For the past two months, the YMCA Youth in Government TV Program has been training their television crew at SPNN in preparation for the Model Assembly program in early January, when youth take over the Capitol and form a youth legislature. The 25 person TV crew has been busy learning studio, reporting, and editing skills under the direction of SPNN Youth Programs instructors Joanna, Dawn, Amanda, and Megan. During the Model Assembly, the YIG TV crew will produce a nightly newscast and talk show which will be aired live at the Hilton Hotel, where all YIG participants will be staying. The shows will also air on SPNN's YTV Channel 16 in February, so stay tuned! For more information on the Youth in Government program, visit www.mnyig.org or check out the TV crew's blog at http://yigtv.blogspot.com.

The 2008-2009 Set It Up crew is a few weeks into production on our first episode. It will feature three personal stories from our new crew. We will be working on learning the equipment and producing our first episode from now until winter break. Stay tuned for our season premiere!

Starting this fall SPNN is the place to be on Mondays after school from 3-5 pm. Youth can come to Media Monday to work on independent projects at SPNN Youth Open Lab (SOL), learn new video skills at workshops, watch youth-produced and other films at screenings, and attend Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) meetings.

December Schedule:
Dec. 1st: SOL. Work on independent projects and bring works in progress to share with the group.

Dec. 8th: YAC, screening, and SOL. Come to the Youth Advisory Committee meeting and help give tours of the SPNN Youth Dept. during our annual open house . Also, in preparation for the Dec. 15 SOL workshop we will be showing films that creatively demonstrate the use of b-roll.

Dec. 15th: SOL and workshop. Composition & Creative Use of B-roll: Learn how to create, compose and utilize great b-roll to enhance your media.