2021 Online Workshops 2021 Online Winter Workshops
WORKSHOPS ON THE HORIZON Online. In Real Time. Production Sound Mixing (Online) JAN 11–15 | Mark Ulano, C.A.S. | $895 | 12 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. Guided by an Oscar-winner, examine the skills and real- world protocols involved in designing, recording, mixing and editing sound for film and video. The Director’s Craft (Online) JAN 11–15 | Peter Werner | $995 | 12 students The guiding force of any narrative film is the director. This intimate and immersive week-long course is for emerging film directors interested in the craft, process and techniques of directing. 2-Day Adobe InDesign (Online) JAN 12 & 14 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students This remote workshop teaches participants the ins and outs of Adobe’s extensive design program. From importing graphics and using master pages, to formatting text and using styles, this course encompasses the basics for anyone diving into this industry standard software for the first time. Film History: The New Wave to Now (Online) JAN 12–MAR 2 | Kenneth James | $325 | 40 students The end of World War II saw the birth of a truly global cinema. From this course students will gain a vivid sense of the international and pluralistic dialogue that has led to the cinema of today. Click your class to learn more. Cover: Man Born from Blossoms © Maggie Steber
2-Day The Stuff of Memoir (Online) JAN 16–17 | Anita Verna Crofts | $325 | 6 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. Inspiration and guidance is revealed through the primary source materials of your life. 2-Day iPhone Filmmaking (Online) JAN 16–17 | Anna Graham | $375 | 12 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. See why Steven Soderbergh’s latest film was shot on an iPhone! Recommended for filmmakers, photographers, educators, journalists, and professionals. 1-Day DaVinci Resolve (Online) JAN 16 | David Martinez | $165 | 14 students This 1-Day workshop is a crash-course introduction to the powerful, industry-standard, color correction software, DaVinci Resolve. Students will take their first steps toward a technical understanding of the art and craft of color correction and grading for digital video. Dinner and a Movie (Online) JAN 16–FEB 27 | Claude Kerven | $295 | 16 households Due to the extraordinary In “Dinner and a Movie”, we will be coogkeinngerfoosoitdy forof moufrofurirencdlasssaitc examples of world cinema and sitting dKo-Twenk,taogKe-TtehkerAwVAitLhOoNurKE89 culinary creations to converse about thBeocoumltpuoralel swigilnl bifiecagnifcteedotfo food and its diverse application in globeaalcchinsetmudae.nt registered in our Production Sound Mixing Workshop (Online). Studio Visit with Children’s Book AuPtrhoodru/IcltluiosntraStoournd Mixing Lucky Platt (Online) (Online) JAN 17 | Lucky Platt | $55 | 25 studenJtAsN 11–15 | Mark Ulano, C.A.S. | $895 | 12 students Author/illustrator Lucky Platt’s debuSt OchLiDldrOeUn’Ts!book Imagine a Wolf was a learn-on-the-job experience. She will share aspects of her book journey, including inspirations and lessons learned, and give students a tour of her studio. platform
The Collage Weekend (Online) JAN 16–17 | Brenton Hamilton | $325 | 8 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. Cutting, pasting, storytelling! Join Brenton for a weekend of awakening new perspectives in your vision and ideas. The Color of Light (Online) JAN 18–22 | Arthur Meyerson | $895 | 12 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. This renowned workshop is designed for both amateur and professional photographers who wish to strengthen their ability to see and work in color. Adobe InDesign: Digital Design for Publication (Online) JAN 19–28 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students InDesign is the industry standard program for creating files that will be published in print or digitally on mobile and web platforms. Through group demos and self-directed tutorials, students of this remote workshop will learn the basics of creating a publishable file from start to finish. The Poetic Craft: In Pursuit of a More Passionate Syntax (Online) JAN 19–MAR 30 | Kevin Pilkington | $850 | 10 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. Examine elements that best serve and come closest to your vision as a beginning or more advanced poet. 1-Day Introduction to the Cyanotype (Online) JAN 23 | Brenton Hamilton | $195 | 12 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. Join us for this intensive one-day exploration of cyanotype and all of its forms. We’ll outline, describe and demonstrate the three forms: Classic, Ware, and diluted forms. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day GoPro Cinematography & Color Grading (Online) JAN 23 | David Martinez | $175 | 20 students This 1-day class is ideal for anyone interested in working with the dynamic and capable GoPro Hero to capture high quality video, and to take that footage to the next level through color grading workflow. 2-Day Design in the Details: Page Adaptations & Variations (Online) JAN 23–24 | Stephanie Wolff | $325 | 12 students Making a book by hand allows opportunities for creativity in the design and material choices of the book. And it’s the details of these choices that can elevate your book from the commonplace to set apart from the crowd. Story Structure and Character Development (Online) JAN 25–29 | Wayne Beach | $925 | 12 students This unit provides a solid foundation in the essentials of screenwriting: concept, character, story, plot, dialogue, and structure. Guided by a professional screenwriter, students will examine format, the importance of visual storytelling, developing an economical writing style, and more. The Craft of Fiction (Online) JAN 25–MAR 1 | Sarah Van Arsdale | $795 | 8 students Inspiration? You have to get that on your own. But the nuts and bolts of craft——such as how to use setting, how to create characters, how to guide the plot, and how to make vibrant dialogue—well, that can be taught. Diving Deeper: How to Move a Project Forward (Online) JAN 27–FEB 24 | Jennifer McClure | $750 | 12 students A follow up to the workshop Divining the Personal, but also ideal for photographers who are feeling stuck in the middle of a project. We will evaluate the projects you have already started to see what works and what doesn’t. platform
2-Day Lighting Basics (Online) JAN 30–31 | David Martinez | $350 | 14 students Learning how to properly light spaces and subjects is an essential part of the creation of any film or video project. Through lectures on lighting theory, and demonstrations of different techniques, students will learn how to best use natural and artificial light to tell their story. 1-Day DSLR Video Basics (Online) JAN 30 | Instructor TBD | $155 | 14 students This intro class is for new filmmakers, photographers, or anyone else who would like to learn the basics of shooting video with manual settings. Students discover how Digital SLRs and Mirrorless cameras work, and learn to choose and utilize optimal settings for various shooting environments. 2-Day Shrigley Binding (Online) FEB 1–5 | Erin Fletcher | $195 | 12 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. The Shrigley is an innovative way to house loose ephemera, postcards, photographs, prints and more. Learn the folding techniques to create the frames with various corner styles. Adobe Premiere (Online) FEB 1–5 | Alex Burnett | $795 | 12 students Understanding the editor’s job of combining images, words, and audio into a cohesive and engaging body of work is essential for all filmmakers. Adobe’s Premiere has become the preferred software choice for many professional editors. Photography as Historic Documentation (Online) FEB 1–22 | Samantha Appleton | $895 | 12 students The year 2020 made history even before the end of January. The every day is no longer taken for granted, and each day is anything but the same as the one before. In this course, students will learn to treat small moments as building blocks to greater trends and changes. Click your class to learn more.
