Last week at GWN headquarters, a workshop was hosted, like one is every month, and like previous months, we were presented with a brand new kind of writing style, screenwriting. We had a lineup of experienced mentors in this area — mine included! — and one very special guest author. This author was none other…
Dorkshop 3: Audio Production
“Tiger, Tiger” is still repeating itself in my head after listening to the cool demo that is now on soundcloud.com. But, back to the dorkshop at hand… It’s almost time for the show and tell — or listen and tell, as dorkshop facilitator Julia put it — and the mentors and mentees are getting ready show…
The GWN Journalism Profiles Workshop: A Mentee Reflection
By Yodalin Peralta Girls Write Now Mentee The March 10th Girls Write Now Journalism Profiles Workshop was an amazing experience. Award-winning writer Vanessa Grigoriadis (of Rolling Stone magazine and other publications) not only gave us tips on how to write a strong profile, but she also talked to us about how to be a good reporter, and…
A Profile of a Girls Write Now Writer
Crouched over a thin foldable chair, she scrawls words down quickly on a packet that folds along her thigh. She nibbles on snacks and occasionally stops for a moment to think and ponder on opening lines. She is a Girls Write Now writer. This is my profile of a Girls Write Now writer. I had…
Dorkshop 1… Storified!
[View the story “Girls Write Now Remix Photo & Video dorkShop ” on Storify]
Dorkshop 2: Typography/Animation
As you can see, Monica had a captive audience for her AfterEffects demonstration! Learning any program in the Adobe suite can be challenging at first, with its key frames and time markers and the (dreaded) pen tool, but our girls definitely got the hang of it after a while.
GWN Geeks Out: dorkShop Digital Remix Series Begins
Nearly three years in the making, Girls Write Now finally finds itself engaging in its first Digital Remix Pilot. The world of writing is and has been changing to fit the new millennium. Using digital media, many writers are giving new life to their work; and with “e-literature” growing in popularity over the years, GWN leaped…
Live! Dorkshop 1: The End
JUST KIDDING! We may have finished the first DorkShop, but we certainly aren’t done working on our pieces. After 30 minutes of fun in the…snow? we offloaded our information and began the exciting task of putting it together on iMovie. We were blown away by all the features we could use and the endless possibilities.…
Live! Dorkshop 1: “Messing Around”
This pair is trying to capture videos and pictures to start their story.
Live! Dorkshop 1: Photo & Video
Most of us entered the ITS Lab of Parsons The New School for Design, excited to use some new programs. Yet, before we even opened the program we learned a few new tricks. You know the grid on your camera? Yes, the one you never use. Well that comes in handy with the Rule of…