Digital Film-making
How to make a big film with a small camera
"Everyone really enjoyed the course and all used the word excellent to describe the course on their evaluation form. " Catrin Hughes, Cyfle
Duration: One day seminar
Audience: Emerging as well as experienced film producers and film-makers planning to make a film using digital technology. For Beginners, choose The Shooting Producer
"Film-makers across the world are dispensing with the weight and cost of the old mechanical juggernauts, instead favouring a fistful of electronics to record their stories. New camcorders are released every few months with improved picture quality. The film-makers' toolbox is growing, creating a deluge of choice and advantages for different shooting requirements." Carl Schoenfeld Digital Do's and Don'ts, Screen International, 16.7.04
A.M. - Plan the Movie
- Understand which scripts and directors can most benefit from digital technologies
- Learn to communicate what makes your digital project cinematic.
- Use new financing tools
- Balance between creative freedom and the need for a marketable product
- Identify the right partners and team for your digital project
- The need for specific facilities
P.M. - Make the Movie
- Budget comparison and schedule implications
- Use digital video to get best performances
- Keeping control of the shoot
- Dealing with sudden cost increases
- Postproduction routes, dealing with the many new opportunities but also the restrictions with special effects
- Ensure your film is compatible with cinema distribution needs
- New ways to find your audience