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See your script come to life! Sit back in the director's chair and watch as your script comes to life with FRAMEFORGE 3D STUDIO. Unlike the convoluted storyboarding software of the past, FrameForge makes it effortless to plan and present your project like never before. With FrameForge, you can import a complete script from either Final Draft or Movie Magic Screenwriter and start storyboarding right away. You'll also save time and money with optically correct storyboards that display shots just as they would be seen through the camera! Best of all, FrameForge 3D Studio allows you to easily share your work with the people who can turn your cinematic vision into reality. SRP $399; Sale Price $349. Save $50 when you enter or mention promo code MOVIEMAKER during checkout. Available at The Writers Store: 800/272-8927; 310/441-5151 or online at http://www.writersstore.com/?e=1032.
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ANNOUNCING 36% DISCOUNT FOR THE 11th ANNUAL SCREENWRITING CONFERENCE IN SANTA FE—May 26 thru 31, 2009. As saving money seems to be de rigueur of the times, if you are a serious career-minded, beginning-to-advanced screenwriter looking to attend an intensive, professional week-long screenwriting conference, do consider this frugal opportunity. REGULAR $1,090. EARLY REGISTRATION PRICE only $695. Deadline November 30. Go to http://www.scsfe.com to see how they bring Hollywood to Santa Fe, NM. Call 866/424-1501 toll-free with questions or to register. At The Screenwriting Conference in Santa Fe, chances are you'll meet somebody who will change your life.™
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FILM EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS
Established in 1929, ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, the nation's largest accredited private art and design university, offers degrees and continuing art education courses in 13 majors, available online or in San Francisco. Motion Pictures & Television courses include: Acting, Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting and Special Effects. Students learn advanced techniques on cutting-edge equipment providing them the skills they need to obtain positions at top companies like Warner Bros. or LucasFilm. Find out more at http://www.academyart.edu and check for an Open House in your area. RSVP to 800/544-2787.
CENTER FOR DIGITAL IMAGING ARTS—Learn the latest in Digital Filmmaking at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University. Full- and part-time certificate programs at their campuses in Waltham, MA and Washington, DC. Financial assistance and career services available. For more information call 800/808-CDIA or visit http://www.cdiabu.com.
FULL SAIL's bachelor's and associate's degrees for creative minds include Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Development, Recording Arts and Show Production & Touring. Regardless of which program you choose, one of Full Sail's fundamental goals is to encourage the union of art and technology. Full Sail's Film Degree Program covers the entire filmmaking experience, as students work united by their love of movies. Over the course of the program, the experienced, professional staff instructs students on how to execute every position on a film production—from director, cinematographer and producer to key grip, set dresser and electrician. The whole time, students use these newfound skills to actually create films. For more information visit http://www.fullsail.com.
THE INTERNATIONAL FILM SCHOOL SYDNEY (IFSS) boasts a faculty of top-level film professionals and rising industry stars. Focusing on developing versatile individuals, it offers a professional, practical, creative and in-depth approach to filmmaking with students being given the option of shooting on either RED ONE HD or Super 16mm. IFSS allows students to make six to eight films of their own authorship with no hidden production costs, and features certificate programs in Screenwriting, Directing and Producing as well as groundbreaking courses in Cinematography, Sound and Editing. Go to http://www.ifss.edu.au to find out more or apply.
The Digital Film and Video Arts Program from MEDIATECH INSTITUTE is a total immersion program, taking students from the basics through advanced aspects of all types of modern visual media production. Students receive hands-on experience in every step of the process. Graduates go after positions at production or post-production facilities working in corporate, television and film productions. Entrepreneurial students gain the skills to produce and pitch their own shows and films. The Recording Arts Program has a sharp focus on audio engineering, uses the same hands-on approach and utilizes professional studios. These graduates find employment in recording studios, broadcast stations and live music venues. Info: http://www.mediatechinstitute.com.
NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY offers intensive hands-on filmmaking, acting, animation, producing, screenwriting, editing and digital filmmaking programs. One year, two year Conservatory, Bachelor's, Master's of Fine Art and short-term programs and workshops available. No film school can match the Academy's bi-coastal campuses in the heart of New York City and on the backlot of Universal Studios in Hollywood, as well as their many international locations including the U.K., China, Italy, UAE, France and Spain. Call them at 212/674-4300 or e-mail film@nyfa.com. Info: http://www.nyfa.com.
One of the most important aspects of any film is sound. At THE SCHOOL OF SOUND, students will "explore the creative art of sound and music with the moving image." Guest lecturers include major Hollywood and European practitioners. Located in London, the school offers a variety of programs, from a three-week summer workshop to a four-day series of master classes. The School of Sound, London, U.K. +44 (0)20 7724 6616 http://www.schoolofsound.co.uk
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