Forms Workshops
HDV Camera Training
DATE: Wednesday, September 17 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM
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.
The Good Story: Intro to Scriptwriting
NEW START DATE: Thursdays, July 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21, 28 from 7:00-9:00 PM
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. This workshop is designed for writer/producers with short fiction projects (under 30 minutes.) 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.
The Good Story: Intro to Scriptwriting
Tuesdays, April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27 7:00-9:00
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.
Shooting and Preparing Video for the Web
Thursdays, April 17, 24, 1, 8
Video on the web is every where but good video on the web is harder to find. This workshop will introduce participants to ways of shooting video specifically destined for the web and then prepare your media to be uploaded for the world to see. Participants will learn new media concepts and best practices, as well as practical and hands on techniques on how to shoot, compress, encode, upload and distribute your video and audio on the internet. The workshop will cover working with the major media formats such as Windows, QuickTime, Realplayer, and Flash.
Blogging and Vlogging
Thursdays, January 17, 24, 31 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
First, there were web-logs or “blogs,” on-line personal journals that have redefined global communication and community. And now, there are video-web-logs or “vlogs,” which allow web users to post short videos, along with text, and music on the Internet. This workshops will guide participants through the steps of creating a blog and then look at the process of adding moving images to blogs. Come with ideas, text, images, digital video and prepare to experiment and create!
The Good Story: Intro to Scriptwriting
Tuesdays, November 6, 13, 20, 27, December 4, 11 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
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.
Cameraless Filmmaking in 3 Hours

Sunday, September 23 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Experimental filmmaker Roger Beebe leads participants on a race through a handful of cameraless filmmaking techniques including direct animation on clear leader or raw stock, distressing found footage, dye-transfer, laser printing on clear leader and batiking film. All materials will be provided for you to make a short no budget film in just 3 hours!
See one of Roger Beebe's cameraless films TB TX Dance .
The Good Story: Intro to Scriptwriting
The workshop meets for 6 weeks on Thursdays, July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.
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.
Web Broadcasting, Internet Video and Vlogging

Wednesdays, May 9, 16 and 23, 2007, 7:00–9:00 pm
The digital video revolution gave us the tools to make media. The online video revolution gives us the power to distribute without gatekeepers. In this workshop see how innovative mediamakers are sharing personal experiences, telling otherwise-underrepresented stories, and revolutionizing what film and television can be. Learn what tools are available to you to distribute your work around the globe via the Internet, and get started setting up your own videoblog using free resources.