| 2012-CRAFT OF HOLLYWOOD WORKSHOP w/DETAILS |
01/24/2012
Craft of Hollywood Workshop Schedule: Sat. Jan. 28 8am – 5pm Media City Church 269 E. Providencia Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502 Safety & Insurance (Mandatory for SoCal Producers) - JJ Rogers 8:00 AM-8:40 AM (Sanctuary) 168 Casting Demystified - Susannah Velasquez 8:40 AM to 9:00 AM (Sanctuary) Directing Like a Pro - Greg Michael ("GI Joe") 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Sanctuary) Product Placement - Christy Adair, Pentmark 9:00-10:00 AM (Heritage Room) Sounds Good? - Location Sound - Rick Mills 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Heritage Room) 168 Casting Update - Cherin Perelman, Beverly Hills Casting 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM (Sanctuary) Casting the “A-List” with Ronnie Yeskel (Pulp Fiction) 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM (Sanctuary) Lunch - Burbank Area Restaurants 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (earth) Best Choices for Speed Filmmaking - Jody Eldred, Director/D.P. 1:00-2:00 PM (Heritage Room) Theme from a Verse-Derrick Warfel, Writer, “Midnight Reckoning” 1:00 PM to 1:10 PM (Sanctuary) Director/Writer Interaction- Jim O'Keeffe & Luke Schelhaas 1:10 PM – 2:10 (Sanctuary) Sounds Good? - Location Sound – Rob Scott 1:00-2:00 PM (Taylor Hall-Downstairs) ARRI Lighting Seminar with Arri VP John Gresch 2:10 PM to 3:30 PM (Sanctuary) Spirit on the Set 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM (Heritage Room) Product Placement - Christy Adair, Pentmark (Repeat) 2:30-3:30 PM (Heritage Room) Producing Essentials & Insurance - JJ Rogers 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM (Sanctuary) Coast Through Post - Mike Wech 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM (Heritage Room) Directing Actors-Nikki H, Award-winning director 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM (#303 Upstairs) Schedule is Subject to Change ++++++++++++ Craft of Hollywood Workshop Details: Sat. Jan 28, 8am ? 5 pm with Ronnie Yeskel, Casting Director “Pulp Fiction” 168 Casting Demystified-Susanna Velasquez. The revised 168 L.A. Casting will be Thurs Feb. 9 (actor submission deadline) to Sun. Feb 12, with Sat/Sun Callbacks. For directors and actors. Here's what you need to know to get the role! Greg Michael Directing Like a Pro with Director Greg Michael. Learn the secrets of professional directors including how to tell your story efficiently and effectively, how to get the most out of your production days, how to cover a scene (which shots to spend time on and which to ignore), how to best prepare yourself and your crew, and how the process of casting can best serve your project. Greg has directed the 2nd units on such films as GI Joe: Rise of Cobra, Hotel for Dogs, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Time Machine, Van Helsing, The Scorpion King, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, among others. He's also a produced screenwriter (co-writer on Tri-Star Pictures' 1999 hit family comedy Baby Geniuses) and the associate producer on the upcoming feature Odd Thomas. Christy Adair Product Placement in Feature Films: Today’s corporate brand managers look for ways to achieve organic placement in a script that may later lend itself to promotional support for a film. Can this be a source of funding for films? For 20 years, instructor Christy Adair has worked in physical production, production finance and production resources at several studios, including Sony Pictures, Disney and NBC Universal. She has visited hundreds of film, and TV sets and talked with all levels of the production crew about how to better serve the film or TV property. Christy currently works for Pentmark (Propaganda Entertainment Marketing) finding organic ways to include product placement, product integration and promotions into feature films like Twilight Saga, Remember Me, Furry Vengeance, Letters To Juliet, RED, Source Code, The Three Musketeers and Man On A Ledge. Sounds Good? Nothing says "low-budget" faster than bad sound. It's the single largest problem for filmmakers, young and old (besides $). Rick Mills (10-11am) has been a sound mixer for the Olympics ‘84 & ‘92 for News with Chris Mathews, Dateline, Dan Rather Reports for HDNET, & 168 films (The Cure-08, The Call 09). Rob Scott (1-2pm) is a specialist in location sound work, he was the sound mixer for the first season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, & for 5 seasons of Viva La Bam with Bam Margera & boom operator on A Few Good Men, which was nominated for Best Sound. He recently completed mixing two seasons of Border Wars and is currently booming on News Room, HBO's new Aaron Sorkin drama. 