Mark Piper Short film Course Schedule

Makeup and Hair Course  Saturday 25th September 2010

One day course designed to give you the opportunity to view a Drama Makeup and Hair Artists role in making films and television

10 DAYS over 2 WEEKS ( 3 part time ) Monday 27th September 2010

Musical Drama Short film

Over seven days full time and three part time you will Write, Produce, Direct, and Edit a 5 to 6 minute short film WITH SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES BEST WRITING DIRECTING, PRODUCING, CAMERA, SOUND, AND EDITING MENTORS

You will DIRECT for part of the shoot and get to do all of the other crew positions on a rotating basis

$200 discount if you pay EARLY
Free Directors checklist
Free Actors checklist
Free E Book The Actors Handbook
BONUS One script submission will be used as the basis for our short film
Bonus A DVD copy with the short Film that you worked on.

ONE HOUR FILM CAREER OR FILM PROJECT COACHING FREE

Mark Piper will offer you a One Hour Free Coaching Session valued at $300. This is an optional part of the course and is FREE

* The consultancy occurs during or after the Week Long Course at a suitable time for you.
* At this one-on-one session, we will work out the best strategy for your film career or film project.
* Your Plan for 2010
* The actions and projects needed to achieve your goals.
* Any specific questions you need answered

All equipment supplied

* How to develop your film story and format it.
* How to cast your film
* How to produce and organise your film and shoot with small Budgets
* How to operate the camera
* Location Sound
* How to do lighting
* Know how a film is edited
* Which film Festivals to enter

7 Day Intensive 9am to 6pm

3 Day Post 6 pm to 9 30 pm

Total 10 Days 7 full time 3 part time

Maximim 10 people

Byron Bay

Monday
9am to 6 pm
Script With Writer TBA Director Mark Piper

How to structure the short film story
How to write a script
How to format a script
Begin scene breakdown for short film

Tuesday
9am to 6pm

Script With Writer TBA Director Mark Piper
Write First draft
Locations
Directing Scenes Mark Piper Blocking shot lists story boards

Wednesday
9am to 6pm

Write Second Draft

Script With Writer TBA Director Mark Piper
Casting session
Wardrobe/makeup checks and discussion

Thursday
9am to 6pm
Script With Writer TBA Director Mark Piper

Producing

Friday
9am to 6pm
Producing
Camera Equipment TBA How to Operate a camera
How to frame a shot
* How to get great exposure
* How to light a film set
Director Mark Piper
* How to Shot List
* What a Storyboard is

Sound Equiptment TBA * How to get great location sound
Rehersal / read through with actors

Saturday

8am to 6pm Shoot With DOP TBA Professional Sound Technician TBA
Crew Positions you will experience

Director
Director of Photography
Camera Assistant
Gaffer
Clapper Boom
Sound Recordist
Continuity
Producer Runner
Production Assistant.
Sunday

8am to 6pm Shoot With DOP TBA Professional Sound Technician TBA

Monday

6pm to 930 pm

Edit / Post Production Mark Piper and Editor TBA Final Cut Pro

Tuesday

6 30 pm to 9 pm

Edit / Post Production Mark Piper and editor TBA Final Cut Pro

Wednesday

6 30 pm to 9 30 pm

Cast and Crew Viewing

An Actor Prepares

A Director’s Perspective

Preparing for the Reel World

Two day course for actors Including show reel with 2 scenes and resume prepared during course

Team Building – Make a short film with All Saints, Home and Away Director Mark Piper – markpiper.com

Each participant will get to Direct one scene each and work on various crew roles over the two day shoot

Week 1  Preparation for 5 to 7 min short film – prepare a short story idea for short film and submit for consideration. All ideas will be distributed to other class members before first meeting and one idea will be chosen for the short film.

Cast should be no more than two main and two minor characters and no more than 4 locations over the two day shoot

Week 2 3 hour Introduction night 1 x script idea chosen for final script , camera and equipment tutoring

Week 3    1 full day script writing 10 scenes and casting – Script mentor in attendance, camera and equipment tutoring

Weekend 4    2 x day shoot with Director mentor, Sound mentor and DOP mentor in attendance Cast will be two actors and the minor roles cast from the class

Weekend 5  1 x day edit and post and Editor mentor in attendance then party

cost $2000 per person – max 10 people

TWO DAY FILMMAKERS COURSE
9 am Start

Introduction

Topics covered over two days

Script -    breaking down script
Casting -rehearsing actors
blocking
camera, sound

Shooting 2 scenes – 1 hour each

[ over the two days 10 two hander scenes will be shot with each participant directing one scene each and everyone else acting in each others scenes and changing crew roles – the scenes will be sent out one week before the workshop begins

Lunch

12 30 p.m. to 1 p.m.

shooting 3 scenes – 1 hour each

editing

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