ASTORIA FILM INSTITUTE - EDUCATION
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS (REGISTER NOW)
FALL 2021
FILM SCHOOL APPLICATION PREP (Ages 12+)
OCT 16 & 17
OCT 16 IN ZOOM 10am-3pm
OCT 17 IN PERSON 10AM-1PM
$250/participant
Participants learn and review skills needed to apply for Film Schools
or Film Programs in HS including story and character creation, camera shots and angles, making shot lists, storyboarding, production, lighting,
and personal essay writing
DESCRIPTIONS OF WORKSHOPS OFFERED:
Our Workshops are intensive hands-on programs, designed to empower young people by teaching them the technical and creative aspects of digital film making and offering a thorough overview of the production process. Our primary mission is to work with a diverse groups of young people from communities that have been historically under-served and in need ofopportunities for training and engagement in emerging media technologies. AFF Workshops develop leadership, creativity, and critical thinking, through the collaborative process of digital filmmaking and media production.
FILMMAKING WORKSHOP FOR KIDS
Participants cover all the FilmMaking Basics,
from story and character creation, to framing shots, making shot lists,
storyboarding, production, lighting, directing, and acting.
Students work collaboratively to create and then act in/shoot their own
short films, together as a class,
and those films and the student filmmakers are featured in the
Youth FilmMakers Session of the Astoria Film Festival
MAX 10 Students Ages 7-14
FILMMAKING WORKSHOP FOR TEENS
AGES 13-18
Learn all phases of filmmaking from pre-production to production to post-production. Includes: Storyboarding/Shot lists, Camera Angles/Cinematography, Lighting, Sound Design, Directing, Producing, Editing, Pitching. Marketing/Promotions.
MAX 10 Students
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FILMMAKING WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS
AGES 18+
Learn all phases of filmmaking from pre-production to production to post-production. Includes: Storyboarding/Shot lists, Camera Angles/Cinematography, Lighting, Sound Design, Directing, Producing, Editing, Pitching. Marketing/Promotion.
MAX 10 Students
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FILM EDITING
Participants will learn to edit in Adobe Premiere Pro
MAX 4 Students
Each participant must bring their own external hard drive to save work on
Class is divided into sections. You can take the entire class OR one or more sections:
Section 1: Intro to Editing Ages 10-Adult 11am-1pm
Section 2: Color Grading Ages 13+ 1:30-3pm
Section 3: Sound Syncing Ages 13+ 3-4:30pm
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FILM SCHOOL AUDITION PREP
Learn how to audition and interview
for high school and college film programs.
Participants will learn interview skills, write a personal essay, and tackle the basics of a film school interview including storyboarding, story & character development, camera shots, camera angles, and shooting drills.
Ages 12-14
Ages 14+
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STOP MOTION WORKSHOP
Create a script, storyboard, shotlists, characters, and a set,
and then create a stop motion film.
MAX 8 Students
Ages 5-11
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Email astoriafilmfestival@gmail.com to register
Payment can be made through PayPal (astoriafilmfestival@gmail.com) or Zelle or Venmo (email for more info)
Keep in mind that spots are not reserved until payment is made.
If you need to make payments in installments, please email to ask us about it.
