| Friday |
| 1:00 |
Film Festival Kickoff – General Info |
A 2-part panel:
Hear what to expect from the Film Festival & Track (events, guests,
short film/feature screenings). This is your starting place for 4 days
of film. |
Matthew M. Foster &
festival
filmmakers |
| 4:00 |
Making SF and Fantasy Films |
Our filmmakers will let us
in on what it takes to make SF and fantasy films, and scriptwriter Peter
Sullivan may show us some clips from his upcoming sci-fi channel films. |
Peter Sullivan |
| 8:30 |
The Spirit of Independent
Film |
What is the state of
independent film? New artistic expressions or garbage? Everyone shouts
about the “spirit of indie film.” Is that meaningful? Is it a
revolutionary philosophy or just an excuse for no talent and even less
skill. |
Lloyd Kaufman, Matt Green |
|
Saturday |
| 10:00 |
Machinima 101 and Beyond |
Groundbreakers in the genre
of Machinima, Geoff Ramsey of Rooster Teeth (makers of Red vs. Blue),
Matt Kelland of Short Fuze and co-author of "Machinima", and Clint
Hackleman of Myndflame.com explain how it's done and what's coming next! |
Clint Hackleman, Matt Kelland |
| 10:00 |
Tippi Hedren and the Big
Cats of Shambala |
Tippi Hedren is known as the
star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” but her real love has been the
tigers, lions, and other great cats that she cares for at the Shambala
sanctuary. This is a story of fierce predators that needed a savior and
found one. |
Tippi Hedren |
| 4:00 |
Film Production Around the
World |
What’s it like to film in
Australia? Japan? France? Some of this year’s foreign filmmakers will
tell us their stories as well as a couple of diverse U.S. filmmakers.
Their adventures are informative and sometimes funny and painful. |
festival
filmmakers |
|
Sunday |
| 11:30 |
Film Critics in the Morning:
The 10 Most Important Science Fiction Films |
Our critics will take a
lively look at the movie you must see if you want to understand
cinematic science fiction. Some are classics. Some aren’t. A must panel
for any SF film fan. |
Dr. Bob Blackwood, Dr. John
L. Flynn, Matthew M. Foster |
| 1:00 |
Legal Issues in Filmmaking |
To make a film, you’ve got
to know the law. Can you use that music? That location? Can your
character drink a can of coke? Can you use Luke Skywalker in your film?
And what about using clips from video games to make your own film. Come
and learn. |
Theodora Michaels,
Kristen Fancher |
| 5:30 |
Juliet Landau on Independent
& Short Film |
Sure you know Ms. Landau as
the sensual & crazed Drusilla on Buffy, but she’s also worked
extensively in independent film and has one of the best modern shorts
under her belt: the ghost story Repossessed. Spend an hour on the
other side of her career. |
Juliet Landau |
| 8:30 |
What Film Festival’s Want |
Dan Krovich (Atlanta Film
Festival & Out on Film) and Matthew M. Foster (Dragon*Con) will explain
what festival’s want and how to deal with them, and you’ll have a chance
to ask questions or just complain. A must panel if your doing the
festival circuit. |
Dan Krovic, Matthew M.
Foster |
|
Monday |
| 10:00 |
Short Film Festival:
Filmmaker Discussion |
Everyone is invited to our
group discussion of short filmmaking. We’ll hear funny and painful
production stories, swap info, watch some clips and full shorts, and
generally chat about short film. |
festival
filmmakers |
| 1:00 |
Short Film Festival: 2007
Awards Ceremony |
Come see who are the
winners of the 2007 Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival. |
|
| 2:30 |
State of the Union of HD |
What’s working and what
isn’t with HD. We’ll talk cameras and how prosumer HD has been a
disappointment and why you should be optimistic about its future. |
Hunter Cressall, Jeff Ello |
| 4:00 |
Film Festival Closing:
What's next for our filmmakers and wrap-up |
Come on by and join the
discussion. What went right? What went wrong? What was just weird? Our
director will wrap-up another year and filmmakers will let us know
what’s next for them. |
Matthew M. Foster and the
festival filmmakers |
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