Workshops
We are thrilled to present our 2020 Workshop Sessions featuring a wide variety of accomplished industry professionals and university professors! Our workshops are designed to provide in-depth and diverse presentations of highly-relevant production topics, helping our community further expand and develop their craft.
*All 2020 Workshop Sessions are available exclusively for our All-Access passholders on our Eventive virtual festival platform.
**Workshops will premiere beginning on October 5th and will remain available through January 1, 2021 for your continued enjoyment!
“Why Does the Hero’s Journey Work?” Workshop | Presented by Hussian College Los Angeles
Date: Friday, October 2nd 2020 at 8PM EST
(Only on our Eventive Virtual Platform, exclusively to All-Access Passholders)
Why Does the Hero’s Journey Work? Beginning with the popular story of Joseph Campbell, Chris Vogler, Blake Snyder and the influence of the Hero’s Journey on Hollywood, this talk asks why it works? Hoards of screenwriters and storytellers use the Hero’s Journey; which I will introduce, but the question is why? For this talk, we are going to pull the curtain back on Oz to see how the story gets woven. Surprise! What you are going to learn is that you already know. The Hero’s Journey is powerful, because it’s already in your bones—in your blood, in your pineal glands. Beneath the Hero’s Journey are the narrative patterns of day and night, wake and dream, lunar months, procreation, mortality and the seasons. You already know these stories—they have been taught to you in school, and they have been conditioning your body since before you were born. This talk is about leveraging the knowledge you already have to teach you something essential – something screenwriters need to know – the Hero’s Journey as story structure.
Will Linn. Ph.D., is the founding Chair of the General Education Department at Hussian College, which places a unique focus on myth and storytelling. He has served the Joseph Campbell Foundation as a director and is currently editing their Skeleton’s Key to The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Will also co-teaches an Esalen workshop on myth and storytelling with Chris Vogler. He has appeared in multiple documentaries, most notably Memory: Origins of Alien; and he regularly consults with artists and storytellers on narrative projects. More of Will’s work can be found at Mythosophia.net, where he organizes an international community of mythologists, therapists and creators with the support of a collaborative team.
"Below the Line - Dream Career as an Assistant Director" Workshop | Presented by Full Sail University
Date: Tuesday, October 6th 2020 at 8PM EST
Livestream Registration HERE (Will be uploaded directly to our Eventive Virtual Platform following the conclusion of the stream, exclusively for All-Access passholders)
Full Sail Graduate, Larry Katz always wanted a job where he could contribute to movies like the summer blockbusters he watched in the theaters. In this session, learn how he discovered where he fit "below the line", and gained the skills to pursue a career in film --- And what exactly is an Assistant Director?
About Larry Katz:
While many of his classmates in Full Sail's Film program dreamt of being the next Spielberg or writing an Oscar-winning screenplay, Larry Katz had a more direct goal in mind – to be an assistant director.
Larry was drawn to the role of AD because of the level of involvement assistant directors have – in every shot of a movie. After graduating from in 2000, Larry moved to Los Angeles and set his sights on the Director's Guild of America Training Program. He didn't get in the first year, but remained encouraged and landed the coveted internship in 2002.
His experience in the program proved rewarding. Every 50 days he was rotated to a new TV show or feature film, meeting a whole new group of ADs on each set. These relationships became the foundation of Larry’s professional network, leading to incredible opportunities.
His credits range from blockbusters like The One and Only Ivan, Shaft (2019), War for the Planet of the Apes, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to television shows such as Californication, Desperate Housewives, and Seventh Heaven.
“Cinematic Representation and the Power of Film” Workshop | Presented by Point Park University Associate Professor Laura Boyd
Date: Wednesday, October 7th 2020 at 8PM EST
(Only on our Eventive Virtual Platform, exclusively to All-Access Passholders)
Join Laura Boyd, Associate Professor at Point Park University, world traveller, and producer for the National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Mission Programs, National Geographic Explorer, Wild Chronicles for PBS and the award-winning children's television series Wild Detectives as she examines representation in American Film. This enlightening session explores how film has the power to influence American culture, as you learn to think critically about the media messages you receive and create, and to "read" film with a more critical eye.
This workshop will examine representation in American Film. We will explore how film has the power to influence American culture, often by perpetuating some very damaging stereotypes. This workshop is designed to teach students to think critically about the media messages they receive and create, and to "read" film with a more critical eye.
About Laura Boyd:
Associate Professor Laura J. Boyd's interest in travel, adventure and natural history steered her to the path of documentary filmmaking. After completing a B.A. in Art History and Photography, she spent nearly a decade traveling the globe while working for natural history and expedition travel companies. Serving in the role of Expedition Leader on board the MV World Discoverer Boyd traveled to Alaska and the Russian Far East, Polynesia, Chile, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica.A brief stint working for IMAX convinced her to pursue an M.F.A. in Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University. Her first week of class was spent filming bison in Yellowstone National Park – she had found her bliss. In 2006, she was hired by National Geographic and produced content for the National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Mission Programs, National Geographic Explorer, Wild Chronicles for PBS and the award-winning children's television series Wild Detectives. In 2011, she joined Point Park University to begin the next phase of her career, as faculty in the Cinema Program, overseeing the producing concentration and teaching as many documentary classes as possible.
