Writing a script doesn't guarantee a movie. Shooting a movie doesn't guarantee distribution. Distribution doesn't guarantee revenue and profit. If you are serious about making filmmaking a successful career, learn from a successful industry veteran with a long list of international film and TV projects, and several major awards for directing, writing and producing. Film and TV director Vincent Soberano has put together a simple, accelerated learning system that will teach you everything you need to make an independent feature film and sell it. Based on his experiences - both failures and successes - Vincent will take you through real-life scenarios, conditions, problems and situations that traditional film schools don't teach. Don't just dive into filmmaking and waste your money and time before learning the elements and fundamentals. As a working director, Vincent teaches experience-based filmmaking in a 3-day immersive crash course, including hands-on production and post-production exercises.

(Learn more about Vincent at vincentsoberano.com)

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Day 1: Make it! “Not as Easy as It Looks”

Step-by-step how to conceptualize, write, package, cast, direct, shoot & edit your first feature on indie film budgets from as little as $10,000 USD (Micro-Budget) to $10,000,000 USD (Low-Budget).

Topics covered include:

• What is Independent Filmmaking?

• Take your idea from concept to script

• Developing Micro- & Low-Budget projects

• Secrets of a Great Marketable Screenplay

• Assembling a Capable Cast and Crew

• ABC's of Directing: Passing Your Vision to the Cast and Crew

• ABC's of Producing: Scheduling and Budgeting Techniques

• Breakdown, Clustering, Scheduling Maximum Scenes Per Day

• When Do You Need a Named Actor/Actress?

• Document Templates: Pre-production, Production & Post-production

• Standard Local Industry Costs & Savings

• Managing 10 to 14-day Shoot

• Determining the Look-and-Feel (Using “Pegs” for Reference)

• Essential Equipment (All stages of filmmaking)

• Lighting, Shooting & Sound Basics

• Editing, VFX, Scoring & Dubbing

 

Day 2: Shoot It! “3 Stages of Production”

Hands-on production shoot of a scene from a selected script that will require a full production team and a small cast. This will be an interior, day-for-night, 2-Cam setup. Cameras, lights, grip and sound equipment included.

Topics covered include:

• Set Design and Blocking

• Directing the Acting

• Creating the Feeling through Lighting and Angles

• DIT and filing

• Editing process end-to-end

• Paperwork and Credits

 

Day 3: Sell it! “Showbiz is All Business”

Understand the importance of P&A and learn how to market, sell and finance feature films by attending festivals, while securing pre-sells & maximizing profits from Theatrical, Foreign, Cable/TV, DVD, Streaming, VOD, SVOD, AVOD and a dozen other revenue sources.

Topics covered include:

• Understanding the Global Market

• Producing a Marketable Project

• Financing $10K-$50K USD Micro-Budgets

• Financing $100K-$1M USD Low-Budgets

• Marketing Strategies for Independent Films

• Pitching, Pre-Selling and Optioning

• Government Funding Programs

• Crowd Funding Donations & Equity-Sharing

• Working with Agents & Attorneys

• Attending Festivals & Winning Awards

• Securing Gross & Net Distributor Deals

• Getting into Netflix, Amazon and Disney+

• VOD, SVOD, etc. – understand the differences

• Cable/TV Deals & Sales

• DVD and Retail Sales

• Maximizing Grosses & Profits​

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Space is limited so please register now and reserve your spot in our next scheduled slot.

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