How We Shot It: The Sundays After Church Guerrilla Style Film Bootcamp

Ready to dive into filmmaking without all the fancy gear? Join us in person for this hands-on bootcamp where we break down how we made The Sundays After Church using guerrilla tactics. It's all about creativity, spontaneity, and learning on the fly. Come get your hands dirty and see how you can make your own film magic happen!

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the bootcamp, participants will be able to:

• Write and revise a script with production constraints in mind

• Build a workable pre-production plan and shot list

• Set up a small-crew lighting and camera package

• Run a set as an AD or work effectively with one

• Capture clean production sound and plan a post-sound workflow

• Apply the Sundays After Church production model to their own projects

Session Breakdown

9:00 AM — Writing the Guerrilla Script

Instructor: Eric Brown

How to write a script that is actually shootable on a guerrilla budget. Eric breaks down the writing

process behind Sundays After Church and the choices that made the page production-ready.

• Locking concept, theme, and tone before page one

• Writing for locations you can actually access

• Limiting cast, day-night swings, and SFX-heavy scenes

• Structuring scenes for coverage efficiency

• Rewriting for the schedule, not the dream

10:00 AM — Pre-Production & Directing

Instructor: Ethan X. Evans

The bridge between script and set. How Ethan prepped Sundays After Church — from breakdowns to

shot lists to the conversations that align every department before day one.

• Script breakdown and scheduling for a small crew

• Shot listing and storyboarding under time pressure

• Casting, rehearsals, and director-actor language

• Location scouting and logistics on no budget

• Building the lookbook and aligning the creative team

11:30 AM — Cinematography & Lighting on a Shoestring

Instructor: Will Roye, Director of Photography

How Will built the visual language of Sundays After Church with a lean kit. Practical lighting, lensing

decisions, and how to make small setups look intentional.

• Camera and lens choices for indie production

• Available light, practicals, and bounce techniques

• Building a lighting setup that travels

• Working with the director to design coverage

• Color, contrast, and consistency across locations

1:30 PM — Running the Set: AD Workflow

Instructor: Jonathan Jamar, Assistant Director

The AD is the engine of the day. Jonathan walks through how he kept Sundays After Church on

schedule and how to lead a small crew without losing the room.

• Building a realistic shooting schedule

• Call sheets, sides, and daily paperwork

• Setting the pace: blocks, rehearsals, turnarounds

• Managing safety, breaks, and crew morale

• Communicating between director, DP, and producer

2:30 PM — Production Sound & Sound Design

Instructor: Miles Hopkins

Sound is half the picture, and the first thing audiences notice when it fails. Miles covers what was

captured on set for Sundays After Church and how the post sound was built around it.

• On-set sound: boom vs. lav, room tone, slating

• Avoiding the most common indie audio mistakes

• Designing soundscapes that build a world

• Dialogue editing, ADR, and Foley basics

• Mixing for streaming, festival, and theatrical delivery

3:45 PM — Q&A Panel

Full Faculty

Open-floor session with the full Sundays After Church team. Bring scripts, questions, and project ideas

— this is where the day becomes specific to your work.

4:30 PM — Closing

Recap of key takeaways, resource hand-out, and next steps for participants who want to keep building.

What to Bring

• Notebook, pen, and water bottle

• Laptop or tablet (optional)

• A current script, treatment, or project idea — even one page

• Questions for the Q& A

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

United Nations Church Inc, 214 Cowardin Avenue, Richmond, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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