(Left) 1940s photo
of the building
now housing the
Shop Talk & Art
Gallery (Right)
which is hosting
the October 14th
BYFC event.
STORYTELLING LESSON
For Developing Screenwriters, Directors, and Production Designers
& For Counselors, Teachers, Therapists, and Parents Looking for
a New Way to Start In-Depth Discussions About Life
presented by
BROOKLYN YOUNG FILMMAKERS
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Shop Talk & Art Gallery
35 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn
6:00pm-9:00pm, FREE
Brooklyn Young Filmmakers POINTING FINGERS DVD (2009, 15min) with Discussion Guide (10pgs) is the first in a series of packaged "Teaching Stories" that teach about what goes on behind the scenes at a film shoot and how to analysis story structure and characters.
6:15-7:15pm Screening of POINTING FINGERS and Storytelling Lesson
for Counselors, Teachers, Therapists, and Parents
7:15-7:30pm Musician Derek Staebell, Composer of the alternative blues soundtrack
for POINTING FINGERS and Video Director for http://www.songcirclemusic.com/ will talk about
how to find the right music for a low budget film project
7:30-7:45pm Refreshments and networking break
7:45-8:45pm Screening of POINTING FINGERS and Storytelling Lesson
for Developing Screenwriters, Directors, and Production Designers
8:45-9:00pm Refreshments and networking
Trayce Gardner, Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Director, will lead the lessons. Joe Cesar, host for the event, and owner of Shop Talk & Art Gallery where POINTING FINGERS was filmed, is a licensed clinical and school Psychologist. Shop Talk & Art Gallery currently features a show of contemporary Haitian art.
POINTING FINGERS story themes include: rivalry and anger between siblings; bitterness and misunderstanding between parent and child; impact of drug addiction on a family; and the problems of aging. Although the two lesson sessions will be tailored towards different audiences, anyone can attend either session. The material covered is appropriate for adults of all ages and older teens.
Film, which can involve all the arts and technical crafts, is the most complete vehicle for storytelling. The best screenwriters and directors are storytellers who learn to be part detective, part researcher, part production designer, part therapists, and part hypnotist, while at the same time being entertaining. They know how to use language and memorable phrases, physical movement and gesture, and visual imagery and sounds, to weave small details from minor moments into a purposeful and emotionally charged story (usually with three act structure) that impacts upon and is embraced by audiences.
We all love stories. They allow us to go on adventures that we will never have and free us to experience perspectives we could never imagine on our own. People can transcend their day-to-day anger and frustrations when they are engaged in either hearing or telling a story. A good story pulls you in and makes you care about, and believe in, the people being described; it stimulates you to link the acts and life situations of the characters to their past and presents, and causes you to anticipate the future consequences of their actions.
Join Brooklyn Young Filmmakers for an exploration of the art and techniques of Storytelling!
For more info: communityfilm@wearebyfc.org 718-935-0490
Check out our October 1st posting of a photo album from the OPEN/CLOSE film shoot!
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