Take 2: All About Filmmaking

The Latest in Film, Careers & Technology

Students in Grades 8-12

Roundhouse Community Centre
Pacific Blvd. & Davie Street

Friday, March 7, 2003

8:30 am Workshop Registration
Registration is on-site at the Roundhouse Community Centre. All workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

9:00 am Film Screenings & Workshops

Workshop Options (Grades 11 & 12)
Morning 9:00 –10:00 & 10:15-11:15
Choose two workshops from the following options

Sound & Light Effects Workshop

Documentary filmmaker Eric Becker will enlighten you about the uses of lighting and sound effects, and demonstrate how they play a crucial role in creating mood and have a dramatic effect on the viewer.

Pitching a TV Series

Have you got an idea for the next "Seinfeld?" Script writer Patti Fraser will help you develop an imaginative story idea and then you can try to sell it.

Weird and Wonderful Archival Footage

CBC film archivist Colin Preston will screen an eclectic mixture of the good, the bad and the hilarious.

Considering a Career in Television?

Gary Morgan, Post-Production Audio Engineer at CBC-TV will talk about how he got into the television industry.

Stereotyped Images on the Big Screen

Morey Altman of the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival will use films clips to explore the roots of media stereotyping. Students will have the opportunity to discuss their thoughts on ethnic and racial misrepresentation.

Jury Notes

Don’t miss this opportunity to see the best student videos submitted to this year’s Reel to Real. Stuart Poyntz, Education Director of the Pacific Cinémathèque, will offer a careful critique of what works and what can be improved.

Cinemazoo

Celebrity snakes, lizards and amphibians will be onsite with their showbiz menagerie.

Program Subject To Change

Workshop Options (Grades 8-10)
Afternoon 1:00-2:30
Choose two workshops from the following options

Considering a Career in the Entertainment Industry?

Training pre-requisites, opportunities, and industry stats will be presented by the VFS.

Foley Sound

Ever wonder how sounds are created in films? Learn about the art of making sound effects after the film is shot.

Pitching a TV Series

Have you got an idea for the next "Seinfeld?" Script writer Patti Fraser will help you develop an imaginative story idea and then you can try to sell it.

Special F/X Make-up (Not face painting!)—Get made up with scars, bruises, and tattoos. Watch how make-up artists work their magic on a willing victim.

Video production

Practice video camera techniques and learn about the production process with local independent filmmaker Patrick Harrison.

Making Drama Real

Director Cliff Skelton will talk about making social issue dramatic films for youth. He will sow you how a drama develops using examples from his current film in production - Truth and Betrayal. A co-production of Still Water Pictures Inc. and National Film Board of Canada.

Instant Animation

The award-winning director, Dennis Jackson, will help you get animated in this hands-on workshop. He will focus on the creation of characters and telling a story, using backgrounds from his own work, Christmas at Wapos Bay.

Cinemazoo
Celebrity snakes, lizards and amphibians will be onsite with their showbiz menagerie.

March 2 - 11, 2004
Vancouver, Canada

Two venues

Tinseltown Cinemas
88 West Pender Street

and

Roundhouse Community Centre
On Pacific Boulevard
between Drake and Davie Streets

Information Hotline:
604-224-6162

Mailing address:

Reel to Real
International Film Festival
For Youth and Families

c/o National Film Board of Canada
#200-1385 West 8th ave.
Vancouver, B.C.
V6H 3V9
CANADA