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TWN Workshops - the Summer 2009 Edition!
Asian Girls Empowerment Through Media Workshops - Starts July 11th !
Saturday Afternoons July to September - and in the Fall - A New Season of Wednesday Night Workshops!
This is a pilot program, a media literacy and activist media production workshop for young Asian women from 14-17 years of age. Participants will produce a group documentary and an individual project, while learning from professionals in the multimedia field and community activists. Limited enrollment; an application and interview is required. Made possible with support from the Asian Women Giving Circle, the Ford Foundation, NYSCA, NEA and the Funding Exchange. For more information, go to the main workshop page, or please contact: workshop@twn.org.
All classes at:
Third World Newsreel
545 Eighth Avenue, 10th Flr
between 37th and 38th Streets
1, 2, 3, A, C, E to Times Square
Wednesday Night Workshop Series (But not always on Wednesdays!) Fall Season to start in October
Walk-in seminars on production topics you need - from production management, podcasting and new media production, sound recording and new camera technology. All classes are $20 ($10 for low income) unless otherwise noted. The workshops take place at Third World Newsreel. For upcoming listings, send an email to workshop@twn.org.
This Spring's Wednesday Workshops
Wednesday, March 25th, 6:30 PM
FREE Work-In-Progress Screening: White: A Study in Color by Joel Katz
Please join TWN Board member Joel Katz (director of Strange Fruit, 2002) for a documentary/essay about what it means to be white in America. Both a personal memoir and a sociological study, White: A Study in Color will put the notion of "post-racial" America under a critical lens. From the Obama ascendancy to the predictions of population demographers that by the year 2042 whites will become America's largest minority, the very notion of being white is ripe for scrutiny. Where has 'white' come from, and where is it going? FREE, Limited Seating, RSVP Req.
Tuesday, March 31, 6:30 PM at NYWIFT
FREE NYSCA Workshop with Don Palmer, Director of the NYSCA Individual Artists Program
So, you've registered your project - and now have to write the full application, budget and cut a sample by the April deadline. Or you want to know how to do it for next year. Don Palmer, Director of the NYSCA Individual Artists Program, gives tips and pointers to help you get it together. Presented by TWN and NYWIFT.
Held at: New York Women in Film & Television office
6 East 39th Street 12th FL New York, NY 10016 (212) 679-0870 x24 RSVP
Wednesday, April 1 6:30 PM
FREE Work-In-Progress Screening: Changing Face of Harlem by Shawn Batey
TWN Production Workshop alumna, Shawn Batey presents a one-hour documentary that reviews development in Harlem over the last twenty years and ponders the future of the community. From the voices of residents, business owners, politicians, developers and clergy, this documentary reveals feelings of betrayal and hope, deferred dreams, and struggles of a neighborhood. The film illustrates how, in the years of the 1980s and 1990s, the New York City government along with non-profit faith based organizations saved and revamped the abandoned vacant housing stock that became synonymous with Harlem. FREE, Limited Seating, RSVP Req.
Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30 PM:
Sound Recording: Tips for better results, and a look at New Gear! With JT Takagi
One thing that a lot of indie projects suffer from: problematic sound. An intro to getting decent sound and a look at some of the most popular mixers, hard drive recorders and radio mikes, courtesy of Professional Sound Services.
Tuesday, April 28th at 6:30 PM
Guerrilla Web 2.0 with Andreas Jackson of the Hip Hop Association
Blogging, websites, podcasts, RSS - an introduction to the use and rationale for the various social media. Best practices, how-to's and why-to's and where to find the help to get started.
Wednesday, May 6th, 6:30 PM
Vision, Cinematography and the RED Camera with Arthur Jafa
You can get 35mm quality with this camera - at a fraction of the cost. Features like CHE have been shot with it. But, as always, it's not just the gear - it's your vision and concept that makes the difference. Jafa, cultural critic/worker and visual artist - is also a DP and filmmaker with credits ranging from Spike Lee's Crooklyn, to his and Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust and Manthia Diawara's Rouch in Reverse. He'll show his RED, but also talk about envisioning the captured image.
Wednesday, May 13th, 6:30 PM
FREE Master Class with Thomas Allen Harris: Presenting His New Film and Multimedia Project Through The Lens Darkly
Thomas Allen Harris, the founder and President of Chimpanzee Productions, will discuss the evolution of his work and the new direction of his company into the realm of new media. Chimpanzee's innovative and award-winning films have received critical acclaim at International film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, FESPACO, Outfest, Flaherty and Cape Town and have been broadcast on PBS, the Sundance Channel, ARTE, as well as CBC, Swedish broadcasting Network and New Zealand Television. FREE, Limited Seating, RSVP Req.
Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro Workshop - 6 week course on Saturday Afternoon - This Fall
Learn to edit through examining films, exploring media literacy principles - and learning Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro, in a 6 week course on Saturday afternoons from 1-3 PM. The class costs $300 and pre-registration is required. Email: workshop@twn.org.
All editing classes on Saturdays at 1 PM at:
Third World Newsreel
545 Eighth Avenue, 10th Flr
between 37th and 38th Streets
1, 2, 3, A, C, E to Times Square
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