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20 Seconds Of Joy
In Jens Hoffmann's breathtaking documentary, the filmmaker follows the elusive extreme sport athlete for five years through spectacular landscapes in some of the most remote corners of the world. Is the high worth the price when one wrong move means certain death?
"Offers thrilling footage of people parachuting off some of the world's most dangerous cliffs, but the main attraction is Hollekim herself, a beautiful and mysterious figure..." -Seattle PI
Workshops
Basic Videography
Learn how composition, lighting, and depth of field interact to create memorable images. This class will cover basic videography skills and provide the opportunity to operate the Northwest Film Forum's Canon GL1, Panasonic AG-DVX100, and HVX200. We will discuss the differences between video and film and the benefits and pitfalls of some of the more popular video formats currently in use. We will also address the basics of lighting for video, as well as how to record good field audio using a shotgun microphone and boom.
Events
Learn from our Mistakes: Filmmaking Disaster Stories from Noble Efforts
NWFF's quarterly Film Saloon-A panel discussion and socializing event for the local film community. This quarter, we invite accomplished, local filmmakers to share with us some of their disaster stories from behind the camera.
Productions
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle to premiere at Sundance
The 6th recipient of the Start-to-Finish grant is internationally acclaimed Seattle filmmaker David Russo, who will write and direct the feature film The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle. The Start-to-Finish grant is an innovative grant project through which the non-profit Northwest Film Forum throws the entirety of its resources behind a filmmaker's feature film. The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle will premiere in the American Spectrum category of the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.