Masterclass Diary
Film sessions for serious filmmakers
Three all-day FREE* masterclasses by working film crews, designed
by the SSAW Industry Panel
Using recent UK feature films as case studies, sessions will cover
the filmmaking process from ideas through to sales and distribution.
Weekend Masterclass Series @ Atrium, Cardiff - session 3
EDEN LAKE
Nursery teacher Jenny (Kelly Reilly) and her boyfriend Steve (Michael Fassbender), escape for a romantic weekend away. Steve, planning to propose, has found an idyllic setting: a remote lake enclosed by woodlands and seemingly deserted. The couple's peace is shattered when a gang of obnoxious kids encircles their campsite. Reveling in provoking the adults, the gang steals the couple's belongings and vandalise their car leaving them completely stranded. When Steve confronts them, tempers flare and he suffers a shocking and violent attack. Fleeing for help, Jenny is subject to a brutal and relentless game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to evade her young pursuers and find her way out of the woods.
Friday 24th April 6.30-9.00pm Atrium Cinema, Cardiff
Screening of EDEN LAKE followed by networking drinks
Saturday 25th April 10.00-5.30pm Atrium Cinema, Cardiff
All day masterclass focusing on the challenges of making a feature from pre to post production with the following speakers:
Writer/Director- James Watkins (writer of My Little Eye)
Editor – Jon Harris (The Descent Part 2, Layer Cake, Stardust, Snatch)
Sound Editor – Ben Parker (Slumdog Millionaire, The Golden Compass, V for Vendetta)
Other speakers to be confirmed shortly
What you missed in session 2...
Weekend Masterclass Series @ Atrium, Cardiff - session 2
ABRAHAM'S POINT
Friday 20th March 6.30-9.00pm @ Atrium Cinema, Cardiff
Film starts at 6.30pm
Screening of Abraham’s Point followed by networking drinks
Saturday 21st March @ Atrium Cinema, Cardiff
All day masterclass focusing on the challenges of making a feature from pre to post production:
9.30 Registrations
10.00 Session 1 - pre production
11.30 Coffee/Tea Break
12.00 Session 2 - in production
13.30 Lunch
14.00 Session 3 - post production
15.45 End
With the following guest speakers:
Actor – Joseph Millson (Quantum of Solace, S.N.U.B, The Sarah Jane Adventures)
Director – Wyndham Price
Producer – Gaynor Messer-Price
Line Producer – David Ball
Production Designer – Keith Maxwell
Editor – John Gillanders
DoP – Zoran Velkjovic
Composer – John Hardy
FREE event, including drinks reception and lunch
To attend this event you need to book, so please RSVP to sharon@screenacademywales.org
Further information on www.abrahamspoint.com
WHAT YOU MISSED in session 1...
Weekend Masterclass Series @ Atrium, Cardiff - session 1
LONDON to BRIGHTON
Saturday 7th March 5.00-9.00pm
5pm - 7pm
Introduced screening of LONDON to BRIGHTON
7pm - 9pm
Networking drinks with the cast, director and members of the SSAW Industry Panel
Sunday 8th March
9.00-5.30 - download the full programme here
All day masterclass focusing on the challenges of making a successful low budget feature with the following speakers:
Actors
Lorraine Stanley (Eden Lake)
Johnny Harris (Atonement, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus)
Director –Paul Andrew Williams
Producers –Rachel Robey & Alastair Clarke
Production Co-ordinator – Keri Jenkins
DOP – Christopher Ross
Composer – Laura Rossi
SSAW Industry Panel members Jill James and Ed Thomas will chair this event.
Visit the London to Brighton website
FREE event, including drinks reception, breakfast and lunch
The masterclass will be split into 4 sessions covering pre to post production - biogs for the speakers and the order of the day will be available on arrival
To attend this event you need to book, so please RSVP to sharon
Download the PDF for information on the series here