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Visuals for the Scenario:

Wind chimes
See footsteps
Low angle close-up book title - reveal teen
Mirror shot with different book

Rain - thunder - weather mirrors intensity
Cat - scared - cat changes according to book he's reading - or becomes a dog - it's the book that he reads that determines his outer reality - we create our world
Maybe the weather changes

The power of storytelling - how we see our reality - use book in different ways - put the book down - frame the teenager through the book - or casts a shadow over the person - the book has power over the person - shadow

Opening the book - opening to another world - mirror open door, open book - entering something

Weapon is a pencil - the power of words

Juxtaposition of opposites - cute things - become scary

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Link to the  recorded Creating Your Magical Worlds Workshop

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Link to the  recorded Creating Your Magical Worlds Workshop

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Hira Mansoor - Creating Your Magical Worlds

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Make a moodboard for the synopsis you have been given. Make sure to add all visual details you have in mind and elaborate as much as possible.

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Powerpoint: Magician's Path to the Actor's Heart Workshop

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Powerpoint: Magician's Path to the Actor's Heart Workshop

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The Magician's Path to the Actor's Heart

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Link to the recorded Magician's Path to the Actor's Heart Workshop

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Link to the recorded Magician's Path to the Actor's Heart Workshop

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The Magician's Path to the Actor's Heart

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Write the moment-to-moment behavior for the character in our scenario and an accompanying inner monologue.

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Zoom Link for all Five Threads Workshops

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Zoom Link for all Five Threads Workshops

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82368857053

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Link to the recorded Magical Illusion of Light Workshop

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Link to the recorded Magical Illusion of Light Workshop

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(Lighting Hacks for No-budget Filmmaking)

The camera doesn't pick up light the same way our eyes do. There may be enough lighting, but it may not appear even in the frame or certain parts of the composition may not appear the way you want. Lighting also helps to create the mood of the film. In this workshop, we will learn how to light your frame with available resources and some hacks that can help you get a better shot with no-budget filmmaking.)

Workshop Leader: Kainat Thebo

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82368857053

Meeting ID: 823 6885 7053

Sunday, March 26, 2023

USA (PST) – 8:00 AM

Ghana, Senegal – 3:00 PM

Nigeria – 4:00 PM

Egypt, France – 5:00 PM

Sweden, Poland – 5:00 PM

Estonia, Kenya – 6:00 PM

Tanzania, Uganda – 6:00 PM

Afghanistan – 7:30 PM

Pakistan – 8:00 PM

India – 8:30 PM

Nepal – 8:45 PM

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PowerPoint - The Magical Illusion of Light

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PowerPoint - The Magical Illusion of Light

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The full "Living Lens" workshop with James Gleason. (Please don't share publicly.)

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James Gleason has been a filmmaker and film instructor for more than 40 years. He has worked on numerous films including “Common Bonds,” a feature length film produced by teenagers which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Recently he has directed and edited a series of international short films dealing with the pandemic for SANATIONE: A Time For Healing. He is one of the co-founders of IYMS.

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“Storyboarding”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-578C3gFepU

(14 minutes)  How to create a storyboard on paper – (non-artists welcome!)

“Composition in Storytelling”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvLQJReDhic&t=15s

(15 minutes)  The video we saw in the Magic of the Living Lens workshop

“11 Best Photo Composition Rules for Beginners”

https://youtu.be/D3PFI6mgHlY

(15 minutes)  Using still photography to learn the basics

“8 Steps to Cinematic Composition”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVBc2Pg81rw

(16 minutes)  Guidelines for composing your shots

“8 Steps to Cinematic Movement”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExebCguDG7s

(16 minutes)  How to create movement to capture emotion

“How to Shoot a Scene Using Basic Coverage”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNePOOLv-ew

(15 minutes) When shooting your film, coverage is essential (to avoid crying in the editing suite)

Longer films about filmmaking:

Visions of Light: Documentary film about cinematography.

Side By Side: Documentary about filmmakers discussing and debating film vs. digital with Keanu Reeves.

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Taxi Driver

Director: Martin Scorsese

Challenge: Can you figure out how they got those moving shots?

