Creator Academy: Beginning Storytelling
Live Online Class
October 15th-March 4th (excluding the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years holidays)
16 Weeks
Tuesday's
7:00pm EST-8:30pm EST
Creator Academy: Beginning Storytelling is a 16 week program designed for creatives to find their unique voice while learning the fundamentals of filmmaking.
Hosted every Tuesday for 90 minutes, storytellers will learn the elements of filmmaking in 4 stages:
Film 101
Creators with learn the process of filmmaking including the different roles on set and what they do, screenwriting fundamentals, cinematography and the visual director fundamentals, , set hierarchy, the flow of production, editing basics and more...
The Visual Storyteller: Understanding your Heartbeat
In this class, storytellers will learn how to find their heartbeat or unique voice and find ways in which to put that into the work that they create. Each student will create a directors lookbook and statement to go along with their vision.
The Visual Storyteller: Creating and Understanding Mood Boards
Learn how to communicate your vision through the art and fundamentals of creating visual mood boards. Each storyteller will present a final lookbook at the end of this session.
Storytelling for Brands
Creators will pull together all of the elements that they have learned in the previous classes and write, direct and edit a 2-3 minute project of their choice that will be screened and given feedback by a panel of industry professionals.
Each Creator Academy 16 week session will be filled with guests of professional filmmakers including screenwriters, cinematographers, directors, editors, producers and more.
Online sessions.
Small, intimate classrooms.
One on one's.
Taught by writer/director Janlatae’ Mullins, Creator Academy is the perfect place for storytellers to learn more about the art of filmmaking, your unique voice and how to go to the next level in your filmmaking career.
Special Note: Your final scene will be filmed, directed and edited by you outside of class and then presented for a final critique in front of a pro panel. All gear and equipment is on the responsibility of the student to provide. Classroom teaching, one on one sessions and critiques by industry professionals are provided by the class.
*Refund Policy: All classes and workshops are non refundable effective from the date of purchase. Class credit is available to transfer to another class or the same class. You have 6 months from the date of purchase to redeem the credit.
Live Online Class
October 15th-March 4th (excluding the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years holidays)
16 Weeks
Tuesday's
7:00pm EST-8:30pm EST
Creator Academy: Beginning Storytelling is a 16 week program designed for creatives to find their unique voice while learning the fundamentals of filmmaking.
Hosted every Tuesday for 90 minutes, storytellers will learn the elements of filmmaking in 4 stages:
Film 101
Creators with learn the process of filmmaking including the different roles on set and what they do, screenwriting fundamentals, cinematography and the visual director fundamentals, , set hierarchy, the flow of production, editing basics and more...
The Visual Storyteller: Understanding your Heartbeat
In this class, storytellers will learn how to find their heartbeat or unique voice and find ways in which to put that into the work that they create. Each student will create a directors lookbook and statement to go along with their vision.
The Visual Storyteller: Creating and Understanding Mood Boards
Learn how to communicate your vision through the art and fundamentals of creating visual mood boards. Each storyteller will present a final lookbook at the end of this session.
Storytelling for Brands
Creators will pull together all of the elements that they have learned in the previous classes and write, direct and edit a 2-3 minute project of their choice that will be screened and given feedback by a panel of industry professionals.
Each Creator Academy 16 week session will be filled with guests of professional filmmakers including screenwriters, cinematographers, directors, editors, producers and more.
Online sessions.
Small, intimate classrooms.
One on one's.
Taught by writer/director Janlatae’ Mullins, Creator Academy is the perfect place for storytellers to learn more about the art of filmmaking, your unique voice and how to go to the next level in your filmmaking career.
Special Note: Your final scene will be filmed, directed and edited by you outside of class and then presented for a final critique in front of a pro panel. All gear and equipment is on the responsibility of the student to provide. Classroom teaching, one on one sessions and critiques by industry professionals are provided by the class.
*Refund Policy: All classes and workshops are non refundable effective from the date of purchase. Class credit is available to transfer to another class or the same class. You have 6 months from the date of purchase to redeem the credit.
Live Online Class
October 15th-March 4th (excluding the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years holidays)
16 Weeks
Tuesday's
7:00pm EST-8:30pm EST
Creator Academy: Beginning Storytelling is a 16 week program designed for creatives to find their unique voice while learning the fundamentals of filmmaking.
Hosted every Tuesday for 90 minutes, storytellers will learn the elements of filmmaking in 4 stages:
Film 101
Creators with learn the process of filmmaking including the different roles on set and what they do, screenwriting fundamentals, cinematography and the visual director fundamentals, , set hierarchy, the flow of production, editing basics and more...
The Visual Storyteller: Understanding your Heartbeat
In this class, storytellers will learn how to find their heartbeat or unique voice and find ways in which to put that into the work that they create. Each student will create a directors lookbook and statement to go along with their vision.
The Visual Storyteller: Creating and Understanding Mood Boards
Learn how to communicate your vision through the art and fundamentals of creating visual mood boards. Each storyteller will present a final lookbook at the end of this session.
Storytelling for Brands
Creators will pull together all of the elements that they have learned in the previous classes and write, direct and edit a 2-3 minute project of their choice that will be screened and given feedback by a panel of industry professionals.
Each Creator Academy 16 week session will be filled with guests of professional filmmakers including screenwriters, cinematographers, directors, editors, producers and more.
Online sessions.
Small, intimate classrooms.
One on one's.
Taught by writer/director Janlatae’ Mullins, Creator Academy is the perfect place for storytellers to learn more about the art of filmmaking, your unique voice and how to go to the next level in your filmmaking career.
Special Note: Your final scene will be filmed, directed and edited by you outside of class and then presented for a final critique in front of a pro panel. All gear and equipment is on the responsibility of the student to provide. Classroom teaching, one on one sessions and critiques by industry professionals are provided by the class.
*Refund Policy: All classes and workshops are non refundable effective from the date of purchase. Class credit is available to transfer to another class or the same class. You have 6 months from the date of purchase to redeem the credit.
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About your Instructor
We’re here to start a MOVEMENT.
Janlatae’ Mullins is an award winning writer, producer and director. She directs films, music videos, promos and branded content. Her promo and commercial credits include work with Fox, CMT, Barbie, Amazon Studios, Paramount Pictures, Bravo, Hershey's, Pantene, Nickelodeon and OWN.
Her short films have won numerous awards including Best Director at The Black Women in Film Festival in 2015, Best Screenplay in 2018, and the grand prize winner for her short film Soul Fire in the Jack Daniels Gentleman Jack Real to Reel Competition in association with BET and Code Black Entertainment. She has also worked with various creatives to help develop projects to pitch.
Janlatae’ is a true believer in the power of collaboration. Her tenacity to run after honest performances and soul provoking visuals makes her a great choice for any talent driven narrative or commercial work.
Janlatae’s heart is to empower fellow creators to understand the power of their voice and how it can change the world; to essentially find their heartbeat. She’s currently developing and writing a few TV projects, a series of heartbeat led creative workshops for creators, and inspiring a movement through emotionally moving content for her digital channel The Heartbeat Network. Janlatae’ is here to remind people that were birthed to start a MOVEMENT.
If you want to learn how to make films that help you identify your voice or HEARTBEAT and learn how to put it out into the world, Creator Academy is the right choice. Check out Jan’s work below.