Youth Filmmaker Series: Intro to Producing and Pre-Production [In-Person Only]
Sun Jan 26:
*PARTICIPANTS MUST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER*
Suggested registration is $100, sliding scale available.
Duration: 4h
Instructor: Derek Edamura
About
The Youth Filmmaker Series is a NEW workshop series designed specifically to empower young filmmakers with all the tools and technical knowledge they need to tell the impactful stories that are important to them. This series is comprised 5 workshops that will cover the fundamental concepts of filmmaking and storytelling.
In this introductory workshop in our Youth Filmmaker Series students will get familiar with everything they need to know to prepare to shoot their films! We will explore documents, skills, and the workflow required to transform a basic idea to an incredible film! Over the course of the workshop students will learn how to write a logline and a pitch, write a script, create storyboards and shot lists, and design pitch decks that will set them up for success in their next amazing film!
- 9AM – Introductions and Icebreakers
- 9:30AM – How to write a logline
- 10AM – How to write a script
- 11AM – Lunch
- 12PM – Storyboards and Shot lists
- 1PM – Office Hours (optional)
Office Hours is an optional time (60 minutes) at the end of the workshop for youth filmmakers to get individual feedback and instruction.
Derek Edamura
Executive Director
Northwest Film Forum
Derek Edamura is a documentary filmmaker, teaching artist, and community organizer who focuses on creating meaningful partnerships that empower emerging artists. Over the past 13 years, Derek has collaborated with corporate clients, non-profits, independent short films, and feature length documentaries. As an independent filmmaker, his work premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2016 (Sam Choy’s Poke to the Max) and 2019 (The Long Haul: Story of the Buckaroos).
In 2021, Derek joined the Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) as Education Director, and was appointed to the Executive Director position in 2023. Since then, he has overseen the largest operating budget in the history of NWFF. He reinstated all of the Forum’s core educational programming, apprenticeship programs, and artist support services after an 18-month pandemic closure, including Remove the Gap Workshop Series, Filmmaking Fundamentals, Youth Summer Camps, and all-ages film festival workshops. He also expanded the Remove the Gap Productions Apprenticeship program and, in 2022, helped to launch the ACTION! Narrative Apprentice Program. It supports emerging artists who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or living with a disability as they develop professional skills while making films that center their authentic voices and cultural identities.
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Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum’s ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. All doors in Northwest Film Forum are non-motorized, and may require staff assistance to open. Our upstairs workshop room is not wheelchair accessible.
The majority of seats in our main cinema are 21″ wide from armrest to armrest; some seats are 19″ wide. We are working on creating the option of removable armrests!
We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter. Also available at the front desk is a Sensory Kit you can borrow, which includes a Communication Card, noise-reducing headphones, and fidget toys.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at maria@nwfilmforum.org. Our phone number (206-329-2629) is voicemail-only, but we check it often.
Made possible due to a grant from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Sensory Access, our Sensory Access document presents a visual and descriptive walk-through of the NWFF space. View it in advance of attending an in-person event at bit.ly/nwffsocialnarrativepdf, in order to prepare yourself for the experience.
⚠️ Covid-19 Policies ⚠️
NWFF patrons will be strongly encouraged to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Recent variants of COVID-19 readily infect and spread between individuals regardless of vaccination status.
Read more about NWFF’s policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here.