Thursday, May 10, 2012
7:00pm until 8:30pm
The Azure Lounge, 333 E 91 St., Manhattan
Seating will be limited. RSVP to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AAFilmLab.
To enable our members to put their best foot forward in this year’s 72 Hour Shootout and maximize their marketing potential at the 2012 Asian American International Film Festival, in conjunction with Asian CineVision, Film Lab is rolling out a spring series of how-to filmmaking seminars! Come, learn, network, and start putting together your shootout teams!
Program Description:
Money. Obviously the more you have the better. But you’ve got no money and barely any time to complete your short film. How do you hide the fact that your short film is low or no budget? How do you make people believe what they are watching is real and is happening at that very moment?
Low/No budget films are notorious for things like bad acting, bad locations, bad lighting, etc. It’s also hard on the morale of your cast and crew when they walk onto a set knowing that a bad film is an inevitable fate.
In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to increase the quality of a film that is running on practically no budget. We’ll cover our experiences in all aspects of production from producing and acting to location and sound. Half of the discussion will be technical and the other half will be “big notes to think about.” We’ll field any questions you guys have along the way and try to find a solution or offer some alternatives on the spot. Feel free to network with us too.
Descendant Films is a narrative film production company based in New York City and Philadelphia. They have been active since 2010, and a lot of what they do involves working with Asian American artists from actors to models to musicians. Descendant Films want to share the Asian American experience and hope that these stories can reach a wide audience around the world. Check out who they are and their work at descendantfilms.com.
