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From: upfi_workshops upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Apr 19, 2007 10:14 AM
Subject: UPFI CALENDAR OF MULTI-MEDIA WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 2007

*UPFI CALENDAR OF MULTI-MEDIA WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 2007*

*1.) ADVANCED SCRIPTWRITING*: Facilitator: Armando `Bing' Lao

Dates; April 28-29 to June 16-17 (Sat/Sun)

Time 1:00-6:00 pm Venue: CMC A-107-A

Fee: P 6,500 (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

*Requirement*:* *Participants should have a finished full-length narrative
script or a teleplay.

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*Advanced Scriptwriting* is a workshop and clinic for the experienced
screenwriter and teleplay writer, who want to go beyond the tricks of the
writing trade. This workshop is designed to equip experienced writers with
advanced principles and concepts – such as time modes, blocking designs,
rhetorical devices, perceptual mechanisms, and other conceptual frameworks –
to help further hone their skills and deepen their understanding of film
narratives.

*2.) BASIC- DIGI FILMMAKING* (with editing): Facilitator; Mr. Ramon
Bautista

Dates: April 30 to May 5 (Mon.- Sat.)- (Next Batches TBA)

Time; 10:00 am to 6 pm Venue: POST FACILITY

Fee: P8,000. (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

Basic Digi-Filmmaking is a workshop designed to introduce participants to
film production conventions and techniques, and to provide hands-on
filmmaking experience, leading to a final audiovisual output. Lectures and
drills center on the various phases of film production, with emphasis on
production proper and basic post-production.

*3.)* *WRITING ABOUT FILMS I AudioVisual Analysis*: Facilitator; Mr.
Patrick Campos

Dates: April 30, May 2,4,7,9, 11 (MWF)

Time; 1:00-5:00 pm. Venue: Videotheque

Fee: P5,000. (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

*Participants who register in Writing About Film I and II can avail of a 20%
discount.

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*Writing About Film I: Audiovisual Analysis *is a workshop that seeks to
introduce participants to the aesthetics of film and to prepare them to
analytically interact with any given film text. Its aim is to survey the
fundamental formal aspects of film, which constitute it as an art form.
Furthermore, it seeks to introduce participants to the basic narrative,
technical, and stylistic qualities and conventions of cinema, all considered
within specific historical, cultural, and sociopolitical contexts.

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*4.)* *WRITING ABOUT FILMS II Film Theory and Criticism:* Facilitator; Mr.
Patrick Campos

Date May 14,16,18,21,23,25 (MWF)

Time; 1:00-5:00, Venue: Videotheque

Fee: P5,000. (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

*Participants who register in Writing About Film I and II can avail of a 20%
discount.

*Writing About Film II: Theory and Criticism* is a workshop that seeks to
introduce participants to key classical and contemporary film theories and
to prepare them to write informed and scholarly film criticism. Its aim is
to survey philosophies of aesthetics as they can be related to film (e.g.,
Greco-Roman, Hebrew, Asian); early theories that sought to define the
essence of film as art form (e.g., theories by Eisenstein, Arnheim, Bazin);
and contemporary theories that deal with film as cultural-political-economic
apparatus (e.g., structuralism, deconstructionism, postcolonialism).

*5.) BASIC SCRIPTWRITING*: Facilitator; Libay Cantor

Dates; May 5, 12, 19, 26, & June 2 (Sat)

Time; 1 - 6pm. Venue CMC 107 A or Cine Adarna Conference Room 2nd Floor

Fee: P6,000 (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, printing / photocopying

services for writing exercises, UPFI workshop kits, and certificates).

*Basic Scriptwriting: Visualizing from Scratch *is a workshop intended for
the absolute beginner, who has no background whatsoever in film, writing,
media or the arts, but who wants to discover the possibilities of
scriptwriting. It introduces participants to the "real basics" of writing
for film, from the "translation" of written abstract concepts into
visual-moving images (and vice versa – translation of perceived cinematic
images into the written word), to a hands-on discovery of the essential
concepts and components of a script that works.

