The Project

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Nicholas Tyler

“This project is awesome! I'm glad we have this opportunity to change our community. I've been waiting for a chance like this and I'm glad YOUMEDIA presented it to me.”

The Vision

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Erica King

“Once you make a change within your community, you can make a change within yourself.”

The Plan

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Mosea Harris

“The first step of reconstructing Urban Chicago is educating it's residents. They will never know what their community could be like unless they see it in other communities, or are introduced to the possibilities of a cleaner, greener, healthier, safer and overall more beautiful and competent neighborhood.”

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Yves Captaine

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$916

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Mark Movement

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$789

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SyKo-Drama

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$638

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SMC PRODUCTIONS

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$421

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Sannya

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$396

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Rachelle Capitaine

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$288

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Meet Mentor: Erica Neal

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Events

The YOUmedia Records Project

Calling High School Teen Producers, Song Writers, Singers, Poets MC's, Musicians...Lets Start to bring all of your great talents together to promote your work, while bringing change to yourself and community. Collaboration will be our key.

Our message is simple. We have come to change the game…

Saturday Jan 9 & Jan 23, 2010

1:00-4:00 p.m.

Special Instructions:

Pre-registration is capped to 25 participants on a first come, first served basis. Pre-registration is welcome. Call 312-747-5260; email youmedia@chipublib.org or stop in to sign up.

Sign Up Online - http://youmediachicago.org

YOUmedia Design (Sketch Book)

Sketch Book is a project specifically designed for teens who are into visual art, drawing animation, and comics. Experiment with traditional and digital tools to take your work to the next level.

Bring Your Portfolio or we will help you Start one…

Wednesdays - Jan 6, Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27, 2010

4:00-5:00 p.m.

Special Instructions:

Pre-registration is capped to 20 participants on a first come, first served basis. Pre-registration is welcome.

Call 312-747-5260; email youmedia@chipublib.org or Sign Up online

 

PROGRAM TITLE: Open Music Studio for “Certified” Teens

Every Wednesday afternoon, certified teens may sign up to use the music studio in YOUmedia. Five teens max for every hour.

Wednesdays - Jan 6, Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27, 2010

3:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Apply your skills to become part of a filmmaking team focused on documentary, reality TV, drama and more. Learn how to film, edit and present your videos around the world.

Pre-registration is capped to 5 participants per hour on a first come first served basis. Pre-registration is welcome.

Call 312-747-5260; email youmedia@chipublib.org or Sign Up online

 

PROGRAM TITLE: YOUmedia Films: Digital Video (Narrative Edition)

Tuesdays - Jan 5, Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 16, 2010

4:00-6:00pm

In Youmedia Film Pod students will learn to visually tell stories by creating relationships between image and sound. They will apply hands-on experience with digital video equipment and software to work as small film production teams creating Short Films, Music Videos, Commercials, Public Service Announcements and Book Trailers.

Pre-registration is capped to 20 participants on a first come, first served basis. Pre-registration is welcome.

Call 312-747-5260; email youmedia@chipublib.org or Sign Up online

Studio Certification Sundays

Sundays, Jan 3rd, 17th, 31st

1:00-4:00pm

Do you want to be able to run your own Studio Sessions? Learn the steps and tools it takes to become Youmedia Studio Certified. Certified Sundays are for those dedicated to practicing, sharing, and collaborating to become YOUmedia specialists. You will focus on garageband, pro-tools, djing, studio set up, podcasting and more.

Pre-registration is capped to 10 participants on a first come, first served basis. You Document Reality requires a commitment over a serious of weeks. Pre-registration is required. Call 312-747-5260; email youmedia@chipublib.org or sign up online at: http://youmediachicago.org/3-activities/pages/19-new-media-workshops

Sign Up online

THE SOUND EXPERIENCE (Digital Music)

Fridays - Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, 2010

3:00-4:30pm

Travel to the 8th floor of the Harold Washington Library Center and dig through a massive collection of records or bring your own. We will show you how to sample, mix, share and archive our findings. Bring your instrument…We’ll take music in all its forms from traditional, to digital in order to create Sound Experience projects to share with various communities. Learn garageband, pro-tools, djing, basic scoring and more.

Library Card needs to be up to date to check out records. Pre-registration is capped to 15 participants on a first come, first served basis. Pre-registration is welcome. Call 312-747-5260; email youmedia@chipublib.org or Sign Up online