Write and Illustrate a Children’s Picture Book for Self-Publishing (Online) FEB 2–MAR 30 | Lucky Platt | $995 | 15 students Spend two months committed to taking your picture book from idea to a print-ready book. Write and illustrate a well-constructed, compelling, and delightful children’s picture book that is ready to self-publish. Creating Beyond the Frame: Photo-based Printmaking in Layers (Online) FEB 3–MAR 24 | Jari Poulin | $695 | 12 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. This course explores the potential of image to take on a new life in the inky world of printmaking. Hummingbirds, Hermit Crabs, Frogs, and Strangers: Creating Memorable Memoir (Online) FEB 3–17 | Beth Ann Fennelly | $795 | 16 students This course will be comprised of all-level, intensive, interactive craft classes designed to introduce students to new exciting new forms of memoir. We’ll look at various aspects of craft to see how memoirs become memorable. Spend the seemingly long, cold winter month of February with like-minded book creators chatting about resources and creating a portfolio of binding options. Then, take a break from winter clean up and garden prep to learn the basic staples of folded paper structures. Sewing Bee for Books Magic with Folded Paper Feb 6 – Feb 27, 2021 Apr 17 – May 8, 2021 platform
CCF Certificate in Collaborative Filmmaking Federal Financial Aid Available Are you looking to greenlight Maine Media Workshops + College your film career? Register Join our Free Online Open House TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 8PM EST 2-Day Creating Opportunities for Your Work (Online) FEB 4 & 11 | Sherri Littlefield | $155 | 8 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. The playing field is leveled, and image making has moved to digital promotions, experiences and exhibitions. How can this be used to your advantage? 2-Day Relief Collagraphs and Star Books (Online) FEB 4 & 11 | Rebecca Goodale | $195 | 30 students Collagraphy is a simple method of printmaking using a board with “collaged” materials glued on to build a relief surface with a variety of textures. Design and build relief collagraphs using recycled materials found around the house, white glue, and a hot glue gun. Click your class to learn more.
2-Day Advanced DSLR & Mirrorless Video (Online) FEB 6–7 | Instructor TBD | $350 | 12 students This course is designed for students who already have a basic proficiency in shooting with DSLRs and/or mirrorless cameras, and are ready to delve deeper into the possibilities these tools provide them. 2-Day Pro Tools (Online) FEB 6–7 | Walter Clissen | $350 | 12 students AVID Pro Tools is groundbreaking software for audio engineers and sound designers. This intensive crash-course introduces you to the fundamental principles of Pro Tools, and brings you the essential skills and knowledge needed to bring a project from initial set-up to final mix-down. 2-Day Introduction to the Hand Colored Photograph (Online) FEB 6–7 | Laurie Klein | $325 | 10 students This hands-on, two-part course will introduce you to the aesthetics and technical aspects of hand coloring – and then give you time to practice. You’ll leave with images you love and the tools to create more. 2-Day The Importance of Self Critiques (Online) FEB 6–7 | Connie Imboden | $295 | 8 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. Learning to self-critique is one of the most important ways we have of understanding our direction, what we value, care about, and judge as aligned to our vision. Sewing Bee for Books (Online) FEB 6–27 | Erin Fletcher | $295 | 15 students Spend the seemingly long, cold winter month of February with like-minded book creators chatting about resources and creating a portfolio of binding options. This series of 4 workshops offers an introduction to or a refresher of these popular sewn bindings. platform
Adobe After Effects (Online) FEB 8–12 | Instructor TBD | $895 | 12 students Adobe After Effects continues to be the industry standard for creating motion graphics. Students create dynamic content for logo treatments and commercials and understand visual effects features such as keying and compositing for film, video or multimedia. Photoshop for Photographers (Online) FEB 9–18 | Mickey Strand | $295 | 10 students This class is geared for anyone who wants to learn how to work on images in Photoshop. The course covers the interface, tools you need to know, fixing photos, and more. You don’t have to have any Photoshop experience. Editing the Series/Editando las Series (Online) FEB 13–MAY 1 | Luis Zerón | $1095 | 9 students THIS COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT IN SPANISH Guiado por un experimentado editor con años de experiencia en el más alto nivel de la industria, toma el entrenamiento para ser parte de este mundo. 1-Day The Anthotype - Spices, Plants and Photography Preparation & Materials (Online) FEB 13 | Brenton Hamilton | $175 | 8 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. Learn about the anthotype technique and the history, practice, and formulas for making images with plants. Digital Collage and Painting (Online) FEB 15–26 | Susan Bloom | $795 | 8 students Dive into the techniques and aesthetics of digital collage using combinations of imagery sources, from photos to textures and scans. Participants explore Photoshop’s capabilities for image layering. The class also learns techniques for creating digital versions of traditional painting mediums. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day Fine Art Laser Cutting Techniques & Studio Tour (Online) FEB 19 | Sarah Pike | $105 | 25 students Join Sarah Pike on a tour her laser cutting studio, FreeFall Laser, where she collaborates with artists and develops new techniques for laser cutting applications in the fine arts. 2-Day Making Work... Now What? (Online) FEB 20–27 | Alice Sachs Zimet | $355 | 12 students Join an in-depth discussion of the marketplace. Go ‘inside the collector’s mind’ to better understand where collectors shop, the issues of building a collection, how to find “the right” gallery, and more. Emphasis will be placed on how to brand yourself — what you say and what you write. 2-Day Advanced Pro Tools (Online) FEB 20–21 | Walter Clissen | $375 | 12 students This advanced workshop follows the 2-day Basic Pro Tools workshop. This high level course expands upon the basics and introduces the advanced concepts and skills students need to professionally operate a Pro Tools 12 system. 1-Day Getting Set Up for Platinum Palladium (Online) FEB 20 | Brenton Hamilton | $225 | 8 students This is a lecture and demonstration in all the methods, tools and formulas for the exquisite platinum and palladium pro- cess. Brenton will share information about all the chemistry, formulas and setup for making prints with these beautiful materials. Oz to Kansas: The Black and White on Black and White Conversions (Online) FEB 22–26 | Vincent Versace & Mickey Strand | $795 | 10 students This class takes a practical application approach to when, why, and how to convert an image to Black and White. In it, you learn which methods give you the best results and when to choose a simple or a complex solution. platform
