Want to use your video camera to help tell the tales of Syracuse? This is your chance. WNIT Public Television is now accepting volunteer videographers from the Syracuse area through July 7, to help bring to life the unique story of the rich and vibrant city of Syracuse for the upcoming documentary, “Our Town: Syracuse.” The show will premiere Monday, Aug. 21. Interested individuals are encouraged to contact WNIT Senior Producer/Director, Brenda Bowyer at the WNIT Public Television Station. WNIT’s “Our Town” series is about the towns and the people within them who help tell the stories of what makes their community unique. The show seeks to feature everything from historical sites to traditional high school hangouts, churches, downtown, restaurants, great traditions and other special places that are known to the local residents. What sets the “Our Town” series apart from other documentaries is that the towns’ stories are told through the eyes of the people who live and work there. With the help of volunteer videographers and a little training from WNIT’s professional award-winning production team, ordinary residents become volunteer videographers and create their own creative scrapbook on film. WNIT’s professional staff edits the video recordings and combines them with interviews to create a storybook of “Our Town.” This videotaping and editing results in a one- hour documentary that reflects the emotional ties of the people who live, love and are passionate about their town. In the end, if we’ve done our job correctly, their town becomes “Our Town: Syracuse,” Monday, August 21, 2017 at 8pm on WNIT channel 34.1 For more details, contact Brenda Bowyer at bbowyer@wnit.org or call 574.675.9648 x. 316
