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Over the course of 15 weeks, Salt students research and locate compelling stories, work hard to gain access, and then figure out how best to tell that story in images, words, and sound. Our students excercise this muscle in a variety of ways, some technical, some artistic, but always with a focus on storytelling.
Photography students work on two projects concurrently; one is a collaboration with a writing student, the other is an independent photographic essay. From time to time they also collaborate with radio students or illustrate their pieces. Our writing students hone their skills by working on two projects as well; the first effort is a short 1000 word piece, the second is a longer 3000 word piece and is a collaboration with a photography student. Our radio students produce two radio pieces of distinctly different style; one narrated, and one non-narrated piece.
Regardless of which track they are in, our students spend many intensive hours both in the field and in the classroom interviewing, shooting, writing, recording, editing, critiquing, reworking, rethinking, reediting, focusing, expandanding, workshopping -- and then doing that all over again. The result of all this hard work has many layers. Some grow as the result of such a challenge, others establish a new and exciting direction for their lives, but all of them walk away with two things: a portfolio of professional quality and a love for true documentary work.
We hope you paruse this section of the website and stay awhile. We'll be adding new work, pulling great stuff from the Salt archive, and giving you a taste of work in progress from time to time, so come back and see us.
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Over the course of 15 weeks, Salt students research and locate compelling stories, work hard to gain access, and then figure out how best to tell that story in images, words, and sound. Our students excercise this muscle in a variety of ways, some technical, some artistic, but always with a focus on storytelling.
Photography students work on two projects concurrently; one is a collaboration with a writing student, the other is an independent photographic essay. From time to time they also collaborate with radio students or illustrate their pieces. Our writing students hone their skills by working on two projects as well; the first effort is a short 1000 word piece, the second is a longer 3000 word piece and is a collaboration with a photography student. Our radio students produce two radio pieces of distinctly different style; one narrated, and one non-narrated piece.
Regardless of which track they are in, our students spend many intensive hours both in the field and in the classroom interviewing, shooting, writing, recording, editing, critiquing, reworking, rethinking, reediting, focusing, expandanding, workshopping -- and then doing that all over again. The result of all this hard work has many layers. Some grow as the result of such a challenge, others establish a new and exciting direction for their lives, but all of them walk away with two things: a portfolio of professional quality and a love for true documentary work.
We hope you paruse this section of the website and stay awhile. We'll be adding new work, pulling great stuff from the Salt archive, and giving you a taste of work in progress from time to time, so come back and see us.
[Or if you're super saavy, sign up for an RSS feed that will notify you the minute new work arrives.]
