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Kids: Barbie Fashion Design

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Calling all young fashionistas! Our Fashion Design class is back for Spring! For kiddos who can't get enough of fashion, we will design cool outfits for our Barbies on a variation of cool themes, as well as learn how to illustrate our designs confidently! In our course young fashionistas will learn: To get inspiration for your designs from cool Fashion Magazines: Learn how to spot the trends How to sketch out their own designs with glamorous...

(181) All levels 4 - 8 years old
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Field Guide V: The Flash

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

On-camera and off-camera flash is a very useful tool, but it's also one of the more difficult ones to understand and use correctly. To avoid blown-out, unflattering images, photographers must carefully deploy these powerful little devices, but the results can be well worth the effort. From lighting a dark scene, to filling harsh shadows, to creating multi-light strobe setups, the Flash is a versatile weapon in your lighting arsenal. This 2-day Field...

(325) Intermediate 13 and older
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$140

2 sessions

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5 Dollar Fridays: Composition

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

In this 90 minute seminar, you’ll learn through a comprehensive slideshow what it is that made the great photographers so great, and how to apply those same methods to your own photographs. Learn the basics of two-dimensional design and composition using techniques like the frame-within-a-frame and the rule of thirds, as well as creative ideas for using color and lines to shape your vision. Important Things to Note: Cameras are encouraged but...

(325) Beginner 13 and older
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5 Dollar Fridays: Color Theory

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

This seminar will delve into the basics of color theory as it pertains to photography. Naturally, we'll be discussing hue, saturation, the color wheel, and the pairing of complimentary colors, among other things. But we'll also show you examples of how classic and contemporary artists creatively used color to define space, establish a mood, and build a narrative in their images. You'll learn more than just about color, but how your camera sees...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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Teens: Introduction to Manga + Anime Illustration

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Get an inside look into the exciting world of Anime & Manga cartoon illustration in our long running popular class.  This class is perfect for beginners looking to dive into this exciting medium. Returning or more intermediate to advanced students will be accommodated for. In this fun and informative course you will learn: How to capture the fundamentals of facial features & anatomy within the Manga, Anime Art tradition.  ...

(181) Beginner 9 - 13 years old
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Teen Art Camp (Half Day)

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Happy Teen Campers spend an exciting morning in a super engaging & inspiring environment. Learn professional techniques & explore a myriad of artistic media while building up an impressive skill set that can be employed into further artistic endeavors. Exploration & instruction in: Painting, Drawing, Mixed-Media, 3D & Found Object Art, Collage, Cartooning, Manga, Illustration & more is included!  All our camps are taught...

(181) All levels 10 - 17 years old
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Adult: How to Paint Portraits from Photographs

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the art of painting portraits from photographs in this beginner course. Capture the likeness of your favorite people and bring your paintings to life with expert guidance. Develop your skills and create stunning portraits at Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo.

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Career Building for the 21st Century

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

The rules of engagement have changed in the job market. Your competition are people who add value to their network, participate in dozens of personal projects, and master these tools just by being social. To compete and get an edge, you need to understand the new dynamics of career building – from how to know what job you want to getting the job and planning for next steps. What You Will Learn: Build your elevator pitch. What makes you unique...

(33) All levels 18 and older
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$150

2 sessions

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Managing Client Relationships

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

If you are the owner of a business, you are creating a startup, or you are the leader of a team, your business is to deal with clients. Having a healthy and balanced relationship with your clients and managing expectations is the key to your success. In this class you'll learn how to develop and maintain relationships with clients by becoming an indispensable, reliable problem solver. What You Will Learn: Learn to identify your service, brand,...

(33) All levels 18 and older
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$150

3 sessions

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Painting 101 for Total Beginners

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

This total beginners class is a fun way to get you charged up & ready to paint! Learn the basics of acrylic painting & professional techniques and you build your skill set. The perfect introductory class for those nervous to start or intimidated by large classes.  Our classes are small and intimate, and taught by professional teaching artists working in the industry who offer nurturing non-judgmental feedback and encouragement. Apply...

