CineVic AGM & Member Social 2021
Online29 September 2021
Attention CineVic Members! Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled for Wednesday September 29th 2021 at 6:00pm on Zoom. Join us to review some highlights of the past year, elect your Board of Directors, and then ring in the autumn season at a digital social with your fellow members.
Production Design w/ Joyce Kline
Online2 October 2021
It’s entirely possible to create a compelling, professional looking film on a shoestring. Leo Award winning production designer Joyce Kline wants to show you how! This wide-ranging workshop will expand your tool kit beyond cinematography and lighting to open your eyes to how set, costume and props can tell your story. // This workshop is presented as part of The Incubators program.
Casting the Right Actors For Your Film w/ Darlene Tait
Online2021 October 12
Once you have a script you love in your hands, one of the next tasks is deciding which actors can convey your vision. In this workshop you will learn: The ins and outs of going union; Prepping your Character Breakdowns and imagining characters in a new way; How to make decisions that will affect your Casting Call; and much much more!
Indigenous Storytelling Practices & Protocols w/ Eli Hirtle
Online18 October 2021
In this workshop, local artist, curator and filmmaker Eli Hirtle will guide participants through conversation about practices & protocols specific to working with Indigenous peoples and their stories. Eli will share stories of his film-making practice, which he describes as “community-based collaborations”. We will also look at and discuss “ON-SCREEN PROTOCOLS & PATHWAYS: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories”, a comprehensive publication commissioned by ImagineNATIVE film festival in 2019.
One Take Super 8 Screenings (2021)
Alix Goolden Performance Hall 907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada23 October 2021
CineVic is SUPER excited to announce Vancouver Island’s second edition of the One Take Super 8 Event — this time in full Kodak colour! A fun, non-competitive, community-driven creation and exhibition opportunity for intrigued newbies, amateur artists, and professional filmmakers alike. Get your advance tickets now and join us in-person or online for the limited-capacity hybrid screening event!
Visual Storytelling & Animation part 1 w/ Amanda Strong
Online30 October 2021
Learn basic 2D and 3D stop-motion techniques, and tips for visual storytelling from the award winning artist Amanda Strong! In this workshop, participants will explore basic methods of moving objects frame by frame, lighting, and rigging processes for stop-motion animation. Strong will be show examples for participants to get a detailed look behind the scenes at design, render, and scale. We encourage that participants bring objects or puppets they have made for a Zoom show-and-tell (optional but not required).
Short Circuit Film Festival – Earlybird Deadline
1 November 2021
Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival returns in May 2022 for our 10th annual edition! Filmmakers from all regions bordering the Pacific Ocean are invited to submit your short film for consideration.
CINE⚡️SPARK – Earlybird Deadline
1 November 2021
Submit your short screenplays for a chance to pitch your project and earn a production package worth over $17,500!
Visual Storytelling & Animation part 2 w/ Bracken Hanuse Corlett
Online1 November 2021
Not just for animators! Filmmakers and artists of all disciplines will enjoy this inspiring talk on visual storytelling techniques, and how to use new and evolving apps and platforms to create your film.
Prep & Production Workflow w/ Trevor Cunningham
Online6 November 2021
When someone mentions a film unit, most people think of location shooting. But, in fact, most Film and TV projects are made in a series of predictable phases, of which shooting is only one. In this workshop we will explore workflow from Prep to Production, with emphasis on Pre-Production in order for your project to reduce the risk and pitfalls that can plague a project.