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The Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council sponsors The Upstage Theatre and Restaurant Talk Movies
Course: EYES WIDE OPEN: THE SECRETS OF CINEMA STYLE
with Dan Yezbick
- Friday 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Learn whyJaws may really be a Western, how Clark Gable inspired Bugs Bunny, what King Kong and Citizen Kane
have in common, and the weird cinematic secret that links Charles
Laughton and Spike Lee. Spend a few pre-Festival hours contemplating
these and other movie teasers. Enjoy concise interactive demonstrations
on mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, sound, and special effects
prepared especially for the Festival audiences. Admission: $5 (free to
current PTFF members)
SPONSOR: Peninsula College
Panel: DOC TALK
moderated by Ian Hinkle
- Saturday 12:15 pm
Sometimes a passion will take us down the trail that leads to a film;
sometimes just a chance encounter. Look anywhere and you'll find an
idea for a documentary film, but it takes more than just an idea to
bring a movie to the screen. Join our panel of
documentarians���discussing everything from the development of a story to
making hard choices about what goes in a film and what gets left behind
on the editing-room floor. A forum for documentary lovers and
documentary filmmakers alike.
SPONSORS: Frontier Bank and Pacific Traditions
Panel: WHY FILM CRITICS MATTER
moderated by Kathleen Murphy
- Saturday 3:15 pm
Given the fact that dumb movies, panned unanimously by reviewers, win
at the box office almost every time, most critics are feeling pretty
superfluous these days, paraphrasing the sentiment of film critic and
educator, Kathleen Murphy. Indeed, film critic A.O. Scott felt strongly
enough recently to defend the members of his profession in a prominent
article in his home paper, the New York Times. So, if their job is not
to point the masses to movies they'll enjoy, just what is it they're
supposed to do? Do film critics even matter? This panel, led by
Kathleen Murphy, thinks so.
SPONSORS: The Rose Theatre and Ichikawa
Panel: FIRST FEATURES
moderated by Warren Etheredge
- Saturday 6:15 pm
That distance between a short film and a full-length film can be a real
stretch for filmmakers, like the reach the short-story writer takes
when she (or he) tackles a first novel. The forms are related, but
definitely not the same. Listen to and discuss with the directors of The Naked Ape (Daniel Mellitz), Room 314 (Michael Knowles), and Say I Do
(Ron Vignone) as they relay the challenges they faced and how they
dealt with issues with actors and continuity, producers and
distributors, writers and editors. Ask them, if you dare, what the
current spending limit is on their credit cards.
SPONSORS: Copper Canyon Press and Northwest Film Forum
Panel: DIGITAL VIDEO, CELLULOID DREAMS
moderated by Ian Hinkle
- Sunday 12:30 pm
Filmmaking, it can be said, has been democratized. With the advent of
digital video and the spread of accessible technologies, more and more
people are going out and just making films on their own. Some great
films this year at PTFF 2006 were shot digitally and edited in a living
room somewhere. So how has this changed what films get made? And seen?
How are new voices breaking into the mainstream? What are the problems
with digital video when trying to tell a story? Is digital video ready
to make the leap to Hollywood?
SPONSORS: Harborside Inn and PT Chamber of Commerce
Short Course: How NOT to Make a Short Film
with Warren Etheredge
- Sunday 3:00 pm
As curator of the 1 Reel Film Festival during Seattle's Bumbershoot
Festival for the past six years, Warren Etheredge has watched over
9,000 short films. One thing he knows for sure is that it's not easy to make a good one. However, he has compiled a succinct guide
for those who will try; ten sure-fire methods for beating the odds and creating a short that
stands tall amongst the competition.
SPONSORS: The Candle Store and The Wine Seller
Panel: TBA
- Sunday 5:30 pm
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SPONSORS: Ampersand Press and The Landfall