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Next Workshop: Monday, February 6
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Workshop  Schedule    

Monday 

 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm


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What Makes Great Films Great: History, Theory & Aesthetics of Film
•  What Will Make Your Movie Great: Creating Life from Life
  Students pitch initial story ideas

Tuesday 

 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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What Goes Down Must First Go Up: Storylines and Dramatic Structure

•  When What You Get Is Much Much More Than What You See: Metaphors, Allegories, Implications & the Off-Screen World
  Students develop storylines

Wednesday 

 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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A Moving Picture is Worth (1000 words + 1000 words +...at 24 frames/second): Building a Story from Images
•  The Power of Symbols: Investing Objects, Images and Events with Significance
  Students select images to build their stories

before 
Saturday 
 
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Picturing It: Putting Your Dream on Paper
  Students finalize screenplays and compile a shotlist

Saturday 

 9:00 am - completion

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The Film Shoot: Learning from Experience
  Students shoot the class's screenplays with collaborative assistance and expertise

Sunday 

 by individual appointment

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Editing: A Taste of Your Own Handiwork
  Students edit their own movies with one-on-one assistance and expertise


Wednesday 


 7:00 pm - 9:00  pm

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Screening, Toasts & Critiques: Analyis and Discussion of Creative and Technical Choices

  Students offer one another constructive criticisms and praise
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