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UnionDocs Kicks Off Documentary Fundamentals Workshop Series

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:April 18, 2014

Beginning Sunday, April 27th, 2014, UnionDocs will present a nuts-and-bolts professional development series designed for the beginning or intermediate documentary filmmaker. Documentary Fundamentals @ UnionDocs is a six-week course culminating in a certificate of completion. Registrants can also attend individual sessions. Series passes are available now in limited supply at the discounted price of $125 on UnionDocs.org.

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UnionDocs Collaborative Studio Calls for Applicants

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:May 9, 2013

The UnionDocs Collaborative Studio (CoLAB) is now accepting applications for a 10-month program for a select group of media artists from the U.S. and abroad. Based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, CoLAB offers a platform for exploring contemporary approaches to the documentary arts and a process for developing an innovative collaborative project. Program Description The program consists of weekly production meetings, seminars, screenings and other public programs, along with regular masterclasses and critiques with visiting artists. Key benefits include: Dynamic interaction among a network of talented peers Direct exchange with visiting artists and industry experts A structured environment for research and experimentation Mentoring on the production of original work and regular group critique Exhibition opportunities for the year's collaborative project Learn more at UnionDocs. Deadline June 15. Apply online. About CoLAB CoLAB is a new and alternative fellowship model, offering residency and visa support for six participants coming from abroad and an equal number…

Six-Week Documentary Fundamentals Series at UnionDocs

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:April 15, 2013

Documentary Fundamentals @ UnionDocs This nuts-and-bolts professional development series is designed for the beginning or intermediate documentary filmmaker. Documentary Fundamentals @ UnionDocs is a six-week course culminating in a certificate of completion. Registrants can also attend individual sessions. Sundays, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, April 21 - June 2 (excluding May 26 in observance of Memorial Day weekend) Schedule 4/21 Planning Your Documentary 4/28 Financing Your Documentary 5/5 Directing and Shooting Your Documentary 5/12 Editing Your Documentary 5/19 Your Transmedia Campaign 6/2 Releasing Your Documentary $20 per session or $100 for series and certificate (general public) $15 per session or $75 for series and certificate (bodega passholder & partners) Click here to purchase a Series Pass. Enter the code “SeriesPartner” to receive a 25% discount, allowing you to attend all 6 sessions for only $75. For individual sessions, please visit www.uniondocs.org and enter the code “Collaborator” for a 20% discount, or $15 for each…

Interactive Storytelling 101 This Weekend at UnionDocs

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:March 21, 2013

A primer for nonfiction filmmakers looking to expand into interactive storytelling. This workshop surveys trends in interactive documentary, introduces new technologies being used, and provides a “how-to” for starting and conceptualizing interactive projects. The workshop will look at different approaches to developing non-fiction content with interactivity, and share best practices to translate linear documentary films into dynamic, fluid digital stories. Learn more... Interactive Storytelling 101 Sunday, March 24 at 4:00pm 322 Union Avenue Williamsburg, Brooklyn Cost: $15 Register and learn more: http://www.uniondocs.org/2013-03-2-interactive-storytelling-101/ About the Instructors Laurie Sumiye is a filmmaker, designer and artist who uses media and technology to explore new ways of looking at natural and urban environments and people who exist in them. Her varied experience in fine art, interactive media, graphic design, animation and broadcast journalism uniquely informs her work by combining graphic, handmade, digital, and documentary forms. Laurie received her MFA in Integrated Media Arts at CUNY Hunter…

Intimacy in Multimedia with UnionDocs

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:October 25, 2012

Every storyteller knows that at the heart of a good story is empathy. But getting your interviewee to open up is sometimes easier said than done. Multimedia journalists Marcus Yam (The Home Front), Maisie Crow (Half-Lives: The Chernobyl Workers Now), and Béatrice de Géa (NYT: When illness makes a spouse a stranger) will discuss the delicate balance of getting intimate with your subject, how to navigate boundaries once you’re embedded in someone else’s life, and how they go about achieving a deep level of intimacy. Each guest will each present a multimedia story, discuss their processes, and take questions from the audience. Event Details GETTING CLOSE: INTIMACY IN MULTIMEDIA with Marcus Yam, Maisie Crow, and Béatrice de Géa Saturday, October 27 7:30pm UNIONDOCS 322 Union Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Buy Tickets | Suggested donation $9 Event curated by Mooj Zadie and Maisie Crow. About the Speakers MARCUS YAM Marcus Yam (b.1984) is…