The Media Spot

The Generation Connection is a non-profit inter-generational summer camp in Gainesville, Florida. Since its inception in 2002, TMS has served on the board, and has been integrating video production and media literacy into the camp through the TGC Clips of the Day. In 2008 we began working with TGC to expand the camp to new locations -- bringing the TMS video production experience along, of course.

7 summers, 35 Clips of the Day. The Generation Connection 7 wrapped up at the end of July with 5 new CODs shot and edited by tween-aged and senior citizen campers with one objective: communicate what makes the experience of exploring Central Florida with each other worth coming back for every year.

The Media Spot has worked within The Generation Connection summer camp for senior citizen mentors and kids age 8-12 since it's establishment in 2002. Each day, small groups of campers video tape activities and work with TMS to edit their footage into "Clips of the Day". This year's clips focus on in-camera editing, and employed a 14 year-old counselor in training to assemble and pre-edit camper's raw video clips.

Andy and I just returned from a video production stint at the 5th Annual Generation Connection Camp in Florida. The campers focused on "in-camera editing" this year while shooting their "Clips of the Day", which are now up on thegenerationconnection.com.

TMS will be working on location for the fifth year in a row at The Generation Connection, a "camp on wheels" that brings together 8-15 year old kids with active senior citizens for a variety of activities all over central Florida. A regular feature of the camp has been video production with TMS, where campers and seniors videotape daily experiences and edit their footage into documentary-style "Clips of the Day" throughout the week. Check out Friday's Clip of the Day from 2006.

The Media Spot has worked within The Generation Connection summer camp for senior citizen mentors and kids age 8-12 since it's establishment in 2002. Each day, small groups of campers video tape activities and edit the footage into "Clips of the Day". 2004's clips had campers editing in iMovie on a laptop, on the road for the first time.