Blueprint for a Documentary

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DATES: Mondays, May 28, June 4, 11, 25, July 2, 23; TIME: 7:00PM-9:00PM; SPRING 2012

Instructor: Louis Massiah
Workshop Location:
Scribe Video Center
4212 Chestnut Street
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fee: $115.

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.





NSTRUCTOR: Louis Massiah is an independent documentary filmmaker whose films often explore political subjects and community histories. A MacArthur Foundation fellow, his works include W.E.B. Du Bois - A Biography in Four Voices and Louise Thompson Patterson: In Her Own Words, a biography of the activist and organizer. His video installation exploring the lives of enslaved Africans at the President’s House historical site in Philadelphia will re-open this spring. Massiah is the founder and executive director of Scribe Video Center.