3 Sessions - Mondays, October 27 and November 3 & 10, 2025, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Carlton Jones
Cost: $135, $100 for Scribe members
Through hands-on exercises, participants will learn how to operate Scribe’s video cameras and lights. Participants will learn how to utilize available and practical light in addition to how to set…
3 Sessions - Wednesdays, October 29 and November 5 & 12, 2025, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Avantika Nimbalker
Cost: $90, $75 for Scribe members
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn professional techniques for capturing the best audio possible for your media projects in a variety of environments. Production sound mixer and recordist,…
2 Sessions - Saturday, November 1, 2025, 1:00 - 3:00 PM, and Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Dan Papa
Cost: $75, $50 for Scribe members
Filming with a camera-equipped quadcopter drone isn’t difficult. Participants will learn basic drone safety, operations, and how to best use drone video for storytelling. The workshop will culminate…
JT Takagi is a NY-based filmmaker and a sound recordist on documentaries, with credits on numerous PBS films, including the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Strong Island. Takagi also directs Third…
5 Sessions - Tuesdays, December, 9,16 & 23, 2025 and January 6 & 13, 2026, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Louis Massiah
Cost: $125, $100 for Scribe members
Turn your documentary idea into a workable shooting script. This workshop covers research, developing and visualizing ideas, scripting, and storytelling techniques. Participants must submit a one-…
What’s a filmmaker to do when they have a lot of footage but not a lot of time (or money) to edit? Paper edits. Paper edits allow you to visualize and “read” your work before you invest time in an…
6 Sessions - Mondays, January 5, 12 & 26 and February 2, 9 & 16, 2026, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Ryan Saunders
Cost: $135, $100 for Scribe members
This workshop teaches participants essential skills needed to edit any video in Premiere Pro, whether it’s a three-minute trailer or an hour-long documentary. Participants learn how to skillfully…
Explore how emerging AI tools can expand access and possibilities within video art and filmmaking, from writing and ideating using ChatGPT and Claude to mood boarding and visual…
This workshop will focus on the fundamental principles of animation for video. Using After Effects, students will learn how to create titles, kinetic typography, and simple compositing to…
4 Sessions - Saturdays, January 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2026, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Instructor: Lowell Boston
Cost: $100, $80 for Scribe members
In dreams, and in animation, anything is possible. In this workshop, you will be encouraged to visualize a dream (in the broadest sense) through animation. Animator, filmmaker, and college professor…
Prepare for your upcoming production by learning organizational strategies to break down your script or treatment into an achievable shooting schedule. Learn how to plan, organize and execute your…
Yvonne Welbon is an award-winning filmmaker and the founder and CEO of the Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema. In this Special Learning Session, Yvonne Welbon will discuss the…