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Friday, June 29, 2012 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm
StudentFilmmakers.com
Studio, Manhattan, New York City
Who Should Attend: Filmmakers, videographers, and digital storytellers.
Course Description: Analysis, planning and preparation of video productions; exploring the
convergence of video and computers; working on set with cast and crew;
basic video editing techniques, and examining video compression for DVD
output, multimedia and internet distribution.
Course Detail: This seminar prepares participants for the next generation of digital
production and delivery, for narrative dramas, corporate communication,
television, e-business, and other media outlets. Attendees are taught
how to create compelling, effective, and aesthetic content to be delivered
on DVD, videotape, broadband Internet, and/or other emerging technologies.
The overall purpose of the seminar is to introduce participants to the
mechanics and elements of conceiving, producing, and editing video content
using state-of-the-art systems. All attendees learn basic and intermediate
nomenclature, techniques, and aesthetics involved in the stages of video
production: pre-production, production, and post-production. Terms, definitions,
and approaches to producing a final project parallel similar objectives
required in the motion picture and TV industry. The techniques used herein
can be applied to any video production scenario.
The curriculum focuses on three main aspects of the production cycle.
In pre-production, seminar guests are introduced to the elements of storytelling
and scriptwriting, with a brief history of filmmaking. Production includes
casting, working with actors, working with cinematography, adhering to
schedule, directing, and producing. Post-production elements include capturing/transferring
footage, editing basics, titling, and outputting.
| Date: |
Friday, June 29, 2012 | 6:00pm -
9:00pm
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| 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
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| Location: |
StudentFilmmakers.com Studio
1123 Broadway, Suite 307
New York, N.Y. 10010
(646) 509-3160 |
| Cost: |
$45.00. |
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$15 off online registration.
Additionally, students with ID receive an extra 10% off.
We have limited seating and registration is
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Group rates available for Companies and Schools:
10% discount for groups of 5 to 9 people from the same company
or organization. 20% discount for groups of 10+ people from the same company
or organization.
Call Jody at (646) 509-3160 for registering your group, or fill
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Program
Objectives: Upon
successful completion of the seminar, attendees should be familiar with
many industry techniques and standards.
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Conceptualize, plan, execute, and deliver a production utilizing digital
filmmaking and video techniques, and demonstrating technical proficiency
that meets industry standards.
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Apply peer and professional critiques in the articulation and justification
of aesthetic decisions in their own projects and in the evaluation of
other media work.
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Presenting/conducting yourself professionally and demonstrate an understanding
of specific career paths, job responsibilities, and industry expectations.
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Design and produce a video suitable for digital distribution and multimedia
applications;
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Create a concept and script for the production of a video project;
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Create storyboards based on the needs of a production;
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Apply basic lighting/art direction/cinematography tips to camera setups;
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Shoot scenes as defined in the script utilizing basic techniques;
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Capture (digitize) video for use in a non-linear (digital) editing system;
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Edit shots according to the script using non-linear editing equipment;
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Explore the use of computers in video effects and video graphics applications;
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Demonstrate the use of compression as appropriate for the desired mode
of distribution
Connecting
the "Real Cinematic World" to the Classroom:
Real-world
examples at every possible stage of the process will be shared with all
seminar guests in print, graphic, and video form to provide maximum connectivity
of theoretical ideas presented during the seminar to what filmmakers actually
do in an industry scenario.
StudentFilmmakers.com is dedicated to educating and connecting both new-and-emerging filmmakers
and working professionals in the motion picture industry. http://networking.studentfilmmakers.com serves as a community for filmmakers and members of the motion picture
industry to network with each other as well as reach our staff members
of StudentFilmmakers.com, workshop leaders and speakers, and company partners.
StudentFilmmakers.com offers practical seminars and interactive workshops
developed for industry and taught by leading industry professionals, university
professors, and award-winning filmmakers. Workshops feature Q&A sessions
with speakers, and short, intensified programs. The Fundamentals of Directing for Video Workshop with Scott Essman is
presented by StudentFilmmakers.com,
a division of Welch Integrated, Inc. Sponsor opportunities are still available.
Contact Kim Welch 212.255.5458 or click
here to fill out the contact form.
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Scott Essman
About the Instructor:
Scott Essman established Visionary Cinema in New York in 1989, moving to Los Angeles in 1995. Essman, 45, has been writing and producing projects both for and about motion picture craftsmanship and Hollywood history since the mid-1980s while still at the University of Southern California. By 1989, he had created Visionary Cinema in New York to create multi-media projects. Moving back to Los Angeles later that year, Scott developed a team of writers, directors, and craftspeople to work on his projects. In February 1996, Essman and his team documented a weekend-long creature effects film called Wolvy. It was eventually made into a 24-minute documentary. Also in 1996, Essman created his first special live event, a tribute to the greatest living makeup artist, Dick Smith. Events in 1997 (A Tribute to John Chambers and Planet of the Apes hosted by Roddy McDowall) and 1998 (A Tribute to The Wizard of Oz) ensued and doubled each year in attendance. In June 2000, Essman recruited 16 actors plus a team of production designers, lighting designers, makeup artists and costume designers to create Jack Pierce: The Man Behind The Monsters (2002) (V), which was a staged multimedia play accompanied by a 48-page commemorative program. In 2004, Essman created a tribute to silent film star Lon Chaney at Universal Studios' CityWalk. In 2009, he created a tribute to the Westmores of Hollywood at the Monsterpalooza convention in Burbank, CA. All of the aforementioned items are now available on Amazon.com. In 2008, he won a Rondo Award for Best Feature Film Commentary for work on the Legacy Set of Universal's The Mummy (1932 version). Additionally, in total, Essman has published over 500 articles about people who work behind-the-scenes in movies. He teaches mass media, filmmaking, and digital video editing at the University of La Verne, The Art Institute of California, and California Polytechnic State University, Pomona. Essman wrote and directed the film Ten Men on the Field in spring 2011 and directed the TV pilot Potluck in fall 2011.
Filmography Includes:
Director (23 titles)
2012 Potluck (TV movie) (completed)
2012 Traffic School - A New Sitcom (short)
2011 TwEEns: Girls Only (video short)
2010 Dox E. Dog (short)
2010 A Tribute to the Westmores
(video documentary short)
2010 A Presidential Dilemma
(video short)
2010 Tweens (video short)
2010 Counter Life (video short)
2009 Creation of the Humanoids: Green Screen Test (video short)
2008 Monster Kids (video short) (animation director)
2008 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Monsters (video short)
2008 Ray Harryhausen Interviews (video documentary short)
2007 Dragonfly (video short)
2007 Making the Monster: Special Makeup Effects Frankenstein Monster Makeup (video short)
2007 Real Hollywood Meeting
(video short)
2007/I Changing Faces
(video documentary)
2007 Creature People
(video documentary short)
2005 A Tribute to Lon Chaney
(video short)
2002 Jack Pierce: The Man Behind the Monsters (video documentary)
1999 A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz (video short)
1998 A Tribute to John Chambers (video documentary short)
1998 A Tribute to Dick Smith
(video documentary short)
1996 Making Wolvy
(video documentary short)
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