Discover all about the production process as you chill out on a summer Sunday afternoon. Rushes Soho Shorts festival (RSSF) and London Film Academy (LFA) invite festival-goers to LFA Open House: REEL SUMMER, a programme of free training activities covering the key technical and creative aspects of filmmaking and the chance to mingle with the film & TV industry in our barbecue and relaxation area.
Learn from:
§ Editing, Writing and Producing Surgeries for which emerging filmmakers can sign up for 20-minute one-to-one sessions to discuss their projects with an LFA tutor*
§ Practical camera and lighting workshops using Arri equipment – plus Chameleon dolly with hydraulic jib arm!
§ Editing demonstrations on both Final Cut and Avid packages
§ An introduction to digital special effects for low-budget productions with VFX Supervisor Alan Marques (‘Vertical Limit’) and Post-production Supervisor Dave Barnard (‘MirrorMask’)*
§ CV advice from Skillset, the industry body that ensures the UK creative media industries maintain their world-class position*
§ A seminar from BAFTA-winning Director Richard Kwietniowski (‘Love and Death on Long Island’), ‘Anatomy Of A Scene’, which explores the working relationship between actors and the director, as he takes two professional actors through building a scene, from reading and rehearsal to blocking and shooting *
§ A tutorial demonstrating how to use Entertainment Partners Budgeting and Scheduling production-management programmes, the industry-standard software
Look at:
§ Screenings of graduation films from LFA Filmmaking Diploma students
§ The UK premiere of short films from Australia’s Shorts Film Festival in the LFA Screening Room*
§ An introduction to the new advanced documentary, writing and shorts to feature courses available at LFA from the autumn
§ The LFA’s green screen in LFA Studio 1
§ A Q&A session with actors Camilla Rutherford (‘Gosford Park’) and Craig Parkinson (‘Control’) after a screening of romantic short ‘The Taxidermist’, in which they star *
Lounge with:
§ Finest-quality barbecue food and fresh juices provided by Moosh – the real fruit & smoothie café
§ An acoustic music set from music producer and composer James Wilkinson
§ A networking zone
All events are free (though charges apply for Moosh food and drinks) and take place at:
London Film Academy,
The Old Church,
52a Walham Grove,
London SW6 1QR
(Fulham Broadway Tube).
*NB. Events marked with an * require pre-booking on a first-come, first-served basis; to reserve your place, please email Vicki Mitra at events@londonfilmacademy.com or call 020 7386 7711 before Thursday 23 July.