2017 workshops
FALL 2017
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BALTIMORE UPROAR: DOCUMENTING MEMOIR AND JAZZ
Exploring connections between jazz and the art of collage
Ages 16-29
Morgan State University and on location at the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
FROM CONCEPT TO TRAILER: DEVELOPING THE DOCUMENTARY SUBJECT
Professional documentary development
Ages 18-29
Motorhouse and on location
CINEMATIC ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY
Intensive workshop in action cinema
Ages 16-29
Morgan State University and on location
MOVEMENT AND MEANING: AN INTRODUCTION TO DANCE FOR THE CAMERA
Experimental movement and videography
Ages 16-29
Towson University
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL VIDEO: LEARN IT, SHOOT IT, SHARE IT!
Video and audio basics for the short, instructional film
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center
IMAGE OF THE CITY Photo Book Available
Urban photography: theory and practice
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
ANIMATED STORYTELLING: CHARACTERS IN STOP-MOTION
Action-based storytelling in claymation and pixilation
Ages 16-24
JHU-MICA Film Center
A GOOD STORY WELL TOLD: MEMOIR FOR FILM
Personal stories on film
Ages 20-29
Learning Is For Tomorrow, Inc. (LIFT )
Summer 2017
MOTION PICTURES: EXPLORING A KINETIC BALTIMORE
A short, intensive workshop exploring sources and styles of movement for digital filmmaking
Ages 18-29
Motorhouse and on location
VISUAL STORYTELLING: MEMOIR
A short, intensive workshop on personal storytelling for digital film
Ages 18-29
New David Baptist Church of Christ and the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
SOUND ART: LISTENING TO BALTIMORE
A short, intensive workshop in the art of sound recording and editing
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
WHO I'M FROM: FAMILY TREES IN WORD AND IMAGE Photo Book Avaliable
Creative writing and photography exploring family relationships
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
FROM MIND TO MOVIE: CHARACTER AND SCENE DESIGN FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS
Performance and collaborative story design
Ages 16-29
Normal's and the Arellano Theatre, Johns Hopkins Homewood
RETURNING TRUTH TO NEWS AND STORYTELLING
Storytelling relying solely on facts
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
BALTIMORE UPRISING: A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL CHANGE
Cross-generational documentary filmmaking focusing on youth and social change
Ages 16-18
Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument St.
MINING THE ARCHIVE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EDITING
The art and science of editing
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
ESSAY TO FILM: PERSONAL STORIES OF EMPOWERMENT
A co-production with the City College Baldwin Prize
Ages 16-21
Johns Hopkins Homewood
SPRING 2017
THE FRAMED WORLD: VISUAL COMPOSITION FOR FILM
An introduction to visual composition
Ages 16-29
Motorhouse and on location at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
FOR FILM LOVERS: DESIGNING A FILM FESTIVAL OR FILM SERIES
Public events for film exhibition
Ages 18-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood and on location with the Maryland Film Festival in the Station North Arts District
HEROES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Biographical documentary filmmaking
Ages 16-24
Johns Hopkins Homewood
ANIMATED EMOTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO HAND-DRAWN ANIMATION
The "dancing forms" of animation
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
GUERILLA FILMMAKING: TATTOO ART
A concentrated, three-meeting, guerilla-style production
Ages 18-29
Motorhouse and on location at Points of Xpression Artspace
EXPLORATIONS IN NEOREALISM
Collaborative filmmaking in the neorealist mode
Ages 16-29
Morgan State University
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Full semester course in partnership with Johns Hopkins undergraduates in the Center for Visual Arts
Ages 16-21
Johns Hopkins Homewood
RE-VIEWING BALTIMORE
Filmmaking and storytelling exploring iconic Baltimore locations
Ages 18-29
Amazing Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
RÉSUMÉ WRITING
The effective résumé and cover letter
All BYFA Fellows
Johns Hopkins Homewood
WINTER 2017
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT Photo Book Available: Portrait Photography
Studio and location portrait photography
Ages 16-21
Johns Hopkins Homewood
THIS IS WHO I AM: REMEMBERING WITH 16MM FILM AND DIGITAL VIDEO
Experimental filmmaking inspired by the work of Joseph Cornell (sample works)
Ages 16-21
Johns Hopkins Homewood