10:30AM-11:30AM

Producer's Perspective:
Pre to Post Production

Learn everything about producing - from pre to post production - with filmmaker Johnny Wu.

11:30AM-12:30PM

Lecture:
Marketing and Publicity

Bring your marketing/publicity questions, for answers from Johnny Wu.

12:30PM-1PM

Meet Robert Z'Dar

Meet Robert Z'Dar as he talks about his career.

1PM-2PM

Panel Discussion:
Acting

Acting Panelists: Robert Z'Dar, Annie Kitral and Kristina Michelle.

2PM-3PM

Panel Discussion:
Editing

Editing Panelists: William Alexander, John Foutz, Johnny Wu

3PM-4PM

Panel Discussion:
Directing

Directing Panelists: William Alexander, John Foutz, Phil Garrett and Rufus Chaffee

4PM-5PM

Workshop:
Working on Film

with Robert Banks. Robert Banks shoots exclusively on film. He is an award-winning filmmaker, whose films have screened at festivals around the world, including Sundance.

5PM-6PM

Lecture:
Understanding Green Screen Productions

With Peter Sampson and Johnny Wu. The advance in technology prompts many to interact and understand more about shooting partially or entirely a scene or segment of a scene in a green screen studio or using green/blue screen sheets, this is to help enhance the story and it's visual rendition.

6PM-7PM

Panel Discussion:
Web Promotions and Social Media

With Johnny Wu. Learn how to maximize the use of Social Media for Internet Promotion.

7PM-8PM

Panel Discussion:
Scriptwriting

Writing Panelists: William Alexander, Bill Johns, James Christopher, and Stuart Creque

8PM-8:30PM

Workshop:
Crane Demonstration

MeetYourFilmmaker's Crane Demo from MindToMotion: Toledo independent filmmaker, Steven Boatman, demonstrates how to set-up and operate his self-built 8-foot long aluminum camera crane while explaining its variety of uses in filmmaking.

8:30PM-9PM

Panel Discussion:
Sound & Scoring 

Scoring Panelists: Ramin Bidar, Bin Lee

9PM-Midnight

Reel TV Network,
"The Reel Show" Taping

With Host Kristina Michelle. 10 to 15 min. interviews, with IMDB credit, for The Reel Show. E-mail kristina[at]worldeonline[dot] com to schedule your interview, if you are from outside of the Cleveland area.

11AM-1PM

Workshop:
Director of Photography

Learn hands-on about lighting and setting up a scene for your film with award winning Cinematographer Bill Johns.

1PM-2PM

Workshop:
Special FX Makeup

with Alan Tuskes and Robert Kurtzman.

2PM-3PM

Lecture:
Legal Aspects of Filmmaking

with Mary Ellen Tomazic, ESQ. Learn about the latest on the following: Business Organizations – LLC pros and cons; Copyright and Trademark Issues – Licenses and logos; The status of documentaries under the Copyright laws; Waivers and releases – how much protection do they give filmmakers?; Case law update – state, federal and US Supreme Court cases concerning filmmakers’ issues.

3PM-3:30PM

Recording sound/audio

Learn what do you need to record good sound during independent filmmaking. Award-winning filmmaker Johnny K. Wu will demonstrate the different types of portable recording devices and mics that can be used to get good sound during low budget independent filmmaking.

3:30PM-4PM

Lecture:
Casting for Film and Theater

With Carlo Fiorletta, Casting Director (New Jersey/New York)

4PM-5PM

Award Ceremony

IN SCREENING ROOM A.

5PM-6PM

Panel Discussion:
Guerilla Filmmaking

Guerilla Panelists: Bruno Tatalovic, Mike Trivisonno, William Alexander, Bill Johns, and Sean Gerowin,
What does it take to make a film ala Guerrilla style? Listen and talk to filmmakers that know the ins-and-outs about guerrilla filmmaking.