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SPRING 2012 Workshops Schedule
14 Week Production Workshop
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DATES: Wednesdays, March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6 13, 20; Saturdays, March 24, 31, April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23 TIME: Wednesdays, 7-9PM; Saturdays, 10AM – NOON; SPRING 2012
Instructor: Chinonye Chukwu and Aleks Martray
Workshop Location:
Scribe Video Center
4212 Chestnut Street
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fee: $325. $325 for participants with projects, $275 for those without a project
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.
For more information, please call 215-222-4201 or register online now
*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.
INSTRUCTORS:
Chinonye Chukwu is a Nigerian-born, Alaskan-raised screenwriter, producer and director. A recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Award, Chinonye’s latest film, The Dance Lesson, is a short fictional narrative about a 13-year-old black girl who wants to be a ballerina in her gentrified community of North Philadelphia. With a premier at the Ritz Theater of Philadelphia, The Dance Lesson is also a Regional Finalist for the 2010 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Student Academy Awards and an Honorary Mention at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. Chinonye’s other work include Igbo Kwenu!, a recipient of the PIFVA Subsidy Grant from the independent film community and both the “Best Motion Picture Award” and “Best Screenplay Award” at the 2009 Diamond Screen Festival. She has currently completed her first feature-length film, entitled Alaskaland.
Aleks Martray is an artist and educator who uses visual art, music, and digital media as a vehicle for empowering and connecting people. Aleks received his BFA in painting and MA in Community Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He has worked with the Baltimore Mural Program, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Scribe Video Center, Spiral Q Puppet Theater, and is the co-founder and faculty of an arts-based study abroad program in Nicaragua through MICA. He has traveled internationally as a musician and documentary filmmaker throughout North and Central America, creating independent and collaborative work on social and cultural issues.