Wednesday, February 10, 2010

New Media Academy

Hi all, Innova Junior College Centre of Excellence (COE) for New Media, together with Media Development Authority (MDA) and Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee (SYOGOC), is inviting all secondary schools to participate in New Media Academy.

As part of the Infocomm Club, I strongly encourage you to sign up for this 5-Day exciting day camp which has been lined up for you. You will benefit from hands-on experience, guided by professionals from the industry, through acquiring skills in the different new media disciplines offered.

Read on to find out more....

NEW MEDIA ACADEMY
Organised by Innova Junior College


Introduction
For New Media Academy, students will select from a varied range of training packages conducted by professionals from the industry, catering to the following disciplines of New Media Arts:


(a) Digital Filmmaking

(b) Digital Broadcasting and Music design

(c) Website and Graphics Design, Animation

(d) Digital Photography


This series of training packages will be conducted in a 5-Day (non-residential) Camp during the March school holidays from 15 - 19 March. Learning journeys will also be organized to provide students with on-site experience and to further enrich their learning.


Each school can nominate up to 10 participants*. Registration starts from 09 Feb 2010 and will end by 03 Mar 2010.



New Media Academy
1. Student participants should have a keen interest in one of the four areas of specialization offered and indicate if they have prior experience in the registration form. This will enable us to enroll them in courses that best suit their learning needs.


2. A range of courses will be organized throughout these 5 days and attendance is compulsory unless informed through prior written notice from the teacher-in-charge or with valid reason(s) such as medical leave. Participants will only need to come on the days when there are courses arranged for them, schedule to be given out at a later date.


3.**Each participant from the school should bring along the following items, depending on their choice of specialization for each course (unless otherwise specified):
Digital Photography:
• One unit of digital camera with extra memory storage card
• Charger for batteries, spare batteries and connecting cables for transferring of
photographs to laptop
• A laptop installed with a photo editing software and laptop power adaptor

Digital Filmmaking:
• One unit of digital videocamera (direct recording on harddisk is preferred)
• Additional storage medium for recording (if not using harddisk video-cameras)
• Charger for batteries, spare batteries and connecting cables for transferring of
footages to laptop
• A laptop installed with a video editing software and laptop power adaptor

Digital Broadcasting and Music Design
• One flashdrive with at least 1GB of memory storage
• Earpiece / headsets and a microphone for use on desktops/laptops
• A laptop installed with an audio editing software and laptop power adaptor

Website and Graphic Design / Animation
• One flashdrive with at least 1GB of memory storage
• A laptop with a graphic design software and laptop power adaptor

4. Registration fee is $25 for each student.




* THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAMES TO MISS NUR OR MR SEAN. FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED!

**WE WILL PROVIDE THE ITEMS FOR YOU, DEPENDING ON WHICH (ONE) WORKSHOP YOU'RE SIGNING UP FOR.

***NOTE FROM POLAR: THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE VERY FUN AND ENRICHING AS I HAVE ATTENDED IT BEFORE. IT WILL SURELY EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS OF IT, SO DO JOIN =))

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