Upcoming Workshops

Through this workshop, participants turn their non-fiction project ideas into workable shooting scripts. The course will cover research, developing and visualizing ideas, scripting and storytelling techniques. At the time of registration participants are strongly encouraged to submit a one-page description of their film idea for the instructor to review prior to the start of class. Please submit description to inquiry@scribe.org with your name and Blueprint for a Documentary in the subject line.

For more information, please call 215-222-4201 or register online now.

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.

For more information, please call 215-222-4201 or register online now.

How do you prepare for documenting live-music, spoken word or theater? Through hands-on exercises in real-life music and other performance recording situations, you will learn how to record high quality live audio efficiently and inexpensively. The different challenges of acoustic and amplified audio will be explored, as well as the pros and cons of using live-sound mixing board feeds and using your own microphones. We will discuss selecting the best microphones for each situation, and whether to record to a computer or a hardware recorder.

For more information, please call 215-222-4201 or register online now.

Whether your film is in pre-production or in the can, you need a strategic marketing plan. A solid marketing plan can help you get funders on board, folks in seats, and DVDs in the Cart. Take this intensive 4-session workshop and leave with a realistic marketing plan that you can implement across a variety of platforms. You will learn how to create effective written, visual and digital content for print and social media, film festivals, crowd funding campaigns, and your very own website. Computer literacy with social network (e.g. Facebook) experience is required.

For more information, please call 215-222-4201 or register online now.

Dyana Williams and Derrick Sampson, hosts of the weekly music program “Soulful Sunday” on WRNB 100.3 FM, will present a survey of the skills sets necessary to be a solid broadcaster and to execute a meaningful show, whether it is a music, talk, or news program.

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.

For more information, please call 215-222-4201 or register online now.

In this Master Class, founding President of the National Black Programming Consortium, Mable Haddock will help participants identify who is currently funding what in the non-profit and foundation arena. She will share her expertise in grant proposal writing and the review process and give examples of funded film proposals. Ms. Haddock will also provide tips on making the best of your grant, laying the groundwork for the next grant and managing your limited resources in an economic downturn.

For more information, please call 215-222-4201 or register online now.