Developing Portfolios and Projects (Online) FEB 22–MAR 22 | Karen Marshall | $1350 | 12 students Establishing a relationship with your photographs empowers photographers to define their personal vision and develop coherent portfolios and long-term projects. In this class,ponder the creative and editorial skills needed in making effective and visually unique bodies of work. 2-Day Pitching the TV Show (Online) FEB 23–25 | Colleen McGuinness | $350 | 10 students Guided by Emmy-nominated writer/producer Colleen McGuinness (30 Rock, Ramy, Forever), examine the dynamics that go into creating an effective pitch for a show. Colleen has designed this to be the class she wishes she had taken when she was starting out. Exploring Photographic Styles II (Online) FEB 23–MAR 23 | Sal Taylor Kydd | $795 | 12 students This course is designed for those who have taken Exploring Photographic Styles I and are looking for further opportunity to deepen their work in one or more of the genres introduced in the first class. The AD/UPM/Line Producer Workshop (Online) MAR 1–5 | Eric Mofford | $850 | 12 students Examine the dynamics of actual production and the essential roles played by the Line Producer, the Assistant Director, and the Unit Production Manager in keeping a production on-track and on-budget. Self Publishing Photo Books with Blurb in Lightroom (Online) MAR 2–11 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students There are a lot of online platforms for self-publishing, but the Blurb plug-in for Lightroom stands out as a great option, especially for photographers. Participants in this workshop will use the Book Module to design an image-driven book. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day Introduction to the Photographic Object (Online) MAR 6 | Dawn Surratt | $60 | 25 students This class is an introduction to photography based objects and how artists have incorporated imagery in installations, assemblages and objects. We will look at the history of the photographic object as well as how contemporary artists are expanding their photographic practice in new ways. 2-Day DSLR & Mirrorless Video (Online) MAR 13–14 | Instructor TBD | $350 | 14 students DSLR/DSLM has become widely adopted by filmmakers and video professionals who are looking to create high quality cinematic visuals without feature-film budgets. In this workshop we will cover all of the basic functionality of this powerful tool. Noir Winter Weekend (Online) MAR 13–14 | Kenneth James | $225 | 30 students Film noir is at once a genre, a style, and a worldview. In this class, we will view and discuss classic and recent examples of this fascinating cinematic form. The course is intended for students interested in exploring the form’s visual vocabulary, themes, and influence on world cinema. 1-Day Adobe Premiere (Online) MAR 13 | Alex Burnett | $275 | 14 students Adobe Premiere continues to be the preferred software for many professional editors. In this crash course, students learn to use and navigate Premiere’s dynamic interface. Learn to properly manage and organize your media and files to set the ground-work for an effective workflow. 1-Day Gum Over Palladium and Cyan: A How To Workshop (Online) MAR 13 | Brenton Hamilton | $225 | 8 students Join Brenton to learn the methods of gum bichromate over palladium and platinum prints. This is a 19th C. technique to imbue your palladium works with subtle color washes with watercolors that you will make light-sensitive. platform
2-Day Adobe InDesign (Online) MAR 16 & 18 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students This remote workshop teaches participants the ins and outs of Adobe’s extensive design program. From importing graphics and using master pages, to formatting text and using styles, this course encompasses the basics for anyone diving into this industry standard software for the first time. 2-Day Creating Opportunities for Your Work (Online) MAR 18 & 25 | Sherri Littlefield | $155 | 8 students The playing field is leveled, and image making has moved to digital promotions, experiences and exhibitions. How can this be used to your advantage? Organization is essential for success, and this course will guide you on management of your many dreams, goals and endeavors. 2-Day Collecting Photography Bootcamp (Online) MAR 19–20 | Alice Sachs Zimet | $525 | 12 students Learn to navigate the marketplace whether you are a casual purchaser, have started a collection, or a photographer seeking to better understand the market. Kick start (or reinforce) your photography collection and increase your confidence to make informed decisions. 2-Day DaVinci Resolve (Online) MAR 20–21 | David Martinez | $325 | 14 students This workshop is a weekend-long introduction to digital color correction and grading using DaVinci Resolve. Students will take their first steps toward a technical understanding of the art and craft of color correction and grading for digital video. Seasonal Observation: A Springtime Gathering (Online) MAR 20–APR 10 | Eíreann Lorsung | $645 | 12 students This class will focus on the arrival of spring in the northern hemisphere—a time of regeneration, appearance, and tran- sience. We will collect objects and plant specimens, make drawings, do observational writing, and visit familiar sites in order to document the rapid changes at this time of year. Click your class to learn more.
2-Day Adobe Bridge (Online) MAR 20–21 | David Allen | $155 | 15 students Originally developed as a companion program to Adobe Photoshop, Bridge is a robust program designed for managing ALL of your digital assets and media. Through demos and hands-on work, learn primary features of Bridge and how to incorporate it into their existing workflow. Adobe InDesign: Digital Design for Publication (Online) MAR 23–APR 1 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students InDesign is the industry standard program for creating files that will be published in print or digitally on mobile and web platforms. Through group demos and self-directed tutorials, students of this remote workshop will learn the basics of creating a publishable file from start to finish. 2-Day Lighting Basics (Online) MAR 27–28 | David Martinez | $350 | 14 students Learning how to properly light spaces and subjects is an essential part of the creation of any film or video project. Through lectures on lighting theory, and demonstrations of different techniques, students will learn how to best use natural and artificial light to tell their story. Daring to See the World in a New Way: Mystery and Beauty in The Everyday (Online) MAR 29–APR 3 | Maggie Steber | $1275 | 13 students Our world has become unfamiliar in unexpected ways. With this has come an opportunity to express our ideas and interpretation of what we see and try new ideas. This workshop is about that. Finding Your Vision: A Survey of Contemporary Photography (Online) APR 5–MAY 3 | Susan Burnstine | $945 | 10 students Investigate the process and use of photography as a tool for individual expression, not just in terms of innovative or interesting approaches, but as an exploration into the fundamental principles of contemporary visual art. platform
Self Publishing Photo Books with Blurb in Lightroom (Online) APR 6–15 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students There are a lot of online platforms for self-publishing, but the Blurb plug-in for Lightroom stands out as a great option, especially for photographers. Participants in this workshop will use the Book Module to design an image-driven book. Photographic Objects: Blurring the Boundaries (Online) APR 7–MAY 5 | Dawn Surratt | $725 | 10 students Join photographer Dawn Surratt as you learn ways to connect photography and structure to tell your story. Develop a concept using photography as a jumping off point and build an object by the end of the week. 1-Day DSLR Video Basics (Online) APR 10 | Instructor TBD | $155 | 14 students This intro class is for new filmmakers, photographers, or anyone else who would like to learn the basics of shooting video with manual settings. Students discover how Digital SLRs and Mirrorless cameras work, and learn to choose and utilize optimal settings for various shooting environments. 2-Day Advanced DSLR & Mirrorless Video (Online) APR 10–11 | Instructor TBD | $350 | 12 students This course is designed for students who already have a basic proficiency in shooting with DSLRs and/or mirrorless cameras, and are ready to delve deeper into the possibilities these tools provide them. Adobe After Effects (Online) APR 12–16 | Instructor TBD | $895 | 12 students Adobe After Effects continues to be the industry standard for creating motion graphics. Students create dynamic content for logo treatments and commercials and understand visual effects features such as keying and compositing for film, video or multimedia. Click your class to learn more.
