Enhance your artistic skills and connect with creative individuals from around the world.
Are you ready to start creating masterpieces with the help of professional artists? Or, are you looking to connect with fellow artists, or find fresh inspiration? If the answer is yes, or even maybe, then you’re in the right place! In each of our specialized workshops, Artists from Agora Gallery in New York City lead participants in a variety of unique courses. As a student, you will have the opportunity to connect with other artists, develop your technical skills, and broaden or diversify your portfolio.
So if you are ready to start creating masterpieces with artists from Agora Gallery in New York City, this is your chance!
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Filmmaking
4 weekly workshops - 1.5 hrs each meeting
Gain tools and materials to complete a short film using the equipment in your home. We will screen professional short films, learn filming techniques, create stories, and learn about the production process.
Price: $199
Editing by Bridget Johnson
Join instructor Bridget Johnson as she teaches the foundations of Filmmaking. From scriptwriting, to storyboarding, to production and editing, each session will guide you in the creation of your own short film. Open to all skill levels, this course provides the framework for any and all aspiring filmmakers. All you need to bring is creativity, a camera (your phone works!) and you!
As an artist, video editing is the most useful skill in today’s social media world. Videos are one of the strongest tools to gain an audience, promote yourself or your work, or to create paid content. This short course will teach you everything you need to know about creating successful, artistic videos and special short films. Join class and get ready to capture your creative ideas on film!
Course Curriculum
Lesson 1: Intro to Filmmaking
- Introduction, short film screening and breaking it down by shots, dialogue, plot, and think through the production process.
- Short exercise with different techniques.
Lesson 2: Script writing and Storyboarding
- Exercise - storyboard a scene together and shoot it.
Lesson 3: Production
- Create a shooting schedule, shot list, and production logs.
- Exercise - critique each other’s scripts and break into groups to work through the production process.
Lesson 4: Post-production
- Learning to edit your short film with Lightworks.
- At the end of this course you will be invited to upload your films on the course discussion group and community forum for feedback and applause
Materials and Preparations
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A list of needed materials:
● Recording device (a phone, camera, anything you want to explore)
● Device stand or a stack of books (we’ll play around with how to set up a steady shot)
● Paper and writing utensils
● Storyboard template (to be provided by Bridget)
● Camera setup (tripod)
● Lightworks downloaded on computer or laptop
Meet your Instructor
Bridget Johnson | Filmmaker
Bridget Johnson is a filmmaker and educator. Her filmmaking practice involves post-production and stop motion animation. She loves collaborating with other artists and using collage as a tool to bring different art forms together. Most recently her stop motion animated poem was a finalist in the Shift Film Festival. She is an experienced educator and loves nothing more than sharing this amazing practice with others!
www.bridgeteajohnson.wixsite.com/filmmaker
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