Summer 2023 we had a chance to work with an incredible collective of folk in the Newberry S.C. community.
Haven Newberry is a collective of Newberry High School grads that got together and said, we gonna hold it down for our own. They created a space that provides middle and high school Newberry County students somewhere to grow professionally and artistically.
The Newberry Arts Center - NAC reached out to us and together with the team at Westview Behavioral Health Services we made space for an incredible #medialiteracy workshop with an awesome group of kids.
Cordell, Cordae, Ay’Zion, TJ, Zay, and Ty made up the Media Team at our I Got A Story To Tell workshop in Newberry SC during June and July. These young men, from 13-17 had never produced, filmed or edited any video before and after only seven Fridays of training, created a documentary video and recap video of Haven Newberry’s summer program which included the making of an incredible mural that all of the students worked on this summer.
Shout out to Marquerite Fowler Palmer Gracie Peck the Prevention Coalition of Newberry County and Create Newberry for working together for this summers incredible program!
And a special shout out to every parent and student and mentor that participated in The Haven Newberry 2023 Summer Program!
Head over to Haven Newberry to check out both videos now! In the meantime, check out this awesome recap shot and edited by OTRMG Team Member Adrian Williams
#MediaLiteracy #youthmedia #education #OTRMG #otrmediagroup #SouthCarolina #newberry #newberrysc #documentary #video #media #mediaeducation
Have you seen it yet?
The Fall Broadcast TV Spot “Check CAE First” is airing now.
Check out some way WAY behind the scenes of our production here.
Our goal when facilitating any #medialiteracy instruction is to de-emphasize learning video and editing skills and to EMPHASIZE learning how to communicate in a new language...The Language of Screens.
#StephenApkon used the phrase "The Age Of Screens", which we believe speaks precisely to the times we live in.
Understanding how messages are being communicated to us through a screen, and then, how to use that same education to communicate our own messages, is essential learning in a world powered by devices, screens and media content.
Here's a sneak peek into our "I Got A Story To Tell" Workshop that we had the absolute pleasure to do for the Blackville Community Development Corporation, the South Carolina Arts Commission Folklife Field School also powered by the National Endowment for the Arts.
We got busy! Enjoy!
#medialiteracy #mediaeducation #theageofscreens #screenlanguage #education #media #otrmediagroup #otrmg #blackville #blackvillesc #southcarolina Blackville, South Carolina
From Jobs to Career
"I come from a community where, without resources, you don't end up in a career you end up in jail." - Dr. Charlotte Barker Forrest
Watch the short doc “From Job to Career” South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families + Florence-Darlington Technical College now at www.otrmg.com
Director/Producer: Sherard Shekeese Duvall
D.P: Steve Saxon
Camera: The Foto Bros. LLC, Trevor Mercer, Steve Saxon
Grip/Electric: Joe Schmitt
Sound Mixer: Gripptightpro
Production Coordinator: JMicahFilms
Production Assistant: Denise McGill
#Fathers #Families #OTRMediaGroup #Documentary #stories #blackmanworking #blackstories #sc #ruralsc #southcarolina #florence
Reading and Writing with Screens RECAP
In Fall 2022, we created and facilitated a 10-week Moving Image Literacy after school program for Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lakelands Region at Saluda Middle School in Saluda, SC.
This program sought to empower students in their middle school careers with 21st Century #medialiteracy skills in hopes of keeping them engaged in school and acted as a module for Be Great Academy staff to replicate screen language exercises for students.
Working individually and in teams of two, students learned creative and innovative techniques of critical thinking through viewing and discussion, reading and listening comprehension exercises, writing (filming) and presenting simple video texts.
We had a blast with these students. Check out the short recap above to get a taste of how it all went down.
Visit Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lakelands Region for more info on their work.
#medialiteracy #youthmedia #OTRMG #otrmediagroup #education #educational #middleschool #southcarolina Arts Grow SC
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Cottontown Art Crawl 2023
As a North Main Columbia based business, we love when we get a chance to get down with our neighbors.
Shout out to #RustyCox and the team Cottontown Art Crawl for having us as this year's media sponsor.
