Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV
About Me
A course by HaJ , Screenwriter, Producer, Director, and Performer
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Learn about my creative journey and background and what led me to figure out how to create my own career path as writer, producer, performer and director in the face of fear and self-doubt in order to stand in my presence, find my authentic voice and help others do the same.”
In this video lesson HaJ addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV. Learn to write thought-provoking scripts with an authentic voice, strong characters, and exciting conflicts.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hello, my name is HaJ and welcome to my course. I'm gonna tell you a bit about me. I am a screenwriter, and also a producer, a director, a performer, a coach, and part-time rapper. I'm originally from Brooklyn and we often can't help ourselves to sometimes bust a rhyme. I grew up in a section of Brooklyn called Bed-Stuy that was known as "Do or Die". These are the same streets that bred Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Lil Kim, so whatever I can, I try to represent BK to the fullest. I am a second-generation storyteller. I grew up with two independent artists as parents. My dad came from J...”
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HaJ
A course by HaJ
HaJ is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, director, performer, and part-time rapper from Brooklyn. Growing up in a creative household meant she was exposed to storytelling from a young age, something which she explored through her studies at LaGuardia Performing Arts High School in New York. During that time, she was nominated for a 1995 Emmy Award for a project she worked on to raise awareness around voting and gun violence. She later went on to hone her acting and storytelling skills at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
HaJ has created, written, produced, licensed, and sold content to networks and studios including ABC, CBS, VH1, and Disney. Her work has appeared in festivals including The New York Television Festival, IFP Film Week, and SeriesFest. She also created and starred in an Off-Broadway show that won her a ‘Best Writer’ Award and has had her work recognized by The New York Times, NPR, and Rolling Out.
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