Blackmagic Collective: Filmmakers on Filmmaking

What is the working relationship between a director and script supervisor? And what DO those script supervisor notes mean? BMC Filmmaker Advancement Initiative Fellows, Monique Sorgen (Dir., “Sorry, Not Sorry” / Omeleto) and Caryn Ruby (Script Supervisor, “Along Came Wanda” / Amazon Prime) will discuss the director/script supervisor relationship. Find out what they learned from each other during their recent collaboration on the short film, “Random Check,” and share Caryn’s actual script notes from the film. An experienced director, Monique had never worked with a script supervisor on her own projects - a situation Caryn is familiar with - having been the first script supervisor for many experienced and first-time directors. This conversation will be relevant for editors as well as all filmmakers who are curious about script supervisor notes, and how having a script supervisor can benefit your productions. Join Blackmagic Collective (it's free!) for free events, networking, career advancement programs and more! BlackmagicCollective.com

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Why is it important for filmmakers to build an email list? What's the best way to get people to open your newsletter and actually read it? How to use email marketing to grow your career? Those questions and more will be answered during this informative session!   Presented by the BMC Wilmington, NC Chapter with filmmaker and NC Chapter Lead, Kate E. Hinshaw! Watch the video version of this episode with the slides on what Kate is talking about here. From August 9, 2022.  ** Guest: Kate E. Hinshaw, Director of Photography (BMC Wilmington, NC Chapter Lead) Host: Jenn Page, Director / Producer (BMC Executive Director)  Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actor / Producer / Writer (BMC Producer) ** To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up (free to join) visit https://blackmagiccollective.com/ Join our Blackmagic Collective Facebook Group, and get your questions answered and join in on discussions from our community! Presented by Blackmagic Design and Sigma.

Join us in a riveting conversation between esteemed female cinematographers on their journeys through the industry to level up in their career and what advice they have to give on working with department heads, conflicts on and off set, the joys of why they love their job and so much more. Tune in to hear the wealth of knowledge that these women have to share!  Watch the video version here. From July 21, 2022. **  Keynote Speakers:   Michelle Lawler (Hulu's THE DROPOUT, Apple TV's THE SHRINK NEXT DOOR, HBO's INSECURE) IMDB | Website | IG Elle Schneider (History Channel's THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA) IMDB | Website | IG ** Host: Jenn Page, Director / Producer Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actor / Producer / Writer Sound Mixer: David Schatanoff, Jr., Producer / Writer / Sound Mixer ** To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up (free to join) visit https://blackmagiccollective.com/ Join our Blackmagic Collective Facebook Group, and get your questions answered and join in on discussions from our community! Presented by Blackmagic Design and Sigma.

Tune in for our first Atlanta Chapter City online event of the year! Find out what your first steps should be when you move to Atlanta, Georgia for filmmaking!   You decided to make the move to Atlanta to pursue the next chapter of your filmmaking career; now what? Find out everything you need to know about how to plan for success and hit the ground running once you get there from joining Atlanta focused Facebook filmmaking groups to going to networking events to reaching out to any of these four talented humans when you get there to show you around and show you the ropes.  Hosted by BMC Atlanta Chapter. ** Atlanta Guests: Joyce Licorish (Filmmaker, DreamEmpire Films)   Brandon Lee Minor (Filmmaker, Solace Imagination Center of the Arts)   Diana Rhodes (Writer, DreamEmpire Films)   Moderator: Lisa Maydwell (Writer / Director) ** Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actor / Producer / Writer (Los Angeles) ** To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up visit https://blackmagiccollective.com/ Join our Blackmagic Collective Facebook Group, and get your questions answered and join in on discussions from our community! Presented by Blackmagic Design.

Tune in to understand & ensure that you have all the contracts & paperwork you need to feel secure your project will be done correctly! What do you need to do, on the legal side, to make sure your film is ready for distribution? What do all those weird terms in the contracts for your film even mean? Entertainment attorney Chris Edgar will walk you through what you need to prepare before ever setting foot on set. From June 21, 2022.  ** Guest: Chris Edgar, Entertainment Attorney / Composer  Host: Jenn Page, Director / Producer Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actor / Producer / Writer ** To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up visit https://blackmagiccollective.com/ Join our Blackmagic Collective Facebook Group, and get your questions answered and join in on discussions from our community! Presented by Blackmagic Design.

