workshops
The Red One camera
Released in 2007, the Red One digital cinema camera has been described as a complete game-changer—the camera of the future. Able to capture astounding imagery yet light enough to hold with one hand, the Red One has been used in such films as the Hollywood blockbuster Green Zone and the science fiction hit District 9. This interactive workshop, led by Barbadian videographer Rivelino Simmons, will have participants go through the basics of the camera, including the usage of different lenses. The workshop is recommended for directors, cinematographers and editors.
Saturday 25 September from
9am–4pm
ttff office, Belmont
$300 (lunch included)
discount for students $250
pre-registration recommended call 621.0709
maximum 20 participants
The art of adaptation
The practice of turning a work of literature into a film is almost as old as the medium of filmmaking itself. Yet the potential for using Caribbean literature as a source for making films remains largely unexplored. In this workshop, facilitated by acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Caryl Phillips, participants will get to grips with adapting a Caribbean literary work for the screen. Phillips will take the participants through the necessary steps of adaptation before they attempt some writing of their own. Phillips will then critique the participants’ work.
Saturday 2 October from
9 am–4 pm
UWI St Augustine
$300 (lunch included)
discount for students $250
pre-registration recommended call 621.0709
maximum 40 participants
Directing a feature film
The feature-length narrative is the most popular type of film, the one most directors aspire to make. It is also arguably the most challenging. Daniela Thomas, a Brasilian filmmaker who has directed or co-directed a series of award winning feature films, leads this workshop in the challenges specific to making a feature film. Using excerpts from her films, research material and scripts, Ms Thomas will take participants through some of the particular obstacles she has faced in directing, and how she tackled them.
Saturday 2nd October from
9am–12noon
ttff office, Belmont
$150 (refreshments included)
maximum 30 participants
pre-registration recommended call 621.0709
Daniela Thomas is an award-winning director, screenwriter and editor. She co-directed her first feature film, Terra Estrangeira, alongside Walter Salles in 1996. In 2006 she co-directed—again with Salles—a segment of the portmanteau film Paris je t’aime. Linha de Passe (2008, co-directed with Salles) was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Her most recent film is Insolação (2009), which she made with Felipe Hirsch.
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