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Southwest Alternate Media Project
The Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) presents a workshop with Ms. Neema Barnette. ALL
ABOUT THE STORY: DIRECTING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
The director
is often described as being the person with the overall
"artistic vision" on the set. But how does the director
get that vision onto the screen? Story is key. Whether it's deciding
what "look" the film should have, how actors should
deliver lines or where the camera should be placed... it's all about
the story. This is true whether you are directing a feature film,
episodic television or movie-of-the-week. Acclaimed film and
television veteran Neema Barnette will break down the role of the
director, focusing on how to "see" your film before you
shoot it, how to visually (and artistically) create a scene, as well
as demonstrate how to direct your cast and crew to get your
"vision" onto the screen.
ABOUT NEEMA BARNETTE 
Emmy Award
winning writer, director and producer Neema Barnette became
history's first African American female sitcom director with "What's
Happening Now" in 1986. A graduate of NYU, she
later attended AFI's prestigious Women's Directing Program and
went on to amass over 200 hours of television programming. "The
Cosby Show", "Hooperman",
"China Beach", "A
Different World", "Diagnosis
Murder," "Seventh Heaven"
and "Gilmore Girls" are just a partial
list of the numerous television series that she has helmed.
Neema has also directed eight motion pictures for television and
two feature films, "Spirit Lost" and "Civil
Brand" starring Mos Def, LisaRaye N'Bushe Wright,
and Monica Calhoun and Da Brat.
For a full bio
on Neema Barnette, go to www.swamp.org/workshops.
For more information about SWAMP Workshops, call us at 713-522-8592 or email us at swamp@swamp.org .
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