Keylight offers a variety of film and video-related workshops throughout the Pittsburgh area, serving the community’s differing needs and interests. Some expose participants to a specific topic and promote understanding of the subject, while others offer hands-on training in aspects of media production.
Our instructors are experienced artists and professionals. Each workshop description includes pertinent details including location, a link to the instructor’s bio, cost and any necessary background or equipment a participant should have.
Upcoming Workshops
Screenwriting: Discovering Your Premise
Wed Sept 23 / 6:00-9:00pm / $30 / 18+
Creative Chem Co – 4618 Friendship Ave
Instructor: Matthew R. Humphrey
Get to the heart of your screenplay idea and leave with a strong logline in just one night.
This one-night intensive workshop, led by Thiel College professor Matthew Humphrey, will assist both aspiring and emerging screenwriters in getting to the very core of their story. Through targeted discussions, practical exercises, and workshopping with peers, you will learn how to identify and succinctly describe the essential elements of a screenplay.
Taking the next step, you will learn how to shape those elements into a compelling, pitch-ready logline. Whether you are starting a fresh draft or refining an existing screenplay, you will walk away with more clarity on your narrative and a compelling pitch for your film.
Participants are encouraged to arrive with at least a basic idea for a screenplay. Bringing a laptop is encouraged but not required.
Introduction To Shooting Film
Sat Oct 10, Oct 17, Nov 14 / 11:00am-2:00pm / $165 / 18+
The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center– 418 Walnut St, Sewickley, PA 15143
Instructors: Brady Lewis, Christopher Smalley
Are you looking to get that analog look that only real film can provide? Are you eager to shoot something for yourself on Super-8 film?
This 3-session workshop is perfect, whether you are a budding filmmaker, or an experienced videographer eager to get into analog.
The first session will be spent going over the Super-8 camera functions, getting proper exposures, and the fundamentals of film.
The next week you will get the opportunity for hands-on experience shooting black and white film yourself, as well as assisting your fellow workshop attendees in shooting theirs. This will all be done with instructors standing by to give advice and assistance.
After a 4-week break to allow for the film to be processed and transferred to video, we will reconvene to dig deeper into filmmaking processes. The class will conclude with viewing all of the Super-8 footage on a film projector that you will learn to load.
Every participant will leave the workshop with a digital copy of all the film shot.
All cameras, tripods, and film included. Open to all levels of experience.
