Lectures & Panels

The Indie Gathering will feature numerous lectures and panel discussions on all aspects of filmmaking, acting, stunts, Special FX, breaking into the business and many other valuable topics! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from the industry’s leading professionals!

Saturday Lectures (Aug 2nd 2008)

 

10 AM

Lecture -  Johnny Wu & Peter John Ross
A director's role: from pre-production to post production

12 PM

Panel Discussion - Finding Distribution

1 PM

Panel Discussion – Marketing and Publicity for your film

2 PM

Panel Discussion - Woman in Filmmaking  

3 PM

Panel Discussion - Directing  

4 PM

Panel Discussion - Script writing for today's world

5 PM

Panel Discussion - Editing your film!

6 PM

Sound/Music - from pre-production to post production

7 PM

Do and don’t when dealing with media

8 PM

Panel discussion – Guerrilla film making

9 PM

Lecture - Fight scene choreographing / World Stunt Assoc. meeting (open to everyone)

 

10 AM

Panel Discussion - Film making and the internet

11 AM

 Panel Discussion - Cinematography

12 PM

Panel Discussion - Lighting for film

1 PM

Mary Ellen Tomazic - Legal aspects of filmmaking
Legally obtaining music synchronization rights, rights for soundtrack albums, rights to music for other formats of the film such as VHS, DVD online delivery

2 PM

Panel Discussion - How an actor can better their performance

3 PM

Panel Discussion - Special Effects Makeup for Low Budget Productions

4 PM

Panel Discussion – Casting and what the director is looking for.

5 PM

Panel Discussion – Filmmaking with LOW or NO budget

6 PM

Panel Discussion – How to better film festivals

 

Sunday Lectures (Aug 3rd 2008)

All events take place at the Holiday Inn
All lectures are free with a week end pass / day pass!