Location(s): Front Range, CO
Adventure Filmmaking
- Fully tailored, one-on-one experience, to address your specific areas of interest
- In your 3 day experience you'll learn film making; from shooting your subjects during an outdoor adventure to working in the editing room
- Leave with a fully edited short film of your experience
- Free Personalized Gift Box
- Buy Now Book Later
- Free Exchanges
- Free Refunds
Description:
Over the course of two days you will create your own Adventure Film during this hands-on experience with Emmy Award Winning Director, Michael Brown.
Michael and his company Serac Adventurer Films have has won more than fifty international film festival and industry awards for their documentaries. Michael is the recipient of three national Emmy Awards from five nominations and has filmed on all seven continents during fifty expeditions. He has been to the top of Mount Everest four times.
Michael has also collaborated with MacGillivray Freeman on IMAX films as a co-director and director of photography. In addition to making films, Michael is a public speaker, adventure guide, teacher and writer.
What you Learn:
Your experience will be personally tailored to fit your existing knowledge of film production.
Day in the Field
- Packing & Traveling with Camera Gear
- Camera Angles and Composition
- Story Structure & How to Shoot for the Edit
- Basic Camera Operation & Advanced Techniques
- Recording Good Quality Sound
- Managing Film Equipment in the Outdoors
- Risks and Safety when Shooting in Difficult Locations
- Preparing for the Edit
Day in the Edit Suite
- Capturing Digital Video to your Computer
- Organizing your Edit Project
- Story Arch and how to Structure your Film
- Basic Edit Techniques
- Video Transitions & Audio Balancing
- Exporting to Web or DVD
- The Business of Making of Films
Sample Day:
A day of filming your friends or family on an adventure in the beautiful front range area of the Rocky Mountains, where Michael will teach you as much as you can retain in a few short days about adventure filmmaking, from packing camera gear to getting great shots.
The following day(s) take your footage into the edit room where you'll learn how to turn your raw footage into a well structured short film that you can use to launch a career.
Availability:
Year Round pending Michael's schedule.
Location(s):
Front Range, CO
Essential Information:
Participants must be at least 12 years of age.
Duration:
3 Days (1 day shooting in the field with Michael Brown and 1 to 2 days in the edit room working with your footage)
Maximum Participants:
3 per lesson
Spectators:
Up to 3 Allowed (these can be friends or family that join in the adventure to be your actors or subjects for your day's film project)
Weather Dependent:
This experience is weather dependent. Always contact the Experience provider with any questions regarding weather conditions.
What to Wear:
Wear comfortable clothing appropriate for weather conditions.
Booking Information:
For this experience, it is recommended to request bookings at least 30 days in advance.
Cancellation Policy:
Once you have received a booking confirmation, cancellations and rebooking are allowed up to 14 days prior to the Experience. Failure to appear on your booked date or to cancel and rebook at least 14 days prior to your booked date will result in the loss of the value of your Experience.
