WORKSHOPS

Sisters in Cinema
TUESDAY, JUN 17, 6:30 PM

Women filmmakers of all experience levels, genres and specialties are invited to these informal evenings hosted by the Film Center School of Film. Bring a story to share, a completed work or work-in-progress to show (clips for longer works, please), or just sit back and listen as experiences and observations are freely shared and connections are made among kindred souls. Those with work to show should contact Pam two days prior (classes@nwfilm.org, 503 221-1156). Location: 934 NW Salmon. No Pre-registration is necessary.
1 SESSION
FREE

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FLIX REMIX: A FOUND FOOTAGE WORKSHOP
MONDAY, MAY 5, 6-9:30PM

Craig Baldwin   Put your hands on celluloid and experience found footage filmmaking, the ultimate form of green production! Drawing on his own vast experience as a found footage guru, the instructor will discuss this genre’s influence on alternative cinema, screening clips from his found footage classics, TRIBULATION 99 and SONIC OUTLAWS, and other works. Then, the creative and critical methods of working with archival film prints will be demonstrated through hands-on activities. Using projectors, rewinds, viewers, splicers and an optical-sound reader, participants will compose ‘re-purposed’ cine-poems, with either the extant soundtrack(s), or set against some other audio source (bring your own CD). Uncanny, even anomalous 16mm industrial film stock provided. No experience required, just a willingness to experiment. Craig Baldwin screens his work as part of the Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival on May 4 at 7:30 pm. see www.peripheralproduce.com for details.

CRAIG BALDWIN, a special guest at this year’s Portland Documentary & eXperimental Festival, is a filmmaker and curator whose interests lie in archival retrieval and recombinatory forms of cinema, performance, and installation. He is the recipient of grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, Alpert Award, Creative Capital, Phelan, AFI, FAF, and California Arts Council. Over the last two decades, his productions have been shown and awarded at numerous international festivals, museums, and institutes of contemporary art. An adjunct faculty member of the SF Art Institute and California College of the Arts,he has just finished a monumental 2-hour ‘collage narrative’, MOCK UP ON MU, satirizing the impending militarization of space.
1 SESSION
TUITION: $45

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REVIVING THE LOST ART OF AGITATION
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 10AM-1PM

Travis Wilkerson   Join in a lively exchange about the documentary filmmaker as provocateur. Is the independent documentary community fully realizing its potential to instill social change? If not, how can media artists most effectively narrate the complex and often elusive threads of contested social history and make them relevant to the present? This workshop will screen clips from and discuss the instructor’s practice of “third cinema,” the instructor’s unique, creative approach to the interrogation of history through the wedding of politics to non-fiction film form. Birthed by a chance meeting with legendary film propagandist Santiago Alvarez, the approach suggests that there is a utopian sphere where art and science collide, and where the imaginative capacities of the cinema can be put to meaningful use. Open to all with an interest in media activism, with or without actual production experience. Travis Wilkerson screens his work as part of the Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival on May 1 at 9 pm and May 2 at 5:30 pm. see www.peripheralproduce.com for details.

TRAVIS WILKERSON, a special guest at this year’s Portland Documentary & eXperimental Film Festival, is the creator of the agit-prop “third cinema” essay on the lynching of Wobbly Frank Little, AN INJURY TO ONE, ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT: IN THE IDIOM OF SANTIAGO ALVAREZ (1999), the ongoing series NATIONAL ARCHIVE and WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? (2004). His work has screened in numerous festivals including Sundance, Viennale, and Hot Docs. In 2007, he presented the first ever performance art at the Sundance Film Festival with PROVING GROUND, a live multi-media rumination on the history of bombing. He is also the co-founder of the micro-distributor EXTREME LOW FREQUENCY, with the aim of releasing little-seen works of radical cinema, both classic and contemporary. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Boulder, where he teaches at the University of Colorado.
1 SESSION
TUITION: $35

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Do-It-Yourself Green Screen
SUNDAY, MAY 4, 10 AM-1 PM

Shana Moulton   How can you make yourself look like you’re climbing up a ladder when it’s really a plant? Through green screen of course. This workshop will explore the creative opportunities presented by chroma key, or green screen, which allows filmmakers to superimpose images by using blue or green fields as an electronic palette. The instructor will share her insights into the possibilities of this expressive tool, screening examples from Desiree Holman, Mike Smith, and her own work, explaining the mechanics of keying in layperson’s terms. Participants will then have the opportunity to shoot footage with a super simple chroma key setup and manipulate it with Final Cut Pro and After Effects software. Backyard approaches involving fabric and paint will also be discussed. Students are encouraged to bring in image files to play with. Open to all with an interest in digital effects. Shana Moulton screens her work as part of the Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival on May 2 at 8 pm. See www.peripheralproduce.com for details.

