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GETTING
STARTED IN FILM:
INTRO
TO PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
(FLM
200) 8
Sessions (24 hrs) - $120
(For
All Ages, 16 yrs & Up)
25 Chapel
Street
, 4th Flr
(BYFC
classes are taught in the facilities of the Continuing
Education
Dept. of NYC College of Technology in Downtown Brooklyn)
BACK
STREET photo by Holly Hosman (www.hollyhosman.com)
Are
you a self-starting filmmaker-to-be who wants
to get experience in film production?
Have you been making music videos and
documentaries
and want to learn how to make scripted films?
Or
are you a skilled worker curious about crossing over to
film work?
This class is
a primer on
making a low budget film and an introduction to the
various jobs on a film set. Areas
covered include:
1) Determining what makes a good
script and if it can be made on a low budget
2)
Who does what on a film shoot and
recruiting a crew
3) Securing equipment and locations
4)
Casting actors and what kind of
rehearsals you need for film
5)
Budgeting and scheduling your film
6)
Production design and how to secure donations of
wardrobe, props, and set pieces
7)
Planning, shooting, and directing your film.
(Note:
The class focus is on the process, business, and
art of filmmaking, not on the technical aspects of
camera, lighting, and editing.)
The class will also cover the basics for getting started
as a Production Assistant including:
learning “film language” and film set protocols;
shaping a resume for film work; improving your personal
pitch and networking skills; where to look for work in
film/TV/commercials; and surviving and staying focused
as freelancers.
A class
assignment will be to actually help choose the short
script that will be shot in the MAKE
A FILM class. Short scripts
in competition will be read before the class and then
discussed. A winning script will be
selected. The class will then
help with Pre-Production planning for the one day film
shoot. Brooklyn Young
Filmmakers will use the short films it has executive
produced as case studies. Presenters
will include both emerging filmmakers and film
professionals.
For
more information on the class and schedule contact BYFC:
(718)935-0490
classes@wearebyfc.org
(Every
class has several scholarship slots
reserved
for residents of NYCHA public housing.
If
you are a NYCHA resident who would like to apply
contact
Brooklyn
Young Filmmakers)
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