2024 CREATIVE LAB
FREE poetry, performance, music, filmmaking, and screenwriting workshops
for Southern California youth ages 12-19.
Explore the art of performance through Spoken Word poetry. This course will hone your skills on the stage through authentic expression, dynamic group work, and targeted feedback from industry professionals working in film, television, and theater. Using Spoken Word poetry, you’ll explore techniques for verbal, physical, and emotional performance that act as a basis for performance of all types: comedy, film, theater, and more.
When: Every Saturday from 10am - 1pm
Where: The Get Lit Office in Los Angeles
Frequency: Weekly for 12 weeks, Jan. 27 - May 4, 2024
Instructors: Tiffany Snow, Angela Oliver
Learn the fundamentals of screenwriting with an emphasis on character-driven stories and emotional arcs. Along with technical skills like formatting and professional writing software, you’ll develop your creative process and practice giving and receiving constructive feedback. Learn from guest speakers from the Writers Guild of America and get personal feedback on your script from professional screenwriters. Your final script will be entered into the Get Lit Script-fest, with the chance to be professionally produced!
Frequency: Every Saturday from 10am - 1pm
Where: The Get Lit Office in Los Angeles
When: Weekly for 12 weeks, January 27 - May 4, 2024
Instructor: Shamikah Martinez
Master the principles of visual storytelling through this hands-on filmmaking program. In this course, you’ll learn how to write treatments and pitch ideas, create storyboards and shot lists, collaborate with other young filmmakers, and take a project from conception to completion. As you master the art of filmmaking, you’ll work with other artists and experts to produce your own short films.
When: Every Saturday from 10am - 1pm
Where: The Get Lit Office in Los Angeles
Frequency: Weekly for 12 weeks, Jan. 27 - May 4, 2024
Instructor: Alex Alpharoah
Fine-tune your musical potential in this production course. You’ll learn the basics of songwriting & lyricism, voice control & flow, rhythm & rhyme, instrumentation, producing, and sound engineering while developing skills with recording equipment, Digital Audio Workstations, and live DJ techniques. This series of handcrafted workshops from seasoned music professionals will take you through the process of creating an album start-to-finish, culminating with the release of a class mixtape.
When: Every Sunday from 2-5pm
Where: Zoom/The Get Lit Office in Los Angeles
Frequency: Weekly for 12 weeks, Jan. 28 - May 5, 2024
Instructor: Austin Antoine
CALLING ALL CREATIVEs Age 12-19
DECEMBER 16
This is your moment. Get Lit, in partnership with Anderson .Paak's initiative .Paak House, is bringing you opportunities to collab, learn, and grow with some of the top creative professionals in Los Angeles.
Into poetry, performance, screenwriting, filmmaking, music production, and more? We got you.