 March 7th, 2007 Confessions of the Filmmaker at Cleveland State UniversityA Series of Interactive Discussions on the Art, Craft, and Business of Filmmaking at Cleveland State University
Saturday, March 24th
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMLocal Heroes: The Importance of Regional Filmmaking While Hollywood may be the commercial center of film production, one of the most vital aspects of independent cinema is the way that it gives a voice to more localized concerns and forms of expression. This panel will look at regional filmmaking - in terms of the opportunities it provides the filmmaker for telling stories that are outside the Hollywood model and the alternative production practices it fosters. Today, with more and more filmmakers emerging from regional bases- and many like Robert Rodriguez and Richard Linklatter in Austin, Gus Van Sant in Portland, and John Waters in Baltimore choosing to remain in their original locales while still enjoying Hollywood financing and distribution- regional filmmaking has never been more important.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMOn a Shoestring: The Challenges and Rewards of Low Budget Production The many micro-budget films that have gone on to wide acclaim - such as Kevin Smith‚Äôs ‚ÄúClerks‚Äù (1994) and Jonathan Caouette‚Äôs ‚ÄúTarnation‚Äù (2003), which was a multiple award winning documentary with a stated budget of approximately $218‚Ä?have made it appear simple to turn a miniscule investment into cinematic gold. This panel will explore the many difficulties that go along with low-budget filmmaking, from casting and locations to post-production and music. While the struggles of the low-budget filmmaker are significant, we will also discuss the opportunities for artistic innovation and creative freedom that this production approach affords. |
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