Factory Film Workshops: Take 1

TAKE 1: BEGINNER takes you from concept to exhibition. Each week, participants will learn the basics in many departments including pre- production, production, post-production, and exhibition. You will gain the skills necessary to make your own movie!

INTERESTING FACTS

• Many workshops focus on the technical and creative aspects of filmmaking. In addition, TAKE 1 offers the unique opportunity to create a casing call, audition and eventually cast your film.
• Our instructors have worked in the film/television industry and are active in the local filmmaking community.
• Many workshop participants of the Factory Media Centre have gone on to create their own works and have remained active at the Factory Media Centre, and in the local filmmaking community.
• Participants often find other like-minded people that they end up working with on outside projects.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Free admission to the 2014 Master Classes (Sept – Dec)
• Final film screened at Members Screening on Dec 12th
• Free tickets to select screenings at the 9th annual Hamilton Film Festival, Nov 3 – 9th 2014
• 10% off TAKE 2 (INTERMEDIATE) and/or TAKE 3 (ADVANCED) sign-up
• All members get into FACTORY TALKS for free

SCHEDULE
All classes are from 10:30pm – 4:30pm (includes 1⁄2 hour lunch and 1⁄2 hour casual Q&A)

SAT SEPT 27th – Darren Adis
WRITER’S BLOCK
Scripting, storyboarding and planning (participants should work together to create a single, short script)

SAT OCT 4th – Morgan Muscat
NO “I” IN TEAM
Assemble and assign your crew, scheduling, equipment decisions, create a casting call

SAT OCT 18th – Jeffery Scott Fowler
GEAR UP
Getting familiar with camera, lighting and sound, prepare your audition schedule and sides

SAT OCT 25th – Morgan Muscat & Derek Dwyr
X MARKS THE SPOT
Auditions (capture video and audio), casting decisions. “Please stand on the X and slate”

SAT NOV 1st – Craig F. Watkins
ACTION
Shooting the scene, continuity notes, shooting across the axis, working with actors

SAT NOV 8th – Craig F. Watkins
ACTION 2
Shooting the scene (alternate), pick-ups, reshoots, addressing continuity

SUN NOV 16th – Jeffery Scott Fowler
CUTTING ROOM FLOOR
Post production – Visual
Technical and visual basics of editing

SAT NOV 22nd – Steve Parton
SOUNDING OFF
Post production – Audio
Technical and audio basics of sound editing and music

SAT NOV 29th – Jeffery Scott Fowler
FINE TUNE IT
Watch and critique each others works, fine tune any visual or sound edits

Sat DEC 6th – Craig F. Watkins
THAT’S A WRAP
Create titles and credits, render and output for various exhibition formats and platforms

BONUS: FRI DEC 12th
THE BIG SCREEN
The finished movie will be screened during the annual members screening

 

Media Training Series: FACTORY FILM WORKSHOPS has been made possible through a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Factory Media Centre gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, which receives $100 million annually in government funding generated through Ontario’s charity casino initiative.