GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK PRESENTS
NEW FILMMAKERS’ DAY
Saturday, September 25
NF01 Sessions
9:00 – 10:45 am
The Shot List - A Director's Blueprint
A precise shot list is mandatory for smooth sailing on the set.
Do you make choices about style before approaching your shot list?
How do you dissect each scene and decide how it should be covered,
i.e. how you want the audience to view it. Do you work with a story
boardist? What considerations do you keep in mind when developing
your shot
list? How soon do you begin working on the shot list before principal
photography? Our featured directors share their tips on this essential
component of filmmaking.
Moderator
Damon Vignale, Director/Writer/Producer, Little
Brother of War
Guest Speakers
Danny Nowak, Director of Photography, The
Goodbye Girl
Grant Harvey, Director, Ginger
Snaps Back
Gavin Wilding, President, Rampage
Entertainment
11:00 – 12:30 am The
Business of the Low-Budget Feature
Funds are in short supply, finding distribution is harder than
ever so what’s a filmmaker to do? Learn about some alternative
sources of financing and distribution.
Moderator
Michael Ghent, Western Development Manager, Global
Television Network
Guest Speakers
Blake Corbet, CEO, Anagram
Pictures
Margo Langford, President, CineClix
Distribution Inc.
Robin Smith, General Manager, Distribution, Capri
Films
Justine Whyte, Exec. Director, The Feature Film
Project, Canadian Film Centre
NF02 Sessions
1:30 – 3:00 pm Writing
For Low-Budget Features
Since limited budgets make certain demands on your screenplay,
the real challenge for indie filmmakers today is to balance creative
needs with budgetary constraints. The producer, director and writer
team discusses how to fix your mistakes before you make them!
Moderator
Guy Bennett, Writer/Director, Punch
Guest Speakers
Marc Stephenson, Producer, On the
Corner
Mina Shum, Writer/Director,
Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity
Pete McCormack, Writer/Director, See Grace
Fly
3:15 – 4:30 pm Success
Stories
Before optioning any project, the degree of difficulty in making
an adaptation succeed needs to be assessed. Which books have the
best potential to become good adaptations? How does one keep the
essence of the original material while paring it down to a screenplay?
In this panel, two experts discuss elements that can make an adaptation
work, including the narrative line, the climax, scene sequences,
relationships and visual images.
Moderator
David Hauka, Writer/Producer/Director
Guest Speakers
Michel Dowse, Director, It’s
All Gone Pete Tong
Chris Kentis, Director, Open
Water
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