Filmmaking 101 September 17, 2010

Filmmaking 101

Comprehensive Filmmaking Workshop & Digital Filmmaking

Date: 18th, 19th, 25th & 26th September (Weekends)
Time: 10 am - 3:30 pm
Venue: Spaces, No 1, Elliots Beach Rd, Besant Nagar, Chennai
Fee: Rs 3500/-

To register and for more details contact 9884183673, 09886539405
Email: rabi@rabikiskuentertainment.com,
www.rabikiskuentertainment.com,
(Limited seats. Registration on First Come First Server Basis)

Course Content & Schedule

Day 1: Saturday
Screenwriting
1. Format and screenwriting softwares
2. How to approach a screenplay
3. Basic elements of screenwriting
4. Three Act structure and Character driven plot
5. Creating and developing a Character
6. Analysis of few scripts like American Beauty, Little Miss Sunshine, Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire, Wall-E, Thelma and Louise etc

Day 2: Sunday

1. Fundamentals of Cinematography
2. Stocks and Films
3. Three Point Lighting
4. Lighting equipments
5. Camera aesthetics and operation ( 3CCD mini DV camera).
6. Focus, Exposure, White Balance, ND Filter, Color Temperature
7. Lenses

Day 3: Saturday:

a) Filmmaking Technology
b) Filmmaking Process
c) Digital Filmmaking and Revolution

Direction:

a) Frame Balance & Composition
b) Camera Angles
c) Orientation & Direction
d) Storyboard
e) 180 degree rule
f) Blocking and staging
g) Cinematic techniques

Editing Techniques

Day 4: Sunday

Shooting Day: Students will have to shoot a short film based on the script written by the group. Camera and Camera Assistant will be provided.

The workshop will be facilitated by Rabi Kisku and Siddharth Dayyala.

RabiKisku Entertainment has been conducting Filmmaking Workshops in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai for the last two years.
RKE has recently organized the "Bangalore Screenwriting Workshop" and was part of the organizing team for
"Imaging Cinema: Emerging Trends in Filmmaking", which was held in IIT Madras in May 2010.