Emerging Filmmakers Workshop: Creating Comedy and Drama

The Emerging Filmmakers Workshop is a story-based filmmaking program for teens. Each workshop provides opportunities for students to find their individual voice by creating original content, making films, studying film, and more. Founded and led by professional filmmaker and educator, Neil Truglio, the workshops are designed to reach students at every stage of their storytelling development with the goal to foster personal expression and engage the power of young voices through the art of filmmaking. In this one-week workshop, students will work in teams to create their own unique comedy or drama short film. The workshop concludes with a red carpet screening of the films created in this workshop! Sack lunch option available for purchase at check-out.

Teacher Bio: Neil Truglio is a Denver-based filmmaker, artist, and educator. His original film work has been seen around the world, highlighted by showcases in Rotterdam, Tribeca, Buenos Aires and the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland. Neil has taught film throughout the state as the Director of Education for both Denver Film Festival and SeriesFest, and his signature program, Mobile Cinema Lab, is currently taught in cities across four states: California, Colorado, Illinois and New Jersey. Additionally, Neil was the founder of youth arts organizations Emerging Filmmakers Workshop, and Modest Arts, and has been a teaching artist with both the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Curious Theatre’s New Voices. Neil currently serves as the Technical Theatre Director at Kent Denver, Artistic Director at Benchmark Theatre, and part of the adjunct faculty at the Colorado Film School.

Room: USS 207

Subject: Videography

Time: 8:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

Lunch can be purchased through Kent Denver for all classes below 50 in number. Students may bring their own lunch. Materials Fee: $55