Film Production Workshop – Location Sound and RED Camera

*Please note this workshop is now FULL — but you are welcome to join the waitlist on Eventbrite **

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MAVNetwork is a local production network focused on training and hiring members of the underrepresented film community.

CineVic is an artist-run society supporting independent filmmakers and media artists with accessible programming, affordable equipment, professional development resources, and cinematic exhibition opportunities since 1991.

We acknowledge and respect the long and continuing history of the Lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking people, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, on whose traditional and unceded territory we carry out our creative activities.

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Back by popular demand, this intensive two-day workshop is for technicians to learn more about filmmaking practices and problem-solving, for location sound recording and on set camera operation in a scripted scenario. A basic understanding of audio principles, camera setup, and some location sound experience is preferred but not mandatory.

This workshop is intended for self-identifying members of underrepresented communities in the film industry including: BIPOC, gender expansive, women-identifying, member of the disabled community or disabled, queer or LGBTQ2SIA+, the generationally poor / low-income, or another affected community not listed here.

Instructors Lesley Marshall and Daniel Taggart-Hodge will lead the workshop by employing terminology of anti-oppression based filmmaking and horizontal leadership structures. Please note this workshop is in-person only, and participants are expected to attend both days.

We are also seeking scripts and actors for this workshop — scroll down for submission details. ⬇️

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Participants will have the opportunity to learn:

Location Sound:

• Planning and set-up for a location
• Various mics, placements, boom operation
• Workflow with frequently used mixers
• Timecode generators
• Responding to common problems

Camera Workflow:

• Setup of tripod, RED Gemini camera, basic lights
• Integration with location sound technician
• Calling a location as a 1st AD
• Basic framing techniques and camera usage
• Basic lighting techniques

Takeaways:

• Record, catalog, and review location sound
• Problem-solve general issues that can come up on set
• Familiarize with best practices and gear to use/rent/purchase

Date & Time:

• Saturday 2 December 2023
• Sunday 3 December 2023
• 12:00pm – 5:00pm both days

Location:

• Intrepid Studio, 2-1609 Blanshard St., Victoria BC

Registration:

• $50 CineVic Members
• $100 Non-Members
• To reduce barriers to this workshop we are offering a number of registration fee waivers, if you would like to apply please email [email protected]

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*Please note this workshop is now FULL — but you are welcome to join the waitlist on Eventbrite **

REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE >>

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Lesley Marshall is an award-winning independent filmmaker, former adjunct professor of film at Carleton University, instructor and technical workshop coordinator at Digital Arts Resource Centre (SAW Video). Lesley is the writer of the DIY Sound Tech for Women handbook funded by Community Arts Ottawa.