2009 Courses
Community Reporters Course - Starting 17th and 24th Thursday 1pm-3pm
This training programme will teach you numerous skills, including
blogging, film making, audio recording and story-telling. All
participants will complete their training with a visit to the BBC for
two masterclasses.
Internet TV - Starting Monday 14th and 21st September 4pm-6pm
This summer we’ll be teaching people the skills to make Internet TV.
You’ll learn how to use camcorders to make short reports of what’s
happening locally, and how to interview and record people in a studio
set up. We’ll be using low cost equipment to make high quality films.
Open access Computer Drop Ins - Wednesday 1-4pm and Thursday 1-4pm
You can access the full range of our facilities in this time and take
on Blogging, Radio production, Video making and digital photography.
Please contact info at peoplesvoicemedia.co.uk or 0161 7433537
Other Courses
If there is a course that you would like to do then get in touch with us and we'll talk with you to arrange a time for you to do it.
To book a place or to find out more call Mick or Teresa on 743 3537 or email info @ socialmediacentre.com
Be A Blogger!
What is a blog? Blogging is a great way to publish news, keep a diary, promote your project, find people with similar interests, find out specialist information and generally keep in the loop.
You can add words, pictures, audio and video to a blog. If you want to, you can add extra pages and turn a simple blog intoThis is a hovertip a more detailed web
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You Can YouTube Too! Film Making For Beginners
Making
short videos is really good fun, whether you’re recording family memories, a local football match or reporting on an event that’s happening in your area. This course will teach you the absolute basics, from how to turn the camera on to how to frame shots and upload to the computer.
Introduction to Internet Radio
Internet radio is a great way to communicate news and talk about the things that are important, interesting or fun. You can learn how to use Internet radio to do all of these things on this short course. You will learn the skills of using microphones, mixers and computers. You’ll also learn how to upload radio pieces to the Internet and let people know about them so they can tune in.
Trace Your Ancestry
The Internet has opened up all sorts of possibilities for people wishing to explore their family history. This fun one-day course will be a chance for us to look at some of the different sites that are available and get started with sketching out our own family trees.
Community Reporter Training
Community Reporters across Greater Manchester are already making news - whether they’re writing about their own lives, about a hobby they love or a group they’re involved with - they are writing stories and making films that are distributed across the region. This training programme will teach you numerous skills, including blogging, film making, audio recording and story-telling. All participants will complete their training with a visit to the BBC for two masterclasses.
Creating Video Mash-ups
This one-day course will teach you everything you need to make exciting and visually powerful mash-ups. We’ll show you how to find source material, re-edit it and create a new video.
Internet Radio Goes Live!
Let’s hit the air-waves! Roles are available for people interested in presenting, researching and planning as well as for the more technical minded. Our shows will go live by the end of the course.
To book a place or to find out more call Mick or Teresa on 743 3537 or email info@socialmediacentre.com
