The Asheville Film Festival isn’t all about the movies. Check out this amazing list of educational events associated with the upcoming festival. FYI – we’ll be at the panel with Andie Mac.
All educational offerings are free to the public. Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis.
Introduction to Motion
Friday, November 9: 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Create stunning 2D and 3D motion graphics in real time with Motion 3, the fastest and most intuitive way to animate and express your creative vision.
Introduction to Color
Friday, November 9: 3:30 pm-5:00 pm
Give your production a signature look or create a consistent feel for shots from different sources. Color is the newest member of the Final Cut Studio family, offering professional color grading that can elevate the quality of any production.
Sound Design for Independent Film
Session Leader: John Sisti
Friday, November 9, 9-10 a.m.
The Ritz Building, 2nd Floor
Investment in good sound design pays huge dividends by increasing the emotional impact of motion pictures and expanding the screen. This session will explore production sound, construction of sound motifs, and utilizing inspiration in sound design. John Sisti is Professor of Sound Design at the Savannah College of Arts and Design.
Coffee Talk: Documentaries
Friday, November 9, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
The Ritz Building, 3rd Floor
Join a discussion forum for local, regional and visiting documentary filmmakers and documentary enthusiasts. The focus will range from a general discussion of the genre to specifics about budgeting, production, planning, shooting, editing, post production, marketing and legalities.
Filmmaking for Beginners
Session Leader: Don Diefenbach
Friday, November 9, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Ritz Building – 2nd Floor
Do you want to be a filmmaker but lack the training and experience? This session is designed to get you started on the road to creating your own motion pictures using digital video technology. Participants will explore the fundamentals of story structure, the visual language, and survey the tools and techniques for putting your ideas on the big screen. Donald Diefenbach is Associate Professor of Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and Author of “Video Production Techniques: Theory and Practice from Concept to Screen.”
Success in Writing and Directing
Session Leaders: Don Mancini, Tim Kirkman & Jack Sholder
Friday, November 9, 1-2 p.m.
The Ritz Building – 2nd Floor
Don Mancini, Tim Kirkman and Jack Sholder will share their experiences, successes and pitfalls in the industry. The audience will have ample opportunity to ask specific questions of this knowledgeable panel.
Tim Kirkman, A N.C. Native, Tim Kirkman made his feature film debut in 1997 with the documentary DEAR JESSE about N.C. Senator Helms. DEAR JESSE earned an Emmy, GLAAD, Gotham and Independent Spirit Award Nominations and was named Best Documentary of the Year by the Boston Society of Film Critics. His debut feature film, LOGGERHEADS, premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and was released in 2006. He recently completed KITTY HAWK, a screenplay for a feature film about the Wright Brothers.
Don Mancini created the Child’s Play franchise, the phenomenally successful series of horror movies featuring “Chucky” the killer doll. Mancini wrote the screenplay for all five films in the series, and made his directorial debut with the latest, 2004’s Seed Of Chucky.
Jack Sholder, after a career as an Emmy award winning editor, directed his first feature in 1982 for New Line Cinema, Alone in the Dark with Martin Landau, Jack Palance and Donald Pleasance. He then wrote Where Are the Children for Columbia, and directed Nightmare on Elm Street II. Sholder’s other feature and television credits include The Hidden, By Dawn’s Early Light, 12:01, Tales from the Crypt, and Twelve Days of Terror.
Coffee Talk: Narrative Features
Saturday, November 10, 9-10 a.m.
The Ritz Building, 3rd Floor
Join a forum for local, regional, visiting narrative filmmakers and enthusiasts to discuss all aspects of narrative film from finding cast and crew to production, post production and marketing. Guerilla filmmaking is also a potential topic to explore.
The Art of Editing
Session Leader: Jack Sholder
Saturday, November 10, 9:30-10:15 a.m.
The Ritz Building – 2nd Floor
A film has three lives: in the script, in front of the camera, and in the editing room. Jack Sholder will discuss what he’s learned about the art and craft of editing.
Jack Sholder, after a career as an Emmy award winning editor, directed his first feature in 1982 for New Line Cinema, Alone in the Dark with Martin Landau, Jack Palance and Donald Pleasance. He then wrote Where Are the Children for Columbia, and directed Nightmare on Elm Street II. Sholder’s other feature and television credits include The Hidden, By Dawn’s Early Light, 12:01, Tales from the Crypt, and Twelve Days of Terror.
New Generation Screening
Saturday, November 10, 10-11 a.m.
Fine Arts Theatre – Lower presented by The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
Middle and high school students from Western North Carolina teamed up with mentors at the University of North Carolina at Asheville’s Mass Communication Department to produce these awesome short films. Come to our world premiere! The filmmakers will be there to share their experience and address your questions.
Distribution Panel
Session Leaders: Rebecca Lipman and Michael Tuckman
Saturday, November 10, 10:45-11:30 a.m.
The Ritz 2nd Floor
Ask the experts what it takes to get a distribution deal with Thinkfilm or Seventh Art Releasing. Michael Tuckman, Thinkfilm and Rebecca Lipman, Seventh Art Releasing will answers your questions on acquiring the most lucrative deal for your film.
Success in the Industry
Session Leaders: Robby Benson and Andie MacDowell
Saturday, November 10, Noon-1 p.m.
The Ritz – 2nd Floor
Industry veterans Robby Benson and Andie MacDowell will be on hand to take questions from the audience.
Great Beginnings: Starting the Screenplay
Session Leader: Terry Curtis Fox
Saturday, November 11, 1:30-2:15 pm
The Ritz Building, 2nd Floor
It’s arguable that the single most important scene in any script is the opening scene. Not only do opening sequences set the tone and pace of the following film, they are arguably essential for getting the script sold and the movie made.
2 Comments
Bill is an idiot. Sounds like sour grapes…must of lost a girlfriend who had a crush on the gorgeous Robby Benson. Benson’s no dilettante prettyboy xteenstar — he has never stopped creating, writing, directing, writing music, plays, etc., since he was born. If you want to feel worse Bill, take a look at how fantastic the 51 year old Benson looks today at the website http://www.robbybenson.net, check out his credits, and get in line behind me at the Asheville Film Festival!
I know why you are going to the Andie Mac thing, but you have to suffer through Robby Benson too.