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*6.) BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY: *Facilitator; Vivian Limpin

Date; May 5, 12, 19, 26, & June 2 (Sat)

Time; 10:00 am to 6 pm

Fee: P6,000 (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

*Black & White Photography* is a workshop that introduces students to the
basics of photography. Its aim is to give participants a background on the
principles and aesthetics of photography, including camera control, framing
& composition, developing & darkroom printing, and more. B&W photography is
foundational to the technical and creative aspects of filmmaking and other
visual media

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*7.)* *ART AND ANIMATION:* Facilitator; Roxlee and Pinoy Animagination

Dates; May 7-19 (Mon to Sat)

Time; 10:00 am to 6 pm. Venue: CMC A 107-B or Videoteque, (TBC)

Fee: P12,000. (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

*Art & Animation* is a workshop that equips the participants' eyes, hands,
and imaginations, like no other animation workshop in town can do. It aims
to hone students' skills to create animated works using materials that range
from everyday things to new technologies. In this workshop, participants are
introduced to various media and techniques of animation, such as flipbook,
thumbnail & storyboards; cut-outs, collage & silhouette; found object
assemblage & clay; paint-on-glass & colored sand; and others.

*8.) DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION: *Facilitator ; Milo Paz

Dates; May 14-19 (Mon to Sat)

Time; 9:00-5:00 pm. Venue: Videotheque

Fee: P8,000. (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

*Documentary Filmmaking* is a workshop that introduces the participants to
the history, sub-genres (e.g., cinema verité, ethnographic documentary,
travelogue, docu-drama, mockumentary, etc.), techniques, and aesthetics of
the documentary. It equips the participants with skills in using video and
sound equipment, in the context of documentary filmmaking individually or
with a crew.

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**9.)* *INDIE FILM PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP:* Facilitator: Cynthia
Cruz-Paz

Dates; May 19,20,26 (Sat,Sun,Sat.)

Time; 1:00- 6:00 pm Venue: Videotheque

Fee: P4,750. (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

*Indie Film Production Management *workshop examines the role of the
production manager in an independent film production. It emphasizes both
theoretical and practical matters involved in a production's logistical
management, including script breakdown and analysis, scheduling workflow,
budgeting, and acquisition of personnel and facilities. Exercises lead to a
hands-on understanding of the actual producing and managing of a digital
movie.

*10. ) SOUND & MUSIC DESIGN FOR FILM: INDIGENOUS FILIPINO MUSIC & WORLD
CHANTS*

Facilitator; Carol Bello

Dates; May 21- 26 (Mon to Sat)

Time; 10:00 am to 6 pm. Venue: CMC A-107 B

Fee: 7, 000 (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*.)*

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*Sound & Music Design for Film: Indigenous Filipino Music & World Chants *is
a workshop for those who are interested in exploring sound-emotionscapes for
film, including directing and/or creating music scores, inspired by
traditional Filipino music and melodic chants from various parts of the
globe. Participants go through the basics of hands-on film sound recording &
sound manipulation, and, at the same time, learn Filipino melodic & rhythmic
patterns, played on indigenous and modern instruments. If you are a
musician, a music lover or film music enthusiast, this workshop is for you.

*11.) BASIC DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY: *Facilitator: Dix Buhay

Dates; May 21 – 26 (Mon to Sat)

Time; 10am to 6pm. Venue: CMC Basement

Fee: 12,000. (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates*)*

*Basic Digital Cinematography* is a workshop that introduces the
participants to the tools, equipment, and technical work of the
cinematographer (and the gaffer), in the context of digital filmmaking.
Participants and are introduced to the art & technique of lighting for video
(e.g., manipulating the quality & quantity of light; deciding on light
sources; learning color temperatures; making decisions on lighting
motivations; mounting the 3-point lighting system) and using the digital
camera (e.g., maximizing the stationary and the mobile frames; making
decisions on composition).

12.) *ADVANCED DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY: *Facilitator: Louie Quirino

Dates; May 28-June 2

Time; 10am to 6pm. Venue: CMC Basement

Fee: 15,000. (inclusive of light snacks, handouts, use of equipment, UPFI
workshop kits, and certificates)

University of the Philippines Film Institute
Cine Adarna, Magsaysay and Osmeña Avenues, UP Diliman, QC

*For workshop queries: *

*Email: upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph

*Call: 9263640/9262722 (Telefax) *

*Visit: http://www.upd.edu.ph/~film_institute/home.htm