SHANA MOULTON, a special guest at this year’s Portland Documentary & eXperimental Film Festival, creates performance and video works that examine bodily and spiritual anxieties and their relationship to popular culture. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley and attended the MFA program at Carnegie Mellon University. Her video work has been screened and exhibited internationally at the Andy Warhol Museum, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York and Internationale Kurzfilmtage, Oberhausen. Moulton currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
1 SESSION
TUITION: $35

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School of Film Open House
THURSDAY, MAY 15 7-8:30PM

Prospective students are invited to attend this informative evening program about the School of Film and the opportunities it presents for hands-on learning, coursework toward a college degree (in partnership with our higher education partners) and exposure to regional and national independent filmmakers and visiting artists affiliated with the Film Center’s year-round exhibition program. Hear from faculty advisors, cooperative program representatives and registration specialists and see some short films made by School of Film students. Parents are also welcome. Don’t forget: Summer Term registration opens April 17. Participation is by pre-registration only. Please call 503 221-1156 x25 to reserve your space. FREE
1 SESSION
FREE
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

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OREGON MEDIA PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
TUESDAY, APR 1, 7PM

In our community, the Oregon Media Production Association is a financial, educational and business resource for individual emerging and practicing filmmakers. In this informal session with OMPA staff, learn about Individual Educational Scholarships and Project-Based Scholarships to continuing education and college students (including School of Film students), as well as membership and networking opportunities. The application deadline is April 30. Pre-registration is not required. FREE
1 SESSION
FREE

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Directing Intensive: Make a Short Film in 3 Days COURSE #262
FRIDAY, JUN 13, 8AM-6PM; SATURDAY, JUN 14, 8AM-6PM; SUNDAY, JUN 15, 8AM-8PM

Randy Sellers   Everything you need to direct your own short film in three days is provided: script, cast, crew and equipment. Participants will apply the techniques of master cinema directors using digital video equipment and experienced actors as production unfolds from planning to final edit:

DAY ONE: Learn basic DV camera and sound techniques, how to break down a script, to interpret scenes visually by creative actor/camera blocking, and to cover a scene for optimal editorial options.

Day Two: Block, direct and shoot a script with actors and crew. Operate the camera and supervise audio for other class directors.

Day Three: Supervise the editing of your film on Final Cut Pro with the assistance of experienced editors.

The class culminates in a final screening on Sunday to critique class work. No prerequisites. Equipment provided through Equipment/Lab Fee, which includes one copy of completed class films on VHS video.
3 SESSIONS
TUITION: $565 | EQUIPMENT/LAB FEE: $175
PSU CREDIT FEE: $135 (OPTIONAL)

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Intro to Digital Video COURSE #100
SECTION 1: THURSDAYS, JUN 26-JULY 31, 6:30-9:30PM
SECTION 2: MONDAYS JUL 21-AUG 25, 6:30-9:30PM

Andrew Blubaugh   Interested in digital video production but don't have the time to take a semester-long course, or just want a brief introduction so you can then do it yourself? Learn the basics of DV planning, shooting and editing, from storyboarding, scripting and camera technique, to post production using Final Cut Pro editing software in the Film Center's digital editing lab. Everything you need is provided: scripts you can practice with, camera and editing equipment for use in class, and other classmates who will crew with you to project completion. The pace will be fast as the basics are laid out in sequence, and projects progress from week to week. Outside time is not required, as projects can be completed during class meeting time, though participants are welcome to rent equipment from the Equipment Room between class meetings if they desire. Review and critique will take place along the way. Gain the confidence to proceed on your own project once the course ends. Open to all; no previous experience required. In-class equipment use provided through Equipment/Lab fee.
6 SESSIONS
TUITION: $365 | EQUIPMENT/LAB FEE: $55
Lab fee does not include camera rental.
PSU CREDIT FEE: $90 (OPTIONAL)

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