Film Students Power Video-Production Business
Teenagers are building real-world digital skills for future careers
Devon Thomas spent the last year handling high-tech video and audio equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars while shooting video of conferences and renowned speakers, a responsibility that sometimes had her working from dawn until dusk.
But Ms. Thomas is not a professional videographer. In fact, she is just graduating from high school this month after attending Philadelphia’s 485-student Science Leadership Academy , a public magnet school where the filmmaking instructor has launched a student-powered business providing video services to companies and the community.
Ms. Thomas and her peers have provided video for a variety of events, including 2010’s TEDxPhilly, a conference intended to spark discussion about various aspects of the city; EduCon, an education innovation conference hosted by the school; and the appearance by rock band 61 North at...
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