Courses At FTI this week

There are still some places remaining in some of the short courses and seminars coming up at FTI this week and next week. Please fell free to pass on the details to anyone you think may be interested. Writing Funding Applications What makes a great funding application? Many aspiring filmmakers are often at loss as to just what an application should include. There is no question asked by filmmakers than what are they looking for? Join us in a discussion, as we bring together a successful funding applicant and representatives from funding providers to speak on what is required. On the panel will be Liz Kearney (FTI), Liz Sward (ScreenWest) and Kate Beverly. Kate has an interesting perspective having been a successful funding applicant but also having recently completed a producers attachment that gave her a greater insight into the funding process. This is a session not to be missed. Thursday June 21st, 2007, 6:00pm - 9:00pm, $38/$28 FTI Members Directing Actors with Mark DeFriest This seminar will explore script analysis and breakdown, the rehearsal process, set etiquette, scaling the characters levels of expressiveness, and revealing the inner life in close-up. Students will perform short film scenes and learn to apply sense memory, how to block a scene and how to take direction. Using trained Method actors, directors will be given the chance with conduct practical exercises in emotional recall, sensory memory, blocking, character profiling, understanding the actor and script preparation. Mark Defriest has over 30 years of directing drama for television including many Australian landmark series. Most recently Mark has worked on the choldrens television series 'Sleepover Club 2', 'Parrallax', 'Streetsmartz' and the recently wrapped 'Wormwood'. Saturday June 23rd 2007, 10:00am - 3:00pm, $200/$150 FTI members Marketing Your Film with Kate Beverly Just making a film is only half of what it means to be a successful filmmaker. Just as important is how do you get your film seen? Kate Beverly has had great success with her short film 'Snow' including being screening in the Cannes Film Festival. Find out everything you should consider when thinking about what to do next with your film. Wednesday June 27 2007, 6pm - 8pm, $38/$28 FTI members. All seminars are at the Film and Television Institute, 92 Adeliade Street, Fremantle. www.fti.asn.au email: ftitraining@fti.asn.au