We ate, we drank, we bought art, we took selfies and we made this pretty cool video.
Looking forward to next year!
Camera: Shayne Bennett Sherard Shekeese Duvall
Post: OTR Media Group
Cottontown Art Crawl Earlewood Neighborhood OTR Media Group #neighbors #art #community Experience Columbia SC
"I don't think it's the consumer's fault, it's just that we don't place any value on actually orienting people to a really confusing media environment and they get angry because their expectations are off." - Matt Bai #journalist #writer
As citizens of the world, as citizens of our respective countries, it is our duty to have knowledge about our role in our community, our state and our world.
For more information on #MediaLiteracyEducation and to learn how to become a #MediaLiterateCitizen here are some folks you can follow right now
National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)
Abbie Richards
Media Literacy Now
Renee Hobbs
Anti conspiracy memewars
Media Literacy Clearinghouse www.frankwbaker.com
#medialiteracy #medialiteracyeducation #thenewliteracy #otrmediagroup
Unfairness in workplace culture
"The unfairness in a bad workplace culture is a dangerous thing for most organizations, and it's something that people need to work on right now" - Anton Gunn
Our clients do dope s*&^.
Anton Gunn is an international speaker, bestselling author, and consultant. A former advisor to President Barack Obama and the world’s leading authority on Socially Conscious Leadership.
Click on Anton Gunn 's profile now to check out his newest book "Just Lead" available on all platforms now!
Location: The Township Auditorium
Producer/Director: Sherard Shekeese Duvall
Camera/DP: Xaver Perdue
Edit/VFX: OTR Media Group
Writer: Anton Gunn
#otrmediagroup #antongunn #mediastrategy #mediacontent #tbt #medialiteracy #strategy #leadership #socialleadership
Media Literacy is Self Defense
Media Literacy is Self Defense
#medialiteracy is self defense.
Hear Sherard Shekeese Duvall and Gene Crawford chat about how to protect yourself in these internet streets.
Click - https://warriormindset.us/media-literacy-is-self-defense/ to listen to the entire episode.
#medialiteracy #otrmediagroup #warriormindset #warriormindsetpodcast #education #context #askquestions #medialiteracyeducation
"Going back and forth to family court, you know they have me an ultimatum. You can go participate in a Fatherhood Initiative Program or you can go to jail for three months.
And I was like...where is the program?" - Ron Pyett
Hear Ron’s story in the short doc “From Job to Career” @scfathersandfamilies now. Link In Bio.
Director/Producer: @shekeesesmd
D.P: Steve Saxon
Camera: @hilarryous_f
Camera: @trevormercer
Grip/Electric: Joe Schmitt
Sound Mixer: @gripptightpro
Production Coordinator: @jmicahx
Production Assistant: Denise McGill
#Fathers #Families #OTRMediaGroup #Documentary #stories #scfathers #blackmanworking #blackstories #sc #ruralsc #southcarolina #florence
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"Going back and forth to family court, you know they have me an ultimatum. You can go participate in a Fatherhood Initiative Program or you can go to jail for three months.
And I was like...where is the program?" - Ron Pyett
Hear Ron’s story in the short doc “From Job to Career” for the South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families now.
https://vimeo.com/321841306
Director/Producer: Sherard Shekeese Duvall
D.P: Steve Saxon
Camera: The Foto Bros. LLC
Camera: Trevor Mercer
Grip/Electric: Joe Schmitt
Sound Mixer: Gerard Gripp Richardson
Production Coordinator: JMicahFilms
Production Assistant: Denise McGill
#Fathers #Families #OTRMediaGroup #Documentary #stories #scfathers #blackmanworking #blackstories #sc #ruralsc #southcarolina #florence
Deitra Stover Matthews is a child of #Columbiasc - we said, let's stay right there. Let's tell that story.
Sometimes the best #strategy, is no strategy at all. Humanity always wins. Regardless on where on planet earth you are from, childhood memories, hurt, loss, growth, are all emotions we share. So we dive headfirst into that.
