Filmmaking challenges young people to tell a story with moving images. In this 5 week workshop for students grades 6-8, youth will partner and create up to three minutes of film on a topic of their choice. Students begin on day one working with digital cameras and learning the fundamentals of directing films. Hands-on classes in editing and production cover a portion of the creative and technical demands of storytelling with moving images.
In the five-week program each student will write, direct and edit his or her own short films which will be uploaded to the HK Foundations Center’s site for all to see.
For further information on this program, please contact Stephanie Jelley at 973.762.4062 or email programs@mwsohkfc.org
A small group of 6th grade students from the Maplewood & South Orange School District are on a mission to stock the shelves of our local food banks for the 2011 holiday season without spending a dime. The art of couponing has received a tremendous amount of coverage in the recent past as TLC Extreme Couponing sores in popularity.
After watching the first episode of Extreme Couponing the children decided to begin collecting coupons and their campaign to help feed those less fortunate in our community. more »
Let your child use his/her wildest imagination to create a virtual world of his own using Photoshop CS5. The first in a series of courses that provide instruction on how to use Photoshop CS5 to create professional-looking images for both print and the Web. In this course, students will learn about image copyright, identify the components of the Photoshop environment, learn about the differences between rater and vector graphics, and learn how to use Adobe Bridge.
Students will learn to select specific image areas and will learn how to modify and manipulate selections. In addition, students will learn how to work with text, layers and layer effects; how to adjust, retouch, and resize images; and how to prepare images for printing and the Web.
This workshop will allow young and aspiring filmmakers to talk about the issues they care about the most and then make a documentary. The documentary will be filmed over the course of two days, and an edited version of the film will be screened locally for everyone to see.
In a series of workshops Tuesday July 5th through August 9th, this program covers under-discussed topic areas, including advocacy filmmaking, producing the NGO or political documentary, and documentary shorts for the web. There are even workshops on funding and distributing your documentary work worldwide.
The course encourages students to develop a voice through a wide range of formats and styles, where students work in teams proposing short, do-able documentary projects which they shoot and edit for screening and review by the group and public. Subject matter can come from local issues and events, artists and a host of interesting local characters. All work is reviewed and critiqued, and in the end, students take away at least one, possibly more, collaborative documentary pieces.
This workshop has been designed to engage local youth interested in film grades 9-12 and is limited to 10 seats. The workshop is held 6 consecutive Tuesdays, 10:00 to noon, with open workshops on Thursday July 21st and August 4th 10:00 am to noon for those who require additional time to edit their work. The fee for the 6 week workshop including materials is $40. Please email programs@mwsohkfc.org for further information and registration or you may call 973.762.4062.
A small group of 5th grade students from the Jefferson School are on a mission to stock the shelves of our local food banks for the 2011 holiday season without spending a dime. The art of couponing has received a tremendous amount of coverage in the recent past as TLC Extreme Couponing sores in popularity.
After watching the first episode of Extreme Couponing the children decided to begin collecting coupons and their campaign to help feed those less fortunate in our community.
After meeting with Amy Jo Curran, the assistant director of the HK Community Fund, the girls are now organized and ready to launch their program September 2011 with hopes of having bins placed in each of the district’s elementary and middle schools for collecting coupons come September. Over the summer months the girls are requesting that all unused coupons be dropped off at The Center over so that they can begin to purchase non-perishable food and household items.
Tom Kerns, president of the HK Community Fund, “This is a wonderful example of young community members taking responsibility for their community and helping those that may be less fortunate. Building a sense of responsibility for your community and its members is a major part of HK Community Fund’s mission and these young people are why we do what we do. I am very proud of them.”
Currently the girls meet Tuesday’s 3:30-5 at The Center to cut and organize their coupons, review sales circulars and plot their next move. If your child, grade 6-8 come September 2011 wishes to participate in Project Bean, please contact programs@mwsohkfc.org.
For further information on this program and others offered and supported by the HK Community Fund, please contact Amy Jo Curran at 973.762.4062 or visit the HK Foundations Center, Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:00 and 3:30.
The Center is located at 515 Valley Street, Suite 130, Maplewood.
Let your child use his/her wildest imagination to create a virtual world of his own using Photoshop CS5. The first in a series of courses that provide instruction on how to use Photoshop CS5 to create professional-looking images for both print and the Web. In this course, students will learn about image copyright, identify the components of the Photoshop environment, learn about the differences between rater and vector graphics, and learn how to use Adobe Bridge.
Students will learn to select specific image areas and will learn how to modify and manipulate selections. In addition, students will learn how to work with text, layers and layer effects; how to adjust, retouch, and resize images; and how to prepare images for printing and the Web.
An intensive writing workshop where both professional and aspiring writers come together in a creative and supportive environment to individually write screenplays for film or stage.
Activities include learning key screenwriting concepts, reading and discussing existing scripts, viewing scenes from films for analysis from a writer’s perspective, and writing and revising drafts of students’ own scripts.
Your instructor will work along side you to provide detailed suggestions for improvement of story, structure, plot, characters, dialog, mechanics, and grammar. Writers learn standard screenwriting formatting using Final Draft, a leading word processing program for scriptwriting.
Final scripts are read aloud to the class so students can hear their work and visualize the final production.
