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A Festival of Movies by Independent Women Saturday, February 8, 2003 At the Durham Arts Council (click for directions) 120 Morris Street, Downtown Durham, N.C. 1:00
pm - 6:00 pm : classes & workshops $12
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Classes
and Workshops no
registration is required, but space is limited --
1. Documentary Filmmaking: Roundtable Discussion A discussion about what it's like to be a woman in the film industry and the particular issues of making documentary film. Shani Harris Peterson will moderate as our panel of filmmakers and documentarians talk about their experiences, as well as the ups and downs of working with the medium and in the film industry. The panelists:
3. Screen Story: Screenwriting with Shani Harris Peterson In this workshop you will learn the basics of screenwriting and then watch how they are used in film. Then we'll take what you have learned and incorporate your story ideas to create an original scene. For beginning and intermediate writers.
4. Feel the Film: Scoring Your Movie with local musicians Ever think about how music impacts something you see? Local musicians were each invited to score the same short film. They will screen their piece and talk about their process, and how each piece becomes a different film when scored differently. Local musicians include: Joyce Ventimiglia, member of Holy Roman Empire and filmmaker; Amelia Burch, member of Roxotica and only member of Ameliorate, her one-woman show; and Sandy Covin, of Farblondjet, also a one-woman show.
5. Girl Director Teenage moviemakers workshop with young women about what it's like expressing yourself and making films as a young person on a low-budget. Especially for young people but open to all.
6. Women Film Pioneers Project with Jane Gaines The Pioneers project is a collaborative effort to advance research on the accomplishments and history of women filmmakers from the early years of cinema through to the coming of sound, including directors, writers, producers, editors, exhibitors, publicists, and others working in the early years. Jane will introduce us to the spunky women of this time and their unsung accomplishments in the industry. Dr. Gaines is the founder of the Program in Film/Video/Digital at Duke University and the founder of the Women Film Pioneers Project. Her most recent book is Fire and Desire: Mixed Race Movies in the Silent Era (Chicago, 2001).
7. Sound with Suzanne Harris an overview of techniques used to record sound in a variety of mediums. We will attempt to come up with solutionsfor a variety of problems that can surface during a production as well asresponding to different situations that have been encountered by theparticipants attending. Suzanne Harris is co-owner of a rental house that she manages for motion picture gear. She's worked in various aspects of the business since 1978, working as a recordist and on documentaries, commercials, and dramas.
8. Animation with Nayeli Garci-Crespo Introduction to traditional animation techniques (hand drawn, stop motion, cut-out). Learn how to make your own animation using simple tools and a video camera or film camera. Participants will create a 12-frame praxinoscope strip to be viewed at the end of the workshop. Nayeli Garci-Crespo is a Ph.D. student in the Film/Video/Digital Program and chairs Freewater Productions. She has taught film production courses and workshops at Duke and in the area and has worked as a freelance editor and a director of production on many films. She was the 2002 recipient of the Hal Kammere Award for Grace. Some of her titles include Grace, Vanishing Point, and Blue Skies.
9. Screening: Alternative Media A look at subversive media, including two experimental pieces, and films on women who make zines and independent magazines, community radio, and dance. Click here for a schedule of films. |
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2.
Small movies: How to Make Your First Super 8 film--with Jen Ashlock
Come find out why Super 8 is one the best ways to start your filmmaking
adventures. You'll learn why Super 8 is so damn super, where to
buy a camera and film,
and what to do with all that junk once you've got it. Jen Ashlock
is the current director of the