2018 workshops
FALL 2018
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TALES OF THE TRADE
Baltimore filmmakers and photographers talk about their career paths
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center
PERSPECTIVES: PERSONAL FILMMAKING
Individual perspectives on self, family, and environment
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center and on location
STORY IN PICTURES: COMPOSITION FOR NARRATIVE FILM
The power of the shot
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
POETRY IN MOTION: WRITING AND ANIMATING OUR ORIGINS
Exploring the intersection of literary and film arts through the hybrid form of the “motionpoem”
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center
"ANCESTRAL WISDOM": AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKTALES FOR CONTEMPORARY FILM
Filmmaking building on the rich tradition of African American folktales
Ages 16-29
Morgan State University
EAST SIDE: THE SERIES CONTINUES
Volume II of a documentary web series devoted to uniquely Eastside stories
Ages 16-29
The Door
BALTIMORE PHOTO QUILT Photo Book Available
Experimental photography piecing together images of Baltimore
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center
“PAY ATTENTION!”: PRACTICING CLOSE OBSERVATION WITH CAMERA AND PEN Photo Book Available
Deep-caption photographs guided by the fundamental rules of journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why
Ages 16-29
Creative Alliance
FIRST PERSON: VIDEO DIARIES OF IDENTITY AND PLACE
Exploring the connection between environment and inner life
Ages 16-29
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Cherry Hill
B SEEN B HEARD: GROUP ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY Photo Book Available
Large-scale portraits for an international public art project
Ages 16-29
Harambee Center and on location
SUMMER 2018
EYEWITNESS: PHOTOJOURNALISM IN BLACK & WHITE AND COLOR Photo Book Available
Contributing to the larger record of who we are as part of the "family of men"
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center
DO IT YOURSELF: THE WEB SERIES FROM CONCEPT TO PILOT
A crash course in web series production
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
BALTIMORE REIMAGINED: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS OF COMPOSITING AND ANIMATION
Magical interpretations of Baltimore in still and moving images
Ages 16-29
Morgan State University
WHAT I SAW: DOCUMENTING HISTORY THROUGH FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS
Exploring the history of Baltimore through the people who lived it
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood and on location
PICTURES, POETRY, AND PROSE: THE ART OF THE ACCORDION BOOK Photo Book Available
Exploring how different artistic disciplines can succeed together
Ages 16-29
Kids Safe Zone
STORY, STORY, STORY: AN INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING
Shaping personal visions for the screenplay
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
ANIMATED VISIONS: CREATING AN ORIGINAL GIF
An intensive workshop exploring the "complex cycle" technique
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center
SPRING 2018
TALKING PICTURES: THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Photo Book Available
Developing visual literacy through photography
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL STORYTELLING: LEARN IT, SHOOT IT, SHARE IT!
Three genres for digital storytelling: fiction, documentary, and the broadcast segment
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
COMMUNITY-BASED FILMMAKING: THE BALTIMORE ARABBERS
The world of the Baltimore Arabbers from the inside out
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center and on location
EAST SIDE: THE SERIES
A documentary web series devoted to uniquely Eastside stories
Ages 16-29
Safe Streets East and on location
CLIENT ASSIGNMENT: FULLBLAST S.T.E.A.M.
Creating a promotional video for a Greenmount out-of-school program
Ages 16-29
Open Works and on location at Light City
WINTER 2018
EXPLORATIONS IN MAGICAL REALISM
Realistic narratives enlivened by elements of the fantastic, the magical, the mythical, and the surreal
Ages 16-29
Morgan State University
AN ARTIST’S EYE: PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY FOR CELLPHONES Photo Book Available
Photography and videography exploring the full artistic potential of the smartphone
Ages 16-29
Johns Hopkins Homewood
EASTSIDE STORIES: VIDEO DIARY ART
Video diaries in collaboration with Safe Streets East
Ages 18-29
Safe Streets East
THE STORY OF ART: DOCUMENTING THE ARTIST'S PROCESS FROM INSPIRATION TO FINISHED WORK
Investigating artists in a variety of media: sources of inspiration, skills, methods, and tools
Ages 16-29
JHU-MICA Film Center
SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER
Fellows "speak truth" to powerful individuals and institutions that impact their lives
Ages 16-25
JHU-MICA Film Center