National film critic Nick Nicholson will reveal the seemingly ever-elusive list of things to do and not to do in your film projects on topics of writing, directing, producing, distribution and all in between. Member, Broadcast Film Critics Assn., Broadcast TV Journalist Assn., SAG-AFTRA, HCC-TV & CNN Radio & Co-founder of Houston Film Critics Society.
Multi-award winner Shawn Welling shares innovative ways to shoot your next feature or short. Explore many options on how to keep audiences engaged yet not distracted by using animals, macro shots, drones, & clever perspectives to enhance a big budget look without a big budget. Fresh tricks of the trade and don’t miss the live animal & innovative equipment.
Gary Chason Writer/Producer/Director/Actor Gary Chason covers do's & don'ts of drawing the best performance out of an actor; Text vs. Subtext; ask don't tell; working with non-actors; line readings, with volunteers from audience and some actors, too.
Houston-Austin Local Celebrate Women in Film. Women know the power of the early bird who catches the pastries, followed by a master class in film production and working women in the Texas film industry.
Canadian multi-award winning director/producer & educator, Chambers, is a graduate of Leeds Metropolitan University Film Program in the UK. He has worked on TV shows for BBC and feature films for Miramax. In a stand-up style with large doses of humor, Lee educates & inspires with tips on balancing the business & the art, appreciating the craft as well as anecdotal war stories and life on the set.
Virginia filmmaker, Dave Miller, has worked with NBC affiliates and managed cable television for local government and the Virginia educational system. He will demonstrate how to successfully make, promote, sell, and screen a PBS style film as well as how to produce local TV programs & documentaries. The class will feature lots of video clips and will be an open discussion format.
Archival and historical footage ranging from the years of early Saturn missile program into the current International Space Station program is discussed and shown how to obtain NASA footage for use in your productions.
With over 23 years’ experience in Los Angeles, John Cones is a film finance attorney, author and lecturer working in the broad field of film finance focusing on legalities of investor-financing of independent entertainment projects (primarily Indie features & Documentaries) & business start-ups.
Ten feature film directors from the 2017 WorldFest Official Selection program will share their experiences on the completion of their award-winning films.