Cambridge Community Television's Video Storytelling Booth was featured as part of Cambridge's 2011 May Fair Celebration in Harvard Square. Random people were allowed the chance to tell their stories for our cameras.

In this one-session course we will teach you the finer points of how to properly record audio for an acoustic, musical performance in the field. The class will consist of actually recording a live band, while mixing for the best possible audio.Dates:

• Thu, 2/24/2011 6:00 PM

This course is offered by Cambridge Community Television, in Cambridge, MA. Enrollment in this class requires advance payment and membership at CCTV. Date, time and curriculum is subject to change. To inquire or register for this course, please contact CCTV directly by phone: 617-661-6900.

Or e-mail: jp@cctvcambridge.org

Students will watch and discuss excerpts from documentaries ranging from Nanook of the North to MTV's The Real World. Emphasis will be on historical and cultural influences on contemporary documentary styles and techniques and their esthetic and ethical implications. Among the filmmakers whose work will be shown and discussed are Robert Flaherty, Dziga Vertov, Esther Schub, John Grierson, Basil Wright, the Maysles Brothers, Ross McElwee, Errol Morris and Michael Moore.Dates:

• Wed, 2/2/2011 6:00 PM
• Thu, 2/3/2011 6:00 PM

This course is offered by Cambridge Community Television, in Cambridge, MA. Enrollment in this class requires advance payment and membership at CCTV. Date, time and curriculum is subject to change. To inquire or register for this course, please contact CCTV directly by phone: 617-661-6900.

Its the 1930s, and three sick, old men are waiting to die in a hospital room with only a single window. Bitterness and hatred consume one man, who desperately wants to see the outside world. Filmed in the tradition of The Twilight Zone, 'Failure Means A Drowning Death' is a dark tale that reveals "what evil lurks in the hearts of men..."

This film was directed by J.P. DiSciscio of CCTV and photographed by Shaun Clarke (also of CCTV). The hospital sets were constructed in CCTVs Big Studio, which allowed us complete control over lighting and sound.

Enjoy!

Three short films by J.P. DiSciscio will be showing at Weirdo Records (844 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139) on November 1st @ 8PM (and its free)!

CCTV intern Sean Keane interviews J.P. (for his English class) about the world of an independent filmmaker in 2010:

1.) What’s your experience with independent filmmaking?

Well, I think to justifiably answer that question we must first define the meaning of ‘independent filmmaking,’ or at least, how I myself have come to define what it means to truly be an “independent” filmmaker. read more...

SMI 2010 Assistant Youth Trainer Julie Pan and Youth Worker Haydn Ady document the experience of traveling to San Jose Las Flores in El Salvador with City Links, an organization that provides linguistic minority youth in Cambridge with well-supervised public sector internships, during the Summer of 2010. A select group of students took part in this trip (which is part of the Sister Cities International), an organization which links jurisdictions from the United States with communities worldwide.

Interactive tutorials introduce students to Photoshop’s work area, tools, palettes, and functions. In session #2, the instructor helps students as they experiment with creating and modifying images. This course gives those with no prior Photoshop experience a basic foundation for continued exploration on their own.Dates:

• Tue, 8/10/2010 6:00 PM
• Tue, 8/17/2010 6:00 PM

This course is offered by Cambridge Community Television, in Cambridge, MA. Dates, times and curriculum is subject to change, and enrollment may require membership. To inquire or register for this course, please contact CCTV directly by phone: 617-661-6900