Action News Attends Our Workshop

"What If?" The Basics of Structure Explored Through Short Horror Films - Andrew Barrer

The Secrets of Storytelling - Randall Dottin

Storytelling Through Screenwriting - Doug Keith

Tech vs. The Story; How to Blend Them. A Show and Tell - Dave Lamm

Documentary Story Ideas - Dave Thomas

Crafting the Comedic Character - Sheela Shrinivas

Fundamental Tips of Storytelling - Ginny Somma

   * 22 Rules of Storytelling

Telling Stories With Emotion - Matt Spicer

Basics of Screenwriting for TV and Film - Drawing from our own favorite movies and tv shows, we’ll explore what makes a story compelling then discuss how to tell those stories using basic principles of screenplay structure. Watch session HERE<< New text box >>

• Chris Marston - "Filmmaking Techniques" - Coverage, Coverage, Coverage: Multiple Angles and Overshooting! The technique of film-making (HOW we do what we do)
   
• Pat Ganley - "Filmmaking Theory" - The theory of film-making (WHY we do what we do)
   
• Joe DiVita - "The Blend" - Overview on sound and why it's so important to the film
   
• Marty Zied & Tammy Tiehl-Stedman - "The Tank" - Speed round where the instructors offer as much feedback as possible as to how they, themselves would start/continue pre-production or production of the student's film!
   
• Dave Lamm - "Visual Effects Magic" - With 95% of the students having access to a green screen for news classes how/should they use green

• Dave Lamm & Pat Ganley - Lighting - "Filming the Story" - Cinematography 101 - The theory behind why and how we film and how to let the scene help tell the story. How do I get coverage? 
   
• Joe DiVita - "The Sound of the Story" - Sound Design - How can the right mix of score, sound fx, background and dialogue help to tell the story?
   
• David Greenberg - "Writing the Story Part 1" - Writing genres of film. How do I start writing a comedy? A drama? Horror? How do I find the story in the film? Getting inspiration.
   
• Iam Abrams - "Writiing the Story Part 2" - Dialogue. How much is too much? I have my actors and an idea, now what? How do I write dialogue for them in a short film? How much is enough? How much is not enough? How do I write a conflict? How do I use non-verbals with my actors? PowerPoint
   
• Tammy Tiehel-Stedman & Amy Tiehel - "Producing the Story" - I have pre-planned everything I can think of...How to be ready to put the story on the screen...from blocking to rehearsal...how do I not "wing this"? PowerPoint
   
• Marty Zied - "Putting the bite in my Documentary Story" - The Art of the Sound bite. How to set-up and carry out a descriptive interview that will lead my documentary? How do I narrow down my soundbites and let them tell the story for me? An interactive lesson teaching students how to ask open-ended questions and get results for their documentary.

• The Screenplay and Story Arc – Ian Abrams.  Click here to view the PowerPoint from his session. ​      
                                                                                                                  

• Lights, Lenses, and the ‘Film Look’ – Pat Ganley & Dave Lamm of PWPvideo. Pat is Director of Postproduction and Dave is Director of Production.  Click here to view their session.      
                                                                                                                       

• Audio versus Video – Joe DiVita from Drexel. Click here to view his session.   
               

• From Concept to Pre-Production –  Tammy Tiehel-Stedman. Tammy is co-producer of the feature film “Slow Learners” along with Tommy Joyner, Jamie Lokoff, and Brian O’Connor. Watch Tammy’s presentation here.      
                                                             

• Documentary - Marty Zied. Marty is Senior Producer for the Paul F. Harron studios at Drexel University and is currently working on “Voice Messages,” a documentary on the human voice. Watch Marty's Presentation here.    
                                                            

• Audio Engineering Workshop – Tommy Joyner, founder of MilkBoy the Studio.  Tommy is co-producer of the feature film “Slow Learners” with Tammy Tiehel-Stedman, Jamie Lokoff, and Brian O’Connor.Click here for his presentation. 

• Keynote: Things Lead To Things - Jeff Schock, award winning producer/director of hundreds of music videos and whose clients have included Billy Joel, Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Luther Vandross and Kenny Loggins
   
• The Story: A Filmmaker's Best Friend - Chris Fetchko, writer/director of films released by Warner Brothers, Shoreline Entertainment, etc.
   
• Time-lapse - Daniel Innovate, whose roles have included pre-production writing, directing and varied roles as Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Editor and Colorist.
   
• Tips & Tricks to Get Your Story Across - Pat Ganley & Dave Lamm, Director of Postproduction and Director Production at PWPvideo. Click here to view their session and click here for their handout.
   
• Advocacy Filmmaking: Documentaries in the Social Justice Tradition - John O’Leary & Steve McWilliams, professors at Villanova University Communications Department and co-founders of Villanova's award-winning Social Justice Documentary Program. Click here to view their session.
   
• Tips on Developing, Pre-producing and Producing your Short Film - Tammy Tiehel-Stedman & Marty Zied, Academy and Emmy award winning producers/directors