Explore
the collaborative process required to take a film from script to screen, including:
research, production design, lighting, camera placement, and more.
Jason Reitman (director, Up in the Air)
Dana E. Glauberman (editor, Up in the Air)
Rolfe Kent (composer, Up in the Air)
Eric Steelberg (DP, Up in the Air)
Moderated by John August
February
10, 2010
WORKING WITH ACTORS
Learn from acclaimed
directors, casting directors, and actors about the casting process,
collaboration on the set, and how directors elicit great performances for the
screen.
John Lee Hancock (writer/director, The Blind Side; The Alamo; The Rookie)
Ronna Kress (casting director, The Blind Side; The Alamo; The Rookie)
Kim Dickens (actor, The Blind Side; Deadwood; Thank You for Smoking)
Jason Patric (actor, My Sister’s Keeper; The Alamo; The Lost Boys)
Moderated by John August
February
17, 2010
WRITING AND DIRECTING COMEDY
This
session features top writers and directors who have made some of today's most original and innovative comedies.
Jay Chandrasekhar (writer/director Super Troopers; director, The Dukes of Hazzard)
Ruben Fleischer (director, Zombieland)
Amy Heckerling (writer/director Clueless; director Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
Don Roos (writer/director, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits; Happy Endings)
Mark Waters (writer/director, The House of Yes; director, Mean Girls)
Mike White (writer/director, Year of the Dog; writer, The School of Rock)
Moderated by Neil LaBute
February
24, 2010
SOUND DESIGN
Conversations about creating a powerful film soundtrack, from sound effects and location
sound to the final mix.
Jeffrey Friedman (director, The Celluloid Closet, HOWL, opening night film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival)
Lora Hirschberg (supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer, HOWL, The Dark Knight)
Moderated by John August
March 3,
2010
SPIRIT AWARDS ROUNDTABLE, Co-presented by The New York Times
Hear
directors from some of this year's Spirit Award nominated films discuss their
craft, challenges, and how they stay true to their visions and to the art.
Cherien Dabis (writer/director, Amreeka)
James Gray (director, Two Lovers)
Michael Hoffman (writer/director, The Last Station)
Moderated by Michael Cieply
PASSES ON SALE NOW!
Series Passes: $150 for FIND members ( $180 for non-members)
Day Passes: $35 for FIND members ($45 for non-members)
