ENCOUNTERS FILM SCHOOL: THE FINAL EDIT
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 November, Watershed, BristolPrice: £80
Film School plus Delegate Pass: £115
Hardship funds are available for travel, accommodation and disability access requirements. Contact the Festival Office for more information.
How to apply
Encounters Film School is designed to provide high quality training to those who want to develop their career and skills in post production. Those eligible to apply include:
• Edit assistants/Editors
• Technical runners
• Filmmakers
• Those who have an existing career in the Industry
Participants do not need vast knowledge of the programmes covered, but have a small amount of experience in digitising and basic editing. Not suitable for undergraduates.
Max attendance: 40
SCHEDULE
Day 1 – Friday 21 November
A series of masterclasses and case-studies, across a wide range of post-production processes, by leading industry professionals.
Venue: Watershed Cinema 2
09:00 – Registration
09:30 – 10:30
Final Cut Studio demo - an overview of the key elements that make up Final Cut Studio 2 (including Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor) and the unique way that the programmes interface and complement each other.
THIS SESSION IS ALSO OPEN TO FESTIVAL DELEGATES AND WILL BE HELD IN CINEMA 1
10.30 – 11.00 COFFEE
11:00 – 12:30
Importance of sound and music in the edit – supported by the National Film & Television School & and The School of Sound
Speaker: Annabelle Pangborn (Sound designer: The Truth, Pleasureland, The Death of Klinghoffer)
Sound and music have the power to change image in terms of time and space, as well as clarity within the frame. They also colour performance and connect audiences to the internal world of the characters, as well as bringing dramatic scenes together. Learn how master film makers have achieved this and gain insights that could influence your own work with sound.
12:30 – 13:30
LUNCH – Delegates area / market place
A market place promoting editing software and hardware, cameras, lighting etc will be available from 10 – 4pm FREE for Encounters Film School and ALL delegates
13:30 – 15:00
Producing High End Digital Visual FX for Low Budget Productions - supported by the London Film Academy
Speakers: Alan Marques and Dave Barnard (VFX Supervisors with experience in the digital special effects industry).
In this age of powerful low cost computer technology, digital visual effects are no longer the exclusive preserve of Hollywood blockbusters, but are increasingly being used on productions at all budget levels. But incorporating effects into a production requires experience and careful planning if expensive mistakes are to be avoided, and new technologies are frequently changing the creative possibilities.
15:00 – 15.30 COFFEE
15:30 – 16:30
Posting from film through to Digital – supported by Molinare
Speaker: Paddy Considine and top Post-house Molinare talk through the creative and technical journey they made on Dog Altogether, BAFTA winning short.
16.30 – 18:00
Editing Short Films and The Editor As A Chameleon – supported by the London Film Academy
Speaker: Nicolas Chaudeurge (editor: Wasp, Red Road, My Enemy’s Enemy)
Editing is a mixed bag : half storytelling and half serving people. It is also a process that changes with every project and every director and is so collaborative that it is impossible to judge the input of the editor when viewing a film. Based on his experiences on short films and clips of his work, Nicolas will try and define the role of the editor in the creative process and talk about the passage from shorts to longer forms.
Day 2 – Saturday 22 November
Participants can choose one of the following four options. Groups of approx. 10 people will receive hands-on training in the area of their choice.
Venues: various
10:00 – 17:00
Color x 10 participants
Training provided by Soho Editors and supported by Apple
For demo click here
Audio Post-Production in Pro Tools x 10 participants
Training provided by Aardman and supported by Films at 59
For more info click here
Final Cut Pro Training x 10 participants
Training provided by Soho Editors and supported by Apple
For demo click here
Avid Training x 8 participants
Training provided by Avid
For more info click here
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR CHOICE ON THE APPLICATION FORM.
Click here for downloadable pdf of the schedule
Click here for downloadable pdf of the application form
Click here for downloadable Word doc of the application form
The Film School is funded and presented by:
Apple UK
