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Trailer Mechanics: Making Fundraising Demos |
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 New Master Class Announced for 2012 VFF SpringBoard!
"Trailer Mechanics: Making Fundraising Demos" with the Documentary Doctor, Fernanda Rossi.
Special Student Rate on Springboard Passes $75
"Can you show me something?" usually means "can you show me a fundraising trailer?" Today, a short work-in-progress or demo is the essential tool every filmmaker needs to raise the funds needed to make a documentary, whether from grants, crowdfunding or private investors. Stop guessing what works and what doesn't work - and why - in this one-day, hands-on workshop for producers, directors, writers and editors. If you have already read or are about to read the book by the same name this workshop is a chance to see all that theory in action with real life examples. You will:
• learn the foundational story structures for fundraising trailers
• learn the most common mistakes filmmakers make
• analyze trailers before and after Fernanda's doctoring.
• analyze successful fundraising trailers.
• analyze demos from the audience.
Internationally renowned speaker and story consultant Fernanda Rossi has doctored over 300 films, including two nominated for the Academy Award®; as well as hundreds of trailers, many of which received funding from ITVS and NFB. She has given seminars at major world conferences such as HotDocs in Canada, Sheffield Doc/Fest in the UK and SilverDOCS in the US, among others. Her columns and articles have been published in trade publications like The Independent in the US and DOX in Europe. She is the author of the book that, according to industry professionals, is the bible on fundraising demos: Trailer Mechanics: A Guide to Making your Documentary Fundraising Demo.
There are limited seats available for Master Classes, so get your passes for SpringBoard now.
Springboard Single Day Passes can also be purchased online here.
Passes are also available in person at the Victoria Film Festival office, 1215 Blanshard St. (M-S 10am-4pm), or by calling (250)389-0444.
The complete SpringBoard schedule can be found here: http://victoriafilmfestival.com/industry/springboard.html
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