Our SEPTA documentary started as a way for us to practice camerawork and editing, but it quickly evolved into an in-depth look into how Philadelphians feel about this essential service within our city. We spent …
Continue reading »Can’t Be Silenced: Philadelphia Youth Hit the Polls
In anticipation of the 2018 Midterm Election, the movement to register eligible voters was growing, especially at Central High School. The voter registration team, led by Mr. Quinn, our civics teacher, was very successful in …
Continue reading »Franklin Learning Center: #SRLYouth Vote
Students from The Flash at FLC take a look at the youth vote in Philadelphia and a controversial topic that arose during the 2018 Election season. This film was made in partnership with WHYY’s Media …
Continue reading »WHYY Media Courses 2018
WHYY after-school programs have started back up for the 2018-19 school year. Students receive hands-on instruction operating multimedia equipment to produce short documentaries, filmmaking, create original photo stories and operate live multi-camera video studio …
Continue reading »LATE : WHYY High School Filmmakers
WHYY’s high school Summer Filmmakers tried their hand at the Action/Adventure genre with their film, LATE. This was the second project of WHYY’s high school Summer Filmmakers program, where students were assigned a genre and line of …
Continue reading »A Second Home for LGBT Youth
Students in WHYY’s after school documentary class spent 4 months researching, interviewing, and editing their findings into this 7-minute piece highlighting the high school LGBT community and the organizations established to support them. “I didn’t …
Continue reading »Romeo oh Romeo: WHYY High School Filmmakers
WHYY’s high school filmmakers made a Mockumentary for their final project during camp. Student actors took on the roles of Romeo, Juliet, director, and more while others focused on shooting, editing, and writing the script. Romeo oh …
Continue reading »The Time Freezer: WHYY Middle School Filmmakers
How do middle school students try to stop bullying? By freezing time, of course. A group of middle school filmmakers created a superhero who could freeze time in order to defeat the one who was …
Continue reading »Hall Monitor: WHYY High School Filmmakers
WHYY’s high school Summer Filmmakers bring you their Western, Hall Monitor, for their genre challenge project. This was the second project of WHYY’s high school Summer Filmmakers program, where students were assigned a genre and line of …
Continue reading »Manipulation: WHYY Middle School Filmmakers
There is no shortage of imagination in a room of middle schoolers who are given a superhero movie assignment. When writing Manipulation this group of students gave the power to Huntress, a superhero known for her kindness …
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