Upcoming Workshops

This semester-long “how-to” workshop covers all major aspects of film and video production and supports participants in the completion of short individual projects.

Bring your project ideas and get instruction in scriptwriting, production planning, digital video, sound recording, lighting and editing. The workshop will meet on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays, with additional time for shooting and editing projects. Participants will work together as crew on each others’ projects. Two instructors, each with their own area of expertise, will co-teach this workshop.

Participants with projects who are interested in registering must submit a brief written description about their proposed project for the 14-week workshop and are required to meet with one of the instructors prior to the workshop. Non-fiction projects exploring personal visions, social issues and/or community life, under 10 minutes in length, are encouraged. Please note there is limited space for participants without projects who wish to attend the workshop training sessions and serve on crews for other projects.

More info on co-instructor, Nadine Patterson: http://hipcinema.net/

The HD revolution has arrived at Scribe with our acquisition of the Sony HVR- Z1U, an excellent entry level high definition camera that shoots HD video and DVCam. You must have taken this workshop to be certified to check out this camera.

This workshop is an introduction to the primary elements of story telling - passion for the idea, characters worth meeting, a message with meaning – as they relate to screenwriting. The workshop is designed to explore your personal voice and encourage a regular writing practice. Participants will be expected to do weekly writing assignments and should have a story idea that they are working on.

Adobe AfterEffects is a sophisticated, creative program for motion graphics, animation and other special effects.

Incorporate a stylized title, motion effect or animated sequence in your video. In this hands-on workshop learn how to integrate these effects with live video using Final Cut Pro. Participants should be Mac-comfortable and worked with Final Cut Pro or other editing programs. Come prepared to work on an idea for a ten-second piece by bringing a still image, a piece of music and/or a QuickTime movie to work with in class. Participants may arrange to have their pieces digitized or scanned prior to the start of class.

More info on the instructor, Valerie Keller: http://valkel.blogspot.com/

Learn basic editing with Apple’s Final Cut Pro, an exciting and powerful non-linear editing program that combines professional capability with consumer-level accessibility.

This course builds a strong foundation that gets you started with logging, capturing, editing, transitions and much more. Apple computer knowledge is highly recommended. Participants will be expected to edit assignments outside of class either at their own Final Cut Pro workstation or at Scribe.

An overview of all the resources of Scribe Video Center. This orientation session will direct you to the resources, workshops and programs that can get your project off the ground. Scribe staff will be on hand to answer your questions and to give details about all our program offerings. If you are new to Scribe, please plan to attend one of these introductory sessions.

Please call 215.222.4201 or email inquiry@scribe.org to register for Orientation.

Geared to beginners and those who want to refresh their skills, this workshop will teach HDV camera operation, interior and exterior lighting design, composition and varied shooting styles and techniques. Although not required, participants are encouraged to bring their own cameras, if they have them, in order to get the most from this workshop.

Learn the skills to be a community news reporter!

How do you uncover the news? How do you know if a story is important? How do you produce a radio news story – quickly and accurately? Workshop participants learn the craft and technique of radio journalism by researching, producing and editing short news or feature stories about West Philadelphia for broadcast on WPEB. The workshop culminates in a live radio broadcast on WPEB featuring news reports produced by workshop participants.

Learn how to edit, retouch, paint, manipulate and create still images using the industry standard graphic design program

Quickly become familiarized with Photoshop's interface and workflow. This class is useful for anyone wanting to create graphics for print, web and video. General computer literacy is required.

More info on instructor Laureen Griffin: http://laureengriffin.com/index.php

Have an idea for a video documentary project?

This intensive workshop is designed for people who want to work in small-format video (DV, miniDV and HDV). Learn how to creatively develop and break down your idea into a one-page treatment and introduce materials to create project production schedules and a sample budget. This is the ideal workshop for first-time videomakers at the start of their projects.