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Brewing Creativity and Cinematic Craft
“Brewing Creativity and Cinematic Craft” will bring together visionary brewers, filmmakers, industry experts, and enthusiasts to explore the remarkable growth, shared artisanship, and diverse narratives that define these two dynamic worlds.
Why Your Action Plan Matters
This section will go over your locations and general plan of action for the entire production of your project.
Character Visualization: Engage Your Audience
This is not a requirement to include but it is a really great way to help your audience visualize the characters in more detail.
Filmmaker Feature: LaLa Halsema
LaLa Halsema is an award winning writer, director, producer who has worked on a variety of projects: feature films, short films, YouTube shorts, commercials, industrials, and videos for non-profits.
Why Your Story Needs to Be Told
Before you start anything, you have to know your story and how to tell it. What is the hook? Who are the main characters? How do they work together?
The crucial role of Script Coverage
You want your script to be professional level so whoever you send it to has the best first impression of your work.
How to make you and your submission stand out
At Cinema Life we want to show you the ropes of what will make you and your submission stand out to all festivals.
How to have a clear picture of your target audience
You don’t want to be too broad and say anyone from 0-85 will love this film. Be as specific as possible about the type of audience that will love this project.
How unsubscribing from emails can get you disqualified from film festivals
Every festival that you submit to has their own set of rules and regulations. It is very important to read these very carefully before you submit!
Filmmaker Feature: Kyle Lau
Kyle Lau is a writer/director originally from the Bay Area. He is the Co-Producer on AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS, where he was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Episodic Comedy for his penned episode on Season One.
