Storytelling Through the Lens: Filmmaking for Artists with Taimy Alvarez

Event Info

Saturday

Thursday, June 6th, 7 – 8 PM

3:00 pm

Location

MAD Arts

481 S Federal Hwy, Dania Beach, FL 33004

Learn smartphone and camera filmmaking techniques to document your artistic practice through compelling visual storytelling.

This one-day, hands-on artist filmmaking workshop is designed to engage the local creative community. Free to attend, this session will introduce artists to accessible filmmaking and visual storytelling techniques using smartphones and low-cost editing tools, with a focus on documenting their own artistic practice.

Topics include:

Visual storytelling fundamentals
Composition and framing
Lighting for mobile video
Smartphone videography techniques
Basic editing workflows
Sound recording and audio design

The workshop will encourage cross-disciplinary creativity and provide artists with practical tools for documenting their work and creative process through video.

Admission is free, but space is limited. Advance registration is recommended.

Made possible with support from the Broward County Cultural Division and the Community Foundation of Broward:

• Helen and Frank Stoykov Charitable Endowment Fund

• Mary and Alex Mackenzie Community Impact Fund

About

Taimy Alvarez

Taimy Alvarez is an award-winning photojournalist, documentary filmmaker, editor, and multimedia storyteller with more than 30 years of experience creating visual stories for major media organizations, including The Washington Post, USA Today, The Associated Press, INSIDER, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. She was part of the Sun Sentinel team awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and received a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award in 2017 for documentary work.

As a filmmaker, Taimy has directed, shot, and edited documentary projects exploring culture, identity, and the arts, and currently serves as Director of Photography and Editor for the travel series WaterVoyagers. She is also an educator who has taught photojournalism and visual storytelling at the university level and regularly leads workshops for artists, students, and community organizations. Through her work, Taimy helps artists and creatives use photography and film as powerful tools to document their practice, share their stories, and connect with audiences through authentic visual storytelling.