The Unbound Book Festival is holding its annual program online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The events are spread out over a four-month period, including Thursday’s panel on queer narratives in young adult fiction.
The event is almost entirely volunteer-based, with help from tech leads like Matt Schacht to make sure the livestreams run smoothly. Schacht worked out of the VidWest Community Media Center to monitor Thursday’s panel.
Matt Schacht monitors the virtual events for the Unbound Book Festival on Thursday at VidWest Studio off Business Loop 70 in Columbia. The festival is being held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The VidWest Community Media Center provides media services
The VidWest Community Media Center provides media services and studio space to the public. Organizations like the True/False Film Festival use the space in the studio for storage during their off-season.
Matt Schacht monitors a livestream of the panel for Queer Narrative
Matt Schacht monitors a livestream of the panel for Queer Narrative in YA Fiction on Thursday, in Columbia. Authors Lindsay Sproul and Michael Barakiva spoke about their novels during the livestream and how they found inspiration to write for the LGBTQ+ community.
Interview transcriptions and notes for a feature-length documentary
Interview transcriptions and notes for a feature-length documentary project cover tables on Thursday, at the VidWest Community Media Center in Columbia. Equipment, training and studio space is available for digital media content creators with a membership.
Progress on renovating VidWest Community Media Center slowed
Progress on renovating VidWest Community Media Center slowed down when the pandemic began in March 2020. The building used to be an auto parts shop, but now contains a place for the public to utilize for creative content production and tech assistance.
