Steeltown's Take A Shot At Changing The World

04/30/2016

Know a teen filmmaker? Want to support young people and media. Please join us tomorrow at the AMC Waterfront for the 2016 Take A Shot At Changing the World ceremony and see some great videos made by students across Western Pennsylvania. https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ecllwuno76cadff6&oseq=&c=&ch=

Come celebrate the winners and submissions from this year's Take a Shot contest!

04/16/2016

Steeltown is giving away $12,000 to middle school and high school students. But you need to submit your video by April 17th at www.takeashotcontest.org See this video for details.

Check out Episode 1, Part 4: Making Your Own Movie! Make sure to enter Steeltown's Take a Shot contest by 04.17.2016 for your chance to appear on The Reel Te...

05/21/2015

Vote for your TAS Fan Favorite! The Deadline is May 27th. http://conta.cc/1c7pWU7

04/02/2015

April 12 celebrate 60th anniversary of the Salk Vaccine with polio movie screening http://conta.cc/1yHAb74

60 years ago, Pittsburgh made history by developing the first successful polio vaccine.  On April 12, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Frick Fine Arts Building on the University of Pittsburgh campus, you are invited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Salk Polio Vaccine with a free screening of the award…

03/20/2015

Attention high school and middle school students! Enter Steeltown's Take a shot: Teen Film Prize from April 15-April 30

What's your story? Create a short video (2-5 minutes) about People, Places or Things, in and around the Greater Pittsburgh Area, that have had a positive impact on S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math); or one of our Special Categories. Your movie can be an animation, an interview, a commercial, a comedy, a drama -- you name it! Just be creative and have fun! And remember, you don't need to have a camera. You can use your smartphone to make an amazing video.

There will be two prizes given out in each category, one for middle school and one for high school

Best Documentary ($2,000)
Best Narrative ($2,000)
Fan Favorite ($1,000)
Special Categories

Mentoring ($1,000)
History of Pittsburgh's Influence in WWII ($1,000)

02/17/2015

Watch Steeltown President and CEO, Carl Kurlander, Youth and Media Program Manager, Amber Farr, and Special Effects Artist, Steve Tolin on Pittsburgh Today Live talking about Steeltown's upcoming Take A Shot Kickoff/Pre-Oscar Party on February 21!

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02/12/2015

Know a middle school or high school student who likes movies? Want them to get paid for making a video instead of doing homework? Want them to meet film professionals who have worked on films like "Fault In Our Stars" and "Dark Knight"? Have them come next Saturday February 21st to Steeltown's Teen Oscar Party at the Warhol. It's free and fun with prizes and film workshops and a chance to win up to $10,000 in our Steeltown's Take A Shot At Changing The World contest. You can register here. Know a middle school or high school student who likes movies? Want them to get paid for making a video instead of doing homework? Want them to meet film professionals who have worked on films like "Fault In Our Stars" and "Dark Knight"? Have them come next Saturday February 21st to Steeltown's Teen Oscar Party at the Warhol. It's free and fun with prizes and film workshops and a chance to win up to $10,000 in our Steeltown's Take A Shot At Changing The World contest. You can register here. http://www.steeltown.org/youth-media

12/19/2014

09/24/2014

This looks like an interesting event! Anthropologist, Dr. Mizuko Ito to speak on “Connected Learning” at Pitt.

This event is free and open to the public.
October 15, 2014 - 10:30am to 11:45am
William Pitt Union Assembly Room (University of Pittsburgh)

For information contact Tyler Bickford: [email protected], 412-624-2613. http://www.childrenslit.pitt.edu/event/anthropologist-mizuko-ito-speak-connected-learning-pitt

The University of Pittsburgh is among the nation's most distinguished comprehensive universities, with a wide variety of high-quality programs in both the arts and sciences and professional fields.

07/01/2014

06/30/2014

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/children-of-the-night

Former intern and wildly talented Olivia Tant is raising funds for her senior thesis film at Tisch School for the Arts. Children of the Night is a stop motion about the journey into the Afterlife, accompanied by an amazing soundtrack. Check out her indiegogo, and support her if you can!! There are some pretty cool perks :)

Journey into the ghettos of the subconscious

06/30/2014

Great article on the Gateway High School's "If Only We Had Known," which took first place in this year's Take a Shot at Changing the World Contest.
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourplum/yourplummore/6298186-74/video-gateway-club