Fold-Fest! Magic with Folded Paper (Online) APR 17–MAY 8 | Erin Sweeney | $295 | 15 students Take a break from winter clean up and garden prep to learn these basic staples of folded paper structures. You will leave with a collection of book models and resources to further your book creation. You can use the class to develop a portfolio of book structures. Film History & Theory - Storytelling in Light & Shadow (Online) APR 19–23 | David Allen | $350 | 30 students We will explore how key works and artists have enriched the film medium, and in so doing, supplied us with the means to tell new stories to today’s audiences. Story Structure and Character Development (Online) APR 26–30 | Wayne Beach | $925 | 12 students This unit provides a solid foundation in the essentials of screenwriting: concept, character, story, plot, dialogue, and structure. Guided by a professional screenwriter, students will examine format, the importance of visual storytelling, developing an economical writing style, and more. Adobe Premiere (Online) APR 26–30 | Alex Burnett | $795 | 12 students Understanding the editor’s job of combining images, words, and audio into a cohesive and engaging body of work is essential for all filmmakers. Adobe’s Premiere has become the preferred software choice for many professional editors. The Creative Portrait (Online) APR 27–MAY 25 | Rania Matar | $650 | 12 students In this workshop, we discuss all the elements of what makes a good portrait and delve into the process of working with people. We learn through attention to detail, postures and expressions, approaching potential subjects, establishing trust and developing a relationship, and more. platform
Nonfiction DSLR & Mirrorless Cinema (Online) MAY 3–7 | David Martinez | $795 | 14 students This one-week course is for emerging documentary filmmak- ers and video professionals who want to explore the growing possibilities of shooting non-fiction stories with today’s most accessible, and increasingly capable, digital cinema cameras. Writing Into Deep Truth (Online) MAY 3–7 | Steve Almond | $895 | 16 students A generative workshop to compel you to turn away from fancy language and gimmickry to focus on telling the truth about people and events that matter most deeply. Focus on subjects such as obsession, doubt, disequilibrium, romantic yearning, and friendship. Write every day to share our work. 2-Day Adobe Bridge (Online) MAY 4 & 6 | David Allen | $155 | 15 students Originally developed as a companion program to Adobe Photoshop, Bridge is a robust program designed for managing ALL of your digital assets and media. Through demos and hands-on work, learn primary features of Bridge and how to incorporate it into their existing workflow. © Sarah Rice Exploring Photographic Styles I (Online) MAY 10–14 | Sal Taylor Kydd | $750 | 12 students This course will broaden your visual interests and add new intensity to your work. Inspiration and knowledge is derived from lectures that examine the work of major photographers in specific fields, providing a context for each day’s work. 2-Day Adobe InDesign (Online) MAY 11 & 13 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students This remote workshop teaches participants the ins and outs of Adobe’s extensive design program. From importing graphics and using master pages, to formatting text and using styles, this course encompasses the basics for anyone diving into this industry standard software for the first time. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day Adobe Premiere (Online) MAY 15 | Alex Burnett | $275 | 14 students Adobe Premiere continues to be the preferred software for many professional editors. In this crash course, students learn to use and navigate Premiere’s dynamic interface. Learn to properly manage and organize your media and files to set the ground-work for an effective workflow. 1-Day DaVinci Resolve (Online) MAY 15 | David Martinez | $165 | 14 students This 1-Day workshop is a crash-course introduction to the powerful, industry-standard, color correction software, DaVinci Resolve. Students will take their first steps toward a technical understanding of the art and craft of color correction and grading for digital video. Advanced Topics in Adobe InDesign (Online) MAY 18–27 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students Are you an InDesign user that knows enough to get by but would like to learn components of the program that are unfamiliar to you? For the first time we are offering an opportunity for a self-designed workshop that will cover topics of your choice. 2-Day Introduction to Adobe Illustrator and Vector Graphics (Online) JUN 1 & 3 | David Allen | $155 | 15 students Adobe Illustrator is a mainstay for designers specializing in logo creation, brand development, and more. Students will learn the essentials of working with vector-based graphics in this introduction to Adobe Illustrator. Seasonal Observations: A Summer Wunderkammer (Online) JUN 5–26 | Eíreann Lorsung | $645 | 12 students In the tradition of Renaissance cabinets of curiosities or “Wunderkammer,” we will collect specimens, make drawings, record weather, do observational writing and drawing, and record walks to document this season. platform
Adobe Premiere (Online) JUN 7–11 | Alex Burnett | $795 | 12 students Understanding the editor’s job of combining images, words, and audio into a cohesive and engaging body of work is essential for all filmmakers. Adobe’s Premiere has become the preferred software choice for many professional editors. Adobe After Effects (Online) JUN 14–18 | Instructor TBD | $895 | 12 students Adobe After Effects continues to be the industry standard for creating motion graphics. Students create dynamic content for logo treatments and commercials and understand visual effects features such as keying and compositing for film, video or multimedia. Self Publishing Photo Books with Blurb in Lightroom (Online) JUN 15–24 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students There are a lot of online platforms for self-publishing, but the Blurb plug-in for Lightroom stands out as a great option, especially for photographers. Participants in this workshop will use the Book Module to design an image-driven book. While a wide selection of 2021 programming is live on the website, we are constantly adding additional courses to the schedule. So check back regularly for new offerings! sign up today at BandH.com/e
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History of Photography Mid 20th C. and Beyond (Online) MAR 24–MAY 26 | Brenton Hamilton | $350 (community) or $625 (MFA students) | 40 students The intricate story of photography’s mid century development will be presented by Brenton Hamilton in our new online forum. These heavily illustrated lectures will be presented over ten weeks. Peek Behind the Curtain with Cig Harvey and Caroline Wall (Online) MAR 25 | Alice Sachs Zimet | $195 | 15 students This ongoing 90-minute series is geared toward photographers and the curious collector, where we go behind-the-scenes to have a flexible, honest and open conversation between a dealer and one of their artists. 2-Day Lighting Basics (Online) MAR 27–28 | David Martinez | $350 | 14 students Learning how to properly light spaces and subjects is an essential part of the creation of any film or video project. Through lectures on lighting theory, and demonstrations of different techniques, students will learn how to best use natural and artificial light to tell their story. 2-Day Art on a String: An Introduction to Making Simple Paper Kites (Online) MAR 27–28 | Melanie Walker, George Peters $325 | 12 students Imagine your artwork flying in the sky. This workshop is co-taught by artists Melanie and George who will provide simple tools to begin the exploration of art that flies. Documentary Launch Pad (Online) MAR 27–MAY 1 | Tom Donohue | $795 | 10 students Join an online community of filmmakers whose shared goal is to see their ideas realized. Guided by an award-winning documentarian, you’ll have the benefit of his twenty years’ experience writing and pitching greenlighted proposals for National Geographic and The Discovery Channel. platform
Screenwriting Retreat (1 or 2 weeks) (Online) MAR 29–APR 9 | Jule Selbo | $1395 or $875 | 10 students Filmmaking must begin with a solid screenplay. This comprehensive workshop is for writers who have a screenplay in progress and are seeking guidance, direction and focus from an accomplished screenwriter. Daring to See the World in a New Way: Mystery and Beauty in The Everyday (Online) MAR 29–APR 3 | Maggie Steber | $1275 | 13 students Our world has become unfamiliar in unexpected ways. With this has come an opportunity to express our ideas and interpretation of what we see and try new ideas. This workshop is about that. Laser Engraving Photographs on Book Cloth (Online) MAR 29–APR 12 | Sarah Pike | $245 | 10 students Join Sarah Pike of FreeFall Laser as she takes you through the process of designing laser engraved book cloth using photographic images. Learn to design laser engraved book cloth by formatting photographs and preparing files for laser engraving. National Poetry Month: Poetry Restart (Online) MAR 30–MAY 4 | Éireann Lorsung | $350 | 12 students Is your poetic practice a little low on energy? Or maybe you’re writing frequently but missing a poetry community? Want to rejuvenate your writing, share and receive feed- back on drafts, gather new ideas, and reconnect with what inspires you? Poetry Restart is the workshop for you. Finding Your Vision: A Survey of Contemporary Photography (Online) APR 5–MAY 3 | Susan Burnstine | $945 | 10 students SOLD OUT! Email [email protected] to join the wait list. Investigate the process and use of photography as a tool for individual expression and exploration into visual art. Click your class to learn more.
