In the span of a few short weeks, we’ve all had to adapt to new ways of interacting with one another. Media making in this new environment means also adapting to new ways of learning, creating and sharing.
SMC’s aim is to keep the Somerville community and their members inspired creatively. They will be adapting some of their Digital Literacy series into a lineup of virtual workshops such as Virtual Rough Cut – Share your Media Works in Progress!

Wednesday, April 29, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (RSVP at https://somervillemedia.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f666d0ca2473e6d81ef0dc44f&id=f49d9095a3&e=a6639670d7). This is a safe space for people or groups working on media projects (short films, experimental, podcasts, TV shows, promotional videos, trailers, etc.) to present their work to a group for constructive feedback. Please submit one form for each video being screened and note that in order to be fair and respectful of people’s time, only up to 5 minutes will be aired. You must submit your video ahead of time in order to be accepted.

There will also be more free tutorials under SMCxHome that are designed specifically with media making from home in mind.

SMC will be expanding their free and paid workshop offerings in the next few weeks, and their next update will include May, June and July course offerings. Is there a media making course that you would like to see? Are you interested in teaching one? Let them know.

They’ve also organized a weekly no-agenda Zoom meetup for SMC members called the SMC Water Cooler. If you’re a member and want to join in at the Water Cooler, reach out to us!

Stay safe, stay creative and stay in touch.

“We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.”
— Helen Keller