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English, Literature & Storytelling Coach with a BFA in Filmmaking
Robin S.

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I am a writer, filmmaker and screenwriter passionate about helping learners of all ages achieve their learning goals. I have experience in teaching high school and college age students in particular, but enjoy working with all types of students at any age. I enjoy being able to help students improve their writing abilities, and I specialize in college essays, proofreading, and story structure.

I have over five years of writing experience, including proofreading, essay writing, and assisting...

I am a writer, filmmaker and screenwriter passionate about helping learners of all ages achieve their learning goals. I have experience in teaching high school and college age students in particular, but enjoy working with all types of students at any age. I enjoy being able to help students improve their writing abilities, and I specialize in college essays, proofreading, and story structure.

I have over five years of writing experience, including proofreading, essay writing, and assisting with study skills. I love helping folks to come up with ideas for creative as well as academic essays, and will work with you to highlight the best in your work, and gently improve the aspects that need more focus.

I have a BFA in Filmmaking focusing in Screenwriting from UNCSA. I have over a hundred hours of on-set experience and have technical knowledge of camera rigging, lighting, and cinematography I am happy to share. I can also help with questions about storyboarding, shotlisting, story structure and other aspects of the Filmmaking process. This includes everything from writing and pre-visualization to working with actors, shooting footage and film editing.

It would be a joy to get to help introduce you to a new skill or empower you to continue your learning process as your tutor. I hope you will reach out to me if I sound like a good fit for you.

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Education

University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Filmmaking

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $75
  • Rate details: Please contact me for cancellation policies. I will be sure and provide you with a copy and/or make you aware of them before we schedule our first lesson, as well.
  • Lesson cancellation: 2 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 2/16/2022

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Acting

Acting

As a graduate of UNC School of the Arts, not only have I been trained in how to direct for the screen, I was also able to take classes from some of the best acting coaches in the world at the top-ranked School of Drama. I have experience in text analysis, Devised theatre, blocking, character interpretation and playwriting.
Career Development

Career Development

I have a degree in writing, and have taught summer camps as a TA, assisting high school and college-age students in identifying and achieving their career goals. This has included workshopping resumés, cover letters, creative and personal statements. I have written college recommendation letters for my students many times, and myself have written many dozens of cover letters, resumés, personal essays and artistic statements over the years in my own education and career. I love helping students to brainstorm, organize, draft, revise, and proofread their essays, resumés and cover letter. I know how to teach students how to break own their goals into smaller parts, and inspire them to approach their career goals from new angles when they get stuck. I provide moral support as a coach to encourage you to meet your ambitions, and teach technical and organizational writing skills to translate the ideas and accomplishments you already possess into the written form.
College Counseling

College Counseling

I have a degree in writing, and have taught summer camps as a TA, assisting high school and college-age students in identifying and achieving their career goals. This has included workshopping resumés, cover letters, creative and personal statements alike. I have written college recommendation letters for my students many times. I have also written many dozens of cover letters, resumés, personal essays and artistic statements over the years in my own education and career. I love helping students to brainstorm, organize, draft, revise, and proofread their essays, resumés and cover letters. I enjoy helping students learn how to break own their tasks into smaller parts, and inspire them to approach their career goals. I also love helping brainstorm new and creative ways to problem solve when things start feeling stuck, or need a new strategy. I provide moral support as a coach to encourage you to meet your ambitions. I teach technical and organizational writing skills. I can help you translate the ideas and accomplishments you already possess into the written form, and get you where you need to go.
Creative Writing

Creative Writing

I have been a fiction writer my entire life and have mentored and taught students to improve their creative writing to bring forth the best quality story they can craft. From structural and plot corrections to character development, down to sentence rhythm, syntax and prose, I have extensive experience in helping writers create works they feel proud of.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I have been working with students on essays ranging from the personal statement to college essays to English homework for over 7 years now. I help with everything from essay "final polishes," fixing sentence grammar and punctuation, to crafting a well-honed essay from the ground up. I can help with English analysis essays, personal writing, college applications, creative works, and everything in-between.
Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing

I have years worth of personal and professional fiction writing experience. I have written several full-length novels, screenplays as well as pitches many different works to both agents and distributors. I am familiar with everything from outlining a novel, to writing effective prose, to character development to the agenting process, and much more.
Film

Film

I have my BFA from University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. I have taken courses in Directing, Screenwriting, Producing, Production Design, Film Editing and Cinematography. I've written and produced many short films, and have over 100 hours of on-set experience. I'd be happy to delve into detail about any aspect of the filmmaking process you are curious about, including screenwriting, shot listing, storyboarding, camera setup, cinematography, lighting and composition. I've previously taught these subjects to high school and college-age students during UNCSA's Summer Intensive, and would love to help you as well, no matter your level of expertise.
Macintosh

