Date and time:
Thursday May 17, 2012 at 09:00 AM
to Thursday May 17 at 5:00 PM
Where:
The Documentary Center at the George Washington University
805 21st Street NW
Washington DC
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Documenting Your Story is an all-day conference aimed at DC-area nonprofits and community organizations who are interested in using documentary-style video as a means to communicate their missions, achievements, and needs.
Every community or organization has a story and this conference will give you the tools to help express it.
PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
Documenting Your Story empowers key community members to improve their skills in telling video-based stories about people, neighborhoods, and institutions which are change-agents. See below for a summary of key sessions.
AUDIENCE FOR CONFERENCE
The main audience for this conference will be nonprofit organizations and community groups which are looking to tell the stories of their organizations, missions, and communities through video. In addition, there will be networking opportunities for filmmakers interested in connecting with nonprofit organizations.
DATE
Thursday, May 17 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (plus an optional evening film screening)
LOCATION
The George Washington University Media and Public Affairs Building
805 21st Street, NW
Washington DC 20052
Closest Metro: Foggy Bottom. Garage parking ($19 per day) across the street.
REGISTRATION FEES (maximum 2 participants per organization)
For DC-based organizations*: $45 (if register/pay before April 15), $60 from April 16 until full.
For Non-DC-based organizations: $90 (if register/pay before April 15), $120 from April 16 until full.
For Filmmakers: $60 (for the full day program), Free (for the Speed Networking Session only)
Fees for the full-day program include morning coffee and a boxed lunch.
QUESTIONS?
First, read our Documenting Your Story FAQ.
If your question is still not answered there, send an e-mail to contact AT docsinprogress DOT org.
* Thanks to support from the Humanities Council of Washington DC, we are able to offer preferred pricing for DC-based organizations. Organizations must have an address in the city of Washington DC.
KEY SESSIONS
Download the updated schedule.
Interactive Storytelling Exercise: Before you even think about video, you need to be able to convey the story of your organization concisely and directly. A professional storyteller from SpeakEasy DC will lead participants in an interactive verbal storytelling exercise designed to help you hone the synopsis for your video communications.
Show, Don’t Tell: Take a lesson from The Artist and think about your video as a silent movie. How can you show what a difference your organization is making rather than relying only on interviews? Filmmakers and nonprofits will tell you how in this panel session.
Preaching to the Choir or Reaching the Lost Masses? Not every video can be an all-purpose video to suit every audience. It is essential to identify your key audience is and what your call to action is. This panel and interactive session will help you identify who you are really trying to reach and what you want them to think or do once you reach them?
Speed Networking with Filmmakers: This is an opportunity for organizations to network with video production companies and filmmaker freelancers who may be able to help you make your video a reality. Note that the Speed Networking Program is full for filmmakers. If you wish to be added to a waiting list, please send an e-mail to contactATdocsinprogressDOTorg
Film Screening: Following the conference, there will be an evening screening of a documentary work-in-progress on a social issue. While this event will be open to the broader public, all conference attendees are welcome to attend as part of their conference registration.
This program is organized by Docs In Progress and Stone Soup Films
and is made possible through the support of the Humanities Council of Washington DC.
Special thanks to program sponsors
The Documentary Center at the George Washington University
SpeakeasyDC
Eidolon Films
Whole Foods
