Focus on Film
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TMA 31 Workshops
Participation Fee
30€ Members
35€ Non-Members
Focus on Film introduces you to the language of film making through hands on activities crafted around real life professional set protocols.
Media literacy is the modern ages equivalent of reading and writing and although we all consume enormous amounts of media every day, not many of us understand the craft behind what we watch.
This workshop will allow you to explore the basic craft of film and media creation in a fun and engaging way.
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When
3 Hour Workshop
09:30-12:30
Saturday 3rd October
Where
Salle du Quai, 1 Imp. de la Gare, 31820 Pibrac, France
Course Description
Students are introduced to the art of film production through the analysis of a work
of cinema followed by hands on exercises in the grammar of the shot. The skills and
techniques needed for shooting a scene are taught around a provided short script that
students may build on or change entirely.
After the practical production skills are demonstrated the participants apply them in a real life setting taking on the roles of the cinematographer, director, sound designer, editor and actors.
By the end of the workshop you will understand basic film set terms and concepts and will develop your creative confidence.
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
