24 Hour Film
Proudly Presented By
TMA 31 Workshops
Participation Fee
40€ Members
45€ Non-Members
Ever wanted to make a film?
Whether you have seen yourself accepting an award or thought of a story idea or framed a shot with your phone this course if for you!
For an entire weekend you will immerse yourself in the excitement of film production with an emphasis on the creation of a short film.
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When
4 Hour Workshop
Saturday 10:00-12:00 and Sunday 15:00-17:00
Sat 27th Feb and Sunday 28th Feb 2027
Where
Salle du Quai, 1 Imp. de la Gare, 31820 Pibrac, France
Course Description
In this two-day experience you will learn all you need to know to create your own short film. The course is led by Elissa Rosati, who has decades of experience in teaching professional film craft in a fun and engaging way. She will guide you in making a film by shooting a short sequence as a team. You will be problem solving and learning by doing.
The first two hour session is dedicated to basic training in pre production and set protocol.
In the second session the focus is on production post production. Teams are created to shoot a film with a script provided by the instructor or written by you! Creativity and fun are the main goals and you will come out of the workshops knowing more about what it takes to shoot film.
The course is taught using your own phones. No prior experience is necessary!
COURSE PRESENTER
Elissa has recently moved to France after a 40 year career in the performing and visual arts. She was the founding Head of Screen Production and Research Centre (SPaRC) at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, School of Film and Television. She has over 40 year experience in the performing and visual arts and has won numerous awards for her films and critical acclaim for her theatre and dance productions.
Born and raised in NYC Elissa attended the High School for Performing arts (Fiorello H La Guardia) and danced for the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, Judith Jamison, KevinWynn and others. She attended Barnard College, Columbia University and New York University TISCH School of the Arts where she completed her undergraduate degree in Film and Television majoring in Directing and Editing. She received an MA with distinction in Film and Television from Falmouth University.
She founded Focus on Film (FOF), a non-profit organization providing Hong Kong youth with high quality experience in film production. FOF was generously funded by private donation and subsidised by the Home Affairs Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong. Elissa served as its Artistic Director for a decade. She has lectured in film production and film editing at City University Hong Kong and was Head of the Film and Media Education department at Singapore School of the Arts.
She has been an International Baccalaureate Examiner in Film. She has written screenplay on commission, directed award winning plays and has spent the last two decades designing and running curricula for visual and performing arts programs here and abroad. She has won numerous awards for her films and critical acclaim for her theatre and dance productions.
As the producer of SPaRC incubated projects, Elissa has helmed interdisciplinary screen works, with a particular focus on dance, that have toured the world, with screenings at the Venice International Film Festival and the British Film Institute.
Who's Involved?
Elissa Rosati
Course Presenter
