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Master Class
Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:00pm $40
Albert Maysles: 50 Years of Filmmaking
In 50 years of filmmaking I´ve made 30 documentary films, several of them--GIMME SHELTER, SALESMAN, and GREY GARDENS--have pioneered the new genre called "direct cinema." I will speak of my experience in making these films, how and why. We are entering a new era where both in literature and motion pictures there has been a significant from fiction to nonfiction.I will also explore with the audience several of the new films I am engaged in making. Additionally, I´ll show highlights from several of my films.
~ALBERT MAYSLES FILMMAKER'S BIOGRAPHY

Albert Maysles is a pioneer of Direct Cinema who, with his brother David were the first to make nonfiction feature films (GIMME SHELTER, SALESMAN, GREY GARDENS) where the drama of life unfolds as is without scripts, sets, interviews or narration. His first film, PSYCHIATRY IN RUSSIA (1955) he made in transition from psychologist to documentary filmmaker. In 1960 he served as co-filmmaker of PRIMARY. His 36 films include WHAT´S HAPPENING? THE BEATLES IN THE USA (1964), five films of the projects of Christo and Jeanne-Claude (1972 to 1995), and a sixth, THE GATES (2007), MEET MARLON BRANDO (1965) and three documentaries for HBO. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship (1965), a Peabody, an Emmy, five Lifetime Achievement Awards, the award for best cinematography at Sundance (2002) for LALEE´S KIN which was also nominated in 2001 for an Academy Award and the Columbia Dupont Award (2004). In 1999 Eastman Kodak saluted him as one of the 100 world's finest cinematographers.

Saturday, March 29 @ 12:30 $40
Making Successful Short Films
Todd Tinkham, filmmaker

Part 1_Pulling Off Your Shorts
Making high-quality short films with little money and no time.
Part 2_Showing the World Your Shorts
How to make the most of the film festival circuit.

Todd Tinkham, Independent Filmmaker
Since 2005, Tinkham has made 18 short films that have gained acceptance into more than 200 film festivals in North America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia, including the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Sedona International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Golden Lion Film Festival, Vienna International Short Film Festival, and the
Short Film Festival Of India. His films have won dozens of awards.

Saturday, March 29 @ 2:30 $40
Cinematography: Creating a mood...and taking a better picture.
Julio Macat, Cinematographer

Last year´s workshop with Julio was a wealth of information and he is joining us again this year to share more of his knowledge with the camera. For any cinematographer this is a must attend workshop. Tap into the raw talent of one of the most well known cinematographers.

Julio Macat began his career at the age of 19, working his way up the ranks of the Hollywood Cameraman's Union ladder under such distinguished veterans as cinematographer Mario Tosi, John Alcott and Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky with whom he shot four films. Now he is among Hollywood's best known Director´s of Photography. His credits include "Because I said So" "Wedding Crashers" "Cats and Dogs" the "Home Alone" trilogy and "The Nutty Professor."

Sunday, March 30 @ 12:00 $40
The Spaghetti Acting Workshop: The Art of Cooking a Good Role
Robert Clohessy, Actor

Bob Clohessy will share his years of experience and his comic nature as an actor in this exciting workshop.

Theatre: Twelve Angry Men (Broadway) Rounding Third (The Houseman), Heaven (Yale Rep), Frankie and Johnnie, A Streetcar Named Desire (Hartford Stage), Bad Habits (MTC), Wild Goose (Ensemble), Golden Boy, The Homecoming, Citizen Tome Paine (Williamstown), and many workshop producutions with acting teacher and director Walt Witcover at the Masterworks Laboratory Theater. Television: series regular on "Hill Street Blues," O´Hara," "Laurie Hill," "One of the Boys," and "Oz." Guest-starred on 40 other shows and pilots.
Film: Angels in the Outfield, Assault at West Point, The Deadly Deadline, Married to a Stranger, The Interpreter, Mating Fresno, Signs of the Cross, Strip Search,One Night, Across the Universe. This March on Fox, "New Amsterdam," as Detective Santori. Special talent: coaching baseball and basketball teams of sons Byron and Myles.

Sunday March 30 @ 2:00 $40
Red One Digital Cinema Camera
Adrian Correia, Cinematographer

This seminar will provide those interested with insight into how this revolutionary new camera works in pre-production, production and post workflows. Come see what exciting possibilities this system provides for independent films looking for 35mm scope on a digital budget. Cameras and workstations will be on hand for practical tutorials and testing.

An overview of the Red One Digital Cinema Camera headed by The Poorhouse's Adrian Correia and Steve Sherrick of Obscure Knowledge.

Saturday March 29, 10:00am Panel Discussion, Moderator, Linda Peckel
Making Movies in Connecticut: Credits, Locations, and Other Things…
During the past year, more than $400 million was spent in the state of Connecticut by filmmakers shooting in the state, drawn by the most generous tax incentive in the country, and 39 films are already scheduled to shoot here in 2008. What are the unique qualities—good and bad—to filming in Connecticut, and how can you take advantage of all of the rich resources hidden in our quiet communities? In a panel discussion, two filmmakers who live and work in Connecticut, John Balis and A.D. Calvo, will share their experiences and pleasures of making films here, and George Norfleet, Director of the Film Division of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, will provide answers to many filmmakers’ questions on how the Connecticut Tax Credit Incentive program works. John Balis is a Connecticut filmmaker who produced “The Entrepreneurs,” a low-budget film shot in the Bethel, Danbury, Kent and Watertown areas, that follows the exploits of a hapless bunch of losers as they try to find their road to riches. “The Other Side of the Tracks,” is a moody story by A.D.Calvo of a young man haunted ten years after the death of his girlfriend by visions of a netherworld between the living and the dead. Shot primarily in Wallingford, Branford, South Windsor and Guilford this film was among the first films to take advantage of the Connecticut Tax Credit in executing the production.

Saturday March 29, 11:00am Panel Discussion, Moderator Jenny Hansell
Women in Film 2008 – Does Sex Matter?
Three filmmakers, all showing films at the festival this year; Georgiana Nester, Joy E. Reed and Nina Chernik; discuss whether, and how, being a woman in an industry historically dominated by men affects their choice of stories to tell, their ability to get financing, their role models and touchstone films. Does an identity as a woman, or gay, filmmaker force you to tailor your films to your audiences´ expectations? Does it limit who you can approach to work with you or fund you? These artists´ unique perspectives will surprise and inspire you!