Over the years, we have continued to maintain and upgrade these investments. Just as price reductions hit the office and home computer hardware market, there was a rapid decrease in prices for prosumer media tools. In tandem with the equipment advancements, we continue to offer practical workshops in all elements of media production, emphasizing the hands-on nature of acquiring knowledge and experience in this digital world. We have seen a rise in the amount of people purchasing their own non-linear editing suites and experimenting with creative ideas, which is great. Our workshop program is a great place to get started with the fundamentals or to advance your skills with the latest products like Flash or Quick Time 4.
Nobody wants to produce something to sit on a shelf, gathering dust.
The ability to show your work to a captivated audience is every producers dream. We help realize that dream, whether it is through our screening program here at the Center or in collaboration with other local art organizations. We are now embarking on a new program of screening digital content via a high bandwidth connection, either directly from a computer harddrive or via the internet, thereby by-passing the whole tape or film process. This is the wave of the future. Indeed Next Wave Films' Agenda 2000 is an initiative to finance low-budget DV features from established directors, enabling filmmakers to innovate, to constantly push the envelope of creativity.