This 5 week workshop will be lead by Michele Jelley, instructor of English Rutgers University and screenplay writer.
Option 1: Tuesdays 3:30-7:30 May 24, 31, June 7, 14 and 21st
Option 2: Monday and Wednesdays 10 am to noon May 23-June 23rd.
Workshop attendees welcome to work on their scripts independently in Final Draft during The Center’s open workshop hours. Pre-registration required.
Workshop fee of $75.00 includes workbook and is due at time of registration. Seating limited to 8.
For further information and registration please contact programs@mwsohkfc.org or contact The Center at 973.762.4062
The Foundations Center of Maplewood & South Orange Adult Registration is now open and offering series of workshops that focus on “Learning the Language of Social Media and Web Development”. These workshops are specifically designed for small business owners who are new to social networking.
Are you using social media to build an audience or market your services? If you haven’t you’re probably missing out on connecting with new audiences. These workshops will take an advanced look at social media optimization. You will learn best practices for engagement and digital marketing to steer traffic to your website.
Stephanie Jelley, Director of Business Development & Programming and social media enthusiast with more than 10 years of communication experience with Contour Marketing & Media, will lead the series.
Workshop topics are:
- March 15– “Introduction to Social Media” Learn the basics of social media. Blogs, YouTube and social networks like Facebook and Twitter are just some of the new tools allowing people to share knowledge and organize into groups online. This session will cover basic information about how social media tools such as blogs, wikis, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are being used. You will also gain pointers and tips to consider about using social media in your business/organization’s communications. In addition you will review how social media tools have changed and continues to change the landscape of communications.
- March 22 – “Facebook and LinkedIn for Beginners” will focus on setting up a Facebook account and pages for your small business as well as the importance of a LinkedIn presence creating a profile and network that will enhance your reach.
- March 29-”Twitter Know-How” will cover setting up an account, creating a custom background, tweetiquette, tweeting and getting targeted followers to compliment your business services.
- April 5-”Building your Business through Better Blogging-An Introduction to WordPress” There are many uses for blogs. Blogging is one of the most sought after techniques for driving traffic, increasing revenue, network marketing, advertising, personal uses, branding and much more.
The cost for the workshop is $99 and registration is required as seating is limited. Additional guided assistance available during open workshops Fridays 3-5;15 pm.
Workshops will be held from 6:30-8:15 p.m. Tuesday evenings, March 15-April 5th at the HK Foundations Center which is conveniently located at 515 Valley Street, Suite 130, Maplewood.
For further information or to request reasonable accommodations for disabilities, call 973.762.4062 or email programs@mwsohkfc.org.
The Foundations Center of Maplewood & South Orange Adult Registration is now open and offering series of workshops “Learning the Language of Social Media and Web Development” specifically designed for small business owners who are new to social networking.
Are you using social media to build an audience or market your services? If you haven’t you’re probably missing out on connecting with new audiences. These workshops will take an advanced look at social media optimization. You will learn best practices for engagement and digital marketing to steer traffic to your website.
Stephanie Jelley, Director of Business Development & Programming and social media enthusiast with more than 10 years of communication experience with Contour Marketing & Media, will lead the series.
Workshop topics are:
February 10 – “Introduction to Social Media” Learn the basics of social media. Blogs, YouTube and social networks like Facebook and Twitter are just some of the new tools allowing people to share knowledge and organize into groups online. This session will cover basic information about how social media tools such as blogs, wikis, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are being used. You will also gain pointers and tips to consider about using social media in your business/organization’s communications and review how social media tools have changed and continues to change the landscape of communications.
February 24 – “Facebook and LinkedIn for Beginners” will focus on setting up a Facebook account and pages for your small business as well as the importance of a LinkedIn presence creating a profile and network that will enhance your reach.
October 5 -”Twitter Know-How” will cover setting up an account, creating a custom background, tweetiquette, tweeting and getting targeted followers to complement your business services.
March 3-”Building your Business through Better Blogging-An Introduction to WordPress” There are many uses for blogs. Blogging is one of the most sought after techniques for driving traffic, increasing revenue, network marketing, advertising, personal uses, branding and much more.
March 24-”Building Your Business Blog-Session 2″-Build your business or personal blog with guidance.
The cost for the workshops is $25 per session and registration is required as seating is limited. A 15% discount will be applied for those attending all workshops.
All funds raised are used to support the many initiatives of the HK Community Fund.
Workshops will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the HK Foundations Center which is conveniently located at 515 Valley Street, Suite 130, Maplewood.
For further information please visit www.mwsohkfc.org or to request reasonable accommodations for disabilities, call 973.762.0462 or email programs@mwsohkfc.org.
The Center reopens January 10th and will be offering the following workshops for students grades 5-12 who reside in Maplewood & South Orange.
iMovie/Final Cut Monday & Thursday 3:30-5 (Grades 8-12)
iPhoto/Photoshop Tuesday 4-5:15 (Grades 5-8)
“We See The World” Wednesday 4-5:30
Open Workshop Friday 3:30-5 (grades 8-12)
Open registration December 20-22 and January 3-5 from 3:30-5. Should workshop enrollment exceed capacity a lottery will be conducted to randomly select participants among those eligible. Those selected will be notified by e-mail January 6th.
