SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

July 5: Introductions

LOCATION: Zoom
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm

Introducing the Bridge Program, staff, mentors and students.
What are our Goals?
First Group Critique / Portfolio Review

July 8: Shootaround and Group Tutorials

LOCATION: The Nine Studios (123 Bowery, NY)
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm

Photography Boot Camp and Shooting Challenges (1 hour)
Group Tutorials (2 hours)
Assign work to focus on Areas of Need - Weekly Assignments (1 hour)
Video Interviews with Students

July 15: Working With Clients

LOCATION: In-Person @ The 9 Studios 317 Stagg St, Brooklyn
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
GUEST DISCUSSION: 3:30 - 4:30 pm

Client Needs
Negotiation and compromise
Creative differences
Evaluation of Success

July 19: Expression, Communication, Audience

LOCATION: Zoom
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
GUEST DISCUSSION: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Understanding audience. Defining audiences.
- Potential Clients, Existing Clients, and the World online
- Different worlds - Different needs - Different genres
Impact of Demographics: Is this an accurate reading of an audience?

July 22: What’s Your Point of View

LOCATION: TBA
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm

What is your Point-of-View? Developing an unique perspective
CHECK IN: What do you want to say? Who do you want to say it to? What impact do you want to have?
CRITIQUE: style of Portfolio Review: What is your (this) work communicating?
Personal Work vs Client Work

July 26: The Universality of Storytelling

LOCATION: Slic Studios
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm

Who are Great storytellers
Translating to different mediums - comparing oral, written, visual stories
Photos that tell a story without words
Value of narrative
DISCUSSION: Favorite / most memorable stories?

July 29: Stories that Matter

LOCATION: TBA
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
GUEST DISCUSSION: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Historical / Myth / Legend
Stories for the masses
Personal stories, documentaries, longform narrative
Photographic stories, newsgathering, attribution
What makes a great story?
Origin stories / What is your story?
How has writing influenced your thinking? Your visual art?

Aug 2: An Inside Look at Studio Work

LOCATION: In Person at available work locations
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm

These studio visits are designed to expose students to real working environments
What kind of work happens at your studio / place of work?
How do these businesses work with other artists or creative businesses?
Our average time per location will be 30 - 45 minutes.

Aug 5: Studio Immersion - Ken Jones

LOCATION: Ken’s Studio with Ken Jones
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm

Intro with Ken
Overview of work, portfolios, clients, challenges
Mock assistant training?
Assignment?

Aug 9: Gaining Visibility in the Attention Economy

LOCATION: Zoom
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
GUEST DISCUSSION: 3:00 - 4:30pm

Is fame the goal?
What is the value/cost of attention?
Who has success without being known
How can we make money, create sustainability, in an attention economy
How do we make healthy choices with regards to Visibility and online media?
What does success mean to you? (from a new perspective/analysis?)

ONE-ON-ONES with Jennifer Kilberg of Agency Access

Aug 12: Leveraging the Sharing Economy

LOCATION: IN-PERSON TBA
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
DISCUSSION: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

The Past and Future of Sharing - Social media and beyond
Leveraging platforms and building an audience
Are you a Brand? Your professional identity and what that communicates.
Affiliate Programs, Sponsorships, Giveaways, Competitions
Outlets for your work
How to be aware and protect yourself in the sharing economy

Aug 16: Protect Yourself, Protect Your Work