About this Event
Pinch presents:
The Digital Storytelling Crash Course workshop series with instructor Ben Gorodetsky!
Over five weeks this course will equip you with both the theory and practical skills necessary to write, shoot and edit your very own digital video project. Whether you're passionate about sketch comedy, documentary, music videos, narrative shorts, video essays, or any other genre, you can expect to leave this course with a finished digital video you can be proud of!
Each 2 hour class will use a mix of viewings, practical filmmaking exercises, storytelling theory, and outside-of-class production assignments to build confidence in digital storytelling.
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Homework:
This course relies heavily on students putting their learning into practice outside of class time. Expect to have 1-3 hours of homework each week. This will be work on your own video projects, so should be fun! But also, video takes time. So plan accordingly.
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Equipment:
All projects will be shot on smart phones! No fancy gear needed. If you have your own gear and want to use it, you're welcome to. But it's not necessary!
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Schedule:
Classes: Thursdays, 7-9pm | Mar 18 - Apr 15
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Venue:
Waterloo Visitor Information Centre - 10 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo
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If class price is an issue, reach out. Reduced pricing is always available.
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About the instructor:
Ben Gorodetsky is a filmmaker, writer, and producer based in Kitchener. They’re the creator and executive producer of "MY PET ATE WHAT!?" a docuseries for CTV Wild, director of feature length documentary “A Hole in the Ground” for Inter Arts Matrix, and writer-producer of the Folk Lordz digital sketch comedy series. Their short films have screened at film and art festivals internationally. Ben's live performance work has been presented by The Art Gallery of Ontario, CAFKA, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Tank NYC, LUMEN, In/On/Out Interarts and Open Ears. Ben is the curator-host of interdisciplinary variety show Pinch Cabaret, and has performed and directed improvisation internationally. He was the 2022 artist-in-residence with Guelph Dance Fest, winner of the Emerging Artist Award at the Mayor's Celebration for the Arts (Edmonton), recipient of the Anna Pidruchney Young Writers Award, and a nominee for a Canadian Comedy Award and a Waterloo Region Arts Award. Ben holds an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY, a BFA from the University of Alberta, and teaches video and performance at UWaterloo.
More info: www.pinchpinchpinch.com/classes
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Visitor Information Centre, 10 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, Canada
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