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ROUGH CUT
RESIDENCY

write it. record it. capture it.

5 days of story- crafting across
3 mediums

Everyone's talking about storytelling. It's the skill that gets you hired, the word in every pitch deck and job description.
But what does it actually mean to do it?

Rough Cut Residency gives you five days, a theme, and three mediums: writing, audio, and visual.

You work with a small group of peers who take it seriously, with editorial guidance from a journalist, producer and artist with 15 years across all three formats.

You don't need to arrive with a story. We give you the frame. You make the work.

The approach is practical and grounded: storytelling and dramaturgy basics through a decolonial lens, then hands-on craft across all three mediums. Theory you can actually use. Work you can actually show.

Everyone's telling you storytelling is the skill.  But what does that actually mean? 
and are you a storyteller? 

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QUICK FACTS

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  • 5 half-day workshop sessions:  mornings guided, afternoons yours to make
     

  • Writing, audio, and visual storytelling. Roughly one medium per day
     

  • Max 10 participants per cohort
     

  • You leave with three pieces across three formats
     

  • Editorial guidance from Jasmin Bauomy  (journalist, audio producer, and visual storyteller with 15+ years experience )
     

  • A short intro call before your spot is confirmed ( to make sure it's the right fit for both of us)


     

Upcoming cohorts: 
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  • Berlin: June 29th - July3rd 

    • ​In-person

    • Price: €750 (excl. VAT)

    • Deadline to save your spot: May 10th 2026

       

  • Virtual: August 31st - September 28th  ​​​​
    • Same 5 sessions, spread across four weeks to keep screen time manageable. Exact dates are set with the cohort once confirmed.

    • Price:  €650 excl. VAT

    • ​Deadline to save your spot:  July 31st

WHY IT MATTERS

Here's the thing about storytelling: everyone says it matters. Fewer people know if they're actually any good at it. And almost nobody has sat down and tested it properly  across formats, with guidance, under a deadline.

Most people carry stories for years. They think about them. Talk about them. Start them. But never finish.

Finishing something changes how you see yourself.

After this workshop you're no longer someone who might make something someday. You're someone who already did. Three times. Across three mediums.
 
That shift is worth more than you think. It tells you which format feels like yours. It gives you something concrete to build on. And it proves (to yourself first) that the story was always there.

what this is

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Five mornings of guided craft. Five afternoons of making.

You arrive with curiosity. We give you a theme, the tools, and enough structure to actually finish something. By the end of the week you have three pieces (written, recorded, and captured) and a clearer sense of which format feels like yours.

What makes it work:
 

  • A theme provided at the start = no blank page anxiety

  • Half-day sessions covering storytelling and dramaturgy basics through a decolonial lens, then hands-on craft in each medium

  • Afternoons for independent work  (you make, we're available)

  • A small cohort of max 10 people who take it seriously

  • Peer feedback built into the structure

  • Editorial guidance throughout from Jasmin Bauomy  (journalist, audio producer, and visual storyteller)

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THE FIVE DAYS

Disclaimer: The content of each workshop can be amended according to the needs of the cohort. 

who it's for

  • You're curious about storytelling but not sure which medium is yours

  • You've always had something to say but never made the time

  • You want real feedback, not just encouragement

  • You're ready to actually finish something

  • You take your own ideas seriously

who shows up

  • People who want to make something instead of manage something

  • Curious non-media professionals with untold stories

  • Artist's Way alumni ready for the next step

  • Career transitioners who want meaningful work in their portfolio

  • Writers wanting to try audio. Audio people wanting to try visual. Visual people wanting to try writing.

what this isn't

  • Business storytelling or personal branding

  • Audience growth or AI content strategies

  • A wellness or creativity retreat

  • Drop-in, come-when-you-like participation

  • Not for anyone not ready for deadlines, feedback, or finishing things

WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH

  • A short written piece, a 3-minute audio piece, and a photo essay or edited video (ideally made during the week) 

  • A storytelling and dramaturgy framework you can reuse across future projects

  • A clearer sense of which medium feels like yours

  • Editorial feedback you can actually apply

  • A small group of peers who take their work seriously

  • An understanding of what is a "good" story in different mediums and how to pitch it

JASMIN BAUOMY/ story editor & executive producer

Hi, I'm Jasmin.

 

I've spent the last 15 years making and editing stories across audio, writing, photography, and documentary for Al Jazeera, NPR, BBC, IFC, Goethe-Institut, Spotify, and German public radio. Along the way I've helped a lot of other storytellers finish their stories, too.

The ECCO, the international story-crafting incubator I founded, has placed alumni work at the BBC, NPR, and Deutschlandradio.

As a jury member for the 2026 German Podcast Award and a 2025 Signal Award winner, I spend a lot of time thinking about what makes stories land and what gets in the way.

I believe it's worth knowing the western formulas. Aristotelian principles, the hero's journey, the three-act structure. But some of the richest storytelling cultures in the world have been doing it differently for centuries, away from individualism, away from orientalistic framing, away from the idea that there's only one shape a story can take. That's the toolbox I want to expand with you.

Usually what gets in the way isn't talent. It's the absence of structure, honest feedback, and a room where the work gets taken seriously.

That's what the Rough Cut Residency is.

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WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Curiosity and willingness to work and revise

  • A laptop or notebook for writing (analog for the creative writing exercises)

  • A phone or recorder for audio

  • A phone or camera for photo and video

  • Basic editing software — any free app works, we'll figure it out together

  • 5 half-day workshop sessions in Berlin

  • Editorial guidance and feedback throughout the week

  • Peer review built into the daily structure

  • A theme to work with from day one

  • Story development tools and frameworks you keep

  • Accommodation

  • Travel

  • Meals

  • Equipment
     

You book your own accommodation and travel. Berlin has plenty of options at every budget.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED

PRICE

TIMING & LOCATION

  • Berlin: June 29th - July 3rd 2026 €750 (excl. VAT)

  • Virtual: August 31st - Sept 28th 2026 €650 (excl. VAT)

  • Max 10 participants. Min 8 to run.

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I review each application based on commitment, curiosity, and fit with the group. You don't need to arrive with a story idea (although it does help to have some fascination with a certain topic). 

You just need to be ready to work.

If we don't reach the minimum of 8 participants, everyone receives a full refund.

To apply, just fill out the form below and let's hop on a call. 

  • Berlin, June 29th – July 3rd, 2026

    • Half-days, mornings

    • The venue is confirmed once the cohort is. Berlin has good options and I'll make sure it works for the group.
       

  • Virtual, August 31st - Sept 28th, 2026

    • Same 5 sessions, spread across four weeks to keep screen time manageable. Exact dates are set with the cohort once confirmed.

Make the piece.
Tell the story.

I want to join THE ROUGH CUT RESIDENCY

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You've done the thing! Step 1. Done.

Next, you'll hear from Jasmin.

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