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Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY
There’s a saying that films are made twice: once when they’re written and once when they’re edited. A fair number of news organizations, including The New York Times, use Adobe Premiere Pro as their primary video editing software. In this all day workshop taught by Bob Sacha, CUNY J-School’s Video Storytelling for the Web guru, you’ll get a basic introduction to the software. By the end of this hands-on session, you’ll have imported...
Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
This 2-day writing extravaganza is designed to push you to write an inspired first draft in 48 hours. Sounds crazy, right? But it can be done! This workshop might be for you if: You're a playwright with a seed of an idea that you'd like to explore in a fun, intensive situation. You've got an open mind and you're the kind of crazy person who wants to attempt to write a play in 48 hours! In this workshop you will: Use your intuition and liberate...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Full Course Name Generative Workshop in Poetry with LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs What is it that informs our writing? Is it identity? Our mothers? Politics? Language? In this generative workshop, we will write and talk about what provokes and inspires us to write. Culturally we might write as our ancestors might have spoken. Perhaps some of us are not meant to write in a linear fashion. To be “roundabout” or circular may be closer to how our ears...
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This master class considers the construction of imagery in poetry—from subject to simile—and how the undertone of music in a line can help bolster that image. From Bishop’s fish to Shaughnessy’s octopus, from Williams’ plums to Hughes’ festering raisin—explore the image: what what drives our lines and what we often find most memorable about a poem.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Use the basic elements of comics-making (narrative, composition, panel, rhythm, expression, word and thought balloons and more) to create comics in the fantasy and sci-fi genres. After viewing and discussing a variety of fantasy and sci-fi illustrations, students create original characters and storylines.
New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Nancy Slonim Aronie inspires us to reclaim our authentic voices, to write in our own rhythms, in our own language, without trying to sound like a “writer.” She creates a safe space where all who want to write can access boundless inner creativity, let go of the inner critic, and let the juices flow. In this workshop, you cannot be “wrong.” You will write with renewed innocence and astounding power. You will laugh, cry, and discover...
West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
In this class, we’ll look at an assortment of genres—fairy tales, fairy tale retellings, fantasy, ghost stories, and other weird and wondrous fictions. The published works will serve as sources of inspiration as well as models of what's possible. We'll examine the requirements of each genre, and some techniques we'll study include: creating alternate worlds, skewing reality, finding original detail, creating compelling creatures, and effective...
Jacob Krueger Studio @ 247 W 35th St, New York, NY
Whether you’re writing a TV Drama, TV Comedy, Dramedy or Web Series pilot, a great TV Series Pilot must do more than just tell a great story. It must suggest a blueprint for every episode that follows: a model for a unique structural engine that will generate the same genre experience, in a slightly different way, episode after episode and season after season. In this TV Pilot Weekend with Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger, you’ll...
Borough of Manhattan Community College @ 25 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY
Does the blank page keep you paralyzed in fear? Become more confident with your business writing. In a relaxed four-session workshop, participants review the basics of grammar and punctuation, as well as engage in the process of writing: assignment/idea, pre-writing, writing and editing. Exercises develop skills, so participants begin to write memos, reports, letters and documentation like professionals. This twelve-hour workshop provides...
West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Take the plunge into the refreshing waters of memoir writing. Dip your toes, paddle in the shallows, observe the ripples on the surface, and dive into the depths. As we share and discuss short pieces, we'll explore elements of craft, tackle obstacles to creativity, and inspire one another. Whether a novice or experienced writer, you’ll enjoy the company of fellow swimmers, and emerge renewed. Location Note: All classes are located at the West...
General Assembly @ 10 E 21st St, New York, NY
If you’re considering starting a blog but need some encouragement, or already have one but are looking to grow and expand it, this class will show you ways to leverage a blog into a new networking or career opportunity. You’ll find out about all things blog - including conceiving, branding, writing, growing, and monetizing. Takeaways Learn how to brand your blog through design and social media channels. Get writing tips, including how to...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
When we write poems, we begin with what we don’t know, collecting disparate bits and pieces. When we revise, we use what we know: the pull of sound, language, meaning, silence and order. In this advanced workshop, we look at craft — line, space, stanza, form, music and register of language — as well as the work of outside writers. Students are chosen by Cynthia Cruz on the basis of a manuscript submission.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Do you have an interest in food — maybe a great idea for a great food blog — but no idea how to get your work out there? In this class, successful blogger Sarah Lohman of Four Pounds Flour will teach you the nuts and bolts of launching a food blog. We’ll solidify your concept and launch a WordPress blog as well as discuss design and how to format a blog post. Then, you’ll start writing your first post before and work on taking great food...
Gotham Writers Workshop @ 555 8th Ave, New York, NY
Unlock your creativity and overcome writer's block with Just Write. Join a group of writers once a week for three hours and dive into your chosen project, whether it's a novel, script, memoir, or stand-up routine. With a teacher offering guidance and inspiration, this cross-genre course provides the time and space you need to make progress on your writing goals.
West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Cut through the myths: get the tools to help you find and sculpt the poem you want to make. Write, Read, and Revise. Bring your imagination! Maximum enrollment is 15 students. Open to all levels of writers.
Jacob Krueger Studio @ 247 W 35th St, New York, NY
Available exclusively to students who have completed our Level 1 & 2 classes and member of our Protrack Mentorship program and limited to only 12 students, our Level 3 workshop provides a close knit community for serious writers to workshop their scenes through in-class table reads and get advanced feedback on their scripts. About this Course: A Screenwriting Workshop for Serious Writers With an intimate class size and extensive opportunities...
Jacob Krueger Studio @ 247 W 35th St, New York, NY
Now that you’ve learned the foundations of structure in Write Your Screenplay, it’s time to take your Art and your Craft to the next level in this Level 2 Screenwriting Workshop. While most screenwriting classes try to juggle both the art and the craft of writing at the same time, this class takes a different approach, focusing first on exercises to find the story you really want to tell, then taking that seed and...
Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY
The job ads read: "Social media editors, social media managers, community managers, audience editors…" Companies are hiring at all levels people who understand digital audiences and can communicate with them on social media. There’s a reason for it: With all the choices out there, media companies can no longer expect audiences to come to them; they have to go where those audiences live – on social media. This 5-week course is designed for...
Irish Arts Center @ 150 W 46th St, New York, NY
From Farquhar to Beckett, to Behan and Friel, Ireland has produced many of the world's major dramatists. Playwright, Jeffrey James Keyes, takes over our playwriting class for the winter.
The New York Screenwriter's Lab @ 104 W 14th St, New York, NY
The One-Day TV Pilot Crash Course will give you a comprehensive overview of a structure and elements that combine to create a successful TV show (comedy or drama). Through lecture, exercises and discussion. The topics covered will include: The various structures used in TV. And which structure will best suit needs of your show. How to pack your show with enough conflict to generate multiple seasons worth of fresh-feeling stories. How to create...
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