Maui Youth Get a Shot at Video Production with Two Week-long Camps This Summer
Hurry! And Save More Than 15 Percent! Early-Bird Registration Ends Monday, June 8!

Akaku is offering early-bird summer camp applicants a special $125 fee for admission to its weeklong youth camp entitled, “Adventures in Television.” Register by 5:00 pm, Monday, June 8, 2009, and save more than 15% on the original camp price.

Akaku’s two weeklong video camps for youth are designed to combine tricks in TV production to the outdoors and encourage creative learning during the Summer Break. Both camps are geared for Maui youth and categorized by age group.  Last chance to register is Monday, July 6.

• Keiki Video Camp, July 13-17, 9 am – 3 pm daily. This weeklong camp is offered to youth between the ages of 8 and 12. Tweens will enjoy a fun and exciting educational experience -from writing video treatments and creating storyboards to shooting and editing. Completed videos will air on Akaku channels 52 and 54. Register by Monday, July 6 (Early-bird $125, deadline: Monday, June 8).

• Teen Video Camp, July 20-24, 9 am – 3 pm daily. This weeklong camp is offered to youth ages 13 -18. Teens who have dreamed of shooting their own movie will learn how to develop a storyboard, write a script, and shoot and edit their own video that will air on Akaku channels 52 and 54. Register by Monday, July 6 (Early-bird $125, deadline: Monday, June 8).

Both camps will convene in the Akaku Media Lab at 333 Dairy Road, Kahului, and each weeklong camp at full price costs $150. Scholarships are available to motivated applicants who are passionate about video production and provide documentation of financial need.

“This year our summer camps will include field shoots with each group to outdoor locations in the central Maui area,” says Sara Tekula, Akaku Education Director. “I am excited to share what I know about these subjects, and to learn what Maui youth have up their creative sleeves.”

Upon completion of the camp, students will be eligible to become “youth-certified” to borrow cameras and use editing equipment free-of-charge in order to create and contribute content for community viewing on Akaku TV channels 52, 53, and 54. Akaku Youth Video Camps in the past have included: PSA (Public Service Announcement) Production, Music Video Production, Short film Production, and Young Reporters Media Camp.

Call Akaku at (808) 871-5554 for more information, or visit the front desk of Akaku’s studio offices at 333 Dairy Road, Kahului.

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Akaku: Maui Community Television (Akaku) empowers the community’s voice through access to media. Akaku is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that airs content created by the community for the community. Community members on Maui, Moloka’i, and Lana’i are encouraged to submit programming to the station, create their own television shows and have their voices heard by fellow community members. For more information, please visit www.Akaku.org.

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