Savvy Screenwriting: What Film Executives Really Look for in a Script that Sells
Savvy Screenwriting: What Film Executives Really Look for in a Script that Sells will demystify how the film industry really works by navigating this seemingly daunting maze with hands-on advice that is geared to empower you. Learn what movie executives’ demand in a winning screenplay and gain firsthand insight into what story analysts look for...
READ MOREWomen Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories 2017 Screening – From Nowhere
Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories features shorts produced by NYWIFT as part of the Immigrant and FirstGeneration Women’s Media Workshop taught by Third World Newsreel and From Nowhere by Kate Ballen (Screenwriter/ Producer) and Matthew Newton (Director/ Screenwriter/Producer). Immigrant and First Generation Women’s Media Production Workshop Films are three shorts made by 16 women who met for the...
READ MOREStyle Workshop: How to be Wardrobe Ready for Your Life with Andrea Claster Greenspan
Your appearance introduces you before you even speak. Within five seconds you make an impression that conveys your unique value, your style, relevance, influence and power. These impressions have an enormous impact on your personal and professional success. How do you create the impression you want to make? Join Image Consultant Andrea Claster Greenspan as...
READ MOREHow to Sell Your Screenplay in 30 Days – Sold Out
Completed a screenplay and wondering what to do next? You need a plan, a marketing plan! Taught by award-winning New York University professor and writing coach Marilyn Horowitz, this interactive workshop offers step-by-step instructions on how to sell your screenplay using new and traditional media. Get the tips and tricks you need to market...
READ MORESocial Media 101: Film Promotion
Join PR and Marketing expert Autumn Marie as she leads this interactive workshop in using social media as a form ofpublicity and marketing for film projects. Filmmakers will be empowered to market their films and amplify their message by creating social media campaigns that properly publicize and brand the film, as well develop an...
READ MORELunchtime Skills Workshop – Being A Powerful Leader, Owning Your Power and Claiming Your Authentic Voice
Lunchtime Skills Workshop – Being A Powerful Leader, Owning Your Power and Claiming Your Authentic Voice No matter where you are in your entertainment career, what your level of experience or what your position is on a production, you can be a true, motivational, powerful leader. It’s more about your empathy, connectedness and style of...
READ MORECamera Lighting Workshop presented by RED Digital
The RED Digital Cinema welcomes New York Women in Film & Television to learn about lighting basics with the line of the RED cameras, share best practices, gain insights, and connect with like-minded industry professionals at the flagship Soho location. RED Digital Cinema is a leading global manufacturer of professional digital cameras and accessories. Cinematographer...
READ MORELunchtime Skills Workshop: Power Pitching, Power Networking … Become a Master of Them Both!
Lunchtime Skills Workshop: Power Pitching, Power Networking … Become a Master of Them Both! This workshop is all about the anatomy of a pitch … whether it’s your film, your television series or your services. What does it really take to make a powerful pitch? What are the pitfalls to avoid at all costs? How...
READ MOREFilm Financing Day: Dramatic Features 2017
Film Financing Day: Dramatic Features 2017 Learn how successful indie producers can get their dramatic feature films financed in this intensive all-day seminar presented by Entertainment Partners. Film Financing Day will feature industry pros that have successfully worked to finance independent features. During four intensive panel sessions, panelists will provide insider perspectives and frank advice...
READ MOREUp Your Twitter Game! Best Practices Seminar – SOLD OUT!
Up Your Twitter Game! Best Practices Seminar – SOLD OUT! Want to up your Twitter game to get your work and brand more out there? If so, attend an exclusive NYWIFT members-only workshop that Twitter will be hosting to get to know their platform better and to understand how to leverage their tools to get...
READ MOREProducer Boot Camp for Digital
With the internet described as the Wild Wild West, this hands-on boot camp will teach you to break free from traditional producing techniques as you enter the ever-changing world of web content production. Utilizing tools and templates specifically designed to range from small productions to large, learn how to produce a short script for the...
READ MOREPreparing for the Audio Mix – Sold Out!
Preparing for the Audio Mix – Sold Out! Preparing for the audio mix begins on your first production planning day: “What is the optimal way to capture the sound?” Moving forward, “How should I organize my audio elements for the picture edit?” Next, “What’s the best approach for adding my music and sound design elements?”...
READ MORE#FilmAFeatureIn8Days: A Microbudgeting Workshop with Filmmaker Nicole Franklin – Sold Out!
#FilmAFeatureIn8Days: A Microbudgeting Workshop with Filmmaker Nicole Franklin – Sold Out! Fresh off her first narrative feature,award-winning filmmaker Nicole Franklin shares insight on filming the microbudget Title VII — a feature completed on an eight-day shooting schedule. This workshop is a straightforward and revealing case study from a career documentarian and producer/director of narrative shorts....
READ MOREMedia Traning Workshop Series: On-Camera Interview Techniques – Sold Out
The Media Training Workshop Series wraps up with the last session On-Camera Interview Techniques, a quick, down and dirty (or lean and clean) introspection into the art of giving a great media interview. PR professional Audra Boltion will lead this workshop in capturing the attention of your audience to benefit your cause or project with...
READ MORERED Digital Cinema Camera Workshop
RED Digital Cinema Camera Workshop The RED Digital Cinema welcomes New York Women in Film & Television to an open forum to learn about the line of the RED cameras, share best practices, gain insights, and connect with like-minded industry professionals at the flagship Soho location. RED Digital Cinema is a leading global manufacturer of...
READ MOREMedia Traning Workshop Series: Speech Writing 101
The second installment of the Media Training Workshop Series is Speech Writing 101. Want to learn how to write and deliver an effective speech, whether for yourself or others? Looking to craft remarks that engage your audience and leave them wanting more, instead of less? Join playwright and screenwriter Mario Correa, who frequently ghostwrites speeches...
READ MORELunchtime Skills Workshop – Owning Your Power, Communicating with Conviction and Building Your Self-Confidence – Sold Out!
Tired of pleasing everyone else and saying “yes” to just about anything? Think everyone else on the production has all the right answers? Fearful of speaking your true voice? This powerful interactive workshop will give you the tools to take back that control: how to say no, how to set boundaries, how to stand up...
READ MORELunchtime Skills Workshop – The Business of Being an Indie: How to Make It Work … Your Way
Thinking of going out on your own or already there? Not quite sure how to navigate the world of being independent? Whether you’re doing it freelance or through your own production company, this interactive workshop will give you the tools to embrace your independence: powerful networking, effective collaborating, putting together the best support team, and...
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