© Crystal Chappell Craft of Fiction (Online) APR 5–MAY 10 | Sarah Van Arsdale | $795 | 8 students Inspiration? You have to get that on your own. But the nuts and bolts of craft—such as how to use setting, create characters, guide the plot, and make vibrant dialogue—well, that you can learn. In this course, study six points of craft, from setting to dialogue, from pacing to character. Self Publishing Photo Books with Blurb in Lightroom (Online) APR 6–15 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students There are a lot of online platforms for self-publishing, but the Blurb plug-in for Lightroom stands out as a great option, especially for photographers. Participants in this workshop will use the Book Module to design an image-driven book. Composition & Craft (Online) APR 7–MAY 5 | Andrea Birnbaum | $695 | 12 students Over the course of five weeks, we will explore what makes a strong image, and a strong series of images. We will look at photographs created by known photographers, and examine how framing, light, selective focus, and other compositional elements can transform the world in front of the camera. Peek Behind the Curtain with Jess T. Dugan and Catherine Edelman (Online) APR 7 | Alice Sachs Zimet | $195 | 15 students This ongoing 90-minute series is geared toward photographers and the curious collector, where we go behind-the-scenes to have a flexible, honest and open conversation between a dealer and one of their artists. Photographic Objects: Blurring the Boundaries (Online) APR 7–MAY 5 | Dawn Surratt | $725 | 10 students Join photographer Dawn Surratt as you learn ways to connect photography and structure to tell your story. Develop a concept using photography as a jumping off point and build an object by the end of the week. platform
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The Alchemical Force of Visual Arts — Written by Teresa Piccari Website | Instagram | Facebook The traditional music cues, its beat played on a seven years. “To me, Capoeira is my drug,” he berimbau, a spinning silhouetted man on a beach says in the film and describes the specific offensive twists and turns himself upside down and around and defensive movements, the only martial art again, his legs kicking and sweeping, dreadlocks flying. that keeps the human body in consistent motion, as “infinite.” “It’s very intimidating but it’s beautiful,” explains David Lombeida, the Rio de Janiero-based man behind Part dance, part martial art, Capoeira was created the camera, who made the short film, and is halfway in the early 16th century by enslaved Africans in through a 9-month course study in Professional Brazil to camouflage the reality that they were Certification in Visual Storytelling (PCVS) at Maine defending themselves, which was illegal because Media Workshops + College. of the amount of suppression they lived under. Viewing Capoeira, a sense of liberation is The captivating figure on the beach is 32-year-old communicated, as if each performance helps chip Vela, practicing Capoeira as he has done daily for away at its ancestral link to enslavement. Capoeira Documentary Short (Click Here) platform
Finding Maine Media David was preparing to study at the college’s Rockport, Maine campus, when Covid required a fast pivot to an online platform, an entirely new concept for the 30-year-old. He had gravitated to the school because of a lifelong interest in photojournalism but had missed a class taught by Ron Haviv, a huge inspiration for him. Digging deeper, he came across the PCVS course and “was hooked.” I think I’m way more motivated and inspired being here in Rio because I’m in my element, Click your class to learn more.
At this juncture, he said he couldn’t even imagine Rio is home to about a thousand favelas, which house doing the course traditionally, in-person. “I think it a quarter of the city’s population. Here, he makes would be cool to encourage people who live abroad stills of favela residents of all ages. He talks about the to apply to PCVS. Because of the Zoom platform, “unique collective consciousness” in Rio, and Brazil this program is accessible regardless of where they in general, that he describes as “so dynamic, wild live in the world.” and alive.” “It’s been super beneficial for me to be able to do Despite the sense of scarcity, those qualities are what I’m doing in Rio and getting constant feedback evident in his photographs of favela residents. and help working through everything. I’m super David says he has thought about that often and impressed by it – way beyond my expectations. I discovered that in countries where there are less think I’m way more motivated and inspired being economic opportunities “people become really good here in Rio because I’m in my element,” explained at being in the moment and not being distracted by the American-born and raised photographer who has always striving to ‘get at’ something as they might lived and traveled in several countries throughout be in more affluent places. “I think it gives people a South America for the last decade, including his late real sense of presence,” he said. mother’s birthplace of Ecuador. He uses her maiden name, Lombeida, for his photography work, in When it comes to portraiture, he said it is tricky and homage to her, a physician who attended the US Air challenging. “When you look at someone, you’re Force Academy in Colorado Springs and became interpreting them, judging them, how they are, what their lead neurologist. you think they are. But then you look at the still image and it can reveal deeper things about them, These days, the visual artist travels to favelas, much more intimate things.” low-income communities featuring makeshift shacks. platform
Now, David is making himself vulnerable in a Teachers & Critique new way. When he went to Triagem, among Rio’s most impoverished favela, he asked In PCVS this semester, David is currently studying Projects with its Jerusalem residents living under a metro Elizabeth Greenberg, Multimedia with Tom Ryan and Photographic bridge, what he could do to help and they Processes and History with Brenton Hamilton. He said he is most said they would like care packages of staples, inspired by the amount of knowledge they each have and how it including rice, beans, cooking oil, salt, sugar, translates into their ability to effectively guide him as a photographer. wheat, vegetables, soap and laundry detergent. During weekly critiques, he noted how Elizabeth describes a “I feel kind of vulnerable asking people for photograph. “She goes into way more detail that I could ever imagine money for a community,” he noted, but it is doing. It’s usually pretty profound. I guess everyone, including myself, important to him. is all over the place with our work and Elizabeth is really good at bringing us back to reality, asking us ‘What are you really trying to do “I definitely want my art to be more of a here?’ Tom’s the same way with video. He knows so much, he’s really ‘call to action’ than art for art itself. To bring good at guiding you in the right direction.” some sort of awareness and trying to make a difference.” “They’ve taught me what a good picture is. How to move through a space and get a really good image. Not randomly taking pictures and seeing what happens. It’s a much more conscious effort now for me,” he explained. An Artist Transformed After four and a half months of PCVS course work, David said, “I feel I have way more purpose in what I’m doing in my day-to-day life. You kind of have to with this program, it’s very demanding. Before, I was really traveling a lot, going where the wind took me. Now, I feel much more like I’m channeling something. Very task-oriented, just getting after it. My life is completely different right now.” Please Donate! During the decade he has spent traveling throughout South America, David said he was intuitively and unconsciously building people skills Food Drive for Favelas of Rio de Janeiro and gaining trust in the various countries he lived by being honest about his intentions. click here “I would get into places, get permission, gain trust and then it was like, now that I am in there, what do I do?” The PCVS program has helped him answer that question, he said. The photographer plans to remain in Brazil through the end of his Maine Media course. While his next stop is not known, he hopes it will be as an employed, professional visual artist. “That would be a dream if I could go to different places, champion causes and help people; I’d be happy,” said David. Click your class to learn more.