This collaboration with As Told By Agency + Lauren Harper - while it didn't get us the result we hoped for - we enjoyed crafting this groundbreaking announcement.
Producer: Sherard Shekeese Duvall
Director: Sherard Shekeese Duvall / Bill Grant
Assoc. Producer: Lauren Harper
Writer: Sherard Shekeese Duvall Lauren Harper Deitra Stover Matthews
D.P: Bill Grant
Camera: Alex Cone, Bill Grant
Grip/Electric: As Told By Agency
Sound Mixer: As Told By Agency
Sound Design: OTR Media Group
Photography: Deitra Stover Matthews
As Told By Agency + OTR Media Group
#scfilm #documentary #shortdocs #sc #southcarolina #columbiasc #announcement
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Redefining Literacy.
At #OTRMediaGroup we are advocating for a cultural change. A culture shift. To change the way we educate the public. Full stop.
When learning any language, before you can create sentences, you have to understand the rules of how to put a sentence together. If you jump to trying to have a conversation in any language, before you can understand how to put together a sentence IN that language, well, that’s the equivalent of thinking that you have the skills to build a house simply because you hung a picture frame neatly on a wall.
We believe Media Literacy is the key to restructuring the public education system, with contextually understanding media or screen language at the CENTER of education.
We believe that is how you prepare the public for growing and thriving in a world dominated by screens.
#MediaLiteracy #thenewliteracy #medialiteracyeducation #otrmediagroup #disruption #disruptor #disrupteducation
Education disruption.
At #OTRMediaGroup we are advocating for a cultural change. A culture shift. To change the way we educate the public. Full stop.
When learning any language, before you can create sentences, you have to understand the rules of how to put a sentence together. If you jump to trying to have a conversation in any language, before you can understand how to put together a sentence IN that language, well, that’s the equivalent of thinking that you have the skills to build a house simply because you hung a picture frame neatly on a wall.
We believe Media Literacy is the key to restructuring the public education system, with contextually understanding media or screen language at the CENTER of education.
We believe that is how you prepare the public for growing and thriving in a world dominated by screens.
#MediaLiteracy #thenewliteracy #medialiteracyeducation #otrmediagroup #disruption #disruptor #disrupteducation
Localizador de vacunas SCCOVID-19
Fact Forward + SC DHEC
Visita:
https://scdhec.gov/covid19/covid-19-vaccine
Director/Producer: Sherard Shekeese Duvall
Dir. of Photog: Joe Schmitt
Sound Mixer: Eddie Wilson
Makeup/Hair: Beauty by KeiKei
Prod. Coordinator/Teleprompter: Torres Fontain Jr.
Photography/Prod. Asst: The Foto Bros. LLC
The Case of Johnny Bennett
"I'm not a law scholar, but...I do know that we're supposed to get a fair trial. And here I am...a black man, on trial, in the South, on trial, in Lexington County? I mean it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what the jury was gonna come back with." - Johnny Bennett
The Case of Johnny Bennett. Now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfd7D-6vh4Q&t=5s
For more information on the work of Columbia's Justice 360 visit Justice360.org
#documentary #scfilm #southcarolina #justice360 #criminaljustice #criminaljusticereform #deathpenalty #deathpenaltyreform #otrmediagroup
Homer be lyin. Media literacy 101
Homer be lyin’.
Living in the #informationage has its pros and cons. Many of us are using technology to quickly access data, communicate or solve problems.
However, information can be overwhelming. What’s good information? What’s bad? And who’s to say which is which?
Our 5th grade teachers had the answer that is applicable right now. Comprehension or Understanding is a critical component of being literate. Reading and writing are useless if one can’t UNDERSTAND what is being communicated.
We all have a responsibility to help each other. Making sure we have a clear understanding of the information we consume is essential to our safety and happiness.
Don’t be like Homer. Homer be lyin.
Visit our friends National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) for media literacy tools
#medialiteracy #informationage #ageofscreens #screenlanguage #weareinthistogether #helpushelpyou #otrmediagroup
AFAM 50th 4 Part Series, now available on YouTube.