What Makes a Great Short Film: From Concept to Execution
This event will take place over Zoom on November 19th 6pm to 7:30pm (BST)
Welcoming Luigi Sibona!
Luigi brings a distinctive visual style and a passion for subverting storytelling norms. His award-winning short films, including Mantis and In Your Hands, have been featured at BAFTA and Academy Award-qualifying festivals worldwide.
Short films offer filmmakers a unique opportunity to tell powerful, concise stories that resonate with audiences and industry professionals alike.
Understanding how to effectively create a successful short film can be the difference between a project that gains widespread recognition and one that struggles to find an audience.
This workshop is ideal for filmmakers, screenwriters, and creatives looking to explore the intricacies of short filmmaking.
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What to Expect:
🎯 Pinpointing a High-Impact Core Idea
How to identify concepts that resonate in a short format and stand out in festivals.
📝 Condensing Narrative for Maximum Effect
Crafting tight, engaging stories that fit the short film structure and captivate audiences.
🎥 Using Visuals to Drive the Story
Leveraging cinematography and production design to communicate themes and emotions.
🔄 Effective Pacing and Timing
Mastering the rhythm and pacing of a short film to ensure a memorable viewing experience.
This event will take place over Zoom on November 19th 6pm to 7:30pm (BST)
Welcoming Luigi Sibona!
Luigi brings a distinctive visual style and a passion for subverting storytelling norms. His award-winning short films, including Mantis and In Your Hands, have been featured at BAFTA and Academy Award-qualifying festivals worldwide.
Short films offer filmmakers a unique opportunity to tell powerful, concise stories that resonate with audiences and industry professionals alike.
Understanding how to effectively create a successful short film can be the difference between a project that gains widespread recognition and one that struggles to find an audience.
This workshop is ideal for filmmakers, screenwriters, and creatives looking to explore the intricacies of short filmmaking.
--
What to Expect:
🎯 Pinpointing a High-Impact Core Idea
How to identify concepts that resonate in a short format and stand out in festivals.
📝 Condensing Narrative for Maximum Effect
Crafting tight, engaging stories that fit the short film structure and captivate audiences.
🎥 Using Visuals to Drive the Story
Leveraging cinematography and production design to communicate themes and emotions.
🔄 Effective Pacing and Timing
Mastering the rhythm and pacing of a short film to ensure a memorable viewing experience.
This event will take place over Zoom on November 19th 6pm to 7:30pm (BST)
Welcoming Luigi Sibona!
Luigi brings a distinctive visual style and a passion for subverting storytelling norms. His award-winning short films, including Mantis and In Your Hands, have been featured at BAFTA and Academy Award-qualifying festivals worldwide.
Short films offer filmmakers a unique opportunity to tell powerful, concise stories that resonate with audiences and industry professionals alike.
Understanding how to effectively create a successful short film can be the difference between a project that gains widespread recognition and one that struggles to find an audience.
This workshop is ideal for filmmakers, screenwriters, and creatives looking to explore the intricacies of short filmmaking.
--
What to Expect:
🎯 Pinpointing a High-Impact Core Idea
How to identify concepts that resonate in a short format and stand out in festivals.
📝 Condensing Narrative for Maximum Effect
Crafting tight, engaging stories that fit the short film structure and captivate audiences.
🎥 Using Visuals to Drive the Story
Leveraging cinematography and production design to communicate themes and emotions.
🔄 Effective Pacing and Timing
Mastering the rhythm and pacing of a short film to ensure a memorable viewing experience.
We have a limited number of concession tickets available on a first-come-first-serve basis. If you identify as working class, are currently on benefits, or if you consider yourself to be financially disadvantaged in a way that is hindering your progression in your career, these tickets are available to you.
Where does the money go?
Underscore Studios is unfunded and comprised of three volunteers. We believe that upskilling yourself should be affordable, engaging, and transparent. The money towards Workshops such as these means that we can keep them as low as they are, pay our Freelance Workshop leaders, support the organisation to be sustainable, and when we can, make more of our services available for Free.
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We are aware that even the cost of a concession ticket may be a key barrier for many people.
With this in mind, we are pleased to be able to offer 1 Free place on this course.
Bursary places such as these, will be offered on a first come first serve basis.