(181) Beginner 21 and older
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Producing 101: The Role of the Producer

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Creative producers are managing almost every aspect of a film's production. Even before the director starts shooting, a producer is involved in creating a realistic film plan and a budget. Once a film plan is made, the producer will keep overseeing the project from hiring crew and cast to the release of the film and beyond. In this class, participants are introduced to all facets of the film producer's role along with the specific job functions...

(33) Beginner 18 and older
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$150
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How To's of International Co-production and Financing

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

A global economy means global opportunities. Everyone from studios, to mini-studios, to big production companies and platforms are producing and shooting abroad. Why? Not only does shooting abroad help filmmakers get access to great locations, but it also allows them access to soft money, which minimizes the risk of their investors. While this might sound like something only big corporations can have access to, in reality any independent producer...

(33) Beginner 18 and older
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$150

3 sessions

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Narrative Development: Script, Scheduling, & Budget

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Narrative Development: Script, Scheduling, and Budget Breakdown Next to the script, the schedule and the budget are the most important tools for realizing your narrative project. This 2-part workshop will teach you the principles of budgeting and scheduling, so you can prepare those very important documents for your next narrative project.  This class is for budding producers, enterprising directors, and anyone else who wants to understand...

(33) All levels 18 and older
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$150

2 sessions

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Social Reproduction Theory: An Introduction

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 20 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY

In the 1970s, a group of Marxist-feminists demanded “wages for housework”: payment for the unpaid work done in the household and the family. The demand echoed a critique of political economy going all the way back to Adam Smith’s division of productive and “unproductive” labor and helped open up a series of new questions around what is today called “social reproduction.” What labor, exactly, counts as “productive” and why? Why is...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$315

4 sessions

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Adult: Creative Drawing for Total Beginners

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Have you always wanted to learn how to draw? In this relaxing class, learn practical drawing techniques you can apply to many forms of artistic expression! Explore techniques: from traditional shading & perspective, and use various media including pencils, charcoal, pastels, pen and ink. Work from still life observation, landscape sketching, or personal, subject matter (portraits or photographs etc) you decide!  This course is designed...

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Gothic Feminism: Repression, Transgression, and Range

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 20 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY

Madwomen, ghosts, witches, monsters—the gothic genre has long been a vehicle for representing female characters deemed too transgressive for inclusion in “respectable” fiction. Indeed, much of what makes the gothic dark and mysterious, what inspires dread, is how it reckons with thwarted female autonomy, repressed desire, and past injustice. It’s no wonder the genre has proved so fruitful for feminist theory: in its tales and archetypes,...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$315

4 sessions

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Abstract Art Journey: Paint How U Feel

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Abandon traditional representations of subject matter, Free up and paint what you feel rather than what you see! Rather than placing the importance on portraying a subject accurately or realistically, you are freed up to interact with your subject matter in different more unique ways. Expressionistic art does not necessarily abandon all representational elements but when we combine the two principles of abstract and expressionism- the results can...

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Adult: Drawing + Painting in Dumbo: Plein Air Style

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Enjoy Drawing + Painting the world's most exciting cityscapes under blue skies and in the open air (the French call it en plein air) as you create art by the Dumbo’s historical waterfront in Brooklyn Bridge Park nestled between the two greatest bridges of New York City!  First we will sketch out our vista, using pencils, color pastels or charcoal before moving onto working on a fully realized painting. Learn how to express your personal response...

(181) All levels 18 and older
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Easter Weekend School Break Camp

Anthropology Arts @ 52 Bridge St, Brooklyn, NY

Join us for a memorable and enriching school break experience filled with exciting arts and cultural activities through hands-on projects in anthropology.

All levels 3 - 10 years old
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$139
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NYC Combat for Screen & Stage (8 Class Set)

NYC Stage & Screen Combat @ 29 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY

“A Stage Combat Class You’ll Want to Check Out!” - Backstage 2/17/15 NYC Combat for Stage and Screen is an ongoing group class where you are trained on an individual basis. Learn to create and perform extraordinary fights for stage and screen! All skill levels are welcome. Since conflict is the essence of great theatre, film or TV, a simple push, slap or a complex sword fight needs to be performed safely while making certain the violence...

(6) All levels 18 and older
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$150

8 sessions

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