This is the official program of Video Camp Atlanta (3.19.11). Program design by Element K Creative @ek_creative. Video Camp Atlanta was organized by Amani Channel and Selah Abrams.
1. DigitalBootcamps.com
presents
ATL
Web Video 101: Produce Engaging Content
March 19, 2011
Georgia Tech Research Institute
250 14th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
program design by Element K Creative
2. In 2011, a small group of Atlanta’s broadcast, video,
and social media professionals decided
to create an event to help the community
understand how to leverage video on the Web.
We’re calling it Video Camp Atlanta (#vidcampATL), and it’s a first-of-its-kind event.
If you’re a novice looking to learn some basic production techniques, or if you’re a production
professional, we believe you’ll walk away with a greater understanding of how you can
leverage video in your personal and professional online activities.
We want you to feel free to engage in conversations,
share what you know, and ask questions.
There are hands-on demonstrations, discussion
groups, and presentations, but we have a single
purpose in creating this gathering:
It is our goal that every attendee
will walk away equipped with
the knowledge and know-how
to start producing Web videos.
Use the included video production guide to help you map out your plan, and use the next
several hours to develop your production strategy. Then it’s “lights, camera, action!”
Please take a moment to learn about the presenters and our sponsors.
Feel free to reach out to them for more information.
Thanks to the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) for allowing us to host this event
at your wonderful facilities, and thanks to our sponsors: Red Bull, Atlanta Daybook, the
Atlanta Association of Black Journalists (AABJ), Georgia Entertainment Association (GEA),
FutureMoguls, The Omen Agency, MyCulture.TV, VL-Hosting.com, Element K Creative, Sixth
Realm Digital, Sonny Hancock, Kimberly Murray and Rod Finch. We’d like to extend a
special thanks to our presenters and volunteers. This wouldn’t be possible without your
time and support.
Sincerely,
The Video Camp Atlanta Planning Committee
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3. Internet Login info
1. Select the GTRI-CONF wireless network from the available wireless networks.
2. Click on the GTRI-CONF network, when prompted for the security key, use
Security Key: STINGER!
3. To access the internet, open your browser, and use the following:
username: webvid
password: 89gy43fy
ssid: GTRI-Conf
network type: WPA/WPA2
Agenda
12:30 – 1:00 pm Registration / Networking
1:00 – 1:15 Welcoming Remarks » Amani Channel & Selah Abrams
1:15 – 1:45 Kickstarter: The Gatekeepers are Gone! » Lamar Tyler
1:45 – 2:00 Getting Started in Video » Amani Channel
2:00 – 4:00 Video Bootcamp Sessions/Demonstrations
Roundtable Discussions (three 30-minute presentations)
Breakout Room A: Pocket Cams to DSLRs » Jason Parker & Daniel Roberts
Breakout Room B: Look & Sound Good » Desiree Peeples & Selah Abrams
Breakout Room C: Get that Cash! » Jaheed Givens & Lamar Tyler
Demonstrations (in the GRTI Hallway)
Squeeze It (Mac Editing & Compression) » Chip Dizard
Vlogging and PC Production » Grayson Daughters
Shoot It Like a Pro » Rod Finch
4:10 – 4:40 Engage and Grow Your Audience » Selah Abrams
4:45 – 5:00 Wrap-Up
7:00 – ?:?? After Party » Common Creativ
(Atlanta’s Top 50 Most Creative People)
ABV Gallery & Agency
659 Auburn Ave. #504
Atlanta, GA 30312
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4. Presenters / Discussion Leaders
Selah Abrams — @selah
Engineer at Turner Studios, Managing Director and Mastering Engineer at
The Omen Agency
Selah began in entertainment by mixing records with Cash Money and
No Limit Records in New Orleans, reggae and hard rock acts in New
York, and multiplatinum producer Mahogany, Bonecrusher, Sammy
Sam, Dave Hollister, and other acts in Atlanta.
Currently, Selah splits time between a day gig at Turner Studios, post-
production house for the Turner Networks, CNN and outside clients,
and managing an international entertainment promotions and
production company, with locations in Atlanta, Germany, and South
Africa.
Selah is deeply involved with the local Atlanta Digital Entertainment industry with Audio
Engineering Society (AES), Georgia Production Partnership (GPP), Georgia Entertainment
Association (GEA), Technology Association of GA (TAG), and as a founder of the State of Georgia’s
GEM entertainment workforce development program.
Amani Channel, MA — @urbanreporter
Sr. Producer KEF Media, WebVideoChefs.com
From his name, you can tell that working in the media is in Amani
Channel’s DNA.
