Portland Social Media

Portland Grassroots Media Camp

By Tim

Are you interested in learning more about the tools and skills needed to create your own media? Well, to those ambitious enough to answer yes, and who have time free this weekend, you should check out the Portland Grassroots Media Camp scheduled for August 24th - 26th here in Portland. The planners of the event are planning for a weekend of hands-on skills training and workshops designed to make media creation more accessible. The workshops are open to the public and FREE.

The workshops cover a wide variety of topics like:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Comics 101
• Creating a Webpage Using HTML
• Podcasting
• Digital Editing: Working With Short Interviews
• Imovie Boot Camp
• How to Create a Blog
• Different Methods of Audio Production
• Oral Histories—Interviewing Techniques
• The Basics of Silkscreening
• Writing a Press Release
• United Voices ZINE: Early Process and Peer Editing
• Setting Up a Press Conference

The Portland Grassroots Media Camp blog just posted a workshop schedule (pdf). Workshops will take place at seven venues spread across town, so check to see which venue is closest to you.

Class space is limited. To ensure a space for you is available, please RSVP. To RSVP, leave a message at (503) 236-7916 or send an email to bolivarianmedia(at)gmail.com with your name, phone number, email, organization, and the classes you would like to take in order of preference. Need translation for a class? Let us know in advance and we will try to have a translator of your language.

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