The Broadcast Arts Initiative, thru visual arts courses and hands on production experience on art and television projects, gives individuals ( aged 17 yrs to 99 yrs ) skills and a resume to start and foster their own art and video careers.
The Screen Arts Institute in it’s earliest form was founded in 1996 as the “Screen Arts Animation Studio” by Mark Stansberry . That early organization started with teaching film making (old school 16mm movie cameras) and traditional animation to a group of (8) young adults in Baltimore City, as well as producing an animated series for public access television It then moved the studio to the Chinatown section of Manhattan in New York City in 2006 , again teaching film making and animation and staying in New York City until it moved to Shamokin , Pa in 2016 It was then incorporated as a nonprofit in June 2021 after success starting a Saturday animation and digital art class for teens and young adults. The organization also currently produces a family friendly animated series with the help of some of its former students and interns and utilizes the voice talents of many local Shamokin residents. The animated series airs in Manhattan, the Bronx, York, Pa and as of last October, Stockholm Sweden.
Employersarerecognizingthattakingaskills-basedapproachtohiringandtalentdevelopmentiscriticaltosuccess
By not focusing solely on pedigree, companies are able to widen their talent pools and find qualified workers who they may have missed in the past
As the skills needed for companies to succeed continue to evolve, talent acquisition will be on the frontline of developing skills-based hiring, upskilling, and internal mobility programs that enable companies to adapt The Broadcast Arts Initiative aims to train individuals with these new skillsetstofillthisnewtalentpool
There is a growing need for digital media artists because of the increasing use of digital media by businesses and the many career opportunities that digital art skills canprovide:
Demand:Manycompaniesusedigitalmediaartiststocreatevisualcontentforbranding,advertising,socialmedia,websites,andevents
Careeropportunities:Digitalmediaartistscanworkinavarietyofindustries,includingillustration,characterdesign,storyboardart,anddesigndirection Theycanalsoworkas freelanceartists
Newperspectives:Digitaltechnologyopensupnewpossibilitiesforartisticexperimentationandcreativeexpression
Accessibility:Digitalartcanbeeasilytransportedandviewedondifferentdevices,anditcanbestoredandsentdigitallyaroundtheworld Efficiency:Mistakesindigitalartcanbefixedwithasimplekeystroke
Aesthetics:Digitalartprovidesmanyaestheticopportunitiesin2Dand3Dmedia
The Broadcast Arts Initiative is a 18 month program where students will go through seven (7) course modules in digital media. The course modules will range in time lengths from 5 to 13 weeks. The seven (7) courses are
In the Broadcast Arts Initiative program, students after having been in the program 9-12 months will be able to participate in actual Screen Arts Institute projects if they so choose and show aptitude in any particular media. This can be assistance on the “Stan’s Animation Hackstand” animated series, our Android based “Puddin” mobile games or any graphic or art related projects the studio is working on Students will also have the opportunity to complete “ pro bono” art / media related projects with outside small businesses and work directly with business owners in the region (with the Screen Arts Institute’s guidance)
With the help of our current partners on this project, CSO (Central Susquehanna Opportunities), Bucknell SBDC (Small Business Development Center) and the Shamokin EDA (Economic Development Authority) we have the ability to find those individuals who might be looking for new skill sets to gain entry into new career paths or start their own business endeavors as well as local businesses who will want to utilize our “ pro bono” program where students will get real experience working with businesses and helping them with any art related projects they may have (with guidance from Screen Arts Institute staff)
1)Togivethestudentsentrylevel skillsfor someindemandcareersinthecreativetech andknowledgebasedindustries
2) Givestudentsactualhandsonexperience onliveartandvideoprojects utilizingtheseskills.
3)Getstudentsstartedinandacclimatedtothe worldofremoteandfreelanceworkas wellasentrepreneurendeavorsusingthese newskills