The Sixth Sense

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Challenge: The close-up on the red doorknob is just one of many shots where the color red is predominant. Why does Shyamalan draw attention to that color?

Matilda

Director: Danny Devito

Challenge: How does the director make the teacher look menacing?

Don’t Look Now

Nicolas Rogue

Challenge: How are the visions of the drowned child revealed?

Moulin Rouge

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Challenge: How would you describe the camera movements in the beginning of the film?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Director: Milos Foreman

Challenge: Foreman uses many close-ups. What does he do that keeps it interesting?

Whiplash

Director:  Damien Chazelle

Challenge: What angles and distance shots are used to reveal the nature of the music teacher?

Pleasantville

Director: Gary Ross

Challenge: How does Ross get the look and feel of a 1950’s television comedy?

Kurwosawa’s Dreams

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Challenge: How does Kurosawa achieve the dreamlike effects? Where does he use extreme long shots?

Do the Right Thing

Director: Spike Lee

Challenge: Lee has a couple of tricky camera moves. Describe two of them.

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Using the scenario, create a storyboard by drawing or photographing each shot. Be sure to use a variety of the shots that you learned about in this workshop. There is a link to a video about storyboarding in Resources.

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Weaving Your Picture with Magic Instead of Money

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Weaving Your Picture with Magic Instead of Money

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“I think cinema, movies and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.”  Francis Ford Coppola

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This Scenario will be used in all the workshops:

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This Scenario will be used in all the workshops:

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We are so excited to have you with us on our five-month journey, exploring the Five Threads of Visual Filmmaking. Let's create some magic together!

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Kainat Thebo is a filmmaker, photographer, and academic, born in Pakistan. She has been working on both fiction and non-fiction films and has been associated with teaching filmmaking at different institutes. Her work has been screened and awarded in various countries. She has been part of national and international film residency programs. Also, she is a practicing fine art photographer who has exhibited her work in many art galleries.

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Victoria Nilsson, director/actor, holds an MFA in directing from the Actors Studio Drama School in NY. For four years she was a member of the Actors Studio: Playwright Directors Workshop. She has done extensive research on Stanislavsky’s System and has assisted in Method workshops in Athens and Paris. Through IYMS she has co-directed two PSAs and produced and mentored seven films in collaboration with Wicked Wales.

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(Camera Use & Composition)
This first workshop will focus on using the camera as the servant of the story. Together we will view photos and video clips, and explore how the distance of the camera from the subject, camera angles and movement tell the story, reveal character and create an emotion. Students will learn how to compose a shot that pulls the audience into the world of the film.

Workshop Leader: James Gleason

Sunday, February 26, 2023

USA (PST) – 8:00 AM

Ghana, Senegal – 4:00 PM

France, Sweden – 5:00 PM

Nigeria, Poland – 5:00 PM

Egypt, Estonia – 6:00 PM

Kenya, Tanzania – 7:00 PM

Uganda – 7:00 PM

Afghanistan – 8:30 PM

Pakistan – 9:00 PM

India – 9:30 PM

Nepal – 9:45 PM

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Tips on Directing Actors

https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/how-to-direct-actors-for-film/

Quotes on Directing by Elia Kazan

https://thescriptblog.com/on-directing-an-elia-kazans-masterclass/

Michael Cane on Film Acting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZPLVDwEr7Y

Sydney Pollack on Directing Actors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NhG1TCYdPY

6:40-11:00

Guillermo del Toro on Directing Actors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjR5bT5YYU0

50:00-1:11:00

Steven Spielberg on Working with Actors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucalufZoCYY

PT Anderson on Working with Actors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKKeGzvr-N4

Greta Gerwig on Working with Actors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClliN2uPRQ

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Essay on 10 Films That Can Teach Valuable Lessons of Lighting:

http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/10-great-american-movies-that-can-teach-you-valuable-lessons-of-lighting/

Videos on Film Lighting:

Roger Deakins on "Learning to Light"- (Duration: 8 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9w8I_YD29E

Roger Deakins on "Film Lighting- (Duration: 6 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly6pErhA3NA

Roger Deakins on the Art of Practical Lighting- (Duration: 5 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_0M_GHw9GI

