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SECC is Committed to Excellence in Media Education

Through partnerships, SECC empowers educators not just with the equipment, but the expertise necessary to teach media today. Additionally, SECC reaches students directly to help train the next generation of media producers, instilling skills they can use regardless of the career path they take. Check back often to find out about exciting opportunities to network, learn and share! For individual SEVA resources, including SEVA category highlights, curriculum, and more, visit the SEVA Resources page.

Video: Making Movie Magic with Stop Motion
From CapCUE 2017, Thuy Pham shows how to use stop motion animation to add a creative twist to your classroom.

Google Slides: Stop Motion Animation Presentation
Learn how to create simple stop motion animation videos.

Video: Animation and Game Design Day – Ben Adams
Ben Adams explains the steps to being a successful artist and animator at Animation and Game Design Event at Elk Grove USD.

Video: Animation and Game Design Day – Mario De Govia
Mario discusses the role of the producer in video game development at Animation and Game Design Event at Elk Grove USD.

Video: Animation and Game Design Day – Cole Sanchez
Writer, storyboard artist and voice actor, Cole Sanchez, spoke to students at the Elk Grove USD Animation and Game Design Event.

Video: Animation and Game Design Day – Noah Bench
3D Artist Noah Bench spoke to students at the Elk Grove USD Animation and Game Design Event.

Video: Exploring your Creative Expression
In this SEVA Training Classic, Shawn Sullivan of Sheldon High School’s K9 Studios and guests discuss creative storytelling.

Video: Story Telling with Art
In this SEVA Training Classic, Shawn Sullivan of Sheldon High School’s K9 Studios talk story telling with the principals of art.

Video: Pixar’s Bob Peterson
From #SEVACON, learn about Bob Peterson’s journey and experiences as an animator, screenwriter, director, voice actor and member of Pixar’s Senior Creative Team.

Video: Digital Storytelling – Lets Get Your Students Creating in the Classroom
From CapCUE 2017, this video shows how digital storytelling gives students voice and choice in the classroom.

Video: Austin Madison of Pixar
In this SEVA Training Classic, Austin Madison of Pixar takes the audience through how to build a creative story.

Video: Exploring your Creative Expression
In this SEVA Training Classic, Shawn Sullivan of Sheldon High School’s K9 Studios and guests discuss creative storytelling.

Video: Story Telling with Art
In this SEVA Training Classic, Shawn Sullivan of Sheldon High School’s K9 Studios talk story telling with the principals of art.

Resource: CTE Online California
Training and development resources from the California Department of Education.

Resource: Adobe Education Exchange
Free professional development and educational resources from Adobe.

Resource: The Educator’s Guide to WeVideo
Read the teachers guide direct from WeVideo.

Resource: The Academy of Scholastic Broadcasting
The Academy of Scholastic Broadcasting offers tools and trainings for video teachers.

Video: The Big Picture – Teaching Media
Learn how to be a more effective media teacher with Dave Davis of ASB at the SEVA Teacher Workshop.

Video: Field Kit Pledge
Learn how you can help ensure students treat video equipment with respect in this video.

Video: Home Reporter Setup
Learn how to use equipment in the Home Reporter Setup, including LED ring-light, smartphone holder, mini-tripod and more.

Video: Home Host Setup
Learn how to use equipment in the Home Host Setup, including LED light stand with camera mount and wired lavaliere microphone.

Video: Field Kit Fundamentals
Learn how to use the equipment in the Field Kit Fundamentals Setup, including Canon camcorder, mini-tripod, and more.

Video: Wired Lavaliere Microphone
Learn how to use a wired lavaliere microphone.

Video: Field Kit Unboxing
In this edition, you will learn what to expect when first unboxing your original SEVA Studio Field Kit.

Video: Basic Camera Functions
This video shows the basic functions of your video camera.

Video: Tripod Setup
This videos explains how to set up and use a tripod.

Video: Cable Management
Learn some common mistakes when putting away cables and see best practices for storing and managing cables.

Video: Wired Microphones
This video explains how to use simple XLR wired microphones.

Video: Sony Wireless Microphone
This edition explains how to setup and use Sony Bluetooth wireless microphones.

Video: Audio Monitoring
Host Trevor Harding shows how and why to monitor audio while recording.

Video: Field Kit Pledge
Learn how you can help ensure students treat video equipment with respect in this video.

Video: The Perfect Interview
From #SEVACON, learn tips and tricks for the perfect interview with Melissa May and SECC staff.

Video: Shooting the Perfect Interview with SECC
Learn some tips and tricks for capturing interviews with SEVA TV’s Kaser Winn and SECC’s Nick Conklin in this short video.

Video: Shooting Interviews
Learn the basics of shooting interviews with Brandon Goodwin of ASB at the 2019 SEVA Teacher Workshop.

Video: Visual Storytelling with Rob Stewart
Learn about visual storytelling with KVIE’s Rob Stewart.

Resource: Shooting Interviews Google Slides Presentation
An SECC presentation on how to record good quality interviews.

Video: Three Point Lighting
Learn the basics of Three Point Lighting with Brandon Goodwin of ASB.

Video: Dakota News Now Studio Tour with Vanessa Gomez
From #SEVACON, Travel to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to go behind the scenes at ABC/NBC Dakota News Now with SEVA’s own Vanessa Gomez.

Video: Building a News Story with Olivia DeGennaro
From #SEVACON, Olivia DeGennaro gives her experiences and tips as KTXL Fox40 reporter.

Video: Sports Reporting
From #SEVACON, Fox40’s Scott Moak and KCRA3’s Michelle Dapper discusses sports broadcasting.

