Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV
Influences
A course by HaJ , Screenwriter, Producer, Director, and Performer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“From growing up with two creative parents that looked to bring underrepresented stories into the spotlight, to innovative cultural phenomenons, learn about some of my creative influences that help shape, mold, and inspire me to use my creativity as a way to help, heal, change and tickle the world.”
In this video lesson HaJ addresses the topic: Influences , 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
“Influences Now you've learned more about me, I'd love to share with you some of my influences. Both my mom and dad were huge influences for me growing up. My mom taught filmmaking at City College in New York, and she also made films. She experimented with animation using one of the first Apple computers. My dad would always be writing stories on the immigrant experience in America that resonated with me very deeply. I think this taught me to have a sense of empathy and appreciation for all kinds of people with all types of perspectives from an early age. Because both of my parents were inde...”
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Course summary for: Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, Writing
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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