[Announce] Eugene Film-Video Workshops January-March, 2008

[DIVA Media Arts Program]

WINTER FILM-VIDEO WORKSHOPS
DIVA Center
110 W. Broadway, Eugene
542-344-3482

The DIVA Center is pleased to offer a number of film and video
planning and production workshops throughout the winter. Check the
DIVA Calendar at <http://diva.proscenia.net/calendar/> for additional
opportunities.

December 15 (Saturday) Workshop: Improvised Performances with
Sound-Image Technology
Instructors: Filmmakers Matt McCormick and Rob Tyler
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fee: $20 General. $15 Student
~~ Visiting Portland filmmakers Matt McCormick and Rob Tyler explore
the reasons for, and challenges of, performing live improvised works
using audio and video technology. A round-table discussion examines
the creative, aesthetic, and technological aspects involved. Seating
limited.  Pre-registration with payment guarantees a spot in the
workshop. Call 344-3482 to register. Mail-in registration form
available online: <http://diva.proscenia.net/reg/wrk_1.pdf>. This
workshop offered in conjunction with the 2007 IMMI Fest.

January 12 (Saturday) Workshop: Documentary Pre-Production
Instructor:
Film Producer Aaron Douglas
Time: 9:00 AM - Noon 
Fee: $40 General.
$25 Student
Instructor: Aaron Douglas
~~ Producer Aaron Douglas examines the pre-production issues for
documentary film. Topics include: Finding an appropriate topic,
selecting or working with a director, budgeting and funding sources,
grant writing and fiscal sponsorships, initial marketing strategies,
and finding crew. Seating limited. Pre-registration with payment
guarantees a spot in the workshop. Call 344-3482 to register. Mail-in
registration form available online:
<http://diva.proscenia.net/reg/wrk_2.pdf>.This workshop offered in
conjunction with the 2008 OpenLens Film Festival.

January 13 (Sunday) Workshop: Documentary Production and Post
Production
Instructor: Film Producer Aaron Douglas 
Time: 9:00 AM -
Noon 
Fee: $40 General. $25. Student
~~ Producer Aaron Douglas examines the pre-production issues for
documentary film. Topics include: Film website & trailer, legal, and
insurance considerations; locations and permits, music, subject
releases, focus groups, PR, electronic press kits, festival circuit,
sales agents and distribution. Seating limited. Pre-registration with
payment guarantees a spot in the workshop. Call 344-3482 to register.
Mail-in registration form available online:
<http://diva.proscenia.net/reg/wrk_2.pdf>. This workshop offered in
conjunction with the 2008 OpenLens Film Festival.

January 19 (Saturday) Workshop: Guerilla Marketing and
Self-Distribution of your Film
Instructor: Filmmaker Kelley Baker
Time: 9:00 AM - Noon
Fee: $30 General  $15 Student
~~ Independent filmmaking is alive and well, it's independent
distribution that is dead. At a time when "independent" films have to
have a star and at least a couple million-dollar budget, how do you
get your films seen?  Forget Sundance, Miramax, and PBS. These places
get hundreds of submissions a year. How do you get your films seen?
From wooden nickels to websites, to press kits and reviews Kelley
Baker walks you though different ways to get an audience to turn out
for your screenings. He challenges you to assess the real market for
your film and provides examples of other filmmakers getting their work
out, after their films were turned down by traditional distributors.
Seating limited. Pre-registration with payment guarantees a spot in
the workshop. Call 344-3482 to register. Mail-in registration form
available online: <http://diva.proscenia.net/reg/wrk_3.pdf>

February 2 (Saturday) Make Your Own Damn Movie - The Master Workshop
Instructor: Director Lloyd Kaufman, Troma Films New York 
Time: 3:00
PM
Fee: $10 - $20 Sliding scale. Register at the door. Seating
Limited.
~~ Low budget genre-bending New York Troma Films director Lloyd
Kaufman (Toxic Avenger) will offer a two hour workshop on 'Make Your
Own Damn Movie' This informative two hour course will cover everything
an up-and coming filmmaker must know to get their dream projects off
the ground.
Participants will learn how to:
• Get started on their first film project
• Find financing
• Understand what's involved in pre-production
•  Choose a crew and production group
• Survive both large and small crises

By the end of the two-hour course, students will leave with dozens of
creative and practical tips that are invaluable to aspiring filmmakers
and get a real inside look at how it's all done.

February 9 (Saturday) Workshop: Star Trek: Behind The Scenes (Writing
for Science Fiction Television)
Instructor: Eric A. Stillwell with
Lolita Fatjo and Mary Conley
Time 9:00 am - Noon
Fee: $35 General $30
Student/DIVA Member
~~ Eric A. Stillwell and Lolita Fatjo, script coordinators for Star
Trek: The Next Generation, present an informational workshop on
writing for sci fi television taking you behind the scenes of one of
Hollywood's most successful franchises.
Mary Conley, a writer who worked with them at Paramount Studios will
join in a panel discussion about the various steps in the process of
selling a script idea, from inception to final draft -- including the
verbal pitch, writing story outlines and developing teleplays.
Each participant in the workshop will receive a copy of Stillwell's
book "The Making of Yesterday's Enterprise," which provides a
definitive behind-the-scenes look at the process for anybody who has
ever entertained the idea of writing for television; or simply for the
curious fan who has ever wondered what it's really like to work on a
world famous science fiction television series.
Seating limited. Pre-registration with payment guarantees a spot in
the workshop. Call 344-3482 to register. Mail-in registration form
available online: <http://diva.proscenia.net/reg/wrk_4.pdf>

Ongoing Workshop: Screenwriting Seminar
Instructor: Thomas Blank
Date: Saturdays (ongoing)
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required

Prerequisites: Instructor approval - 344-3482 for registration information
Retired Hollywood television director Thomas Blank offers an ongoing
screenwriting seminar at the DIVA Center, 110 W. Broadway. The seminar
is for those individuals ready to turn their script into a
professional level screenplay.