Film Casting Processes

Local Sightings 2019: Working w/ Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Talent

Local Sightings 2019: Direct Cameraless Animation 

Local Sightings 2019: Local Lens and Film Funding at Washington Filmworks

Local Sightings 2019: BTS Stories w/ Bao Tran

Local Sightings 2019: S.O.S.! Understanding EPKs, DCPs & More

Local Sightings 2019: Producers Symposium: Marketing Your Movie Starts Yesterday

Local Sightings 2019: Intro to Unity–Virtual Production and Game Engines

Local Sightings 2019: Life is But a Dream 

Filmmaking Fundamentals: Narrative

After Effects Essentials

Editing Flows in Premiere

Editing with Anne Fabini

Beginning Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Camera Operation and Techniques

Cameraless Filmmaking: Photograms and Ray-o-grams

Lighting for Film and Media

Sounds Good

DSLR Videography

Producing for Film and Media

Scriptwriting and Storyboarding

Craft Lecture with Mike Plante

Beginning Editing with Adobe Premiere

Just Shoot It: Short Filmmaking in Seattle with Megan Leonard

BTS: Stories – Thin Skinned

Pre-production

• Fundamentals of Film Casting
• Open Script Read
• Breaking Down a Script for Producers, Writers and Directors
• Comedy Sketch Writing

Production

• Documentary Filmmaker Production: Coaching & Structure to Get Your Movie Made!
• Recording Audio For Film
• DSLR Videography
• Cine Lenses for DSLR Cinematography

Post Production

• Beginning Editing with Final Cut Pro
• Beginning Editing with Adobe Premiere CC
• ByDesign 2019 – Text & After Effects
• Smooth Moves: Transitions and Effects in Premiere Pro

Full Processes

• Organizational Storytelling

Discussions

• Communal Coffee with Vlada Knowlton

Youth

• Cadence 2019 – Making Video Poetry
• Cadence 2019 – The Image Speaks: Video Poetry Workshop

Pre-production

• Open Script Read

Production

• DSLR Filmmaking
• Creative Producing In the Independent Age
• Intro to Lighting for Film
• Cine Lenses for DSLR Cinematography
• Documentary Filmmaker Production: Coaching & Structure to Get Your Movie Made!

Post Production

• Beginning Editing with Adobe Premiere CC

Full Processes

• Filmmaking Fundamentals: Narrative

Discussions

• What’s Media Got to Do with It? Understanding Representation
• Communal Coffee 2019 Visioning and Mixer
• SAG-AFTRA Indie Contracts

Youth

• Takeaways: Documentary Storytelling
• Puppet Making with Clyde Petersen
• 360 Filmmaking: Behind the Scenes of the Festival
• Friendly Rhythms of the Planet (1/26) – with visiting filmmaker Tatiana Skorlupkina

Post Production

• Captions & Subtitles for Beginners

Discussions

• SAG-AFTRA Indie Contracts

Youth

• Coyote Camp- Youth Filmmaking
• Takeaways: Animating with Adobe After Effects
• Takeaways: Trailer Editing

Production

• Cine Lenses for DSLR Cinematography

Full Processes

• Ying of the Hill: A Site-Specific Theatrical Workshop in and about Capitol Hill

Pre-Production

• Open Script Read
• Pre-Production for Documentaries
• Writing Shorts

Production

• Producing Fundamentals for Indie Filmmakers
• Koerner Camera Tour & ARRI Equipment Demo

Post Production

• Beginning Adobe Premiere Pro

Full Processes

• Filmmaking Fundamentals: Narrative
• Filmmaking Fundamentals: Documentary
• The HIJACK Experience at Velocity Dance Center

Discussions

• Communal Coffee with Mark Titus
• Communal Coffee with CB Shamah

Production

• Intro to Lighting for Film
• Recording Audio For Film
• Working with the Sony A7s
• Intro to PA Work & Set Etiquette
• Intro to Motion – Ronin Certification

Post Production

• Beginning Audio Editing
• Intro to Color Correction
• Editing Intensive with Celia Beasley

Discussions

• Understanding Submissions for Shorts Fests
• Inside “Our Town: A New Media Theatrical Experience”
• Communal Coffee with Jeff Unay

Youth

• CFFS 2018 – Dream the Future: Studying Digital Animation
• CFFS 2018 – Educator Happy Hour
• CFFS 2018 – Drop-In Activity: Dream Fabulous Adventures!
• CFFS 2018 – 360 Filmmaking
• CFFS 2018 – Mobile Filmmaking

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• 100% refund if we receive your cancellation notice via email at least (15) business days before the first day of the program.
• 50% refund if we receive your cancellation notice via email at least (10) business days before the first day of the program.
• 15% refund if we receive your cancellation notice via email at least (5) business days before the first day of the program.
• Refunds can take up to (30) business days to process and transfer.

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Workshops specifically must meet the minimum enrollment requirement to launch (minimum enrollment varies). Students will be notified in advance if there is limited enrollment for a workshop.

If a workshop does not meet the minimum enrollment requirement, it will be canceled or rescheduled. Participants can receive a full credit for the amount of the workshp or a full refund.

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