Producing
How to Make Movies

A: Saturday June 18 and Saturday, June 25, 2005 (10am-4pm)
B: 4 Mondays, November 7, 14, 21, 28 2005, 7:00-10:00pm
Instructor: Virginia Bogert
Tuition: $245.00

How to Make Movies will give you all the tools you need to plan a production--be it a short film or an independent feature. Learn all about scheduling and budgets; learn how to work with the Screen Actors Guild; how to license music for your movie; how to get permits and insurance, and perhaps most important--how to make your film affordable. This class also covers the technical side of filmmaking--cameras, lighting, and editing systems--from the independent producer's standpoint. You'll learn how to plan for pre-production, survive production, be in control of post-production, and finally how to successfully market your films.

Directing Actors
Making The Scene Work

A: Mondays, May 2 - June 27, 2005 (no class 8/30) 8 Sessions: 7pm-10pm
B: Saturdays, November 5, 12, 19, 2005 (9am-5pm )
Instructor: Garrett Bennett
Tuition: $495.00

When a scene doesn't work in a film, you lose the audience. Making the Scene Work gives you the tools you need to communicate with your actors in a way that produces results. Learn how to break down a scene so that it is useful to you and your cast. In addition, we'll analyze scenes to discover their strongest and weakest points. We'll also study blocking and shot selection while our emphasis on acting will help you understand a scene from the actor's point of view.

One Day Seminar
Breaking into the Biz

A: Saturday, April 23, 2005, 10am-4pm
B: Saturday, October 29, 2005, 10am-4pm
Instructor: George Tramountanas
Tuition: $95.00

If you want to break into the film business, you need this seminar! Learn a variety of ways to break in as a writer, director, or producer. In Breaking into the Biz, we answer these questions and more: What should I do? What shouldn't I do? Do I have to move to Los Angeles? How do I find an agent? Who really holds the power in Hollywood? Learn tips and tricks from our expert's firsthand experience.