The full 2013 program will be made available very soon.
2013
Tuesday 25th of June
14:00
Welcome and Speed Meeting
The participants will be welcomed by the organizers. Afterwards they will be introduced to each other in a “speed meeting” style concept, where they will have 2 minutes to introduce themselves to each other.
18:00
Pitching – How to pitch your ideas
Guillermo Garcia-Ramos
This is a hugely important side of the film business that we believe it is worthy of a particular study. So we are inviting one producer or representative of a major studio to share some views on how to better pitch an idea for a film or/and script. The importance of this lecture this year is even bigger as there will be real pitching session later on.
Wednesday 26th of June
10:00
Being an entrepreneur
Starting your own film company can be quite a challenge and a sense of entrepreneurship is essential. If you want to stay afloat you must innovate. In this lecture we will analyze an entrepreneurship case and discuss the different possibilities of business in the film industry, such as opportunities for publicity and promotion, corporate content and many others available out there.
13:00
Television – What is out there for you?
Television Films, and Television Series lately, have breathed their inspiration from cinema, but how is it to work on this medium, what is the difference to Cinema? An experienced TV expert will approach this subject from his vast experience.
15:30
Directing your actors
18:00
Videoclips – When a new language was established
Videoclips are a strong mean of experiment, but nothing was more experimental than when they started. In the beginning there was nothing, a new language had to be established and that was an incredible creative time. In 2012 Brian Grant, one of the persons who started this language, came to Training Ground to give a masterclass where he talked about this incredible creative time and the start of the videoclips.
Thursday 27th of June
10:00
Building Your Story: How to Deliver a Great Screenplay
You can have a great story or scene, but there’s also an art to how to give texture to the story. This will be the difference between whether you will elicit emotion in your audience or not. In this panel experts will approach scene writing and structure and the use of dramatic tools. This can be the difference of having a good script or a great script.
13:00
Collaborative Filmmaking
Film is always a collaborative discipline; however the usual collaboration on a film set can be brought to a whole new level. Film can be collaboration on a community, and this can be made locally, or worldwide, as you can do it in your own city, with people relating to the theme, or you can find sensible people all around the world. But it is important that film keeps on pushing its boundaries, and how a strong community sense on a project can help you getting it done.
15:30
Documentary, A brave new world
No longer the poor relative of fiction, documentary filmmaking is progressively assuming an ever increasing relevance in the world of cinema. Its recent and unquestionable increase in popularity has given audiences throughout the world the opportunity to enjoy a very specific yet stimulating film language. But making documentaries is also a difficult and complex art so we are once again inviting a world renowned expert on the subject capable of highlighting some of the greatest obstacles one must face in order to become a documentarist.
18:00
Music for films
Film without music is like food without salt. Engaging a proper connection with your soundtrack producer is of vital importance. On this lecture you will know the point of view of the soundtrack producer, and his tips to engage on a good partnership while developing the film.
Friday 28th of June
10:00
Secrets of the Producers
Producers are often depicted by some as a purely moneymaker position, and there are a lot of pre conceived ideas about them, but without them, doing a film would be chaos. The way they can glue everything together in a film can be an incredible achievement. We will hear from established producers about their experience and the problems that usually occur and how they overcome them. This panel will be a very useful tool to whomever wants to pursue a career as a producer, or to who has to work with them. about their experience and the problems that usually occur and how they overcome them. This panel will be a very useful tool to whomever wants to pursue a career as a producer, or to who has to work with them.
13:00
Editing
Here is where many really consider the film is made, sometimes the editing room is seen as the last salvation – sometimes it is, others not really. During this program an established Editor will present its techniques and show you how this can help in the future. Careful planning will also be analyzed from the point of view of the editor, who will also point the most common mistakes that have come to his hands during his years of experience. A program for all the participants that will show us how editing can change the whole dynamic of the narrative. We will also focus on the relationship between editor and the production team.
15:30
Gender on Film
18:00
Production Design – Visualizing a narrative
It is up to the production design team to develop the right settings and style in which the story will be visualized. It is a hardworking and detailed part of filmmaking that is often overlooked, with catastrophic consequences. On this lecture we will be covering all aspects of production design, from the close relationship with director and writer on the pre-production phase to the actual material development during the shooting of the film.
Saturday 29th of June
10:00
Mapping – Beyond the Silver Screen
The cinema-screen has always been the main inspiration when it comes to projecting films and videos. But in the wake of digital projection and computing, a myriad of different methods have been developed that go way beyond the classic way of screening films, some of which are opening the screen up, creating new forms to project upon, or abandoning it completely. The workshop is set up to give you an overview of the narrative possibilities of mapping and to give you a basic understanding of what’s needed to get it to work properly, but also to start discussing about what other concepts could be developed.
13:00
Special Effects on my Backyard
Traditionally, special effects were only available to big production with considerable budget, but this rapidly changed in the last years, and nowadays you can achieve good special effects with budget resources. In this panel we will help you, presenting an array of possibilities to achieve SFX on your film.
15:30
Short films Co-Productions
Short films are often the way filmmakers get to showcase their work when they are starting, but most national film funding systems are poorly financing this format and things will get worst on years to come. International co-productions could be a solution for many, as well as a positive way to allow creativity to flourish, and establish a whole new set of opportunities opening for you, we will explain how.
18:00
Director of Photography – Life through a lens
Perhaps one of the most unforgiving jobs in the film industry is the work of the cinematographer. His decisions are vital for the look and feel of both narrative and image, yet its director that normally get all the praise. Photography is undoubtedly a key factor in filmmaking. We will bring an accomplished cinematographer who will attempt to illustrate and share a few “snapshots” of the daily work of a cinematographer.
Sunday 30th of June
11:00
Editing
Here is where many really consider the film is made, sometimes the editing room is seen as the last salvation – sometimes it is, others not really. During this program an established Editor will present its techniques and show you how this can help in the future. Careful planning will also be analyzed from the point of view of the editor, who will also point the most common mistakes that have come to his hands during his years of experience. A program for all the participants that will show us how editing can change the whole dynamic of the narrative. We will also focus on the relationship between editor and the production team.
14:00
Focus On…
This panel will be focused on the work of a established Director. In 2012 Fernando Trueba came to FEST – Training Ground to talk about his career, and how he achieved several of his goals. He also talked about the production complexities of films such as Belle Epoque and Chico e Rita. Stay tuned to updates about this masterclass for 2013.
17:00
World Sales Agencies – How they do their work
World sales companies are the responsible for a film to be distributed in several points of the globe, even to Independent productions. Knowing how they work and how they select their films can give an extremely good insight. In this panel we will have representation from established world sales companies, helping any filmmaker or producer to be more prepared to this connection at any point of their career.
Workshops
Tuesday
Script
On this workshop you will have the opportunity to develop your script further and prepare it to be pitched and to be shot and produced.
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday
Working with Actors (program of 2012)
A 3 days hands-on workshop in which the participants will experience on their flesh the techniques that Scandar Copti used with his non-professional actors.
Wednesday
Pitching Training (program of 2012)
This is a hugely important side of the film business that we believe it is worthy of a particular study. So we are inviting one producer or representative of a major studio to share some views on how to better pitch an idea for a film or/and script. This workshop is a preparation for the real pitching session on the 7th of July
Friday
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Filming Water Sports (program of 2012)
The water slide sports have been capable of producing great images, but capturing them is not as easy as getting any other shot. With the rise of curiosity and production in this subject, it is essential to try and get the knowledge available, so greater films relating to this subject can be made.
