QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT presents 2 FREE VIDEO WORKSHOPS (Spring 2010) These workshops are offered to: Lesbians, Same-Gender-Loving, Genderqueer, Transgender, Bisexual, Queer & Questioning women who are African Descent/Black, Asian/South Asian/ South West Asian/Arab, Pacific Islander, Chicana/Latina, Native American & Mixed-race. 1) MONDAY WORKSHOP DAY: Mondays, 6:30pm to 9:30pm BEGINS: January 25, 2010 ENDS: May 10, 2010 DURATION: 16 weeks 2) THURSDAY WORKSHOP DAY: Thursdays, 6:30pm to 9:30pm BEGINS: January 28, 2010 ENDS: May 13, 2010 DURATION: 16 weeks REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 5pm, Monday, JANUARY 11, 2010 PLEASE NOTE - Registration is first-come first-served. - If accepted, you must be able to attend ALL 16 classes. - Confirmation of your registration will be EMAILED to you on Friday, January 15th, 2010. - Class size is limited to 10 participants. - There are no age restrictions for these workshops. You will be notified of your acceptance to the class by Friday, January 15th, 2010. As many people wish to attend our Training Program, it is important that you can attend all 16 classes. If your circumstances change between the time of your registration and the January 11 deadline, please send us a courtesy email to inform us, so that your place may be offered to someone who can commit to attending every class. ======== WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Email to: TRAINING@qwocmap.org Please fill out this Registration Form COMPLETELY and provide ALL of the following information for your application to be considered: 1. Name 2. Age 3. Race/Ethnicity 4. Nationality 5. Gender 6. Sexual Orientation 7. Full Mailing Address 8. Email Address 9. Day & Evening Phone 10. Workshop Choice: Monday or Thursday 11. Access to a mini-DV camera is extremely useful. Do you have access to such a camera? 12. Access to a Mac computer with iMovie or Final Cut Pro is extremely useful. Do you have access to a Mac computer with either software? 13. Have you attended past QWOCMAP screenings? When? 14. List any previous film/video production experience. 15. Describe a challenging project that you completed, that required time, dedication and patience. (e.g. training a dog, remodeling/building something, planning a wedding/ conference/family reunion). 16. IMPORTANT: You must submit an idea for your project. Describe your idea for the 5-MINUTE video project that you will be creating through this workshop. ======== WORKSHOP VENUE Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center 3925 Noriega Street (by 46th Avenue) **Outer Sunset District in SF** San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: 415.759.3690 Fax: 415.759.0883 www.snbc.org WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Each participant will create, write, direct and edit a 5-minute video project. This 16-week Introductory workshop is intensive, transformative and lots of fun! You will develop a story idea, write a script, draw storyboards, create shot lists, operate cameras and compose shots, set-up lights & sound, direct actors and manage crew, edit, send your film to film festivals and beyond. Access to cameras and Mac computers is extremely helpful though it is not a requirement. FOUNDER Madeleine Lim is the Executive Director of QWOCMAP. She is an award-winning filmmaker with 20+ years of film and video experience. Her films have been featured at international film festivals around the world, universities, museums and broadcast on PBS. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco where she teaches Video Production. MISSION Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) creates, exhibits and distributes new films that address the vital social justice issues that concern queer women of color and our multiple communities, to create systemic change through art, activism and community building. Since 2003, over 140 films have been created by our QWOCMAP filmmakers. 415.752.0868 www.qwocmap.org