CRAZY CREATIVES ANNOUNCES THEIR 5TH BOOTCAMP

Creativity can be polished, not taught; film craft can be learned. This 5+ weeks hands on boot camp is designed for new filmmakers and passionate enthusiasts who wish to take their passion through hands on development, production and post to achieve a completed short film.

This Saturday boot camp will show you how to take an idea and develop it into a complete short film. Each participant will be encouraged to take part in and learn multiple roles in the making of a short film; through this boot camp you will find your own feet in what you love best, and leave with knowledge and experience in all stages of filmmaking.

Digital media makes it possible to shoot, edit and share a film within a few minutes and costs have reduced considerably, so the only excuse NOT to make a short film is lack of imagination. There however remains a gap between shooting a film and telling a story. From idea to realization, the process of filmmaking remains one of creativity. Lack of experience, lack of knowledge and lack of confidence can prevent you from taking the plunge to making a good short film.

Some people excel in writing, some in photography, some can weave magic with their direction and some can take an insipid film and edit it into a masterpiece. Sound, Art Design, Music, Costumes, Acting, Production Design, all come together to create the perfect film. That is why filmmaking is called a collaborative art form.

The final project will have the individual stamp of each of its creators, and become a film for your show reel, an IMDB credit and the confidence to go out and make a film on your own.

Join the boot camp and enjoy the roller coaster ride of intense, hands on filmmaking.

Week 1:    Screenwriting

• Writing story; generating story ideas; what motivates a writer?
• The 3 Act Structure, the plot points.
• Scene, Sequence and Dialogues.
• The Character Web.
• Premise, Story line, Synopsis, Index cards, Treatment, Script and Screenplay. Discuss and choose an idea to develop.
• Develop a Story idea by each member and a story outline.
• Collaboratively develop the treatment, complete the Screenplay and lock the script
• Understanding the emotional beats of a scene. Discuss the story ideas developed by the students.
• Homework: Develop a Treatment and Beat Sheet by each member of their story ideas

Week 2: Directing a film

·      The grammar of Film Directing: Type of shots, shot lists, composing shots, shot division.

·      Image, Suspension of Disbelief.

·      Camera lenses, angles and the possibility of each.

·      Camera movement and techniques; the moving camera.

·      Subject and Camera movement.

·      Transitions and Cuts, type of cuts and when to cut.

·      The Shot the Scene and the Sequence.

·      Matching Look.

·      The Imaginary Line.

·      Angles, Compositions and the Master Scene.

·      The Director and the Actor.

·      The Director and the DOP

·      The Director and the Editor.

·      Set Design

·      1st AD, 2ndAD and the Script Supervisor.

·      Storyboarding.

Homework:  Script to be developed with Dialogues.

Week 3: Camera and Sound

·       The Five elements of Cinematography.

·       Types of Cameras. Lenses explained. ISO and Exposure.

·       White Balance.

·       Zoom and Dolly; fluid head. Panther, Steadicam, Ronin etc.

·       Composition.

·       Lighting techniques, types of lights and lighting configuration

·       Blocking.

·       Camera Movement.

·       Importance of Sound in films.

·       Why sound is important.

·       Using sound to enhance visuals.

·       The various platforms of sound recording.

·       How to handle mikes.

·       Use of camera sound.

·       Live sound versus Dubbing. Foley. Mixing.

·       Hands on experience in sound recording by members.

·       One Script to be locked for Production of Short film. Locations to be looked for and locked.

Week 4: The Art of Editing

·        Editing; What does an Editor do.

·        The Kuleshov theory.

·        The Type of cuts.

·        Invisible Editing.

·        Rhythm and Speed.

·        Organising your footage.

·        First Assembly, the Rough Cut and the Fine Cut.

·        The Directors and the Producers Cut.

·        How to use Foley and Music to enhance a film.

·        Learning to operate a modern editing console. Hands on training.

Homework:  Complete the Dialogues of the Class Film. 

Week 4: Production Design

• What is Production Design?
• Designing budgets.
• Locking locations, Casting, Equipment, Costumes
• The Call Sheet.
• Managing a Shoot.
• The final scripts are reviewed. The Storyboards are locked. The Production design is finalized.

Homework: Casting Call is given.

Week 5: The Shot List  (Evening session)

·      Breaking down the script into individual shots.

·      Selecting actors for Audition.

Week 5: Casting  (Evening session)

·      Auditioning actors and selecting final actors.

Week 6: The Shoot

• A fully scheduled, 10-hr shooting day takes place
• A production debrief takes place
• The day's footage will be edited after the shoot.

'LETS MAKE MOVIES"