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Editing For Genre: A Four Session Workshop Series (Online) APR 8–JUN 10 | Luis Zerón | $275 | 40 max In this series of four classes, learn how to navigate the unique challenges an editor confronts in cutting for different genres. 1-Day: Cutting Drama (Online) APR 8 | Luis Zerón | $75 | 40 max In this three hour session, learn how to create dramatic tension through dialogue scenes. Participants will examine how to build emotion and get the best out of actors and story. 1-Day: GoPro Cinematography & Color Grading (Online) APR 10 | David Martinez | $175 | 12 students This 1-day class is ideal for anyone interested in working with the dynamic and capable GoPro Hero to capture high quality video, and to take that footage to the next level through color grading workflow. 1-Day: Introduction to The Cyanotype (Online) APR 10 | Brenton Hamilton | $195 | 12 students Join us for this intensive one-day exploration of cyanotype and all of its forms. We’ll outline, describe and demonstrate the three forms: Classic, Ware and diluted forms. 1-Day Digital Workflow for Video (Online) APR 10 | Instructor TBD | $150 | 12 students This 1 day course is for filmmakers, video professionals, photographers, and anyone else looking to gain a strong foundation in the necessary knowledge to start editing video captured in today’s digital formats. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day DSLR Video Basics (Online) APR 10 | Instructor TBD | $155 | 14 students This intro class is for new filmmakers, photographers, or anyone else who would like to learn the basics of shooting video with manual settings. Students discover how Digital SLRs and Mirrorless cameras work, and learn to choose and utilize optimal settings for various shooting environments. 1-Day Camera Basics (Online) APR 10 | Deanna Witman | 155 | 8 students Are you still using automatic settings? Then this class is for you! This introductory class is for beginners who would like to learn the basics of their digital camera and move into the manual control modes. Students discover how digital cameras work and how to control their image making. 2-Day Adobe Photoshop (Online) APR 10–11 | Joe Lavine | $325 | 12 households Photoshop’s vast capabilities can seem intimidating to some photographers, but don’t worry. Learn the core foundation of Adobe Photoshop in just two days. The focus is on step-by-step instruction leading students through the essential tools and options in Photoshop. platform
Editing For Genre: with Luis Zerón A Four Session Workshop Series “Psycho” Edited by George Tomasini “In the Mood for Love” Edited by William Chang “Battleship Potemkin” Edited by Sergei Eisenstein & Grigori Aleksandrov “Léon the Professional” Edited by Sylvie Landra 2-Day Advanced DSLR & Mirrorless Video (Online) APR 10–11 | Instructor TBD | $350 | 12 students This course is designed for students who already have a basic proficiency in shooting with DSLRs and/or mirrorless cameras, and are ready to delve deeper into the possibilities these tools provide them. Visual Storytelling: Drawing Inspiration From Your Personal Photographic Archive (Online) APR 10–18 | Daniel W. Coburn | $595 | 12 students This workshop is ideal for those that are wanting to break from convention—those that are seeking out new modes of photographic expression and challenging the notion of a traditional “body of work.” Dinner and a Movie (Online) APR 10–MAY 22 | Claude Kerven | $295 | 16 households In “Dinner and a Movie”, we will be cooking food from four classic examples of world cinema and sitting down together virtually with our culinary creations to converse about the cultural significance of food and its diverse application in global cinema. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day: Adobe After Effects for Beginners (Online) APR 11 | Alex Burnett | $175 | 12 students Adobe After Effects continues to be the industry standard for creating motion graphics. This course is designed for the beginner who wishes to gain an introduction and foun- dation in this powerful tool. Adobe After Effects (Online) APR 12–16 | Instructor TBD | $895 | 12 students Adobe After Effects continues to be the industry standard for creating motion graphics. Students create dynamic content for logo treatments and commercials and understand visual effects features such as keying and compositing for film, video or multimedia. Reading Your Writing... to others, to yourself (Online) APR 12–21 | Sean Kernan | $550 | 8 students This is a workshop in reading what you’ve written out loud. Reading to yourself alone in your writing space or to a room full of people, the process is a revelation. It can really open up the writing itself and your presentation of it. Photoshop for Photographers (Online) APR 13 | Mickey Strand | $325 | 10 students This class is geared for anyone who wants to learn how to work on images in Photoshop. You don’t have to have any Photoshop experience. You will need to have the application installed on your computer and have launched the application. The Image and the Anthropocene (Online) APR 15–MAY 20 | Deanna Witman | $325 | 35 students This course is an investigation of the environment and deep time – what it is and how we might understand it- from perspectives of science, art, culture, and philosophy, and image-makers working to explore these concepts. platform
2-Day: The Importance of Self Critiques (Online) APR 17–18 | Connie Imboden | $295 | 8 students Learning how to evaluate our own work can be infinitely valuable on many levels. Everything that we need to know about direction and growth is embedded in the work we are currently creating. The Collage Weekend (Online) APR 17–18 | Brenton Hamilton | $325 | 8 students Cutting, pasting, storytelling! Join Brenton for a weekend of awakening new perspectives in your vision and ideas. We’re going to get a perspective on the history of collage as a medium and apply it to our own work.. Fold-Fest! Magic with Folded Paper (Online) APR 17–MAY 8 | Erin Sweeney | $295 | 15 students Take a break from winter clean up and garden prep to learn these basic staples of folded paper structures. You will leave with a collection of book models and resources to further your book creation. You can use the class to develop a portfolio of book structures. 1-Day Lighting Basics (Online) APR 17 | Alex Burnett | $175 | 12 students Learning how to properly light spaces and subjects is an essential part of the creation of any film or video project. Through lecture and demonstration of theory and lighting techniques, students will learn how to best use natural and artificial light to tell their story. 1-Day Audio Post Production (Online) APR 17 | Alex Burnett | $175 | 12 students This workshop concentrates on the foundation and principles of audio post-production and the effective manipulation of dialogue, music, and sound effects to create a unified soundtrack. A straightforward approach will equip students with knowledge of audio uses in film. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day Lighting for Film & TV (Online) APR 18 | David Martinez | $175 | 12 students This 1-day workshop is for cinematographers, video professionals, and freelance filmmakers who want to engage in a dynamic discussion about lighting and learn about lighting techniques and styles used in feature films, commercials, and episodic television. Film History & Theory - Storytelling in Light & Shadow (Online) APR 19–23 | Kenneth James | $350 | 30 students We will explore how key works and artists have enriched the film medium, and in so doing, supplied us with the means to tell new stories to today’s audiences. “Times that are difficult inevitably lead to really interesting art.” —Wayne Beach, Maine Media Film Chair CALL FOR STUDENT WORK Please send us work created between March 2020 to March 2021. Selected pieces may be featured in Maine Media’s first ever Annual Student Work Periodical. SUBMIT YOUR WORK TODAY platform
3-Day DaVinci Resolve (Online) APR 21–23 | David Martinez | $195 | 12 students This workshop is an introduction to digital color correction and grading using DaVinci Resolve. Utilizing a workshop atmosphere in combination with lectures, demonstrations, and projects, students will take their first steps toward a technical understanding of the art and craft of color correction and grading for digital video. 8-Week Cinematography Intensive & Master Class Lecture Series (Online) APR 22–JUN 11 | Various Instructors | $595 Join some of the world’s leading cinematographers to learn what it takes to succeed in their world. Taught by accomplished professionals and masters, now experience our world-renowned cinematography workshops online. 8-Week Film & TV Masters Series (Online) APR 22–JUN 11 | Various Instructors | $850 This eight-week sequence of workshops explores the art and craft of filmmaking in a series of master classes, lectures, presentations and demonstrations. Unlike other master classes online, you will engage with instructors in real time – not through pre-recorded lectures. Peek Behind the Curtain with David Emitt Adams & Terry Etherton (Online) APR 22 | Alice Sachs Zimet | $195 | 15 students This ongoing 90-minute series is geared toward photographers and the curious collector, where we go behind-the-scenes to have a flexible, honest and open conversation between a dealer and one of their artists. The Art of Cinematography (Online) APR 22 | Natalie Kingston | $95 Join cinematographer Natalie Kingston as she discusses her approach to lighting, camera, and other special aesthetic considerations of the art, craft, and process of cinematography. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day Lighting & Grip Hands-On Crash Course (Online) APR 24 | Instructor TBD | $195 | 12 students This workshop is for emerging filmmakers, video professionals, cinematographers, and film school graduates who want to immerse themselves in the fundamentals of lighting theory, learn set etiquette and procedure, and see hands-on demonstrations. 2-Day Sound Design (Online) APR 24–25 | Instructor TBD | $350 | 12 students Sound design is often the unsung hero of a scene. Whether you’re using sound to add texture, help tell your story, or to create emotional impact in a moment, understanding how to create artful sound design can take your film to a whole new level. 1-Day Collodio Chloride: Nuts & Bolts (Online) APR 24 | Brenton Hamilton | $195 | 12 students Join Brenton for an exploration of the 1850’s Collodio Chloride process. Brenton will prepare this formula for your observation and coat it onto treated paper. This is a long scale, beautiful photographic process – learn to make your own photographic paper at the time of new technologies. Unreal Game World Building (Online) APR 24–25 | Chuck Carter | $350 | 12 students Our one and two-day workshops introduce users to Unreal Engine and learning the basics in how to navigate it, col- lect and use easily obtainable assets to create fully realized environments, and touch on producing custom objects for nearly any project. Story Structure and Character Development (Online) APR 26–30 | Wayne Beach | $925 | 12 students This unit provides a solid foundation in the essentials of screenwriting: concept, character, story, plot, dialogue, and structure. Guided by a professional screenwriter, students will examine format, the importance of visual storytelling, developing an economical writing style, and more. platform
FILM & TV MASTERS SERIES (ONLINE) APRIL 22 – JUNE 11 $850 Examine the art of filmmaking in this eight-week series, guided by masters. 6 Cinematography Intensive Sessions 4 Film & TV Master Class Sessions 4 Special Networking Events MO FLAM The English Patient | Black Swan NATALIE KINGSTON Lost Bayou | Billie Eilish’s Live Mu LESLI LINKA GLATTER Homeland | The Walking Dead | M KRISTI ZEA The Silence of the Lambs | Goodfellas | The Departed JIM PLANNETTE ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | The Artist | Ocean’s Eleven A WEEKEND WITH STEVE YEDLIN, ASC Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Looper | Knives Out Click your class to learn more.
