Video Editing and Acting classes by an Emmy nominated filmmaker

Digital Video Editing (6 weeks)

Instructor: Steven Fischer

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• Mondays, 6:00-7:30 PM, October 9 – November 13
• Fee: $101 NU/$111 Public

Learn the basics of video editing from a two-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker! This course introduces students to the role of the editor as storyteller, the history of cinema editing, and the fundamentals of editing in effective communication. This course involves hands-on Premiere Pro work. You’ll be editing a lot!

 

Acting and Character Creation (6 weeks)

Instructor: Steven Fischer

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• Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 PM, October 19 – November 30*
• Fee: $81 NU/ $91 Public

This interactive course is an introduction to acting, taught by a two-time Emmy nominated filmmaker in film and television! Animation and live-action directors will experience the fundamentals of acting to generate performance ideas they can use to help bring on-screen characters to life. *Please note, this course will not meet on November 23.

Steven Fischer leads actors through improvisation games at Northwestern University’s Acting for Character Creation (Norris Mini Courses).

Steven Fischer leads actors through scene reads at Northwestern University’s Acting for Character Creation (Norris Mini Courses).

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Cartoon Storytelling at The Second City, Chicago!

Learn the art of cartoon storytelling, effective communication techniques, and develop personal expression. This course explores story breakdown, character development, page layout, and studies from life. Students will create original characters and an original story based on personal experiences. No previous drawing experience required—if you can create a stick figure, you can succeed in this course!

We’ll meet once a week, four weeks, three hour sessions.

Chicago Term 5 2017 (Aug 30 – Sep 20)

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About the instructor: Steven Fischer is a two-time Emmy nominated filmmaker and cartoonist. His credits include the Steve & Bluey cartoon series, the acclaimed animated documentary Freedom Dance (2007) with Mariska Hargitay, and Old School New School (2011) a personal study on creativity with celebrated actor Brian Cox and jazz legend McCoy Tyner among many other internationally acclaimed artists. Steven’s commissioned work includes projects for Maryland Public Television/PBS, TV Asia, Nextel, Bill Melendez Productions, and Screen Arts Animation.

Steven is a Fulbright recipient and sought internationally to speak on creativity.

Steven Fischer presents his Introduction to Cartoon Storytelling class at The Second City. Photo: Alicia Haywood.

Try Your Hand at Cartooning at Waubonsee Community College

The Cartoon workshop is back!

Try Your Hand at Cartooning With an Emmy Nominated Filmmaker

Waubonsee Community College,
Sugar Grove Campus
Saturday, Sep 9, 2017

No drawing experience is necessary for this unique creativity workshop with the multi-talented Steven Fischer. Develop your original, personal story through drawing and generate ideas using a range of writing and drawing exercises. Along the way, explore the philosophy and psychology of inspiration, cartoon art, creativity and storytelling.

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Tickets are $29. A copy of Steven’s book The Wonderful, Happy, Cartoony World of Steve & Bluey is included.

 

Steven Fischer is a two-time Emmy nominated writer/producer/director/cartoonist/author and Fulbright recipient whose credits include film and commissioned work for PBS, DuPont, Martin Scorsese, Mariska Hargitay and others.

 

 

Score And Song Interview w/Director Steven Fischer

Many thanks to Damion Wolfe Siford for including me on his radio program, Score & Song-Music in Film & Media, WERA-FM, Arlington, Virginia (Sunday, August 20, 2017). It was a pleasure talking about all aspects of a cinema score. I learned a lot and had fun. Thanks, Damion!

“The Promise” and “Better Days”

“The Promise” is written and performed by Steven Fischer. Copyright 2002, 2017 Steven Fischer. The song (which Fischer titled “My Promise”), was published by Baltimore Songwriter’s Association in 2002 on the CD “Songs From Our Circle, Too” incorrectly titled as “The Promise”. This recording is engineered by Michael Zampi at The Note Factory. Contact Steven at oldschooldocumentary@yahoo.com or http://www.stevenfischer.net

 

Better Days is written and performed by Steven Fischer. Copyright 2002, 2017 Steven Fischer. The song was published by Baltimore Songwriter’s Association in 2003 on the CD “Songs From Our Circle 3”. This recording is engineered by Michael Zampi at The Note Factory. Contact Steven at oldschooldocumentary@yahoo.com or http://www.stevenfischer.net