The Seattle Cinematography Workshop gives filmmakers access to equipment and crew in a low pressure, experimental place from which to grow technically and creatively with other filmmakers. Mentors "train it forward" as a mentor, or receive pro knowledge as student/mentee. SCW is about making art, pooling resources, networking, community building, and education. Workshop participants will be Artists (established and emerging and in between) experimenting together with cameras, lights, and creativity.
Community members build connections, try ideas out, and share methods and styles of creativity and technicality. There will be established filmmakers working side by side with other established filmmakers, something different than a school environment. There is opportunity for professional networking that can further careers, pros included.
This will be organized using nonhierarchical leadership methodologies. There is no consistent leader or teacher; all roles shift every month, both student crew and mentor positions.
SCW is scheduled on the third Sunday of the month, shooting all day, book-ended by load in and load out, typically 8am - 6pm. The location is in a South Park warehouse property, for a generously reduced fee.
The SCW is fiscally sponsored by:
Allied Arts Foundation
In Kind Donations are provided by:
Koerner Camera
Pacific Grip and Lighting.
There are so many ways to participate. Are you a producer that wants to learn more about the gaffer's job? This is for you. Are you a "I do it all" filmmaker that wishes for hands-on experience in a specific department position? We will find you a pro to shadow you. Do you take film classes and want a practical situation to continue learning? We'd love your participation. Are you a pro who needs crew? Teach them and recruit them directly by sharing your knowledge in this one-day shoot that you can schedule around professional commitments.
THE LEAD TEAM, THE SCRIPT, AND THE CREW
CREATIVE LEADS. A DP or director comes forward with an idea or technical desire. Either one can be the content instigator. From there, four positions are filled (ideally) to make the team of students each with a mentor/shadow-- a pro director and a student director, and a pro DP and a student DP. Meeting before the workshop, the team works with the storyboard/script to generate a crew sheet, equipment list, and shot list, Creative team members and the script are different every workshop. These positions shift, but can be filled several times by the same person (at least to start). Crew participants may repeat each month. The creative leads and crew are booked no more than two workshops ahead.
THE SCRIPT. A DP or Director proposes a 3 minute scene. The script can be anything without sound needs (for now)-- a camera movement, a fight scene, a dance, or nonverbal portion of a script --anything experimental or non-commercial that someone has been wanting to try. The script can be proposed by a pro or a student, If from a student, a pro approves it or helps develop it to a working point. A pro can also bring a script.
CREW POSITIONS. Then participants who have registered for a crew department are given more specific roles, with each department having both students and pro mentors. Crew participants may repeat each month. The creative leads and crew are booked no more than two workshops ahead.
EQUIPMENT. Using the DP’s equipment list, equipment is acquired from individuals and rental houses. Community members may share or pool equipment each month (even prefer it) based on the creative team's resources and desires.
SUGGESTED DONATIONS are the way to reserve your crew participation, registration is reserved on a first come first serve basis except for DP, director, and some camera crew positions which require eligibility approved by the mentors,, based on each session's technical needs.. See the left column for links.
$35-150 sliding scale suggested donation goes to pay for the venue, insurance, and lunch costs.
Do you want a tax-deductible receipt? No problem. We are fiscally sponsored by Allied Arts Foundation of Seattle. Soon there will be a link to the online giving platform for Seattle Cinematography Workshop at https://www.alliedartsfoundation.org/sponsored-projects. Please feel free to support with additional funding. This project is growing thanks to your interest and involvement.
The SCW substack blog "How to Start a Cinematography Workshop" posts lots of free info on SCW filmmaking and your subscription to all posts option ($5) helps to fund the SCW shoots. Please subscribe! Substack subscribers get insider scoop via photos, videos, audio, and chronicles from the producer, mentors and crew members. for free, or, the extra-access version--for $5 a month, Learn about creative crewing from anywhere and/or support the cause!
Community members build connections, try ideas out, and share methods and styles of creativity and technicality. There will be established filmmakers working side by side with other established filmmakers, something different than a school environment. There is opportunity for professional networking that can further careers, pros included.
This will be organized using nonhierarchical leadership methodologies. There is no consistent leader or teacher; all roles shift every month, both student crew and mentor positions.
SCW is scheduled on the third Sunday of the month, shooting all day, book-ended by load in and load out, typically 8am - 6pm. The location is in a South Park warehouse property, for a generously reduced fee.
The SCW is fiscally sponsored by:
Allied Arts Foundation
In Kind Donations are provided by:
Koerner Camera
Pacific Grip and Lighting.
There are so many ways to participate. Are you a producer that wants to learn more about the gaffer's job? This is for you. Are you a "I do it all" filmmaker that wishes for hands-on experience in a specific department position? We will find you a pro to shadow you. Do you take film classes and want a practical situation to continue learning? We'd love your participation. Are you a pro who needs crew? Teach them and recruit them directly by sharing your knowledge in this one-day shoot that you can schedule around professional commitments.
THE LEAD TEAM, THE SCRIPT, AND THE CREW
CREATIVE LEADS. A DP or director comes forward with an idea or technical desire. Either one can be the content instigator. From there, four positions are filled (ideally) to make the team of students each with a mentor/shadow-- a pro director and a student director, and a pro DP and a student DP. Meeting before the workshop, the team works with the storyboard/script to generate a crew sheet, equipment list, and shot list, Creative team members and the script are different every workshop. These positions shift, but can be filled several times by the same person (at least to start). Crew participants may repeat each month. The creative leads and crew are booked no more than two workshops ahead.
THE SCRIPT. A DP or Director proposes a 3 minute scene. The script can be anything without sound needs (for now)-- a camera movement, a fight scene, a dance, or nonverbal portion of a script --anything experimental or non-commercial that someone has been wanting to try. The script can be proposed by a pro or a student, If from a student, a pro approves it or helps develop it to a working point. A pro can also bring a script.
CREW POSITIONS. Then participants who have registered for a crew department are given more specific roles, with each department having both students and pro mentors. Crew participants may repeat each month. The creative leads and crew are booked no more than two workshops ahead.
EQUIPMENT. Using the DP’s equipment list, equipment is acquired from individuals and rental houses. Community members may share or pool equipment each month (even prefer it) based on the creative team's resources and desires.
SUGGESTED DONATIONS are the way to reserve your crew participation, registration is reserved on a first come first serve basis except for DP, director, and some camera crew positions which require eligibility approved by the mentors,, based on each session's technical needs.. See the left column for links.
$35-150 sliding scale suggested donation goes to pay for the venue, insurance, and lunch costs.
Do you want a tax-deductible receipt? No problem. We are fiscally sponsored by Allied Arts Foundation of Seattle. Soon there will be a link to the online giving platform for Seattle Cinematography Workshop at https://www.alliedartsfoundation.org/sponsored-projects. Please feel free to support with additional funding. This project is growing thanks to your interest and involvement.
The SCW substack blog "How to Start a Cinematography Workshop" posts lots of free info on SCW filmmaking and your subscription to all posts option ($5) helps to fund the SCW shoots. Please subscribe! Substack subscribers get insider scoop via photos, videos, audio, and chronicles from the producer, mentors and crew members. for free, or, the extra-access version--for $5 a month, Learn about creative crewing from anywhere and/or support the cause!