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DOCUMENTARY FUNDAMENTALS: EDITING

With editors Mona Davis and Nyneve Laura Minnear and colorist Eric Alvarado. Hosted by David Felix Sutcliffe and Christopher St. John How can documentary directors work effectively with editors, sound designers, and other essential post-production talent?
Friday, Jun 24 - 7:30pm DOCUMENTARY FUNDAMENTALS: PLANNING With attorney Fernando Ramirez, filmmaker Yoruba Richen and series hosts David Felix Sutcliffe and Christopher St. John This session covers issues of legal rights and clearances, business basics for filmmakers, budgeting, structuring agreements for talent and crew, and more.

DOCUMENTARY FUNDAMENTALS: PLANNING

With attorney Fernando Ramirez, filmmaker Yoruba Richen and series hosts David Felix Sutcliffe and Christopher St. John This session covers issues of legal rights and clearances, business basics for filmmakers, budgeting, structuring agreements for talent and crew, and more.
Friday, May 20 - 10:00am Cinematography Weekend Intensive: Higher Visions within Lower Budgets With Yoni Brook The fluidity between fiction and documentary filmmaking, and how techniques from each genre can be applied toward the other.

Cinematography Weekend Intensive: Higher Visions within Lower Budgets

With Yoni Brook The fluidity between fiction and documentary filmmaking, and how techniques from each genre can be applied toward the other.
Friday, Apr 15 - 10:00am Interactive Documentary and VR: Designing the Digital Documentary With Sean Flynn Design strategies and production/distribution processes for making interactive, participatory and immersive narratives, including on emerging VR platforms like the Oculus Rift.

Interactive Documentary and VR: Designing the Digital Documentary

With Sean Flynn Design strategies and production/distribution processes for making interactive, participatory and immersive narratives, including on emerging VR platforms like the Oculus Rift.
Saturday, Feb 20 - 10:00am Documentary Fundraising: The Art of Asking With Adella Ladjevardi, Lana Wilson, Tracie Holder and Anna Rose Holmer Create a robust understanding of the fundraising landscape and assemble the best possible proposal as you approach potential funders

Documentary Fundraising: The Art of Asking

With Adella Ladjevardi, Lana Wilson, Tracie Holder and Anna Rose Holmer Create a robust understanding of the fundraising landscape and assemble the best possible proposal as you approach potential funders
Saturday, Dec 12 - 10:00am Translating Empathy: A Seminar Dedicated to Social Engagement and Documentary Art With Jody Wood, Sally Szwed, Barbara Hammer and Kelly Anderson Exposing social issues with accountable narratives and creating space for artistic decisions while decentralizing point of view.

Translating Empathy: A Seminar Dedicated to Social Engagement and Documentary Art

With Jody Wood, Sally Szwed, Barbara Hammer and Kelly Anderson Exposing social issues with accountable narratives and creating space for artistic decisions while decentralizing point of view.
Sunday, Jun 28 - 7:30pm Documentary Fundamentals Graphics, Music, and Transmedia Campaigns With Adnaan Wasey, Kina Pickett, J. Ralph and Chai Vasarhelyi. How can title design and graphics be effectively utilized in documentary? What about my approach to music? What is transmedia and why should documentary filmmakers pay attention to it? This session will dig in to graphics and music issues that come together during post production. We will also explore broad strokes of how to plan and execute transmedia campaigns.

Documentary Fundamentals Graphics, Music, and Transmedia Campaigns

With Adnaan Wasey, Kina Pickett, J. Ralph and Chai Vasarhelyi. How can title design and graphics be effectively utilized in documentary? What about my approach to music? What is transmedia and why should documentary filmmakers pay attention to it? This session will dig in to graphics and music issues that come together during post production. We will also explore broad strokes of how to plan and execute transmedia campaigns.
Sunday, Jun 28 - 7:30pm Documentary Fundamentals How to Release Your Documentary With Ryan Werner, Ed Arentz and Chai Vasarhelyi. How can you find and build audiences for your film? How do you know if your film is best suited for theatrical, broadcast, or both? How do digital platforms affect “traditional” models of distribution and release? How can you best utilize your film festival campaign? What does a sales agent do and how do I get one? Another can’t-miss session!