He currently works in broadcast PR and has produced everything
from television segments, live webcasts, to news. His content has been
featured on Fox News Channel, CNN, NPR, BET, and across the Web.
In addtion, he’s taught digital media, video production, and spent a
decade reporting local and national television news stories throughout
the Southeast.
Amani is the co-founder of WebVideoChefs.com, a video production tutorial community, and
he currently works for KEF Media.
Daniel Roberts — @friendlyhuman
Friendly Human Productions
Daniel Roberts has been entrusted by leading companies, non-
profits, and even Grammy Award-winning musicians who demand
intentional, compelling, and results-oriented video. As a forerunner in
what Gizmodo titled the “DSLR Video Revolution,” Roberts lives in the
intersection of video artistry and marketing savvy.
After leaving the TV world, Roberts founded Friendly Human in 2008
around the powerful idea that well-directed, authentic passion is the
key to compelling video. Through specialized direction and editing,
Daniel and his team help people and organizations find and tell their stories online.
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5. Chip Dizard — @chipperd
GM, Education Channel 77, WebVideoChefs.com
Chip Dizard is a web developer, a video producer, and he currently is
the General Manager of the Education Channel 77 for the Baltimore
City Public School District. In this role, he oversees the day to day
operation of the television station, manages staff, interns, students, and
produces shows for television and the web.
Chip is known among friends as “one of the hardest working men in
media.” He founded Absolute Presence, a new media firm, in 2002
and operated the business until 2010. The company focused on web
development, video production, and media consulting for government agencies, nonprofits,
and companies.
In 2011, he partnered with Amani Channel to create WebVideoChefs.com an online video
production training community. To learn more about Chip and his business ventures, visit
www.chipdizard.com
Grayson Daughters — @SpaceyG
Waysouth Media
Grayson Hurst Daughters is the founder of WaySouth Media, Inc.,
an Atlanta-based new media consulting and production/promotions
company.
Daughters has an extensive background in traditional journalism and
corporate communications. Her recent work in the Georgia political
arena includes social media consulting for polling companies; and
online, social media political special projects and events for CBS-
Atlanta.
Shawn “Jaheed” Givens — @Jaheed
Digital Marketing Specialist
Shawn “Jaheed” Givens currently serves as an Online Marketing
Consultant and Internet Strategist. In 2009 and 2010 Jaheed grew
online sales for Pro Therapy Supplies from 4.2M to 10.5M using
traditional and online marketing in multiple channels.
Prior to Pro Therapy Supplies, Jaheed served as Director of Interactive
and Account Executive for the strategic marketing firm Visual Lexicon,
LLC. His clients included: City of College Park, GA, DeKalb County,
YWCA of Greater Atlanta, Keller Williams Realty, South Florida Sun-
Sentinel, Miami Herald, The Box Television Network, and Jive Records,
to mention a few.
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6. Desiree Peeples — @MommyReporter
MommyReporter.com
Desiree Peeples worked in traditional broadcast media for almost ten
years, but after a layoff and a baby she began blogging as a way to keep
up her journalism skills.
She is the creator of MommyReporter.com, a news and information
site for social media moms, and currently works as a social media
consultant and new media reporter. The main focus of her work
involves social media training and video blogging.
Jason Parker — @jasonaut
ArtRelish.com
Jason Parker is a social media strategist, photographic artist and blogger
based in Atlanta. Since 2007, Jason has published ArtRelish.com,
producing video interviews and lecture recordings about visual art
around Atlanta.
He works as the social media manager for SCAD, creating campaigns
and leading conversations about the university in the social space. He’s
worked in Internet and journalism since 1998, beginning in Portland,
Oregon, and then as the digital media editor for SavannahNOW.com,
the website of the Savannah Morning News.
Lamar Tyler — @LamarTyler
Tyler New Media, MyCulture.TV
Lamar Tyler has been called a New Media Strategist, Consultant,
Blogger and Filmmaker, but basically, he just creates good content.
Lamar’s strategic approach of using social media to promote his
independent film projects has resulted in a huge following, including a
fan base of over 70,000 on Facebook. Lamar has leveraged that fan base
to build relationships, and develop a grass roots distribution network
across the country.
Lamar’s company, Tyler New Media, Inc., is a full service media firm
specializing in online branding and consulting using social media and web 2.0 technologies.
Tyler New Media also provides end-to-end video solutions focusing on creating content
specifically for the web.
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7. Special thanks to the sponsors
and volunteers who made
Video Camp Atlanta possible:
TM
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