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FESTIVAL 2007






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WORKSHOPS


Thanks to the generosity of the sponsors and donors of Summer of the Arts, of which Landlocked Film Festival is a part, these workshops are being offered free.

SCRIPTWRITING

Presenter: Helen Kantor
Saturday, August 23, 2008
10:00 am to Noon
Iowa City Public Library Room A

At Festival 2007, Helen Kantor gave an enthusiastically received workshop aimed at the novice screenwriter.  This year she will focus on an intermediate topic.  All levels of aspiring and experienced writers will continue to be welcome to attend the workshop.

DIY!  SELF-DISTRIBUTING YOUR FILM

Presenters:  Kelly and Tammy Rundle
Saturday, August 23, 2008
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Sheraton Hotel Lindquist Theater

The Rundles will share the strategies, successes, and pitfalls of self-distributing a film.  They bring directly related experience from distributing their highly successful documentaries, Villisca: Living with a Mystery and Lost Nation: The Ioway.

DIRECTING THE NARRATIVE FILM: SHOOTING STRATEGIES
& WORKING WITH ACTORS

Presenter:  Ty Clancey
Friday, August 22, 2008
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
US Bank Conference Room

This three-hour workshop will cover breaking down a script for the camera, determining visualization, depth of field, angles and their attitudes, and camera movement, as well as how a director works with actors to get the best performance.  Ty Clancey directed last year’s comedy short, Rick Speed: Private Shrink.

DOCUMENTARY STRUCTURE

Presenter:  Brett Ingram
Saturday, August 23, 2008
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Sheraton Hotel Lindquist Theater

Documentaries can tell stories just as narrative films can, and this workshop will focus on varied story structures, narrative devices, and points of view in documentary filmmaking. Of particular interest to developing documentarian will be advice on choosing the methods of storytelling appropriate for a given subject or topic.

THE INDEPENDENT PRODUCER’S ROLE - CANCELED

Presenter:  Ellen Rosner Feig
Friday, August 22, 2008
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library Room B

The true producer is a hands-on professional with broad knowledge of every aspect of filmmaking – from casting actors, to finding writers and directors, to hiring gaffers, to working with composers and editors – who is responsible for making every aspect of pre-production, production and post-production work as a coherent whole.