Motivated Lighting Examples by Roger Deakins- (Duration: 5 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3906cbElbQ

$0 Lighting Hacks That Make You Look Like a Pro- (Duration: 6 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5X7C7GVxJ0

Visions of Light (1992)- (Duration: 01 hour 31 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVns3k-NGAo

Cinematic Lighting Techniques Tips and Tricks- (Duration: 14 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApV1HeL8kdM

Cinematic Lighting (Without Lights!)- (Duration: 10 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PjdV1XBxOQ

Ultimate Guide to Cinematic Lighting- (Duration: 13 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2nD_knsNrc

Light Cinematically Without Any Lights- (Duration: 9 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKQLSo2ZIkY

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What Is A Visual Metaphor: The Definitive Guide • Filmmaking Lifestyle
https://filmlifestyle.com/what-is-a-visual-metaphor/

The Dog Poop in “Roma,” Chief Brody’s Glasses, and Symbolism on Film
https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/dog-poop-roma-chief-brodys-glasses-symbolism-film/

Pather Panchali Symbols, Allegory and Motifs | GradeSaver
https://www.gradesaver.com/pather-panchali/study-guide/symbols-allegory-motifs

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Link to the recorded Enchanting Your Audience Workshop

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Link to the recorded Enchanting Your Audience Workshop

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Film Recommendations for Using Available & Natural Light:

·      Pather Panchali (1955), Satyajit Ray

The Revenant (2015), Alejandro Iñárritu

Breathless (1960)- Jean-Luc Godard

The Tree of Life (2011), Terrence Malick

The French Connection (1971), William Friedkin

Days of Heaven (1978), Terrence Malick

Gerry (2002), Gus Van Sant

Barry Lyndon (1975), Stanley Kubrick

Walkabout (1971), Nicolas Roeg

Amadeus (1984), Milos Forman

Children of Men (2006), Alfonso Cuaron

Festen (1998)- Thomas Vinterberg

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III.  The Magician’s Path to the Actor’s Heart

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III.  The Magician’s Path to the Actor’s Heart

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(Directing Actors)
In this workshop we will explore how the director creates the conditions that allow the actor to work creatively and authentically. By examining the story’s circumstances, we can create a moment-to-moment behavior for the actor, so they believe in and live through the story. “Directing is turning psychological events into behavior; to turn the inner events of the psyche to a choreography of external life.” ~ Elia Kazan

Workshop Leader: Victoria Nilsson

Sunday, April 23, 2023

USA (PST) – 8:00 AM

Ghana, Senegal – 3:00 PM

Nigeria – 4:00 PM

Egypt, France – 5:00 PM

Sweden, Poland – 5:00 PM

Estonia, Kenya – 6:00 PM

Tanzania, Uganda – 6:00 PM

Afghanistan – 7:30 PM

Pakistan – 8:00 PM

India – 8:30 PM

Nepal – 8:45 PM

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A teenager is reading a scary book at home when they hear a creaking in the walls and floorboards. They look around, but see nothing, so return to reading. Then they hear it again. They go to investigate, carefully approaching the closet door, then quickly opening it. Nothing there. They return to their book and are startled by a knock at the door. They look around, searching for a potential weapon. With it, they carefully open the door.  It’s a delivery.  Whew.  They go back to the book…but then decide to read something else.

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•  “Lighting for Cinematography”: A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting for the Moving Image by David Landau, 2014

•  “Placing Shadows: Lighting Techniques for Video Production” by Chuck Gloman and Tom LeTourneau, 2000

•  “Lighting for TV and Film”, Third Edition 3rd Edition by Gerald Millerson, 2006

•  “Masters of Light: Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers”, by Dennis Schaefer & Larry Salvato, 2013

•  “Visual Storytelling: How to Speak to Your Audience Without Saying a Word”, by Morgan Sandler, 2018

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(Production Design)
In this workshop we will dig deep into how a character is built using elements of production design; the personality of a character, how they live or behave, what motivates them to take the paths they take and push the narrative forward. We will learn how to visually express our thought process in pre-production through moodboards. Above all this workshop will discuss how the audience is made to feel through what they see.

