How a film can be found: Ideation//Process (Filmmaking Workshops for Trans and Non-Binary People) – SOLD OUT
April 6 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the event. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please go to the ticket link to be added to this!**
Are you trans and/or non-binary and would like to learn how to make your own short films?
SQIFF and Scottish Trans are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Erica Monde and hosted at Transmission Gallery.
Erica Monde is a filmmaker, academic and educator working as a writer and director across documentary, experimental, and fiction film. They currently run IMPRINT Documentary Collective, teach on film courses at the University of Edinburgh and are completing their Short Circuit funded film, This Desert Will Rust Your Bones. Their recent documentary There’s Not Much We Can Do was funded by the Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap scheme, and they have also worked as a producer and story consultant on award winning short films.
Each workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about!
Information on this session (1/4):
What makes a compelling idea for a short film? How can a short film be created in one month? In week 1 we will explore what type of film (documentary, fiction, experimental or hybrid) we want to make and why we want to make it. This session will focus on short filmmaking as a creative process, finding potential layers to explore within our film and understanding in more depth the stories we want to tell. Touching briefly on the short film landscape, participants will walk away from this session with a draft film treatment and production plan for the next few weeks. Filmmaking teams will be organised as needed based on interest, skill, and desire to collaborate.
Please bring either: a general idea for a film you want to make, or an idea of the kind of film you may want to work on with others.
All roles (directors, producers, cinematographers, sound designers, composers, editors, production designers, costume designers, etc.) and levels of experience (from none to advanced) are welcome!
Tickets are FREE. To book a spot, click here.
Accessibility:
- Wheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.
- Snacks and Drinks will be provided.
- Quiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.
- Audience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing [email protected] or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.
- Face Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.
- Support Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.
- The SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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