Interested in submitting a short film for the “MIT in 3:00” competition, but want to learn more about filmmaking?
Join documentary filmmaker Kira Akerman for a 1-day workshop during IAP! It will be offered twice — 10am-5pm on January 28 and 30.
Learn about storytelling through film. This hands-on workshop will be a survey of the audiovisual elements of filmmaking: camerawork, including frame composition and point-of-view strategies, lighting, sound recording, and basic techniques for film editing in iMovie. Participants will use their personal smartphones to capture footage and then edit content into a short film for presentation at the end of the day.
Bring your smartphone for filming and your own laptop with iMovie installed (if this is not possible for you, let us know in your registration form and we will try to have a Mac workstation available; smartphones cannot be provided).
This workshop is co-sponsored by CMS/W and iHQ with support from the MIT Office of Experiential Learning. It is open to the entire MIT community. Each session is limited to 20 participants.
Register for one of the following dates.
Tuesday, January 28, 10am-5pm
iHQ 3rd Floor (Building E38)
Thursday, January 30, 10am-5pm
iHQ 3rd Floor (Building E38)
If registration is closed, email mitin3@mit.edu to be added to the waitlist.
Kira Akerman is an award winning documentary filmmaker, educator, and educational consultant. Her debut feature documentary Hollow Tree, won a Jury Prize at its premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival, and an award for Best Documentary at Chicago’s International Children’s Festival. Also an educator and educational consultant, Kira teaches documentary filmmaking, and workshops at the intersection of science and storytelling, and consults on place-based learning and nonfiction media for educational institutions. She has a masters in Learning, Innovation, Technology, and Design from Harvard University.
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