About this Event
The Gulf Coast Film Workshop is an immersive, hands-on filmmaking intensive designed to give emerging storytellers in the Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater area the practical tools, confidence and creative community to turn an idea into an original short film in 6 hours.
Using nothing more than a mobile device, accessible tools and your imagination, you’ll move through the filmmaking process from concept to premiere. We focus on accessible techniques to start creating films immediately.
Unlike traditional film classes that focus primarily on lectures, the Gulf Coast Film Workshop emphasizes practical experience, creative experimentation, and collaboration. During this six-hour film training experience, you’ll move through the essential stages of independent filmmaking, from developing an idea to sharing a finished short film with an audience.
IN SIX HOURS, YOU’LL:
WRITE: Develop an original story and build compelling characters.
PRODUCE: Learn how to plan a production with limited time and resources.
DIRECT: Explore performance, blocking, visual storytelling and working with actors.
SHOOT: Use a phone to capture cinematic images, sound and performances.
EDIT: Cut the footage together and create a finished short film using accessible editing tools.
DISTRIBUTE: Learn how to package, market and share your work with an audience.
And then… PREMIERE THE FILM.
The Gulf Coast Film Workshop was created to help break down those barriers for the next generation of bold, diverse storytellers throughout the greater Tampa Bay region, including Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and surrounding Florida’s Gulf Coast communities.
We are particularly focused on creating space for Black, Latine, LGBTQIA+ and Women emerging artists to develop filmmaking skills, experiment creatively and see themselves as filmmakers because representation doesn’t only happen when we’re on screen. It happens when we’re behind the camera, writing the script, calling action, shaping the image and telling our own stories.
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At the end of the workshop, storytellers will have:
- A COMPLETED SHORT FILM - Created collaboratively with a production team.
- HANDS-ON PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE - Written, produced, directed, shot and edited a film.
- A FILMMAKER TOOLKIT - Including practical templates and resources to use after the workshop.
- A CREATIVE COMMUNITY - Connect with local emerging filmmakers and storytellers.
This workshop is a hands-on one-day, 6-hour filmmaking intensive designed to take storytellers from an idea to a finished short film in a single day.
Storytellers will work alongside a small team of emerging storytellers, learn the fundamentals of filmmaking, and immediately put those skills into practice.
Workshop format:
THE FOUNDATIONS
Understand the building blocks of filmmaking, including:
- Story
- Character
- Composition
- Camera
- Lighting
- Sound
- Shot selection
- Visual storytelling
Hands-on Project: Shoot a scene using mobile device.
THE SCRIPT
Learn how to transform an idea into a producible short film.
You’ll explore:
- Character development
- Story structure
- Conflict
- Stakes
- Scene construction
- Visual writing
- Pitching
- Rewriting
Hands-on Project: Craft and pitch an original short-film concept.
THE SHOOT
Put your story into production. You’ll learn:
- Production roles
- Directing
- Working with performers
- Blocking
- Shot lists
- Production planning
- Working with limited resources
- Problem-solving on set
Hands-on Project: Shoot an original short film.
THE EDIT
Turn the footage into a finished story by exploing:
- Selecting takes
- Building a sequence
- Cutting for emotion
- Sound
- Music
- Titles
- Credits
- Exporting
Hands-on Project: Edit your short film using accessible software.
THE DISTRIBUTION
A finished film needs an audience and learn the fundamentals of:
- Social media distribution
- Film festivals
- Community screenings
- Digital platforms
- Audience development
- Marketing
- Building an audience for your next project
Hands-on Project: Create a distribution plan for your film.
THE PREMIERE
End the day by sharing your work with your fellow filmmakers, friends and family.
Event venue & nearby stays
9300 N 16th St, 9300 North 16th Street, Tampa, United States
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