Filmmaking Workshops - Zaki Gordon Institute for Independent Filmmaking

Open to the Public for Registration
If you can't commit to full-time film studies, you can still take advantage of the state-of-the-art facilities and filmmaking experts at the Zaki Gordon Institute through inspirational workshops.

These weekend intensives are extremely reasonably priced for two day immersions!
Topics cover directing, editing, cinematography, sound design, producing, screenwriting and more.

Learn from industry professionals.
Develop skills in a specific area of interest.
Check out the film school.

If you would like to be reminded of filmmaking workshops and classes send an e-mail to ZGI E-mail List. Let us know what you want to learn about. ZGI wants to support your filmmaking education!

Fall 09 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

DFM104. Screenwriting: (2 credit hours).
Professional feature length screenwriting for narrative and
documentary films. Zaki Gordon Institute co-founder, Dan Gordon, writer of The Hurricane, Wyatt Earp, Passenger 57 and many other screenplays, play adaptations and novels, will take you first hand through his writing process. From concept to polished script, this dynamic, two-day workshop will cover what it takes to be a successful writer.
August 29-30

DFM106. Camera Coverage: (1 credit hour).
Director of Photography, Stephan Schultze, will demonstrate the aesthetics of lighting and camera setup for filmmaking. You will learn how to analyze story from a Director of Photography’s P.O.V., how to manage crew, the history of cinematography, the tools of lenses and cameras and how directors and cinematographers interface on a movie set.

DFM111. Documentary Interview Techniques: (1 credit hour).
Introduction to interviewing techniques. Professional use of
lights, sound and camera for interviews. Questioning to elicit a
useful response.
Nov 14-15 Ronald Tobias from Montana State University and director for the Discovery Channel, will be visiting Sedona to teach this master class joined by Ed George, National Geographic cinematographer.

DFM105. Directing Actors: (1 credit hour).
Gain valuble insight into the intricate world of directing actors. Learn how to cultivate an award-winning performance from this uniquely dynamic workshop.
October 3-4

DFM107. Editing Esthetics: (2 credit hours).
Feature film editing from analysis to final cut.
October 10-11

DFM206. Advanced Cinematography: (2 credit hours).
Single and multi camera lighting techniques. Emphasis on
selecting visual style for a script and visual storytelling.
December 5-6

Call 928-649-4276 for registration assistance.
Limited space, so please call early.

Sagan Lewis is offering a dynamic
weekly workshop for actors this fall semester.
New this year is a separate class for beginning and advanced studies...

Recent Workshops

Sedona International Film Festival
Great films, great networking and incredible workshops!

WHAT'S UP, DOC?

In February 2009 The Panelists of this Dynamic Documentary Workshop did a Great Job!

CASS WARNER- Writer, Director, Producer, The Brother's Warner
-Winner of the HBO Films Producer Award
-Third-generation filmmaker, Cass made a documentary that is an intimate portrait of her family and their cultural legacy in, The Brothers Warner

JAMES CHRESSANTHIS, ASC- Director, No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
-Director of Photography and one of the directors of CBS primetime hit series, Ghost Whisperer

DANIEL JUNGE- Director, They Killed Sister Dorothy
-featured by "Filmmaker" magazine as an up-and-coming filmmaker
-directorial debut at Tribeca Film Festival with the feature length film, Cheifs, winning an award for best documentary and then broadcasting on PBS

GINI RETICKER- Director, Pray the Devil Back to Hell
- produced and directed Emmy Award -winning documentary Ladies First, focusing on the role of woman rebuilding Rawanda.

KATHLEEN GLYNN- Oscar-winning producer and Executive Producer of Dog Eat Dog Films. Inc. since 1989, recently producing, Fahrenheit 9-11 with director Michael Moore

JOHN ZARITSKY- Oscar-winning Director
-winning more than 30 awards for his documentary films including an Academy Award in 1982 for, Just Another Missing Kid, Emmy nominations forBroken Promises, Born in Africa, Romeo and Juliet in Sarejevo, and many film festival honors

HIGH DEFINITION WORKSHOP
Thanks to the Awesome Panel!

HD Camera Technology
Ed George- Producer National Geographic, Discovery
Stephan Schultze- Director of Photography

Post Workflow Formats
Dan Brock- Sound Designer
James Frazier- Post/Composit Supervisor
Bryan Reinhart- Editor

Previous Guest Speakers at ZGI

Ken Carlson - producer; Go Tigers, Amargosa

Kaye Cooper-Mead – distribution; Summit Entertainment

Jenny Clemens – distribution; New Line Cinema

Russell Cooper-Mead - film educator

Daniel Dubiecki - co-producer, "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno"

Ed George- producer; National Geographic, Discovery

Dan Gordon – screenwriter; “Hurricane”, “Wyatt Earp”

Linda Grey – actor/director; “Dallas”

Jerry Hartleben- director of photography; “Thirty Something”, Commercial

Dan Helberg – producer; “The Mole”, “Popstar”

Huell Howser- producer; PBS, “California’s Gold”

Dan Myrick – writer/director; “Blair Witch Project”

Shawn Nelson- acting coach; Sela Ward / director; Prime-Time Television

Robert Parigi- producer; “Tales from the Crypt”, “Night Stalker”, “Profiler”, “Threat Matrix”

Dan Petrie Jr.- screenwriter, Edgar Allan Poe Award- "Beverly Hills Cops" & "The Big Easy", Oscar- nominee "Beverly Hills Cops"

Howard Rosenman- producer; “Father of the Bride”, “The Celluloid Closet”, “The Family Man”

Ronald Tobias- producer; National Geographic

Frank Warner- academy award winning sound designer; “Close Encounters”, “Raging Bull”

Robert Wise- director; “Sound of Music”, “Star Trek”, “West Side Story”

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