A blank page holds so much possibility, but what if you could begin somewhere else? 

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Video is playing everywhere, but writers rarely talk about the moving image as a potential prompt, a reliable scaffold, a borrowed cadence to jump-start a draft. And what if that essay you’re stuck on is actually a video essay? What could the landscape of a video editing program reveal about your line breaks? 

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This course will offer an introduction to the short-form video essay and video poem, offering students three paths for writing to, alongside, or in anticipation of the moving image. The course will end with a workshop where each writer will present and discuss one new work.

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This course is open to beginners who have zero experience with video or film editing as well as to writers and makers who have existing image-based practices. 

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Participants should expect:

· An introduction to the video poem and video essay as literary forms

· Participation in group screenings and discussions of video poems and video essays

· Four generative creative writing prompts 

· Guided access to free tools and open-sourced materials 

· A thoughtful, mini workshop of one new work in progress 

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The course will take place from 6:00 - 7:30 pm EST / 5:00 - 6:30 pm CST over Zoom.​

● Wednesday, September 30th – Session 1 [first session]
● Wednesday, October 7th – Session 2
● Wednesday, Octoberay 14th – Session 3
● Wednesday, October 21st – Session 4 [final session]

 

Cost: $250 per registrant, nonrefundable. Please note the class capacity will be capped at 20 participants.