Lectures & Panels

The Indie Gathering will feature numerous lectures and panel discussions on all aspects of filmmaking, acting, stunts, Special FX, breaking into the business and many other valuable topics! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from the industry’s leading professionals!

Saturday Lectures (Aug 15th 2009)

 

10:30 AM

Lecture -  Johnny Wu
From Producer’s Perspective – Pre to Post Production
Learn about budgeting, scheduling, script breakdown on films.
About Johnny Wu: Wu, an award winning filmmaker has produced, directed, and edited over dozen of shorts and feature films, and has always been able to make films within the budget and with a precise production schedule. A Jokers Card was shot in 4 days, The Rapture, his award winning feature with distribution worldwide was made possible in 11 days.

12 PM

How to Get Distributed!
Topics include: Distribution in US and Foreign
Film Markets & Presentation
Trailers/Teasers
Internet and New Media
Short film… Can it be distributed?

1 PM

Marketing and Publicity for your film in the new Media
Learn about the what, how, when, where to market and publicize for your film in today’s world. How to work prepare Press Releases and work with the news media (reporters, etc)

2 PM

Panel Discussion - How an actor can better their performance

3 PM

Panel Discussion - Directing  
When you put 3 directors in a room to direct the same script, you get 6 versions of the movie, learn and listen to different director’s POV on what they feel is important in a scene (besides the script) and how the set up mood for each. Casting for the role and how to work with actors

4 PM

Panel Discussion - Editing your film!
Editing is an art of making pictures connect into a story, listen and learn about the different methods of editing plus how cultural differences plays into the style of editing (ie: how to edit a film for global market, or Asian or European Markets)

5 PM

Sound/Music - from pre-production to post production
Learn about the importance of sound, foley and music in a film plus understanding the method of ADR and when it is needed

6 PM

Panel discussion – Guerrilla filmmaking
The low or no-budget level of filmmaking…

7 PM

Panel Discussion - Woman in Filmmaking

8 PM

Open

9 PM

Lecture - Fight scene choreographing / World Stunt Assoc. meeting (open to everyone)

Sunday Lectures (Aug 16th 2009)
 

12 PM

Panel Discussion - Lighting for film (2 hrs)

2 PM

Mary Ellen Tomazic - Legal aspects of filmmaking

3 PM

Panel Discussion - Networking for the actor!

4 PM

Panel Discussion - Special Effects Makeup for Low Budget Productions

 

 
All lectures are free with a week end pass / day pass!