Video: Building a Home Studio Deirdre Fitzpatrick
KCRA Morning News anchor/reporter Deirdre Fitzpatrick gives a tour of her home studio setup.

Video: Building a Home Studio with Vanessa Gomez
Dakota News Now morning anchor Vanessa Gomez gives #SEVACON participants a tour of her home studio.

Video: Lessons Learned & Helpful Hints from KCRA 3 News
Jim Stimson & Kristie Gong from KCRA share the lessons they’ve learned and some helpful hints in covering the news during COVID.

Video: Sports Broadcasting with Michelle Dapper
Learn how Michelle Dapper works to not only report the scores, but to tell the stories.

Video: News Reporting with Viviana Paez
From Sacramento Student Media Day, Viviana Paez shares what it takes to work at a local Spanish-language news station.

Video: TV Engineering with Gary Cox
From Sacramento Student Media Day, presenter Gary Cox discusses the nuts and bolts of broadcast engineering.

Video: Cooking up the News with Dana LaChapelle
From CapCUE, Dana LaChapelle teaches a fool-proof recipe to help students cook up awesome news packages.

Video: Sports Reporting & Live Television with Bryan May
In this SEVA Training Classic Bryan May talks about sports reporting for live television.

Video: Building School News Stories with Dana LaChapelle
Dana LaChapelle discusses how to teach your students how to produce the news through an in-depth look at TJTV.

Video: Building News Stories with Nick Monacelli
In this SEVA Training Classic, reporter Nick Monacelli goes over creating compelling news stories.

Video: WeVideo Basics
Learn the basic workflow to get students off and running on their projects with WeVideo’s cloud-based editing platform.

Video: WeVideo Advanced
Learn more advanced techniques you and your students can utilize in WeVideo.

Resource: WeVideo Game Board Level 1 | Level 2
Game boards for a class assignment to get to know WeVideo.

Resource: The Educator’s Guide to WeVideo
Read the teachers guide direct from WeVideo.

Video: Post-Production with PBS KVIE
From #SEVACON, PBS KVIE takes you inside the edit of an actual show to see what it takes to go from script to your television.

Video: Shooting the Perfect Interview With SECC
Learn some tips and tricks for capturing interviews with SEVA TV’s Kaser Winn and SECC’s Nick Conklin.

Video: Pitch-Fest with Veronica Serrano Padilla
#SEVACON talks to KCRA/My58 Programming Director Veronica Serrano Padilla

Video: Basic Shooting Tools
Learn inexpensive tools, techniques and workflows to help your students produce content.

Video: How to Shoot & Edit a Story on Your iPhone
Learn how you can leverage your iPhone to the best of it’s ability and share stories you come across no matter where and when.

Video: Introduction to Videography
Learn the basics of videography from Brandon Goodwin of ASB at the SEVA Teacher Workshop.

Video: Shooting Interviews
Learn the basics of shooting interviews with Brandon Goodwin of ASB at the 2019 SEVA Teacher Workshop.

Video: Tips & Tricks for Production with Thuy Pham | Google Slides Presentation
Learn how to add the proper techniques to make a variety of creative videos to use within the classroom.

Video: How-To Videos with Odin Abbott
From Sacramento Student Media Day, Odin Abbott discusses the ins and outs of how-to videos.

Video: Commercials & Promos
From Sacramento Student Media Day, learn how to make a short promotional video.

Video: Pitch-Fest with Veronica Serrano Padilla
#SEVACON talks to KCRA/My58 Programming Director Veronica Serrano Padilla.

Video: Becoming a Better Content Creator with KJ2 Productions
From #SEVACON, learn how to create and promote content that is gripping and inspiring.

Video: Sacramento Kings Production
Learn about the Sacramento Kings Production from Sacramento Student Media Day 2019.

Video: Logos & Graphics with Charles Abel-Lear
Learn from KCRA’s Charles Abel-Lear about how to create and design effective logos and graphics.

Video: Effective PSAs with Neil Cohen
How to create a 30 second public service announcement with a camera, mic and laptop.

Video: Camera Presence with Scott Moak
From #SEVACON, Scott Moak shares how you can use your voice to share powerful stories in our community.

Video: Pixar’s Bob Peterson
From #SEVACON, learn about Bob Peterson’s journey and experiences as an animator, screenwriter, director, voice actor and member of Pixar’s Senior Creative Team.

Video: Writing for Broadcast
News anchors Keristen Holmes and Melissa May discuss how to write for broadcast on a daily basis.

Video: Visual Storytelling with Rob Stewart
Learn about visual storytelling with KVIE’s Rob Stewart.

Video: Independent Films with Chris & Heather King
Learn about independent filmmaking from Chris and Heather King.

Video: Keynote by Lauren Levine
Hear about Lauren Levine’s work as producer and director for network, reality and documentary programming.

Video: Digital Storytelling – Let’s Get Your Students Creating in the Classroom
This session encourages students to be creators of content and share their stories and creativity with an authentic audience.

Video: Creative Storytelling
Pixar Animator Austin Madison leads students through the different stages of building a story.

Video: Exploring your Creative Expression
The team at K9 Studios explore creativity and storytelling in this session.

Video: Storytelling with Art
The session discussed how simple shapes like circles, rectangles, and triangles help define every animated character design and personality.

SEVAFest is a free opportunity for local media students put their media skills to the test. Students are given exclusive access to exciting, real-life events where they are able to experience life as a real journalist. Go on location to real events in the community and meet with a team of fellow SEVA students, families, teachers, and professional mentors to capture a video in one day.