KIDSEYE FILMMAKING WORKSHOP
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION
Reserve your space now for a special Holiday Edition of the KidsEye Virtual Filmmaking Workshop.
The dates are DECEMBER 19, 20, 28, 29 & 30, 2020
This is a free grant-funded workshop and available on a first-come, first served basis.
THE BACKSTORY:
The Flickers’ KidsEye Filmmaking Workshop has just received a stimulus grant to promote community development during the coming weeks leading up to the New Year. This opportunity offers a unique opportunity for high school, middle school, and college students to learn the ins and outs of film production during their winter break.
Students will work with instructors to write, shoot and edit a short film that will then be showcased as part of RIIFF’s December film event, the Between Takes Film Festival.
The Between Takes Film Festival will compose of an international showcase of work by filmmakers made during the Covid-19 lockdown. The work made by the students as part of this special Holiday Film Workshop will be featured alongside these films made by artists from across the globe.
This virtual workshop will explore the possibilities of making moving images with readily available cameras found at home (cellphones). The goal of the workshop is to teach students the necessary elements needed to construct a story visually. Image composition, natural lighting, sound design, and editing are all important components that will be covered during the week-long workshop.
At the conclusion of the 5-day program, students will have completed a short film that they will be able to use as a portfolio piece when looking to further their film education or search for roles within the creative industry.
The goal of this workshop is to introduce students to the possibilities of filmmaking as a form of creative expression using the resources already available to them. There is no better time than now to spark a lifelong passion in filmmaking.
Over the coming weeks, we will be offering three online classes. Each will be limited to 10 students.
INTRODUCTORY -Geared for ages 8-12. Instructor: Timothy Haggerty
Timothy Haggerty is the Technical Director for Flickers and is a free-lance cinematographer, writer and editor. His clients have included Talbots, The 99 Restaurant, Bausch & Lomb, Sun Pharma, and Harvard. Tim has worked with the KidsEye Workshop for the past five years.
ADVANCED- Geared for ages 13-17. Instructor: Nick Marcoux.
Nick Marcoux is a freelance cinematographer, camera operator, editor and educator with 15 years of professional experience capturing documentary, live action, television, live streams, music videos, dance, concerts, comedy, sports, video installations, political events, conferences, conventions, promotions, and commercials. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Rhode Island School of Design where he majored in Film/Animation/ Video.
From 2008 to 2012, Nick worked as a Camera/Graphics/Videotape Operator for local news broadcasts at WPRI-12/WNAC-64. His cinematography and editing on Lovely Hoffman’s “My Black Is Beautiful” Music Video was featured on BET Network, essence, teenvogue, CNN, other media outlets and premiered at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Harlem International and Women’s Only Film Festivals. Nick also worked as cinematographer, editor, and technical director for “Seamless Work” multiscreen video installation at the Slater Mill Museum(2018 & 2019).
COLLEGE LEVEL- Geared for ages 18-21. Instructor: Reshad Kulenovic.
Reshad Kulenovic is a writer/director based in Bosnia and the United States. His short film SNOVI played 20 international film festivals and was nominated for a 2011 Student Academy Award and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Oscar qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival. He was the RISCA (Rhode Island State Council of the Arts) Film Fellow for 2011-2012.
Reservations can be made by clicking on the link below:
Make your plans now for the 2020 KidsEye Winter Virtual Filmmaking Workshop.
Most cordially,
George T. Marshall
Executive Director
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
401-861-4445