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“Make
A Film”
Class Series
A unique three class series that
takes participants through the development of a script, pre-production,
and production, concluding with the shooting of a short film.
Class
#1 - Development
INTRO TO SCRIPTWRITING:
Written Blueprint for Making a Film
(FLM 100) Tuesdays,
6:00-9:00 pm,
April 14, 21, 28, & May
5, 12 ( $90)
25 Chapel Street, 4th Flr
NYC College of
Technology Division of Continuing Ed
A,C,F – Jay St/Borough Hall 2,3,4,5 –Borough
Hall M,N,R – Court Street
Open to adults of all ages
and teens 16yrs and older
To Register: (718) 552-1170
A
comprehensive introduction to screenwriting and how a script is
used by all film departments as
the ‘blueprint’ for making a film. You will learn proper
script format; how to develop characters and story; and how to write “visually”.
Students will write short scripts and be cast as actors to do readings
of the scripts. Writers will receive suggestions for improving their
script and do rewrites. The most developed scripts will be entered
into a competition with scripts by former BYFC students and community
members
to be chosen as the script that will be shot as a film in the third
class.
Class
#2 – Pre-Production
GETTING
STARTED IN FILM: Intro
to Production Assistant
(FLM 200) Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00pm
May 19, 26, June 2,
9, 16, 23, 30 ($120)
25 Chapel Street, 4th Flr
NYC College of
Technology Division of Continuing Ed
A,C,F – Jay St/Borough Hall 2,3,4,5 –Borough
Hall M,N,R – Court Street
Open to adults of all ages
and teens 16yrs and older
To Register: (718) 552-1170
A primer on how to make a low budget
film and the basics of getting started as a production assistant, including
how to shape a resume and where to look for work. Students in this class will
help select the script that will be shot in the third class Students will work
on Pre-Production for the film shoot and participate in community auditions
for actors.
Class
#3 - Production
MAKE
A FILM Class: The Film Shoot
Tuesdays July 7,14 (plus out-of-class assignments)
& Weekend Shoot ($120)
For more information on all the “MAKE A FILM” Class Series
and to register for the 3rd class contact Brooklyn Young
Filmmakers:
classes@wearebyfc.org (718)935-0490
Students who take FLM 100 or FLM 200 will
be eligible to take this class offered directly by the Brooklyn Young Filmmakers.
Pre-Production will continue with production design (sets/props/wardrobe),
actor rehearsals, and the making of a shot list and storyboarding. Location
management, catering, and transportation will also be planned. The emerging
indie filmmakers who will oversee camera and lighting departments will meet
with the students. The two day film shoot will happen at a location in Fort
Greene to be announced.
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Today
many working class people are buying digital cameras, writing their own scripts
and shooting
their own films. It takes more than a camera and passion to make a good film.
Filmmaking is like building a car. You have to understand what’s under
the hood that makes cars go. Brooklyn Young Filmmakers “MAKE A FILM” Class
Series shows participants how a film’s engine is combo of having a solid
script; camera and lighting skills; creative production design; extensive pre-planning;
promotional and business skills; know-how in running a set; and great people
skills.
The BYFC “MAKE A FILM” Class
Series is also a great primer for skilled professionals (i.e. carpenters,
electricians, hair and make-up artists,
etc.) who are interested in crossing over to freelance work in film/TV/commercials
and want to understand how a set is organized, how to reshape a resume, and
where to look for work.
For
more information on all the “MAKE A FILM” Class Series
Contact Brooklyn Young Filmmakers:
classes@wearebyfc.org (718)935-0490
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