Our TechKno Academy participants have an option of participating in the Music and Film program, with a focus on socially conscious music videos, short films and documentaries, and our Film Sound Design program, that focuses on the postproduction process. We delete the audio track of their favorite film, and instruct them on how to replace the sound effects, recording their own elements of sound design: foley, sound effects and music.

CNN Producers Craig Harris and Yoav Attias visit TechKno Academy to discuss their storyboard for the short film “Perpetrators”

People participating in a discussion or presentation inside a room with large windows and a whiteboard.
A man wearing headphones and a light-colored shirt dances in a recording studio with musical equipment, a piano, and microphones in the background.
People sitting around a conference table watching a presentation on CNN's streaming service, CNN Original, in a dimly lit room.
A man in a black long sleeve shirt giving a presentation to a group of people seated at long tables in a room with a colorful mural on the wall. Another man in a blazer is standing nearby, listening. The room has glass doors and a whiteboard or flip chart.
Group of people in a recording studio wearing headsets, standing near microphones, engaged in a recording session.
People watching a movie in a dimly lit room with a large screen, a wooden door, and bottles of water on the table.
Two women sitting in a car, one with sunglasses on her head has a confused or surprised expression, while the other woman with curly hair is looking at her.
Young people in a music studio working on electronic music; one person is sitting at a computer with music production software, another is standing holding headphones, and a third is sitting preparing to work on the computer, with large windows showing a sunset outside.
Group of people sitting at a long wooden table in a room with brick walls and decorative wall art.
Two young men are sitting on a blue park bench, engaged in a conversation, with a playground in the background.
A person with dreadlocks and a brown hat holding a black handgun, aiming it towards the left side of the image. The person's face is partially visible, and they are wearing a blue shirt.
Group of people standing in front of a brick wall and black door, smiling and looking at the camera. Some are giving thumbs up.

TechKno Academy program participants visit CNN to discuss a new docuseries “Chicagoland”

TechKno Academy
(10 Week Semester Program)