168 Casting at Beverly Hills Casting-Cherin Perelman, Owner of B.H. Casting & Susannah Velasquez, 168 Casting Coordinator. For directors and actors. Here's what you need to know to get the role! Ronnie Yeskel Casting the A-LIST with casting director Ronnie Yeskel. With a full 2012 slate of films in production & post, Ronnie has arranged the cast for films such as Language of a Broken Heart, Atlas Shrugged: Part I, Orphan, Dude, Where's My Car?, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Marrying Man, Reservoir Dogs (’92) and Pulp Fiction with John Travolta and Uma Thurman (’94). Her work in TV includes Blade: The Series, Curb Your Enthusiasm & L.A. Law. Jody Eldred Best Choices for Speed Filmmaking: What camera should you use? Which F-Stop and filters? Prepping the shot in advance? For producers, directors, DPs, editors, and crew. Jody Eldred is an award-winning director/DP and editor who's spent most of his 36-year career working REALLY fast on locations worldwide. Camera choices will be discussed. Craft of Hollywood Workshop Details: Sat. Jan 28, 8am ? 5 pm (Pg. 2) Jim O’keeffe & Luke Schelhaas Writer-Director Interaction with Luke Schelhaas & Jim O'Keeffe. Luke is the writer of MAX, which won six awards at 2004's 168 Film Festival, including Best Screenplay & Picture. Luke has worked as writer/producer for TV dramas Touched By an Angel, Smallville, and Killer Instinct. Jim O'Keeffe is a director, award-winning cinematographer and adjunct professor of cinematography at USC. He directed MAX, a finalist in the Atlanta Int'l Film Festival & part of the Int'l Cinematographer's Showcase. It was Best Short Film at: Damah, God on Film & Sabaoth Film Festivals. Jim is currently directing a documentary called Go Public: A Day in the Life of PUSD (gopublicproject.org). John Gresch ARRI Lighting Seminar Train with John Gresch & Aaron Weller. Learn professional techniques to light scenes & proper operation and application of professional lighting and grip equipment. John Gresch is Vice President of Lighting Products for ARRI Inc. He is an instructor of HMI lighting for IATSE 728 Safety & Training program. He often lectures on this and other lighting topics for union, trade, and educational groups. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and Past President of its West Coast Drama Alumni Clan. John is an associate member of the Am. Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Spirit on the Set Conversations on the set. How to tell YOUR story. Award-winning Writer/Director Derrick Warfel wrote and produced the feature film The Fall of Night (2005). He was a Focus Finalist for writing and directing the 20-min 16MM short A Change of Season. Derrick is a graduate of USC Film School, Princeton University, Dallas Theological Seminary and the Warner Bros. Writer's Workshop. Product Placement with Christy Adair (Repeat) Production Essentials and Insurance with DGA director and producer John (JJ) Rogers. This class includes schedule breakdowns, budgeting, booking talent, necessary items for production including crew, renting equipment, and insurance. Learn how to prepare your team & finish on time and on budget. JJ has produced over 20 films including his most recent Gemini Rising, The Insomniac, and Hero of the Day. JJ has worked on TV series such as Super Nanny, Reno 911 & When Animals Attack. Mike Wech Coast Through Post with editor Mike Wech. Technical, creative and logistic guidelines to editing and post. Learn to communicate effectively with your team for the highest quality & quickest turnaround. Mike is currently editor of the TV series Good Samaritans (NBC) and FBI Criminal Pursuit (Discovery). His recent films include Across The Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright with Andy Garcia & Aidan Quinn & South Dakota (director Bruce Isaacson, producer Howard Kazanjian. Mike edited WWII doc Mother of Normandy and numerous commercials, music videos and short films including 168 Films. Mike's debut novel, "SEVEN-X" is an edgy, psychological thriller/horror due in spring, based on Mt. 12:43-43/Luke 11:24-26. Directing Actors with Nikki H. How you cast and direct your actors is crucial to success. This class will help you with these skills. Recognize potential problems casting, avoid common mistakes directing & communicate clearly to actors for amazing performances. Nikki's classes are attended by filmmakers & Emmy award-winning TV directors. Nikki H is an award-winning director, who has worked in theatre, video and film. In addition to directing over 50 plays, she has taught directing and acting and worked with ABC casting their diversity showcases. Nikki has worked with Ed Asner, Jason Alexander and Jennifer Tilly. Other News:
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