| Cinema Language This Weekend! |
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Direct a BETTER film.Write a BETTER script. Produce a BETTER project.
That's what this weekend's Cinema Language class is all about. Period.
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WHY DO I NEED THIS?
If you're planning to make a mediocre movie, you are going to waste a lot of time and throw away whatever good money you put into it. Studios can make mediocre movies, with their movie stars and special f/x; you can not. In this day and age, the only indie films that get noticed, the only films that launch filmmakers' careers, are the exceptional ones. The well-crafted ones. The effective ones. If you don't know how tell a story effectively using the language of cinema, how in the world can you expect to make a movie worth watching?
Imagine going through life mute and trying to communicate. Then imagine speaking 10 different languages perfectly and being able to express yourself fully. Cinema Language is like learning how to talk.
Tom Provost's excellent "Cinema Language: The Art of Storytelling" class will get your creative juices flowing by teaching you all those cinematic "secrets" that great filmmakers use to move, inspire, scare and otherwise manipulate audiences. Good films are not an accident. Filmmaking is a craft that can be learned. And it is a language, with its own set of unwritten ways of conveying information. An understanding of these tools is what can separate your film from the rest of the heap. |
| | It can take several years and thousands of dollars to learn these techniques. Tom knows--he teaches graduate screenwriting at Pepperdine University, and his students there pay that kind of money. Or you can spend a fraction of that time and money and gain that knowledge from Tom in a weekend.
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| | Cinema Language is four courses rolled into one. "Mastering Visual Storytelling" teaches you how to use the language of cinema--framing, editing, lighting, movement, color, sound, POV, music, sound effects, etc.--to tell your story more effectively and persuasively.
"Introducing Your Character" shows you how to quickly and efficiently set up character without lengthy exposition.
"Disclosure Of Information" teaches you the essence of storytelling--revealing information. How to do it, when to do it, why to do it, as well as the effect it will have on an audience.
And "From Script To Screen" is a comprehensive, candid deep dive into the filmmaking process using Tom's own film, his award-winning Lionsgate feature The Presence, (Tom is pictured at left on set with his star, Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino). Students will have the chance to read the first act of the film before class, then watch the entire film in class, then discuss anything and everything about how it was conceived, how it was shot, and how the material evolved through shooting and editing. There are no secrets in this class--Tom will tell you what went right and what went wrong. You will rarely get this kind of unique peek behind the curtain of the filmmaking process than in this course.
And as a special bonus, Tom will also include an extra lesson: "29 DO'S AND DON'TS OF REWRITING," where he takes you through his steps for rewriting and honing your script. |
| Of course, as Subscribers, you are entitled to 20% off the regular price and all attendees get FREE Movie Magic Screenwriter software. Just use the Promo Code SUBS when you register.
This will be the last time we offer this class for the next several months, so if you're working on a script or planning a shoot, you owe it to yourself to attend this weekend's Cinema Language. It's also a terrifically entertaining class, as Tom shows clips and stills from hundreds of classic films. For a taste of what you'll see and learn, check out the montage video Tom created (a la Chuck Workman), which includes all the movies he covers in his class: VIEW VIDEO
See you this weekend! |
| NO BUDGET FILM SCHOOL presents "Cinema Language: The Art of Storytelling" Saturday & Sunday, August 27 - 28, 2016 |
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