Hook Productions was the pilot RECYouth program based out of the Red Hook Recreation Center, for which I was the video teacher along side an electronic music teacher from July 2005 – Dec 2006. After another trip to India I returned as a Web Development consultant in 2007.
CityParks Productions is a City Parks Foundation’s Technology Initiative, After School Program, that provides professional, state-of-the-art production and technology training for High School and Middle School aged youth citywide. As part of a comprehensive, long-term strategy to improve neighborhood parks and public spaces, this innovative project will spark student’s interest in learning while strengthening their commitment to their community.
How I was Involved:
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July 2007 – December 2007
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City Parks Foundation, Hook Productions, Youth Technology Program (Brooklyn, NY)
Web Development Consultant & Teacher http://www.hookproductions.org
• Developed Flash mp3 player and slideshows to showcase students’ work online
• Taught basic HTML & CSS to Summer Youth Employment Program interns, enabling them to create their own profile pages.
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July 2005 – December 2006
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City Parks Foundation, Hook Productions, Youth Technology Program (Brooklyn, NY)
Co-Coordinator / Video & New Media Teacher
• Developed multimedia curriculum & equipment base for startup youth media production house.
• Taught camera skills, video editing, graphic / web design to youth aged 13-18.
• Projects included: producing documentary shorts about Red Hook, Brooklyn, specifically how the neighborhood is affected by waterfront redevelopment, gentrification and police brutality within the NYC Housing Projects.
• Authored DVDs and developed website http://www.hookproductions.org to showcase student work.
• Gave outreach presentations at neighborhood schools and community organizations.
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