When:
January 15th, January 21st, February 4th, March 3rd
Where:
Downtown St. Pete
Cost:
$250
Teacher:
Dave DeBorde
Teacher Fundamentals of Film Making
Making movies is a blast. Take Sunscreen's Fundamentals of Moviemaking course, learn how, make a movie and watch it at the festival!
Technology is making the art of film making more and more accessible. Digital cameras are available for a few hundred bucks. Usable editing software like I-Movie, comes free with Mac computer. Locations are everywhere. Democratization of the media marches forward and moviemaking is in the lead.
Sunscreen Film School is offering a four-month course to teach filmmakers how to take off-the-shelf equipment and make a movie out of original stories. Participants will learn how to write and pitch a script; set up production schedules; plan and shoot shots; direct actors; work with lighting and sound; edit and assemble rough-cuts; insert credits and much, much more.
For anyone who wants to make better films
This course will help you turn out better video no matter what your aims are: better home and social events; better feature production; better movies. The five-part course will end with a special screening and party at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg.
The cost is $250.00 for the School and includes a Filmmaker pass to the 2010 Sunscreen Film Festival! Sign up by purchasing the school at the link below. After purchase you will be contacted by the Sunscreen Film Festival staff with more information.
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For more information, contact Harry Chittenden, ( by e-mail) or at 727-420-0566.
Fundamentals of Film Course Breakdown
Session 1 - - Introduction to film production and screen-writing The first section will cover the basics of independent filmmaking. A review of basic story structure and elements such as the 3-Act structure, character arc, etc. The students will actively participate in scriptwriting exercises and brainstorming for story ideas. The homework for the attendees will be to create a 3-5 page script that they will submit at least two weeks before the next meeting.
Session 2 - - Film Production and Line producing. Using the scripts that they've already submitted, film makers will learn about: breaking down, budgeting and scheduling a script. * How to hold an audition. * All of the necessary positions on a crew and how to call out the cadence for a shot. * They will also learn the basics of using a camera (composing shots, etc.), lighting and audio. * The class will be divided into production groups and only a handful of the scripts submitted will be used - one per group.
Session 3 - - Directing and Shooting The first section will go over film directing basics. The teams will then break up into their teams and shoot their scripts. The instructors will go around and facilitate the productions.
Session 4 - - Post Production The basics of video editing. Coloring. Music.
Session 5 - the Sunscreen Film Festival The filmmakers screen their films at the fest in a special category. The filmmakers will do a Q&A after each film has screened. We will have a guest panel to comment on and evaluate the work of each film. We party and brainstorm about next year's projects.
Fundamentals of Film Making Schedule Recap
Jan. 15 - 1st class | Telling the story | Screenwriting
Jan. 21 - Cinematography | Lights | Camera | Producing
Feb. 4 - Directing | Acting | Shooting
March 3 - Post-production | editing
Sunscreen Film Festival - We will screen all completed fims produced by our filmmakers in this course. You make it. We'll show it. Guaranteed.
The cost is $250.00 for the School and includes a Filmmaker pass to the 2010 Sunscreen Film Festival! Sign up by purchasing the school at the link below. After purchase you will be contacted by the Sunscreen Film Festival staff with more information.
