Hollywood Comes To Gorham
July 7, 2009
USM’s EAST-2 (Eastern Alliance in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics for Students with Disabilities) will be offering three summer sessions.
Designed to encourage students with disabilities to participate in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics fields and pursue them as careers, USM’s East-2 Alliance will be presenting “Hollywood Comes to Gorham” a four-day workshop on Friday, July 10 – Monday, July 13.
It is designed to expose students to video production, directing, and editing. From 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday, July 10 – 11, some 15 students from Bonny Eagle, Casco Bay, York, Deering, and Portland High Schools will work with industry professional and USM faculty member Doug Finck. Students will also have the opportunity to tour the WPXT television studios in Portland.
On Sunday, July 12 students will be learning how to edit. And on the workshop’s final day, Monday, July13 students will have the opportunity to create their own video from start to finish, using the Gorham campus as their set.
All video production and editing sessions will be held in USM’s John Mitchell Center, Gorham. The Mitchell Center, home of USM’s School of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology, is located behind the Costello Sports Complex.
For more information please contact, Lynn Lovewell, 780-5449, http://eastalliance2.org/. For help arranging a story, you also can call USM Public Affairs, 780-4200.
The University of Southern Maine (USM) offers its 10,000 plus students more than 115 areas of undergraduate and graduate study. USM’s location in southern Maine, a region cited as one of the most liveable in the country, offers a range of educational, cultural and recreational opportunities.
