Ghetto Film School is an award-winning nonprofit that was founded in 2000 to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation of great American storytellers. Their mission is to identify young talent from local communities and provide them with the access, opportunity and resources to pursue creative careers, always free of charge. In 2015, they launched the Ghetto Film School Roster as a way to help young professionals in the film industry network. On April 17th, I had the opportunity to …
Category: Cassie Lavo
Cassie is from Endicott, NY and went to college at the University at Buffalo which is also located in upstate New York. She loves Tina Fey, dogs, and making things awkward. Since the end of 2017 Cassie has been heading Subatomic TV, which will be a hub of comedy video content produced by Kworq. You can catch her on the subway writing raps in her notebook, at Dunkin Donuts ordering an iced coffee, or people watching during the day in …
When I think Nike shoes, the first two shoes that come to mind are the iconic Air Force 1’s and the timeless Air Jordan 1. Since the 1980’s when both these shoes were first released there have been in-numerous versions created and yet still they remain a staple for shoe lovers everywhere. Now it’s 2018 and Nike decided it was time to reimagine both these styles through a female lens and who better to do it than a group of 14 creative females!
Nike’s goal was to take diverse talents and bring to life new versions of the Air Force 1’s and Air Jordan 1’s. After 4 days of collaboration, the final output was a total of 10 new original redesigned sneakers made specifically for female sneaker heads everywhere. …
So often we find ourselves talking about “virtual reality” – to friends, family, clients, and co-workers. We’ve all shared our personal experiences from activations at SXSW or other branded experiences, but when met with the question “What is Virtual Reality exactly?” it can be hard to answer confidently. So why is virtual reality such a buzzworthy topic? We went to VR WORLD, a Virtual Reality Center located on 34th in Midtown Manhattan to find out: Cassie Lavo, the Director of …
It’s time to be different. We are constantly consuming content all day long. Whether it’s on our phone, desktop, smart tv, or screens strategically placed throughout our cities – we are always consuming. Not only have people been consuming more than ever – but people, brands, and publishers are creating more content than ever before. What does that mean? It means that content space is significantly cluttered and it’s time differentiate! This is always a large topic at our creative …
Do you use Instagram for your business? Do you want to better understand how to leverage Instagram Stories to market your business? PERFECT! Below we will cover the basics of Instagram Stories and ways to use Instagram Stories for business. WHAT ARE INSTAGRAM STORIES? Instagram Stories are an Instagram feature set up much like Snapchat stories,allowing you to share images or videos from the last 24 hours. While the feature is very similar, Instagram Stories leverages your current Instagram audience …
Improv… A word that scares many and excites a world of others. I, myself have been doing Improv for years and found that many of the tactics I use on stage have helped my creative writing. Today, I share those improv techniques with you and how you can use them to keep your creative writing up to par. 1. Set the bar low and let go of your inhibitions. Before I walk on stage for a performance I first tell …
If you’ve watched Stranger Things then you already know how amazing it is. If you haven’t, then go. Go watch it right now. Mostly because you will want to watch it before reading this article and also because everyone’s talking about it and it’s amazing. Jump on the bandwagon. The series begins with Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Will. Four best friends have their worlds literally turned upside down. Will disappears. Eleven shows up. And friendship lessons continue to unfold. One …
Yep. It’s National Junk Food Day. A day specifically for all the late night snackers and junk food junkies. Now, we understand that eating healthy and taking care of yourself is important. We get that. We also get that sometimes you just need that bag of chips. For us, sometimes turns into often…then frequently…then to everyday. Yeah, we like chips. Now that we covered the fact that we love Junk Food at Kworq, let’s talk about how you can adequately …
Embrace Your Geekness Day is today July 13th. Oh, and it also happens to be National French Fry Day. With the boom of PokemonGo and the fact that french fries are amazing it’s unclear which made up holiday is better. Either way we have grown an interest in these Funny Days, because well…Twitter. On a daily basis we are reminded by the trending hashtags on Twitter that every day is now a special bizarre holiday. Embrace Your Geekness Day is …
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