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September 29, 2019

Fresh PA’s Ready to Work!

Reach out levitra costa rica to NOVAC for resumes of local, trained Production Assistants!

This weekend, thanks to support from Film Works NOLA, NOVAC collaborated with NYC’s Reel Works to train a viagra 100mg fresh batch of qualified PAs ready to work on your shows.  NOVAC trained PAs know set etiquette, walkie management, dos and don’ts on set, how to read a call sheet and more.  If you would like office or set PAs for your production, or if you need new Production Assistant interns for your production’s tax credit qualifying Career Based Learning program, reach out to Stevee-Rayne, our Community Crew Up Manager, at stevee@novacvideo.org.

Special thanks to Ryan Rivard and Liam Mejia buy online prescription viagra from Reel Works, and to our guest speakers, Locations Manager Mickey Lambert, Producer Mick Flannigan and Key Set PA Marcus Brown!

 

September 28, 2019

get viagra online Curriculum is Live!">The Fall Workshop Curriculum is Live!

NOVAC’s Fall viagra in india Independent Filmmaker Workshop Curriculum has been posted! We’ve got a stacked schedule for our September-December semester. Our seasonal series includes Thursday night seminars, Friday 101 Series workshops, and a handful of Masterclasses and Technical Trainings on the weekends.

This year, we’ve got everything from Editing to Production cheap viagra on line Accounting to Screenwriting and more, all taught by a roster of local  filmmakers and experts.

See the full list here:

Fall Workshop Schedule   

 

And, consider joining as a member to get 20% off all workshops, for only $25/year.

 

September 9, 2019

PA Training Intensive | Apply Now

NOVAC + FilmWorks NOLA present 

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT TRAINING INTENSIVE

September 28-29 @ Starlight Studios in New Orleans East
Applications open for Orleans Parish residents, deadline September 20
 
NOVAC is pleased to partner again with Film New Orleans for a new program, Film Works NOLA, a slate of trainings for Orleans Parish residents who are interested in developing careers in the film and television production industries.  Film Works NOLA will present a variety of industry-led workshops in various behind the scenes trades throughout the fall, presented for free (by buy cialis no prescription required application) through support from Film New Orleans.
 
First up this Fall, we are offering a production assistant training intensive, a weekend-long introduction to the basics of life on set, including set cialis us etiquette, vocabulary, walkie usage, call sheets and more. This training will be held at Starlight Studios in New Orleans East.  Participation is free, but seats are limited and participants will be chosen based on applications.  Applications are open now, and close My brother presented me nice holiday gift, http://novacvideo.org/overseas-viagra/. We’re here to save you money on the very best prescription medication in the world. on September 20. We are pleased to be partnering with City Councilmember Cindy Nguyen to highlight District E as a location for filming.  
 
Interested applicants can apply here:
Apply Here by September 19
All participants must be residents of Orleans Parish, have transportation to the training, and be ready and available to go to work on set.
 
More Film Works NOLA training opportunities are scheduled for later this fall, and will be announced soon.  To stay up to date, follow @novacvideo on FB, Instagram and Twitter, and for detailed information go to http://www.novacvideo.org.
 
September 2, 2019

May 16, 2019

Youth Summer Videomaking Camps in East Baton Rouge and Jefferson Parishes

NOVAC and the New Orleans, East Baton Rouge, and Jefferson Parish Libraries are hosting FREE teen video camps at local libraries this summer. Students will learn the basics of video production, including design, storyboarding, production, post-production, effects and more, through the hands-on process of creating a video, under the guidance of an experienced local filmmaker.

 

Registration is now open – See our list of camp locations and registration information below!

May 1, 2019

Costume Department Training for New Orleans Residents

[crew training] NOLA Film Works and NOVAC to host buy generic viagra australia workforce training for New Orleans residents, through the support of Film New Orleans.

 

Film New Orleans and NOVAC are pleased to announce a new film industry training program: NOLA FILM WORKS: COSTUME DEPARTMENT TRAINING, a 3-day wardrobe and costuming training session scheduled for three Saturdays in June 2019: the 1st, 8th and 15th.

COSTUME DEPARTMENT TRAINING is an intensive workshop designed to prepare Orleans Parish residents for entry-level jobs in the film industry wardrobe/costume departments. This training will not address costuming on independent film productions. Availability is limited!  There is no cost to apply or attend, thanks to support from Film New Orleans.

COSTUME DEPARTMENT TRAINING teaches participants the basic inner workings of a film or television wardrobe department, with lessons and activities based on the different positions and responsibilities within the department, including shopper, seamstress/tailor, ager/dyer, designing, and more. Veteran wardrobe department head Alison L. Parker will lead the course, along with  many established guest speakers. 

 

You must be a resident of Orleans Parish to apply.

Application deadline is Wednesday, May 15th by 5pm.

 

Apply Here

April 22, 2019

[indie film] protect your project, protect yourself

Entertainment copyright experts Bri Whetstone and Max Hass present an info-packed seminar on levitra cost low copyright in filmmaking!
 
They’ve crafted a curriculum curated to filmmakers that covers the essentials of film copyright and contract law in film. This seminar will give insight into navigating these processes, and provide the space to ask your questions directly of two legal experts.

