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Session Info
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| AT1 |
From Here to Hollywood: Industry Networking Basics |
Workshop - The media is a “people business” and your ability to make and develop contacts can make or break your success. This workshop teaches you how to approach and make a positive impression on the industry pros who can help you move onward and upward in this business. Here’s a chance to learn and practice your Hollywood etiquette, with insider tips on how to make the most of every opportunity to showcase your work, making a great first impression, and the fine art of follow-up. |
| AT2 |
Documentary Dialogues |
Panel discussion - Creating a documentary is much more than learning how to point, shoot and edit. Capturing the unique voices of your subjects is at the heart of the work. Information shared by our panel of documentary filmmaking experts will address: How to determine what style of documentary I should make? What issues do I need to be sensitive to when entering an unfamiliar culture or situation? What about using my video camera, microphone and lighting? How do we maximize the collaborative process with teammates and crew? What are film production stages? How do I conduct an effective interview? |
| KT1 |
Keynote Session w/Filmmaker Chris Moore |
Lecture - Meet Chris Moore (LivePlanet), producer of Good Will Hunting, the award-winning film which both influenced pop-culture and launched the careers of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Moore also produced Project Greenlight and the American Pie movie trilogy. Join us as Chris Moore shares some of his career highlights, and the production journey behind the making of his latest film, THE PEOPLE SPEAK, a documentary inspired by Howard Zinn's book, A People's History of the United States. The film brings together actors Josh Brolin, Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Jasmine Guy, Viggo Mortensen, Kerry Washington, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, and many others to re-create the emotional impact of major moments in U.S. history. These slices of life are woven together with historical footage, music and narrations from Ben Affleck and Howard Zinn and become a film record of what makes our democracy come alive and why civil disobedience needs to be a defining characteristic of Americans. Please note the film will not be screened during this session. |
| BT1 |
CampusMovieFest |
Screening & Panel discussion - Campus MovieFest (CMF) is the premier outlet for the next generation of filmmakers. CMF began eight years ago when four students from Emory University provided students with everything they needed -- including camcorders and Apple laptops – to make movies in one week. Since then, more than 200,000 students at campuses all over the world have told their stories on the big screen, receiving all the necessary technology and training for free – thanks to corporate partners and schools.
Meet the creators and screen the films of some of the Top 2009 Atlanta CMF winners at this interactive screening/info session. www.campusmoviefest.com. |
| BT2 |
Directors Boot Camp, Pt1 |
Workshop - The Directors Boot Camp is one of the highest rated and successful components of the GABPC. Led by award-winning filmmaker Ken Feinberg, the workshop includes exercises to help you learn everything involved in directing a film in a fast track group setting. Part 1 of this dynamic and insightful session includes developing the Directors Vision, as well as casting and auditions in preparation for production in Part 2. |
| AT3 |
Film Entrepreneurism |
Panel discussion - Film Entrepreneurism - Dream big, Think big. Start small, scale fast. Take your artistic vision and create innovative and corporate partnerships and raise investor money. Creative partnerships enable you to see your vision/art come to fruition. Listen in on our panel of industry experts who share their experiences, advice and do's and don'ts of living and working in the film business. |
| AT4 |
Breakdown: Budgeting & Production Scheduling |
Workshop - This workshop will teach you how to prepare, plan, schedule, budget, and deliver a professional film or video. You will learn how to find and book a crew, best practices for production, and how to deliver a video that meets the expectations of your client. This discussion will also demonstrate popular software that can be used to streamline your production if you have a limited budget. |
| KT2 |
Keynote Session w/KODAK Reps Janet Tiller and Randy Tack, and filmmaker & editor Joe Binford |
Panel discussion - Sign up to "Stop By. Shoot Film." Discover how easy and fun it is to use Kodak motion picture film - and get the best images you've ever created. You'll talk with a top cinematographer, learn how to use a 16mm camera and film, then shoot your own scene - all in under two hours! Following the event, you’ll be sent a DVD of your footage, so you can see for yourself what film quality means. There's no fee, but space is limited.
Joe Binford, Jr., writer/director/ motion picture film editor, brings his passion for storytelling to his portion of this special session. Binford will share his experience in the editing rooms of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA–THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE FUGITIVE, RANSOM, WE ARE MARSHALL, ATL, and others to give you a closer feel for how an editor treats a story while editing. Binford promises to inspire those who want to learn more about becoming more efficient story-tellers while passing on tricks of the trade that picture editors keep in their back pocket while editing feature films. |
| BT3 |
Directors Boot Camp, Pt 2 |
Workshop -Part 2 of the highly acclaimed GABPC Directors Boot Camp involves hands on production, including set design, lighting, sound, technical direction, director actors, and most importantly, team exercises on how to work together to ensure a successful shoot. The piece will be edited in Part 3 of the Boot Camp, and then shown at the final conference Keynote Session on Sunday, April 19 at 1:30pm. |
| AT5 |
In the Can: Marketing & Promoting Your Completed Project |
Panel discussion - What are the best and most cost effective ways to market your completed film? Led by Simon Kornblit, former Executive VP of Worldwide Marketing at Universal Pictures, our panel of film production and development pros will discuss traditional marketing versus use of Internet tools such as social media and social networking websites that will generate awareness of your film while creating traffic to your website. Topics such as how to position your film, market-oriented script development, budgeting marketing items, planning cost-effectively, approaching buyers, maneuvering legal issues, attracting talent and securing finance, using press and public relations, briefing still photographers to convey the best images of the film, creating visual design (sales sheets, brochures, posters, Internet, etc.), working with trailers and showreels, matching distributors' needs, and targeting international markets and festivals, will all be covered. |
| AT6 |
Distribution Options and Alternatives |
Panel discussion – what does it mean exactly to have your film screened in a film festival? What’s the difference between a film festival and a film market? How do I get my movie on television? What are the options and benefits of making my film available on the Internet? Our panel of experts will answer these and other questions about the wonderful world of distribution in their discussion of options for independent films, television programs, and the Internet, and also the importance of distribution planning and strategizing before you start filming. |
| KT3 |
Keynote Session w/TV Producer Myrna Moore |
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| BT4 |
Directors Boot Camp, Pt 3 |
Workshop - Editor Matt Bailey and documentary filmmaker and editor Aleshia Mueller join award-winning film director and workshop instructor Ken Feinberg for the final session of the highly acclaimed GABPC Directors Boot Camp. Attendees learn the best way for the footage filmed during the Part 2 Production session to be edited into a finished piece which will be screened during the final conference Keynote Session on Sunday, April 19 at 1:30pm. |
| BT5 |
Seeing Red: Production on the RED Camera |
Workshop - Seeing is believing. When television director and writer John Wells finally decided to go with the Red Camera to shoot the last few episodes of NBC’s ER, he and his team were not only happy with the results, but they also liked not having the added expense of film processing. Other Filmmakers like Peter Jackson, Stephen Soderbergh and Ron Howard are shooting films on the RED. What is it about the RED camera that is so appealing? Join award-winning filmmaker Ken Feinberg and DP Jim McKinny of RedCentric Productions to experience the RED Camera for yourself in this interactive workshop highlighting best uses of Director/DP collaborations and the advantages of using the RED camera for your production. |
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