Macintosh

I am a digital native and have used Macintosh products since 2010. I am familiar with how to navigate the interface of Mac computers having used them my whole life. I can assist with common problems such as how to download software, install and open word processors, and explore other applications (apps) you may want to learn how to use. I am familiar with all the automatically installed applications housed on Macintosh computers such as Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Apple Music, App Store, Finder, iCal and many others. I can help you use tools such as keyboard shortcuts, reorganize and identify downloads, files, desktop apps, and manage safety settings.
Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook

I have used Microsoft Outlook for over 4 years. I can help with scheduling using the calendar system, flagging, following up and organizing inboxes. I would be happy to assist you.
Needlework

Needlework

I have over 10 years of experience with Knitting, Crochet, Embroidery, weaving, friendship bracelet weaving, yarn spinning, and other craft and needlework skills. I am an experienced crafter who is familiar with reading an executing knitting patterns, including hats, bags, scarves and socks. I can teach you basic needlework stitches to hem pants, repair clothing, or add decorative patches or embroidered writing to hats, bags, shirts, etc. I can help teach everything from the basics to more advanced techniques for knitting and crochet, as well. I welcome beginners. I also know the basics of quilting.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

I have a BFA in Filmmaking which has involved extensive public speaking skills, including but not limited to giving presentations, pitching ideas, speaking extemporaneously, speaking slowly and clearly, projecting your voice, rehearsing speeches, speaking to a large audience, directing actors, speaking in front of a crowd, and public performance. I would love to help you work on your public speaking skills. I can help with techniques on how to physically calm your nervous system before an event, techniques to help you project your voice more loudly, organizing your thoughts, writing note cards, coming up with affective talking points for presentations, and presentation visuals such as making slides on PowerPoint, Prezzi, and Keynote.
Theater

Theater

I attended the nationally renown University of North Carolina School of the Arts and enrolled in several Drama courses over the course of 4 years while earning my BFA. I have taken Acting classes, Directing classes, and participated in Devised theatre workshops. I have read dozens of plays, and seen the ins and outs of how to put on many theatrical productions many times, including works from Shakespeare, the Classics, Musicals, Devised Theatre, Comedies and Dramas. I also wrote, directed, and produced an original short theatre piece in the winter of 2019, working with actors from the School of Drama.
Video Production

Video Production

I have my BFA from University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. I have taken courses in Directing, Screenwriting, Producing, Production Design, Film Editing and Cinematography. I have previously worked in the world of live news production as part of the camera and control room crew for televised sporting events. I've written and produced many short films, and have over 100 hours of on-set experience. I'd be happy to delve into detail about any aspect of the filmmaking process you are curious about, including screenwriting, shot listing, storyboarding, camera setup, cinematography, lighting and composition. I've previously taught these subjects to high school and college-age students during UNCSA's Summer Intensive, and would love to help you as well, no matter your level of expertise.
ACT English
ACT Reading
Adobe Photoshop
American History
Elementary Math
English
ESL/ESOL
GED
Geography
Grammar
Handwriting
Literature
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Proofreading
PSAT
Reading
SAT Reading
SAT Writing
Social Studies
Spelling
Study Skills
Vocabulary
World History
Writing

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Excellent work getting my son's personal essay across the finish line

Robin was able to take a pretty scattered personal essay for college applications and helped my son turn it into something that not only made sense, but actually sounded quite interesting, without taking away from his voice and his writing. Miraculous! I would highly recommend her to work with you on any writing and will definitely use her again.

Fenell, 1 lesson with Robin
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much, Fenell! It was so much fun to get to work with your son on his essay. I would love to help again, any time!

Helpful, charming and cool!

She explained very well how to organize information and gather my thoughts into clear points to write an essay. Easy to talk to and ask for help when needed.

Tammy, 22 lessons with Robin
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much!

Thoughtful and caring

Robin helped me polish my personal statement. Her ideas for reorganizing helped tremendously. I am grateful that she was my tutor and so glad I booked a lesson.

Sydney, 4 lessons with Robin

great teacher!!!

Very informative, answered all my questions and was very knowledgeable about the industry, very helpful with helping me get going in the direction that i wanted to go, I would definitely recommend for anyone who has any questions or needs help in anything related to film

Cullen, 1 lesson with Robin

great teacher!!!

Very informative, answered all my questions and was very knowledgeable about the industry, very helpful with helping me get going in the direction that i wanted to go

Cullen, 1 lesson with Robin

Knowledgeable and patient

How to close apps that had been open for two years. I know next to nothing about computers. She patiently spent the time with basics. She answered questions I had. What is the difference between applied.com and icloud.com? Why won’t my two devices synch? Even how to use Zoom for a meeting! What the term Deck referred to and where all the icons come from. It was so refreshing to have these things explained to me without feeling like a fool, or like I lived under a rock

Rebekah, 3 lessons with Robin
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much, Rebekah! I am so glad I was able to help explain things to you in a helpful way and help you out with making sense of your new computer set-up.

Very helpful writing tutor

Robin responded very quickly to my request for help for my daughter. Once my daughter updated my request with her specific assignment, Robin was clear that she could offer the assistance necessary to help her with the assignment. She was available to help my daughter on her film assignment. We both really appreciated her help.

Randi, 1 lesson with Robin
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