Practical Media Learning
Registrations are open for media workshops! Take a look at our class catalog listed below. Our class registrations are handled through the City of Olympia.
Follow the links under the camp to enroll.
Media training benefits youth in Olympia in several important ways:
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Practicing Effective Communication
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Confidence Building
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Preparation and Practice for Real World Scenarios
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Relationship Strengthening
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Experience Handling Unexpected Situations
Late-Night TV Comedy Writing: Monologue Jokes Workshop
| Saturday, May 2nd: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Age: 12+, Adults $125
Instructor: Brian Kahn
Located at TCMedia Studio in Olympia, WA
For the first time, Thurston Community Media is bringing a professional television writers' room to Olympia. The organization announces its Spring Comedy Writing Intensive led by veteran television writer, director, and producer Brian Kahn.
The first in-person class, "Late-Night TV Comedy Writing: Monologue Jokes," drops students directly into a fast-paced, working writers' room. Participants write topical monologue jokes based on current events, learn formal joke structure, and experience real-time punch-up. Selected jokes are performed and recorded in TC Media's studio.
"Joke writing is a craft, and craft can be taught," says Kahn. "When students understand the mechanics, why a setup earns a laugh, why a punchline lands or doesn't, something clicks. Then they see their own material performed and recorded, and the learning accelerates fast. I'm all about education by doing. I'm also all about baked goods, so if anyone brings scones to class, you're getting an A."
Beginning 2D Animation Class
| Saturday on May 2nd 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Age: Adults $110
Instructor: Hania Bielec
Located at TCMedia Studio in Olympia, WA
Learn the essentials of animation with professional animator Hania Bielec at Thurston Community Media. Through in-class exercises, learn the basic principles of hand-drawn animation and apply them to bring your drawings to life. We will study how to sketch appealing key poses and add motion, movement, and gesture. Explore your creativity with style and movement.