Workshop Leader: Hira Mansoor

Sunday, May 28, 2023

USA (PST) – 8:00 AM

Ghana, Senegal – 3:00 PM

Nigeria – 4:00 PM

Egypt, France – 5:00 PM

Sweden, Poland – 5:00 PM

Estonia, Kenya – 6:00 PM

Tanzania, Uganda – 6:00 PM

Afghanistan – 7:30 PM

Pakistan – 8:00 PM

India – 8:30 PM

Nepal – 8:45 PM

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Jack Nicholson in ‘One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest’

Director: Milos Forman

Tom Hanks in ‘Forrest Gump’

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Meryl Streep in ‘Out of Africa’

Director: Sydney Pollack

Philip Seymour Hoffman in ‘Capote’

Director: Bennett Miller

Natalie Portman in ‘Black Swan’

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Robert de Niro in ‘Taxi Driver’

Director: Martin Scorsese

Al Pacino in ‘Scent of a Woman’

Director: Martin Brest

Marlon Brando in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’

Director: Elia Kazan

Viola Davis and Denzel Washington in ‘Fences’

Director: Denzel Washington

Lupita N’Yongo in ‘12 Years a Slave’

Director: Steve McQueen

Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman in ‘Kramer vs Kramer’

Director: Robert Benton

Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster in ‘Silence of the Lambs’

Director: Jonathan Demme

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V. The Girl in the Red Coat: Enchanting your Audience

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V. The Girl in the Red Coat: Enchanting your Audience

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(Visual Metaphors)
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is perhaps as clichéd a saying as they come. But in the world of cinema, nothing could be truer! In this workshop we explore how we as filmmakers can use visual metaphors to communicate meanings, ideas and messages in ways that are often far more efficient and powerful than what words are able to convey.

Workshop Leader: Jimi Vall Peterson

Sunday, June 25, 2023

USA (PST) – 8:00 AM

Ghana, Senegal – 3:00 PM

Nigeria – 4:00 PM

Egypt, France – 5:00 PM

Sweden, Poland – 5:00 PM

Estonia, Kenya – 6:00 PM

Tanzania, Uganda – 6:00 PM

Afghanistan – 7:30 PM

Pakistan – 8:00 PM

India – 8:30 PM

Nepal – 8:45 PM

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Hira Mansoor is a production designer from Pakistan, working in fashion, music, short films, soap operas and sitcoms. She was the production designer for the short film Sandstorm which premiered at the Venice Biennale. Screening at over 70 international film festivals, with 16 awards, it is BIFA-nominated for Best British Short 2022 and won two Oscar-qualifying awards. Currently, she is designing a thriller mini-series in Pakistan.

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2001: A Space Odyssey - Stanley Kubrick, 1968

Bridge of Spies - Steven Spielberg, 2015

Duel - Steven Spielberg, 1971

Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen, 2020

Old Joy - Kelly Reichardt, 2006

Pather Panchali and the entire Apu Trilogy - Satyajit Ray, 1955-1959

Roma - Alfonso Cuarón, 2018

Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg, 1993

Up - Pete Docter, 2009

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Production Design-Filmmaking Techniques for Directors Ep2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNXNEs2eBkg

Creating the World of Kalank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OU8IPR8l4Y

The Impact of Art Direction in Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw6MaR73mHI

Wes Anderson's Production Design - Grand Budapest Hotel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BViZsXU9dzo

The Grand Budapest Hotel - Visual Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pyHqCJEIjc

Set Design Principles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE5Fi5e0yz0

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In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar Wai

Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson

The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson

Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Ram Leela by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton

Parasite by Bong Joon Ho

Children of Heaven by Majid Majidi

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari by Robert Wiene (1920)

The Shining by Stanley Kubrick

The Neon Demon by Nicolas Winding Refin

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Jimi Vall Peterson is a director and screenwriter. He runs the production company Färgfilm together with Johanna Andersson. His short film Sleepover has been shown at countless film festivals around the world, and in 2018 was nominated for the Iris Prize – the world’s largest short film award for LGBTQ cinema. He tells personal stories about longing and fear.

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Jimi Vall Peterson, Foto Per Larsson (3)