 

Bri Whetstone worked in Business Affairs at LucasArts in San Francisco where she handled copyright applications, drafted contracts, managed international trademarks, and drafted the Lucas Companies’ social media policy. Bri returned to New Orleans how to get levitra without prescriptions to attend Tulane Law school and focused on entertainment and intellectual property law. Since graduating magna cum laude from law school, Bri has continued to develop an entertainment and intellectual property law practice that had helped numerous musicians, artists, writers, chefs, and filmmakers.

Max Hass is an entertainment attorney and the founder of Action Potential Entertainment, LLC. He has worked with dozens of musicians in the New Orleans music community, as well as entrepreneurs, record labels, publishing companies, film productions, and visual artists. Max has developed and presented copyright workshops for musicians and visual artists and spoken on intellectual property and contract matters at NOVAC, Propeller, the Where Y’Art Gallery, and at conferences in Baton Rouge and Morgan City. He is currently a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

 

Seminar Curriculum:

  • Overview of Copyright
    • What is Copyright
    • What Can/Cant Be Copyrighted
    • Derivative Works
    • When Copyright Begins
    • Publication
    • Copyright vs Other forms of Intellectual Property
  • Contract Law in Film
    • Non-Disclosure and Submission Release Agreements
    • Explanation of various entities involved in making a film
      • LLCs
      • Transfer of Copyright
      • Contracts involved – Work for Hire, Employment Agreement, Etc
    • Clearances in Film
    • Release Agreements
    • Tax Incentives in Louisiana for Film

 

 

When: Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 6-8pm

Where: The NOVAC Bywater office, 532 Louisa St.

Tickets are $40 for non-members // $32 for members

Buy Tickets Here

 

 

 

T H A N K  Y O U  E P N O !  Thanks to a generous grant from Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans, spring workshops have been discounted or fully funded! Check them out at www.emergingphilanthropists.org.

April 22, 2019

[indie film] learn post sound production from Billy Theriot

 A Post Sound Masterclass, taught by Billy Theriot.

 

Curriculum coming soon!

 

About the instructor:

Billy Theriot‘s sound effects, foley, and dialog editing credits include over 45 feature films, documentaries, and television series. Among those, he has been a foley supervisor, group ADR and sound effects editor on most of Academy Award-winning Steven Soderbergh’s films since 2005 including “Behind The Candelabra” for HBO which won 11 Emmys including best sound mixing. He also has extensive experience in every aspect of post sound from turnover through the final mix and M&E, including all versions for final delivery. 

From 2005 to 2017, he was a foley supervisor, group ADR, and sound effects editor and an ADR mixer at the Swelltone Labs studio, Larry Blake’s post-production sound company in New Orleans. Among the 1000+ sessions he was the ADR mixer/recordist on every episode of the critically-acclaimed HBO series Treme and for the Academy Award best picture nominee Beasts of the Southern Wild, where he was nominated for the Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film for the 2013 MPSE Golden Reel Awards. 

 

When: Saturday & Sunday, May 18th & 19th, 10am – 4pm each day

Where: NOVAC, 532 Louisa St.  70117

 

Masterclasses are $195 for non-members // $155 for NOVAC members

 

Buy Tickets Here

 

 

T H A N K Y O U E P N O ! Thanks to a generous grant from Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans, we are able to offer spring workshops at a reduced price.

April 21, 2019

[indie film] spring course list is live!

Seminar Series     $32 members / $40 non-members

Seminars are two-hour evening info sessions. 6-8pm. 

March 21: How to Advance Your Entertainment Career in 2019

March 28: Documentary Lab and Grant Landscape  (tickets coming soon, email gigi@novacvideo.org to hold your spot)

May 9: Copyright for Filmmakers

June 6: Narrative Budgeting & Scheduling

101 Series     $48 members / $60 non-members

101 classes are one-day introductory courses. 9am-4pm.

March 14: Infographics 101

March 29: Treatment Writing 101

April 12: Cinematography 101

Masterclasses     $155 members / $195 non-members

Masterclasses are weekend intensives with film-industry veterans, intended for current practitioners to hone the nuances of their craft. 10am – 4pm, Saturday & Sunday.

March 23-24: Production Sound

April 6-7: Advanced Editing

May 18-19: Post Sound

Technical Trainings    $75 members / $95 non-members

Tech Trainings are one-day intensives, to train on advanced and more inaccessible equipment. 10am-5pm.

April 13: Sony FS7

April 14: Arri Alexa

 

 

 

T H A N K  Y O U  E P N O !  Thanks to a generous grant from Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans, spring workshops are discounted! Check them out at www.emergingphilanthropists.org.

March 25, 2019

[indie film] Treatment Writing 101

The Big Idea: Taking Film Ideas from Impulse to Action

Do you have a great idea for a narrative or documentary film, but you don’t know what to do next to make it a reality? In Treatment Writing 101, you’ll put ideas into writing by making a treatment, and talk about the next steps one takes towards making these ideas into a reality. Using screenwriting and production strategies to get treatments into shape, instructors Andrea Claire Morningstar and Jasmine Rivera will share a treasure trove of tools for getting the resources you need to move your project forward. Everyone will leave with a treatment for their Big Idea in hand.

Taught by Jasmine Rivera and Andrea Claire Morningstar.

 

When: Friday, March 29th, 9am – 4pm

Where: NOVAC, 532 Louisa St.  70117

Tickets are $48 for members // $60 for non-members

Buy Tickets Here

 

 

T H A N K  Y O U  E P N O !  Thanks to a generous grant from Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans, spring workshops have been discounted or fully funded!