Breaking In: A Collaboration Intensive for Writers, Directors, Producers, Artists, Composers, and Editors
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Breaking In: A Collaboration Intensive for Writers, Directors, Producers, Artists, Composers, and Editors
Details
THIS CIRCLE IS PERFECT FOR
- Recent grads
- Entry level workers hungry to learn
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Group projects
- Trying new things
- Taking risks
WHAT NOT TO EXPECT
- Fundamental skills
- Resumes and cover letters
- Software demonstrations
CIRCLE DESCRIPTION
If you’re looking to break into the animation industry, you’re going to have to get good at collaborating. Collaboration is the bread and butter of animation. Every project is created by teams of people working together who are committed to making something great.
If you want to hone your collaboration skills, learn more about your fellow creatives, and create something with a team, then this circle is for you.
You’ll be collaborating with each other every week and bringing your skills to the table. By the end of the circle, you’ll be switching up roles and taking on positions that you might not normally take. A writer might end up as an animator. A designer as a director, etc. Together, we’ll make an animated short that proves you’ve learned how to work together effectively. Through this circle, you’ll gain an understanding and appreciation for the animation pipeline, learn how to problem-solve as a team and realize why collaboration is the bedrock of any animated show.
I’m a writer and songwriter who is constantly working with other people. As an INFJ extroverted introvert, that can be difficult for me, which is why I want to help people get over their fear of collaboration to unlock the creative potential that collaboration can bring! As a multi-disciplinary artist who has worked in development and production, I hope my understanding of the animation industry can help you to become a better collaborator so that you can succeed in your next job.
This collaboration-intensive circle is perfect for experienced students, aspiring professionals, and entry-level workers who want to perfect their collaborative skills! We want a well-rounded group of writers (samples for kids and adults okay), directors, producers, composers/songwriters, editors, and artists (2d preferred) who are excited about working together to create new content (you must already have experience in your discipline to join this circle). Hopefully, you will leave this circle feeling confident about your honed collaborative skills and ready to apply them in your next job!
Qualification Criteria
Aspiring Professional (0 yrs of experience)
Entry Level (1-2 yrs of experience)
Day / Time
Times Per Month: Weekly
Day / Time: Sunday afternoons
Timezone: PST
ADDITIONAL Application requirementS
Please submit the following:
- Portfolio or writing sample
- Personal statement
Circle Leader
Makena Metz
Makena Metz is an LA native who writes for the page, screen, and stage. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in English from Chapman University. Makena is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild, ASCAP, Women in Animation, Maestra Music, and the Society of Composers & Lyricists.
Recently, Makena was selected for the Paramount/MTV Entertainment Group First Time Composers Program and participated in RespectAbility’s Virtual Entertainment Lab as a TV Writing Fellow. Last year, Makena’s songs premiered in the Emmy winning show Hamster & Gretel on Disney Channel and on Disney+. Makena’s television and feature work has made the Coverfly Red List and placed in several competitions. Her prose and poetry have been published with Wordgathering, PearTree Press, The Clockhouse Review, For Page and Screen, Havik, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, Wishbone Words, Strange Horizons, and more. Her plays and musicals have been produced with The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Roundabout Theatre Company, The Braid Theatre Company, and more. Makena’s theatrical work has been published and produced with Musical Theater Today Magazine, Queen’s Theatre’s Disability Forward Anthology, Next Stage Press’s WE:US Monologues for the Gender Minority Anthology, and produced with The Lincoln Center’s ADA30 Celebration, Roundabout Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center Playwright’s Intensive, The Navigators Theatre Company, and many others.
Makena is an alum of Sam Carner’s Musical Creators Institute Program and New Musical Inc.’s CORE Curriculum for Musical Theatre Writing. Find her work on Coverfly, New Play Exchange, or Chillsubs and follow her @ makenametz on social media, and check out makenametz.com
