April 9 to May 28 | Open to students ages 13 to 18
“Lights, Camera, Action!” Irvington Theater is now enrolling students for Intro to Filmmaking, a 6-week filmmaking class for teens (ages 13-18), which will include workshops in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, and post-production.
Under the guidance of award-winning filmmaker/teacher Spencer Sapienza, each student will shoot and screen a short film. (Berets and megaphones optional!)
Classes start April 9 and meet on Tuesdays from 5:00-6:30 pm at the Irvington Public Library (12 S Astor Street in Irvington, New York). Class dates are 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/21 and 5/28. The total cost for the class is $200, which can be paid via PayPal to office@irvingtonny.gov, or via check made out to Irvington Theater and mailed to 85 Main Street, Irvington, NY, 10533. With any questions, email us at irvingtontheatereducation@gmail.com.
Registration is full, and no additional students will be accepted at this time. Thanks to all who signed up!
Meet Your Instructor
Spencer Sapienza received a BFA in Film and Television from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA from the Feirstein Graduate School of Filmmaking at Brooklyn College. He has been a semi-finalist in the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest and The Script Lab's Free Screenplay Contest, as well as placing in the pilot competitions of the Austin Film Festival and NYU's Fusion Film Festival. His writing has appeared in publications including Minetta Review, The Plague, and Gyroscope Review. He is the Education Manager of The Picture House Regional Film Center.
