film is a coming of age story about a girl transitioning into high-school. (Featuring Original Music by PIZ) Be sure to follow and like us!

By admin, 12 years5 years ago

Hard Cover News: Teen Unemployment

CTVN’s After School Matters Apprentices talk to local businesses, youth and job coaches to learn more about how young people can overcome the growing challenges of getting a job in these tight economic times. Featuring advice from business owners from Uprise Skate-shop and Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant. Be sure to follow and like Read more…

By admin, 12 years ago

Bullet Trailer -Coming Fall 2012

The Bullet is a short documentary film based on Brittany Douglas personal account of overcoming a culture of violence and loss through resilience, personal determination and storytelling as healing. Beyond simply telling stories, Bullet is an examination of the act of storytelling and art-making itself as a way of mediating Read more…

By admin, 12 years5 years ago

Former Oprah producer gives lighting tips to After School Matters students

Last week Vedran Residbegovic’s After School Matters class had an opportunity to learn lighting techniques and tricks from film expert Bill Sacco. Bill Sacco worked for Harpo Productions, Oprah Winfrey’s production studio from 1996 to 2011. Mr Sacco brought in his lighting equipment to teach technical and aesthetic aspects of Read more…

By admin, 12 years7 years ago