| I Am Legend PAUL SCHRADER usic Videos Mad Men Taxi Driver | Raging Bull | American Gigolo JOHN TOLL, ASC Braveheart | Legends of the Fall | The Thin Red Line CHRISTOPHER TELLEFSEN, ACE A Quiet Place | Moneyball | Capote ALICE BROOKS Home Before Dark | In The Heights | Tick Tick Boom LEARN MORE & REGISTER: MAINEMEDIA.EDU/MplAatSfoTrEmRS
A Sense of Wonder (Online) APR 26–MAY 24 | Jim Nickelson | $795 | 12 students Through a combination of lectures, image and portfolio reviews, demonstrations, discussions, and photographing in the field, you’ll learn how to better appreciate the wonder in the natural landscape all around you, and to learn tips and techniques necessary to capture it in your photographs. Adobe Premiere (Online) APR 26–30 | Alex Burnett | $795 | 12 students Understanding the editor’s job of combining images, words, and audio into a cohesive and engaging body of work is essential for all filmmakers. Adobe’s Premiere has become the preferred software choice for many professional editors. The Creative Portrait (Online) APR 27–MAY 25 | Rania Matar | $650 | 12 students In this workshop, we discuss all the elements of what makes a good portrait and delve into the process of working with people. We learn through attention to detail, postures and expressions, approaching potential subjects, establishing trust and developing a relationship, and more. Photoshop for Photographers II (Online) APR 27–MAY 6 | Mickey Strand | $325 | 10 students This class is geared for anyone who wants to learn how to use more advanced features and tools in Photoshop to work on images. Students must have taken Photoshop for Photographers or, an introductory level Photoshop course prior to registration. The Voice in Their Ear: Audiobook Narration (Online) APR 28–MAY 26 | Vivienne Leheny | $850 | 10 students This class is for anyone interested in pursuing work as an audiobook narrator, as well as any authors interested in narrating their own work to be sold in audiobook format. Explore and reveal the emotional truth – your emotional truth – that powers the best audiobook narrations. Click your class to learn more.
1-Day Cutting Action (Online) APR 29 | Luis Zerón | $75 | 40 students Cutting an action scene requires an editor to balance story, clarity, and energy. In this three hour session you will explore a methodology to address action scenes in the cutting room. Examine the characteristics of action as a genre and review examples of representative scenes. Alice Brooks on Cinematography (Online) APR 29 | Alice Brooks | $95 Accomplished cinematographer Alice Brooks will be sharing her approach to dramatic lighting, powerful camera moves, and other special aesthetic considerations of her process and the art and craft of cinematography. Poetic Urges (Online) MAY 1–8 | Richard Blanco | $550 | 12 students A lively and informative course designed to cover some basics of poetry for all those who yearn to further explore their poetic urges. A Weekend with Steve Yedlin, ASC (Online) MAY 1–2 | Steve Yedlin, ASC | $195 Spend a weekend with the acclaimed cinematographer of Knives Out, Looper, Brick, and Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, examining how to design and capture images that transport a viewer into your story Looking into the Light (Online) MAY 3–17 | Sean Kernan | $895 | 8 students The early thrust of the workshop will be to reacquaint ourselves with a child-like kind of open-eyed and open-minded presence. We’ll teach the eye to wait, we’ll explore making photos with the mind and heart, then ask them who they are. Above all we’ll surprise ourselves! platform
Nonfiction DSLR & Mirrorless Cinema (Online) MAY 3–7 | David Martinez | $795 | 14 students This one-week course is for emerging documentary filmmak- ers and video professionals who want to explore the growing possibilities of shooting non-fiction stories with today’s most accessible, and increasingly capable, digital cinema cameras. Writing Into Deep Truth (Online) MAY 3–7 | Steve Almond | $895 | 16 students A generative workshop to compel you to turn away from fancy language and gimmickry to focus on telling the truth about people and events that matter most deeply. Focus on subjects such as obsession, doubt, disequilibrium, romantic yearning, and friendship. Write every day to share our work. 2-Week Film Production Intensive (Online) MAY 3–14 | Alex Burnett, David Martinez | $995 | 15 students In this two-week workshop participants will explore ad- vanced dynamics relating to pre-production, production, and post-production. Ideal for advanced students or filmmakers who are readying to shoot a project and would like to up their game and leave with new confidence. Form: An Investigation (Online) MAY 3–26 | Éireann Lorsung | $550 | 8 students What do we mean when we talk about form? How can received or traditional forms help us think inventively about movement on the page, visual and musical meaning, and literary innovation? In this workshop, take an immersive dip into poetic form in your own work and in the world. 2-Day Adobe Bridge (Online) MAY 4 & 6 | David Allen | $155 | 15 students Originally developed as a companion program to Adobe Photoshop, Bridge is a robust program designed for managing ALL of your digital assets and media. Through demos and hands-on work, learn primary features of Bridge and how to incorporate it into their existing workflow. Click your class to learn more.
Finding Connection (Online) MAY 5–JUN 23 | Gail Albert Halaban | $750 | 12 students The last year has been a challenge to photographers used to going out and using the camera to engage with the world. As there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and we will soon be able to return to normal, how can we reinvigorate our creative practice? Peek Behind the Curtain with Kevin Cooley and Paul Kopeikin (Online) MAY 5 | Alice Sachs Zimet | $195 | 15 students This ongoing 90-minute series is geared toward photographers and the curious collector, where we go behind-the-scenes to have a flexible, honest and open conversation between a dealer and one of their artists. 2-Day Creating Opportunities for Your Work (Online) MAY 6–13 | Sherri Littlefield | $155 | 8 students The playing field is leveled, and image making has moved to digital promotions, experiences and exhibitions. How can this be used to your advantage? Between the two sessions, we will go over topics including best practices on reaching out to agencies and galleries, and writing about your work. Seeing Closely: Developing Poetic Tools for Visual Artists (Online) MAY 6–27 | Éireann Lorsung | $295 | 8 students As a visual artist, you may have found that incorporating language into your work is both exciting and challenging. In this workshop, you’ll be offered strategies to develop both a sense of what you want to say and ways to say it. Kristi Zea on Production Design (Online) MAY 6 | Kristi Zea | $95 Explore the crucial role of the production designer with this master whose credits include The Silence of the Lambs, Goodfellas, The Departed, and Revolutionary Road. platform
Poetry Week Rick Barot Richard Blanco (Online) June 14—18 Three amazing poets, one incredible week of workshops, craft seminars, and readings. Join Us! TESS TAYLOR RICK BAROT RICHARD BLANCO The Poem’s Stage Syntax and Its Force in Poetry Whether candid snapshots, cell phone images, or formal portraits, photographs Where are you from and how do you root In this poetry workshop you’ll engage with are replete with conscious and unconscious stories to mine. In the interdisciplinary spirit there? What are the words and sounds Risk and Ingenuity. We’ll discuss these of Maine Media Workshops and College, we will use personal photographs as prompts of your place? How do you write about concepts, and you’ll be invited to think about to write poems that explore our emotional responses to those rich stories. Then, we “home”? In this workshop, you’ll study the subjects that you don’t ordinarily explore in will take new photographs of our own to explore how our poetic eye—like the eye way poems appropriate disciplines from art your writing. You’ll be challenged to think of a camera—focuses and frames our experiences; we’ll then “redevelop” these pho- history to biology to geology to sound in about what it might mean to write about tos into poems. Through interactive lectures, exercises, and readings of various illustrative order to build and explore the worlds they those subjects. And you’ll learn about “formal poems, we will dive deeper into some of the core techniques of poetry. make. You’ll develop strategies to write your Ingenuity” — how form can help explore Selected by President Obama as the fifth own poems of place and home. You’ll lean a subject — not necessarily traditional or inaugural poet in U.S. history, Richard Blanco is the first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to into your story, celebrating the soil, plant rigid forms but the most complex shape that serve in such a role. Author of many renowned collections of poetry, his most recent, names, dialect words, and microhistories the poems needs to manifest your subject. How to Love a Country, interrogates the American narrative. that help to build rich poems. The workshop Whether you’re a beginner or experienced is geared to beginners and experts alike poet, you’ll learn to take risks in content, with readings and generative exercises each form, and style. day. Come prepared to explore your roots, read and craft poems that define your Rick Barot was born in the Philippines and grew own geography. up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has published three volumes of poetry: Tess Taylor is the author of five collections The Darker Fall, Want, and Chord, all published of poetry, including The Misremembered World, by Sarabande Books selected by Eavan Boland for the Poetry Society of America’s inaugural chapbook fellowship, and The Forage House, called “stunning” by The San FrancisCcolCihcroknicyle.our class to learn more.
