This workshop is designed to help creatives, production and post-production crew and talent navigate their way through the industry through providing tools for getting in the door of their dream job.
This Carving Your Path In Digital & TV Production workshop is designed to help creatives, production and post-production crew and talent navigate their way through the industry through providing tools in getting in the door of their dream job, building their network, developing their craft and climbing the ladder of success.
Facilitated by Shirley Vernae Williams, an Emmy-Nominated New York-based Super Producer and Connecticut native. She has overseen several groundbreaking television series such as History Channel’s “Alone” and “American Restoration”. In 2017 she post-produced the documentary film "Intent To Destroy" with award-winning Director, Joe Berlinger, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. "Intent To Destroy" was recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Historical Documentary. Shirley is currently a Supervising Producer for Refinery29 and has produced various series for them in the past including "Shady" and "Anomaly" which generated millions of online views. She has worked with companies such as VaynerMedia and Public Record TV, producing content for multiple brands such as Comcast, Shell, Budweiser, Cadillac, Stella and many more. This year she has produced eight short films for the New York Times and a documentary for the Annenberg Space Of Photography.
Shirley owns and operates Willie B. Productions, a production company focusing on film, television and digital content. Willie B. Productions is currently fundraising for a full-length documentary based on the story of Pastor Martin Thomas who spent 23 years in prison after committing a heinous murder and now has found a new ministry two years after his release as he works to rebuild his life.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Education and Lifelong Learning | Economic Development and Nonprofits | Digital Learning and Technology | Careers and Job Skills |
TAGS: | Tinker Lab | Technology Education | small business | jobs | Ives Squared | Exchange | entrepreneurship | entrepreneur | careers |
The Ives Main Library, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert in 1911, is a cornerstone of the historic New Haven Green. The facility is a community treasure and features unique design details, including several WPA-era murals. Ives is open 54 hours a week, Monday-Saturday, and houses major public service departments for children and teens as well as adult reference, a computer tech center and Ives Squared, a newly renovated space for innovation and entrepreneurship.