Workshops
FrançaisThe European Independent Film Festival (ECU) is Europe’s premier event for independent filmmakers and their audiences, and will be showcasing the very best independent films from around the world between the 12th to 14th of March 2010 at Cinema Le Grand Action and Theatre Triomphe in Paris, France. ECU is a unique and interactive experience. Running alongside our film screenings will be a series of professional workshops and filmmaking workshops:
SATURDAY 13TH MARCH
“An Introduction to Film Acting”
Presented by: Charles Weinstein
Saturday 11.00 – 12.45
Le Triomphe
Price 15 €
Join Charles Weinstein for an hour-long presentation on the art of film acting. Included are an overview of acting technique “why we need objectives, how to find choices” and a discussion of the technical difficulties for the film actor. Film acting has a rich history and its own language, which Charles will illustrate with clips from known films.
“The Challenges of the writer/director”
Presented by: Alan Arrivée
Saturday 13:00−13:50
Le Triomphe
Price 10€
What may seem like the situation of greatest artistic control for a filmmaker can turn into an on-set nightmare without successful preparation in both the stages of writing and pre-production. Even the act of directing something you yourself have written can be a greater challenge than directing a separate screenwriter’s work. Ironically, the single vision of the ‘auteur’ is often best achieved by splitting oneself in two and demanding the same clarity that the traditional team of writer and director would automatically require. In this workshop we will examine methods and techniques that lead to the successful directing of one’s own writing. The goal here is that the final work make as much sense to the audience as to the artist, while retaining the advantages of unified vision that the writer/director has to offer.
Driven Creativity – Improving your workflow in a live/production environment
Presented by: G-Technology
Saturday 14:00 – 15:00
Le Grand Action
FREE
These workshops will demonstrate how G-Technology is working in partnership with other world-leading capture and post-production brands to help elevate the quality and reduce the cost of film production. Reducing cost, speeding up production and giving filmmakers more time to spend on their creative process. Content will include tips on shooting on RED and how to manage this footage most effectively with external storage and software configurations. The workshops will feature the real life case scenario of ÉCU shortlisted filmmaker, Preston Reed, sharing the workflow set-up he recently used in the making of the low budget production Traveling Salesman, which employed both RED camera capture and G-Technology drives. Pre-register now by emailing workshops@ecufilmfestival.com and have the chance to walk away from the workshop with the latest innovation from G-Technology – G-DRIVE mobile
SUNDAY 14TH MARCH
Music For Your Film: How You Can Benefit from the Global Creative Explosion
Presented by: Mike Beck from Access Film-Music
Sunday 12:00-12:50
Le Triomphe
Price 10€
Music and film are inseparable. But creating, finding, and licensing music for your film can often be incredibly challenging and expensive! This workshop will turn you on to innovative, resourceful methods for locating and licensing existing recordings for use in your film, negotiating for new original music with recording artists and composers, and will explain how you can do this on any budget, or with no budget at all. We’ll briefly cover the basic fundamentals of licensing music for film, sync licenses versus master licenses, score versus songs, and then dive into creative ways to get music for your film with no upfront money, and discuss “back-end” deals. This workshop will also address the significant dangers of not properly licensing the music that appears in your film, the benefits of working with a music supervisor and how to find one, and more. The workshop will be tailored to suit the needs of those in attendance, and resource materials will be provided.
Script writing workshop
Presented by: Jeff Gross
Sunday 13:00−13:50
Le Triomphe
Price 10 €
Sign up for a very provocative and thought provoking session. Jeff Gross has some very strong ideas on modern screenwriting and has collaborated with many renowned directors and writers, including Roman Polanski on the film “Bitter Moon”. Join him to learn some tricks of the trade as he covers everything from characterization techniques to plot development, and how to maximize emotional impact.
Driven Creativity – Improving your workflow in a live/production environment
Presented by: G-Technology
Saturday 14:00 – 15:00
Le Grand Action
FREE
These workshops will demonstrate how G-Technology is working in partnership with other world-leading capture and post-production brands to help elevate the quality and reduce the cost of film production. Reducing cost, speeding up production and giving filmmakers more time to spend on their creative process. Content will include tips on shooting on RED and how to manage this footage most effectively with external storage and software configurations. The workshops will feature the real life case scenario of ÉCU shortlisted filmmaker, Preston Reed, sharing the workflow set-up he recently used in the making of the low budget production Traveling Salesman, which employed both RED camera capture and G-Technology drives. Pre-register now by emailing workshops@ecufilmfestival.com and have the chance to walk away from the workshop with the latest innovation from G-Technology – G-DRIVE mobile.
