Filtering by: “Asad Farooqui”

Screenwriting 101: Diverse Voices and Stories
Oct
2
to Oct 9

Screenwriting 101: Diverse Voices and Stories

This screenwriting course is created for underrepresented and minority writers to develop stories that are often untold. While the course will also focus on the basic tenets of screenwriting including structure, tone, and character, its main focus will be to help writers discover their inner voice and write stories that break convention.

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Basic Film Directing 101
Jul
31

Basic Film Directing 101

This crash course on directing discusses some of those basics that everyone can apply to their films, no matter the size or budget. We will be learning subjectivity, dramatic irony, camera placement, working with actors, and other important components for directing a film.

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The Art of Storytelling: Pitch to Page
Feb
20
to Feb 27

The Art of Storytelling: Pitch to Page

Think about all the times we’re asked “so tell us about yourself?” This question produces so many answers that what we say and what we meant to say are completely different thoughts. Stories are much the same. We are asked to pitch and we go in so many directions that the crux and main idea of the story is lost.

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Screenwriting 101: Diverse Voices and Stories
Aug
1
to Aug 8

Screenwriting 101: Diverse Voices and Stories

This screenwriting course is created for underrepresented and minority writers to develop stories that are often untold. While the course will also focus on the basic tenets of screenwriting including structure, tone, and character, its main focus will be to help writers discover their inner voice and write stories that break convention.

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Directing 101: Filmmaking with Limitations During the Times of Quarantine
May
23
to May 30

Directing 101: Filmmaking with Limitations During the Times of Quarantine

It truly is hard to recognize the world we’re in right now and what it might become over the next few months. As we sit at home and attempt to find new activities or regenerate some of our old passions in what seems to be an indefinite time period, we’re all experiencing something. It’s something that’s wholly unique to us and our narrative.

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Screenwriting 101: Diverse Voices and Stories
Feb
8
to Feb 9

Screenwriting 101: Diverse Voices and Stories

We all have a voice, but how many of us are willing to find it? All of the parables we heard during our childhood from parents and grandparents and the various others that we encounter on a daily basis suggest that we have far more stories inside us than we think. In essence, we all have something to say with a very specific perspective. This screenwriting course is created for underrepresented and minority writers to develop stories that are often untold.

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