FirstGlance Film Festival Seminars Help Indie Filmmakers get seen on the Screen
Apple Authorized Final Cut Pro Training Coming to FirstGlance
PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 24, 2007 – FirstGlance Film Festival announces filmmaking seminars at the Adrienne Theater benefiting aspiring filmmakers by giving them resources to get their projects seen on the screen. Seminars being presented during the festival, Friday, September 28, to Sunday, October 7, 2007 at the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, include Apple Final Cut Pro training and certification by distinguished educator and author of the best selling book, APPLE PRO TRAINING SERIES - FINAL CUT PRO 6, Diana Weynand, a Shot in Philly seminar with industry insiders Peter Leokum, Deputy Director Greater Philadelphia Film Office, and Mike Lemon, Mike Lemon Casting, Writer’s Boot Camp writing seminar by company founder Jeffrey Gordon, Pitch Nehst by Oscar© Award Winner Larry Meistrich, History of Filmmaking in Philadelphia with Irv Slifkin, author of “Filmadelphia,” and Digital Distribution.
Continuing with the success of her FINAL CUT PRO ROAD TRIP last year, Diana Weynand is taking her Authorized Final Cut Pro course to FirstGlance. The Authorized Apple Final Cut Pro 6 class is being offered October 2-4 at the Adrienne Theater in conjunction with the festival. Bill Ostroff, Director, FirstGlance Film Festival said, “FirstGlance is very excited to be the first film festival to host the FINAL CUT PRO ROAD TRIP certification class since first time filmmakers are using Final Cut Pro to edit their projects.” Weynand, president of Weynand Training International, a Los Angeles based Apple Authorized Training Center, will also offer the End User exam at the end of the course. "When class graduates passthe Certified User exam, they become Apple Certified Pros and have their names posted on the Apple website. It’s a great way to show employers that you really know the software,” said Weynand.
FirstGlance Film Fest participants can attend the class for a special discounted price. There’s a discount for early bird enrollment, being a student or educator, and there’s even a BYOPB discount where you can bring and use your own laptop (as long as it’s loaded with the latest version of FCP). To register for Diana’s class, go to www.weynand.com and enter coupon code FirstGlance on the enrollment page.
Other seminars being presented at the FirstGlance Film Festival include a 2 hour panel discussion, Shot in Philly, with industry insiders Peter Leokum, Deputy Director Greater Philadelphia Film Office, and Mike Lemon, Mike Lemon Casting, on casting, getting permits, and where to get equipment when shooting in Philadelphia, Writer’s Boot Camp’s Jeffrey Gordon is holding a mini-camp, an informative, educational event revolving around the most challenging aspect of writing: full and entertaining conceptual development, Oscar© Award Winner Larry Meistrich will hear pitches from the audience during Pitch Nehst, History of Filmmaking in Philadelphia, a 2 hour Q & A with Irv Slifkin, author of “Filmadelphia,” and Digital Distribution where you’ll find out the difference between DRM and watermarking, downloading, streaming, P2P and how indie films can profit from DIY distribution.
Seminars are open to the public and most are FREE. Reservations are required.
Visit www.firstglancefilms.com to register for seminars and to get up to the minute information on ticket sales and schedules.
FirstGlance Film Festivals’ year round activities include:
FirstGlance Film Fest Hollywood, the Feature Screenplay Competition, the Short Screenplay Competition,
Online Film Competition, the DVD Compilation, Filmmaker Web Pages, and Short Film Productions.
In 2004 and 2007, FirstGlance was named one of the 20 best film festival investments by MovieMaker Magazine. And, the Ultimate Film Festival Guide names FirstGlance as one of the up and coming indie festivals in the world.
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Co-sponsored by Glidecam, Gorilla Software, Twisted Tracks, Showbiz Software, Indiepix, Movies Unlimited, ProductionHub, Reellogix, Baseline Studio Systems, Frame Forge Software, Withoutabox, Bside Community, Greater Philadelphia Film Office.
