Somerville Community Access Television is starting a 10-session Next Generation Producers afterschool media club for Somerville middle school students.  The club will meet on Wednesdays, beginning on October 3, from 3:30 to 5:30 at 90 Union Square. The students will create  their own TV projects that may include working in a three-camera TV studio, documentaries about the community, and stop-motion animation.  The students get hands-on training in all aspects of production, and their finished projects will be shown on SCATV Channel 3, and posted on-line.

The instructor, Gordon Nelson, has been teaching video production to youth since 2003. He has also taught filmmaking to college students at Carnegie-Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Mass College of Art.  His films have been screened across the U.S. and internationally.

This is a wonderful opportunity for creative students, ages 11 to 14 who want to have fun making movies. The Fall session of the afterschool Media Club runs from October 3 to December 12, and the cost is $125. Need-based scholarships are available. Call 617-628-8827 for more information or visit the Next Generation Producer website, http://nextgenerationproducers.wordpress.com.