Documentary Fundamentals How to Release Your Documentary

With Ryan Werner, Ed Arentz and Chai Vasarhelyi. How can you find and build audiences for your film? How do you know if your film is best suited for theatrical, broadcast, or both? How do digital platforms affect “traditional” models of distribution and release? How can you best utilize your film festival campaign? What does a sales agent do and how do I get one? Another can’t-miss session!
Saturday, Jun 27 - 7:30pm Documentary Fundamentals Financing With Tracie Holder, Sarah Meister, David Koh, and Chai Vasarhelyi. This session will address the eternal question: how to finance your doc? What are the pros and cons of different fundraising models (grants, equity investment, pre-sales, crowdsourcing)? We will also have veteran independent film accountant Fred Siegel to talk about tax ramifications and planning around financing as well as investor relations. Budgeting, how to find and successfully apply for grants, tips and tools for crowdfunding and other approaches to getting funded will be discussed in addition for this can’t-miss session.

Documentary Fundamentals Financing

With Tracie Holder, Sarah Meister, David Koh, and Chai Vasarhelyi. This session will address the eternal question: how to finance your doc? What are the pros and cons of different fundraising models (grants, equity investment, pre-sales, crowdsourcing)? We will also have veteran independent film accountant Fred Siegel to talk about tax ramifications and planning around financing as well as investor relations. Budgeting, how to find and successfully apply for grants, tips and tools for crowdfunding and other approaches to getting funded will be discussed in addition for this can’t-miss session.
Saturday, Jun 27 - 7:30pm Documentary Fundamentals Shooting and Directing With Heidi Ewing, Kirsten Johnson, and Chai Vasarhelyi. Documentary filmmakers produce and shoot in a wide variety of locations under many different practical, financial, technical and legal constraints. What kind of equipment do you need? Who do you need on your production team? How do you deal with emergencies during shooting and how do you pick out a camera and DP? Should I be thinking of archival material in advance?

Documentary Fundamentals Shooting and Directing

With Heidi Ewing, Kirsten Johnson, and Chai Vasarhelyi. Documentary filmmakers produce and shoot in a wide variety of locations under many different practical, financial, technical and legal constraints. What kind of equipment do you need? Who do you need on your production team? How do you deal with emergencies during shooting and how do you pick out a camera and DP? Should I be thinking of archival material in advance?
Saturday, Jun 27 - 7:30pm Documentary Fundamentals Editing With Bob Eisenhardt, A.C.E., Tom Fleischman, Deborah Wallach and Chai Vasarhelyi. How can documentary directors work effectively with editors, sound designers, and other essential post-production talent? How does a story emerge from a pile of footage? Can you really “fix it in post”? What is an online edit and can you do it yourself? How does a good sound designer work, and how does post-production sound enhance your documentary

Documentary Fundamentals Editing

With Bob Eisenhardt, A.C.E., Tom Fleischman, Deborah Wallach and Chai Vasarhelyi. How can documentary directors work effectively with editors, sound designers, and other essential post-production talent? How does a story emerge from a pile of footage? Can you really “fix it in post”? What is an online edit and can you do it yourself? How does a good sound designer work, and how does post-production sound enhance your documentary
Friday, Jun 26 - 7:30pm Documentary Fundamentals Planning With Nicole Page, Sam Cullman, and Chai Vasarhelyi. What are the essential business and legal issues to consider as you plan your documentary film? What can you do now to avoid problems later? Do you need an LLC? What is E&O insurance? This session covers issues of legal rights and clearances, business basics for filmmakers, budgeting, structuring agreements for talent and crew, and more.

Documentary Fundamentals Planning

With Nicole Page, Sam Cullman, and Chai Vasarhelyi. What are the essential business and legal issues to consider as you plan your documentary film? What can you do now to avoid problems later? Do you need an LLC? What is E&O insurance? This session covers issues of legal rights and clearances, business basics for filmmakers, budgeting, structuring agreements for talent and crew, and more.
Sunday, Jun 8 - 7:30pm How to Release Your Documentary With Ryan Kampe (Visit Films), Dan Nuxoll (Rooftop Films) and Graham Swindoll (The Cinema Guild), hosted by Sierra Pettengill. How can you find and build audiences for your film? How do you know if your film is best suited for theatrical, broadcast, or both?

How to Release Your Documentary

With Ryan Kampe (Visit Films), Dan Nuxoll (Rooftop Films) and Graham Swindoll (The Cinema Guild), hosted by Sierra Pettengill. How can you find and build audiences for your film? How do you know if your film is best suited for theatrical, broadcast, or both?

Documentary Graphics, Music & Transmedia Campaigns

With Teddy Blanks (CHIPS), T. Griffin (The Quavers), and Marisa Jahn (REV-), hosted by Zachary Heinzerling. How to use graphics, think about music and implement cross-media strategies.

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