1-Day Camera Basics (Online) MAY 8 | Deanna Witman | 155 | 8 students Are you still using automatic settings? Then this class is for you! This introductory class is for beginners who would like to learn the basics of their digital camera and move into the manual control modes. Students discover how digital cameras work and how to control their image making. Topics in the History of Photography (Online) MAY 8 | Brenton Hamilton | $165 | 15 students Join historian Brenton Hamilton in understanding the origins of photography in its earliest forms. Ideas and philosophy, a scientific collective consciousness and cultural desire all form an atmosphere of discovery for photography to emerge. Photographing Family Workshop (Online) MAY 8–16 | Daniel W. Coburn | $595 | 12 students Do you have an important story to tell about your loved ones? Is it difficult for you to approach friends or family members with your camera? This workshop will help you find new inspiration and form new strategies for photographing the people that are closest to you. 1-Day Online Film & Video Teachers Workshop (Online) MAY 9 | Alex Burnett, David Martinez | $155 | 12 students Gain access to teaching materials, lesson plans, project ideas, and gear and software recommendations. We’ll look at best practices for online lessons about camera-work, lighting, editing, sound design, color grading, and other filmmaking techniques. Exploring Photographic Styles I (Online) MAY 10–14 | Sal Taylor Kydd | $750 | 12 students This course will broaden your visual interests and add new intensity to your work. Inspiration and knowledge is derived from lectures that examine the work of major photographers in specific fields, providing a context for each day’s work. platform
2-Day Adobe InDesign (Online) MAY 11 & 13 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students This remote workshop teaches participants the ins and outs of Adobe’s extensive design program. From importing graphics and using master pages, to formatting text and using styles, this course encompasses the basics for anyone diving into this industry standard software for the first time. Lesli Linka Glatter on Directing (Online) MAY 11 | Lesli Linka Glatter | $95 Lesli Linka Glatter is one of today’s most accomplished directors of film, network, and premium cable television drama. Go inside the process of this accomplished director whose credits include Homeland, The Walking Dead, Mad Men and Twin Peaks. Creating Beyond the Frame: Photo-based Printmaking in Layers (Online) MAY 12–JUN 30 | Jari Poulin | $695 | 12 students This course explores the potential of image to take on a new life in the inky world of printmaking where images and transfers are combined with inks in the forms of monoprints, stencils, collagraphs, and other techniques. 1-Day Adobe Premiere (Online) MAY 15 | Alex Burnett | $275 | 14 students Adobe Premiere continues to be the preferred software for many professional editors. In this crash course, students learn to use and navigate Premiere’s dynamic interface. Learn to properly manage and organize your media and files to set the ground-work for an effective workflow. 1-Day GoPro Cinematography & Color Grading (Online) MAY 15 | David Martinez | $175 | 20 students This 1-day class is ideal for anyone interested in working with the dynamic and capable GoPro Hero to capture high quality video, and to take that footage to the next level through color grading workflow. Click your class to learn more.
Christopher Tellefsen on Editing (Online) MAY 15 | Christopher Tellefsen | $95 Whether you’re an editor or director or writer, you must understand the alchemy that can happen in the editing room. Guided by the editor of hits like A Quiet Place and Moneyball, elevate your understanding of the editor’s art. 1-Day From Stills to Video - DSLR Storytelling (Online) MAY 16 | Tom Ryan | $125 | 14 students With the ever-growing popularity of DSLR and Mirrorless cameras, visual artists are afforded the opportunity to create in multiple mediums with a single tool. In this class we explore the root fundamentals of motion picture cinematography, and storytelling with video. Advanced Topics in Adobe InDesign (Online) MAY 18–27 | David Allen | $295 | 15 students Are you an InDesign user that knows enough to get by but would like to learn components of the program that are unfamiliar to you? For the first time we are offering an opportunity for a self-designed workshop that will cover topics of your choice. 1-Day Cutting Montage Sequences (Online) MAY 20 | Luis Zerón | $75 | 40 students Montage sequences are essential to advancing story and character in any genre. Develop your creativity and storytelling skills to create powerful sequences using images and sound. Learn how to cut them with structure and organization. Paul Schrader on Story (Online) MAY 20 | Paul Schrader | $95 Go inside the process of the legendary screenwriter and director whose films include Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, American Gigolo, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, and First Reformed. platform
2-Day Editing & Color Correction with DaVinci Resolve (Online) MAY 22–23 | Instructor TBD | $350 | 12 students With its robust tools and highly accessible price points, DaVinci Resolve continues to be one of the most popular and dynamic software on the market. Explore both editing and color grading in DaVinci. 2-Day: The Stuff of Memoir: Mining Personal Artifacts and Journals to Write Your Story (Online) MAY 22–23 | Anita Verna Crofts | $325 | 6 students Translating lived experiences to the page is much more than simply transcribing memories. Writing first-person essays or a memoir asks an author to become a keen and careful observer. 2-Day iPhone Filmmaking (Online) MAY 22–23 | Anna Graham | $375 | 12 students See why Steven Soderbergh’s latest film was shot on an iPhone! Recommended for filmmakers, photographers, educators, journalists, and professionals. Participants will experiment with creating footage that demonstrates how this tool can be taken to a whole new level. Feature Film Lighting with Mo Flam (Online) MAY 22 | Mo Flam | $95 A workshop for cinematographers, gaffers, and freelance filmmakers who want to explore dramatic lighting techniques used in feature films. Mo Flam covers the importance of light in visual storytelling, and techniques and processes to execute complex lighting set-ups. Director of Photography Master Class (Online) MAY 27 | John Toll, ASC, Jim Plannette | $95 Come join cinematographer John Toll, ASC and Gaffer Jim Plannette as we explore their journey and individual careers as well as their collaborations together to get an in-depth perspective of their approach and the creative choices made working at the highest level of film production. Click your class to learn more.
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