Straight Curve offer you this unique chance to meet and listen to a fantastic line up of speakers and participate in sample workshops all in one day. Saturday 24th May all day entry and networking £10 and each workshop £2.
Towergate Insurance
Towergate Insurance will have a representative who will talk about the importance of insuring your film.
Equipment Hire
Why buy when you can hire. A representative from an equipment hire company will demonstrate what equipment is available to hire and why you should think about hiring as opposed to buying.
The Life of a Boom Operator
Orin Beaton who was boom operator on movies such as "Harry Potter", "Eastern Promises" and "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People" will talk about life of a boom operator. What to do and not to do on a big budget film set.
Ben Blaine
Ben Blaine will be discussing in his own words "I'll be talking about all the deliberate mistakes and accidental succeses that have filled my past ten years making films with my brother. Thrill as we get into the Edinburgh Film Festival on the strength of the silly drawings we did on the entry form! Gasp as we start a music video company only for every act we work with to get dropped! Look away in horror as we get Danny Dyer naked and then convince Film 4 to give us 50k to wank a bear... It's a relatively true account of living and working amid the grass roots of the British Film Industry and if I can't convince you to go and get a proper job, then you're probably in as much trouble as I am." Ben Blaine
Paul Andrew William
Paul Andrew Williams will be talking about how making shorts can lead onto bigger and better things and why it is a good place to start. What he had to do to get to where he is now, what comes next and how he got the money for "London to Brighton" and "The Cottage"
JC Crissey
Marketing low-budget British films: After contextualising the market for low-budget British film, John Crissy will present his view on marketing to distributors and agents. This exciting presentation will also include how recoupment works and the roll of festivals.
Crissy vs Blaine
Short vs Feature. Should you start doing shorts or should you go straight into a feature? JC Crissy and Ben Blaine will talk about the pros and cons.
Sound Recording
Jules Dawton will be looking at location sound recording equipment. He will demonstrate which microphones to use in different scenarios and discussing location sound in general.
Scriptwriting: What is an Act?
What is an act and what is its function. Chris Knowles will be talking about this in detail.
Scriptwriting preperation
Chris Knowles will show you have to prepare for your script. Too many new screen writers start writing thier scripts without any thought on how to prepare.
Comedy Writing
Brad Ashton will be talking about writing comedy. The different methods you can use to create comedy in your writing.
Stills Photography on your short
Richard Unger will be talking about why stills photography is important to your film. Long or short.
Johannes Roberts
Johannes Roberts will be talking about his experiences on making low budget features with very little money.
SFX Make-Up
Cicely Conelly has worked on "Casualty" and "Eastenders" and will be showing you how to create Casualty style SFX such as burns, cuts and bruises.
Call 0845 021 4000 or visit http://www.straightcurve.co.uk for full details to be held in Central Bromley.
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