Tune in for Microbudget Series Event: Pt.4 to learn the ins & outs of doing post on a low budget turning & it into a high quality film! So you made it through production, but you are out of money, now what? Our filmmakers will talk about tips and tricks to get it done on a low budget but look high quality. Grab a pen and paper to note down how you can better plan and incorporate your post production crew during your pre production process so you can save money in the long run. From software to asking favors, we'll cover it all. From June 9, 2022. ** Guests:   Lex Benedict, Editor   Jason Sheedy, Filmmaker/SFX ** Host: Jenn Page, Director / Producer Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actor / Producer / Writer ** To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up visit https://blackmagiccollective.com/ Join our Blackmagic Collective Facebook Group, and get your questions answered and join in on discussions from our community! Presented by Blackmagic Design.

Tune in for Micro budget Series Event: Pt.3! Learn all the tips & tricks on how to film your desired project efficiently & effectively. What are the most important things to consider to make a high quality film in a short time frame and on a limited budget? Our filmmakers have done it and will be sharing helpful insight. You don't want to miss this! From May 19th, 2022. ** Guests:   Emily Aguilar, Director (IG and TikTok: @themomentEM)  Jeannette Godoy, Director / Writer (IG: @jygodoydirector) ** Host: Jenn Page, Director / Producer Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actor / Producer / Writer ** To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up visit https://blackmagiccollective.com/ Join our Blackmagic Collective Facebook Group, and get your questions answered and join in on discussions from our community! Presented by Blackmagic Design.

You wrote your script, and it can totally be done on a microbudget, now what? Well, you have to raise some money for the basics like food, gear, and crew. If you don’t want to go the traditional route then Crowdfunding is a very viable option and we are going to chat with a top crowdfunding expert and the clients she’s helped successfully fund their films on crowdfunding platforms. Tune in for a conversation on everything you need to know about crowdfunding, plus get the latest tips, tricks and practices from expert Leah Cevoli and the filmmakers she helped. From April 4th, 2022. ** Guest:   Leah Cevoli, Crowdfunding Expert / Actor (Green Light Your Passion Project) Lynia Love, Filmmaker Tim O'Leary, Filmmaker  ** Host: Jenn Page, Director / Producer Podcast Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actor / Producer / Writer ** Bio: Leah Cevoli is a crowdfunding and social media marketing professional who has successfully managed campaigns across all major crowdfunding platforms, raising millions of dollars in combined funding for independent filmmakers, musicians, authors, game developers and more.  Clients include Sean Astin (Lord of The Rings, Goonies), Jim Beaver (Deadwood, Supernatural), Mark Marshall (Free Willy, Harry Potter), Jim Michaels (Supernatural) and many more.     As an actress she has appeared in dozens of popular television and film roles and is most recognized for having appeared on multiple seasons of the cartoon network hit, Robot Chicken.    Biz Website: www.GreenLightYourPassionProject.com    Connect with Leah on Instagram (@Leah_Cevoli) and Twitter (@Leah_Cevoli)! ** To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up visit https://blackmagiccollective.com/ Join our Blackmagic Collective Facebook Group, and get your questions answered and join in on discussions from our community! Presented by Blackmagic Design.

So you've decided you are going to shoot your first feature, or maybe you just want to shoot something that you can call your own beginning to end. However, you don't have a very big budget.  Blackmagic Collective & Raindance have teamed up to bring you the Micro-budget Filmmaking Series. Part one: Screenwriting for Micro-budget Films!   The first thing you must consider is the script. How do you write a script you can do on a micro-budget? What are the must do's and should do's? How do even decide if your idea is doable for cheap? From March 30, 2022. ** Guest:   David Greenberg, Writer / Director (author of the new book "Screenwriting for Microbudget Films") ** Host: Tim Lorge, Writer / Director (BMC NYC Chapter Lead & Raindance's NYC General Manager) Producer: Kayla Marie Coates, Actor / Producer / Writer ** Bio:   David J. Greenberg has written or doctored over 60 screenplays. His feature writing and directing debut Stomping Ground premiered at The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival in 2016. His 1995 short film The True Meaning of Cool won an award from the American Film Institute. In Spring 2021, David co-produced the feature Seclusion. He is currently in post-production on a documentary, 22 Indictments and in pre-production on an Untitled Vampire Movie, that is shooting in April 2022.David teaches screenwriting at Drexel University and at University of the Arts and Screen Directing at Temple University. His book Screenwriting For Low-Budget Films was released by British publisher Routledge Press in November 2021.   Website: www.davidjgreenberg.com   Connect with David on Instagram (@falseclimax) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ddgg123/) ** To learn more about Blackmagic Collective and everything we offer and sign up visit https://blackmagiccollective.com/ Join our Blackmagic Collective Facebook Group, and get your questions answered and join in on discussions from our community! Presented by Blackmagic Design.