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Producing an Indie Project: Start to Finish
Whether you are an actor, writer or director, succeeding in today’s industry often requires becoming a content creator. The advent of affordable equipment and the easy accessibility of self-distribution has made it easier than ever before for content creators, regardless of their background. With some training and a little hands-on experience, it is possible to dive in and create your own short film, or webisode; to create your own work opportunities.
The complete workshop syllabus and dates can be found under the Méthodologie tab.
This training is aimed at industry professionals looking to expand their skills and opportunities with the goal of creating their own projects. Participants will be working in a hands-on environment to write, direct, edit and produce a short film.
Objectifs spécifiques :- Understand the principles of development and pre-production of a short indie project
- Understand the technical aspects of basic camera, sound and lighting
- Gain practical experience in making a short indie project
- Understand the technical aspects of basic editing and post-production
- Understand the basics of distribution and marketing a short indie project
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
All applications must contain the requirements below
• Resume
• Letter of intent
• 1 page synopsis of a short film or webisode idea (this idea will not be used in the workshop; it is only for the purpose of evaluating candidates for this workshop)
Applications must be sent to Julian Stamboulieh before January 2nd 2018, 5 PM : julian@beanduck.com
All the applications will be reviewed by selection committee and the successful candidates will be contacted in the week of January 7th th by email.
This workshop is 400$ and open to all Mutuelle members. To be paid upon acceptence.
Méthodologie
Day 1 | Development and Creative Pre-Production - January 19th - 10am to 4pm
Time: 5 hours (lunch break)
Description: Working off a rough draft script, workshop participants will learn the principles of script development as they cooperate on locking in a final draft of their short indie project.
Objectives:
• Script analysis/story editing
• Structuring a shot listing
• Storyboarding
• Casting a production
Day 2 | Pre-Production - January 20th - 10am to 4pm
Time: 5 hours (lunch break)
Description: Workshop participants will learn how to plan their entire production with an aim of achieving the end goals they set for their short indie project.
Objectives:
• Introduction to the role of a producer
• What are the responsibilities of a film shoot’s many crew members?
• Budgeting / how to scale a production based on budget
• Choosing your crew
• Analyzing a script to create an equipment list
• Scheduling a shoot
• The “end game”: what is the film’s goal?
• Marketing w/ social media
Day 3 | Camera & Sound - January 26th - 10am to 4pm
Time: 5 hours ( lunch break)
Objectives:
• What are the components of a camera?
• What are the components of exposure (shutter speed, aperture, ISO)?
• How to choose your lenses
• Shooting formats (codecs, framerate, resolution)
• Camera peripherals (tripods, dollys/sliders, monitors)
• The importance of sound
• Microphones and other sound gear
• Steps to avoiding sound disasters (scouting, room tone, dulling noisy ambiance)
Day 4 | Lighting, Grip and Practice - January 27th - 10am to 4pm
Time: 5 hours (lunch break)
• How does light work? How and why do light sources differ in quality?
• Ways to control the sun
• Diffusion, reflectors and modifiers
• Overview of lighting options
• Overview of grip equipment and safety
• Practicing exposure and composition
Day 5 & 6 | Production - February 2nd and 3rd - 9am to 6pm
Time: 16 hours (lunch break)
Description: Workshop participants will rotate through various crew positions (director, camera, sound, etc.) as they collaborate on shooting the indie project they have been developing. ACTRA will provide professional performers who will work for free on a Member Initiated Production Agreement.
Day 7 | Editing part 1 - February 9th - 10am to 4pm
Time: 5 hours (lunch break)
Description: Using the footage from the previous week’s shoot, workshop participants will learn how to edit, while editing their own version of the indie project they have been developing.
Objectives:
• Preparing footage and workflow
• Starting a new Premiere project
• Overview of layout
• Importing footage
• Sequences and the concept of non-destructive editing
• Overview of basic tools
• Cutting a sequence
Day 8 | Editing part 2 - February 10th - 10am to 4pm
Time: 5 hours (lunch break)
Objectives:
• Post-production safety tips
• Basic effects and transitions
• Keyframing
• Titles
• Audio syncing
• Audio editing & mixing
• Exporting a project (formats, resolution, bitrate)
• Post-mortem questions
• What choices did we make that simplified our process? What difficulties did we encounter in production or post-production that could have been avoided and how?
Durée
Niveau
Préalable général
Must be working as a professional actor and a member of la Mutuelle
Matériel requis
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
• Resume
• Letter of intent
• 1 page synopsis of a short film or webisode idea
