Since our inception, Deproduction has been offering discounted, professional production services to local nonprofit organizations and community groups. Our award-winning productions have aired locally and nationally and have helped over 100 different groups in fundraising, training and education, and raising awareness in the community.
For organizations which lack the funds to afford even our discounted production services, we have training programs in conjunction with Denver Open Media that, for very little cost, can help individuals and organizations access the training and equipment they need to produce their own videos. Even still, there are some organizations that have a special need and no funds available, and for them, we have initiated a Non-Profit Production Grant. Traditionally this grant had been awarded to only one non-profit, yet beginning in the summer of 2008, with support from the Community First Foundation, this grant opportunity is being expanded to as many as 6 non-profit organizations.
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Each year, Deproduction also selects one individual production effort to receive a complete HD production support grant that covers all production and post-production equipment and crew costs. The individual receives support in pre-production, scripting, and planning, is able to utilize all the production equipment and resources at Deproduction, and also receives full crew support for the production.
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In 2008, Deproduction was the recipient of a Knight News Challenge award aimed at a long-term goal of helping Public Access TV stations and Community Technology Centers better cooperate as a nation-wide user-driven network. At the core of this grant is the collection and implementation of a set of open-source tools developed by DOM and others aimed at expanding the role of the community and streamlining much of the workload of a Public Access station or CTC.
Throughout 2008, Deproduction will continue updating and developing the various Drupal modules used in the User-Automated operation of Denver Open Media, while integrating them with other Drupal
By early 2009, Deproduction will make these tools available via Drupal.org for Public Access stations and CTCs to implement. For those organizations requiring support, Deproduction will select a group of beta-test sites to receive comprehensive consulting, implementation, and training services. Organizations interested in applying to be one of the initial test-sites can complete our application form beginning July 9, 2008.
Throughout 2009, our team will continue development and integration of these tools as they are tested in various environments, working with other development efforts to have a complete Drupal Public Access/CTC install profile ready for widespread use by the end of 2009. By mid 2010, we will have contributed to the development of a Public Access file exchange system that will enable all participating organizations to leverage the thousands of hours of content produced every day across the Public Access/CTC community.
Applications to receive full-service implementation, training, and development services from Deproduction will open from July 9, through Nov 9, 2008.