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Darin Scott's Directing Workshop

At a Glance

  • Learn practical secrets from a Writer/Producer/Director who has had 12 nationally released feature films
  • Learn how to make a great film whether the budget is $10,000 or $10,000,000
  • Learn how to maximize your talent as a storyteller and make the most out of your resources

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Whether you're a Writer, a Producer, an Actor, or anyone else with a burning desire to tell stories in the cinematic medium, Darin Scott can show you the real life, no nonsense techniques that go into making a successful film, whether your budget is $5 thousand or $50 million. Darin has made movies and TV shows in all genres, and he wants to share that knowledge and experience with you. You'll learn the practical real-world secrets to how to walk on any set and be an effective professional. This is knowledge that you just can't get in film school.

If you want to stop dreaming about being a filmmaker, and take the step up to the next level, sign-up for the most important workshop you will ever take. Give Darin Scott two days and he'll make you the best filmmaker you can be.

You will learn how to:

  • Analyze The Screenplay
  • Create Compelling Images
  • Design Your Shot Plans
  • Choose The Right Cast
  • Inspire Great Performances
  • Run An Efficient And Creative Set
  • Solve Production Problems
  • Draw The Best From Your Crew
  • Advance Your Career

Darin Scott has produced, written, or directed such films as Menace II Society, Dark House, The Offspring, Love & A .45, To Sleep With Anger, Tales From The Hood, Waist Deep, Caught Up, Fear Of A Black Hat, Something Wicked, Sprung, Stepfather 2, and The Brothers. He's currently directing episodes of a new crime series for HBO.

Guest lecturer, writer-director Dave Parker, will discuss how he shot his new feature Coldwater for $10,000.

In addition, producer and Red Shogun Productions CEO Mark Sonoda will take Questions and Answers on Independent Financing.

Topics Covered:

PRE-PRODUCTION

  • Getting The Opportunity
  • Project Selection
  • Script Development
  • Composition
  • Continuity
  • Scope & Slickness
  • Shot Planning
  • Pre-Visualization
  • Casting Actors
  • Rehearsing Actors
  • Selecting A Crew
  • Camera Options
  • Location Selection
  • Length Timing

PRODUCTION

  • Setting The Tone
  • Scene Blocking
  • Choosing Lenses
  • Directing Actors On Set
  • Scene Pacing
  • EFX Make-Up & CGI
  • Stunts And Action
  • Shot Cheating 
  • Shot Prioritizing
  • Staying On Schedule
  • Problem Solving
  • Second Units
  • Using Multiple Cameras
  • Dealing With Suits

POST-PRODUCTION

  • Working With Editors
  • Using Stock Shots
  • Audience Testing
  • Sound Effects
  • Music & The Composer
  • Dialogue Replacement
  • Final Sound Mix
  • Color Timing

FINANCE

  • Motion Picture Investors
  • Raising The Money
  • Production Incentives
  • Business Plans
  • Questions & Answers

When:
March 3 - 4, 2012 9AM-6PM

Where:
Big Pictures Soundstage
3050 N. Lima St.
Burbank, CA 91504

Product Details

  • Date available: 01/25/2012
  • Publication date: 01/01/2011
  • Return policy: This item is not eligible for return.

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Meet the Author: Darin Scott

Darin Scott studied chemical engineering at USC before launching a successful career as a feature film producer-writer-director.

Scott's various Producer credits include: "From A Whisper To A Scream", which he also wrote; "Stepfather II"; "To Sleep with Anger", starring Danny Glover; Directors Allen and Albert Hughes' classic "Menace II Society"; the comic hit "Fear of a Black Hat"; "Love and a .45", starring Renee Zellweger; "Tales from the Hood", which Scott also wrote; "Sprung", from yet another Scott script; and the hit Screen Gems release, "The Brothers".

Scott has written scripts for Disney, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, New...

$299.00