[NEohioPAL] Panel & lecture schedule for Indie Gathering

[Ray Szuch]

All access with a weekend pass or day pass!
Saturday Aug 7th  - Lecture Room
10:30 AM
Lecture - Johnny K. Wu
From Producer’s Perspective – Pre to Post Production
Learn about budgeting, scheduling, script breakdown on films.
 About Johnny Wu: Wu, an award winning filmmaker has produced, directed, and
edited over dozen of shorts and feature films, and has always been able to
make films within the budget and with a precise production schedule. A
Jokers Card was shot in 4 days, The Rapture, his award winning feature with
distribution worldwide was made possible in 11 days. Recently he has
successfully produced numerous web videos, corporate videos and his TV show
OCA Image TV was nominated for two categories at the national OCA Convention
for Programs and Project and Communications, where as it won an award under
Communication category.



12 PM
How to Get Distributed!
Topics include: Distribution in US and Foreign
Film Markets & Presentation
Trailers/Teasers
Internet and New Media
Short film
 Can it be distributed?
 Panel Members: Dan Wentz, Peter John Ross
 Dan Wentz: A radio personality and former NPR writer from Cornwall, NY; a
veteran independent screenplay writer and music manager; winner at the 2010
Indie Gathering in the screenplay competition (slasher genre).
 As a filmmaker Peter John Ross has produced, edited, and directed several
award winning films. His debut feature film Horrors of War has worldwide
distribution. Ross has written articles for Moviemaker and Videomaker
Magazines, and has published his first book TALES FROM THE FRONT LINE OF
INDIE FILMMAKING and 2nd book SHORT SCREENPLAYS on Amazon.Com 



1 PM
Marketing and Publicity for your film in the new Media
Learn about the what, how, when, where to market and publicize for your film
in today’s world. How to work prepare Press Releases and work with the news
media (reporters, etc)
 Panel Members: Peter John Ross, Johnny K. Wu
 As a filmmaker Peter John Ross has produced, edited, and directed several
award winning films. His debut feature film Horrors of War has worldwide
distribution. Ross has written articles for Moviemaker and Videomaker
Magazines, and has published his first book TALES FROM THE FRONT LINE OF
INDIE FILMMAKING and 2nd book SHORT SCREENPLAYS on Amazon.Com 
 Johnny Wu, with an MBA and has successfully produced and distributed
feature and shorts, has been doing marketing for film, nonprofits, and
businesses since 1998. His 2010 marketing experiences including drawing over
10,000 people to attend the Cleveland Asian Festival, marketing successfully
several events with Mountaineer Casinos, Presque Isle Downs and Casino, and
others. He has had many interviews with media and will help provide the
inside on how to successfully market one’s film or product to maximize
exposure with limited budget.



2 PM
Panel Discussion - How an actor can better their performance
Meet with award winning actors who can help you understand how to improve
one’s profession to become a better actor.
Panel Member: Kyle Znamenak, Brandy Seymour, Joe O’Brien
 About Kyle Znamenak: Currently pursuing a master’s in psychology at
Cleveland State University. Kyle began studying acting in high school, in
which he earned his membership to the international thespian society as well
as being elected thespian president in 2002-2003. Kyle has performed onstage
for several years until he was invited to work on one of Johnny’s film “A
Joker’s Card”. Kyle has always had a fascination in movies, especially
Horror movies made on a small budget. By being within “A Joker’s Card”, it
sparked an interest in Kyle and he has directed some of short films of his
own. Kyle's  last short film was Jean Claude the Gumming Zombie and will be
acting in two short films "Gray" and comic action adventure slated for
Summer of 2010. Mr. Znamenak has also functioned as the Secretary for The
Rapture LLC and co-produced the Organization of Chinese Americans Image TV
Ohio. Mr. Znamenak has provided editing and voiceover work for many
commercials for SportsTime Ohio and OCA’s Image TV Ohio.  See some his work
at http://www.mdifilm.com  or http://www.vimeo.com/mdifilm 
 Brandy Seymour has performed in plays, micro cinema, and film for over 10
years. She has also done voice over spots, and commercial spots local,
regional, and national. Some of her work includes Shakespeare’s “Two
Gentlemen of Verona,” as Speed, The Rapture, as Ynarb, directed by Johnny Wu
 and Horrors of War, as Yvette, directed by Peter John Ross. Brandy has also
directed the short documentary “Hiding in Plain Sight,” and she has written
a screenplay adaptation based on the book Hiding in Plain Sight.
 Joe O’Brien recently worked through Central Casting and Extra’s Management
as a non-union background actor from August, 2009 to May, 2010. From
backgrounds of 300 or more to featured extra roles in TV and film, he worked
on set at the studios or on location in the greater Los Angeles area. Joe
performed in several plays and independent films in Northeast Ohio and has a
BA in Theater from Ohio Wesleyan University. For more about Joe, log onto
www.joeobrien.net.



3 PM
Panel Discussion - Directing  
When you put 3 directors in a room to direct the same script, you get 6
versions of the movie, learn and listen to different director’s POV on what
they feel is important in a scene (besides the script) and how the set up
mood for each. Casting for the role and how to work with actors
 Panel Members: Erik Cieslewicz, Peter John Ross, Art Byrd
Erik Cieslewicz: Director, Writer, Editor. Edward R. Murrow Award winner in
2009 and an Emmy Award Nominee in 2008 for Best Investigative Series. Erik
also has Five Associated Press Awards and runs an independent production
company based out of Central Wisconsin, Stop That Nun.
 As a filmmaker Peter John Ross has produced, edited, and directed several
award winning films. His debut feature film Horrors of War has worldwide
distribution. Ross has written articles for Moviemaker and Videomaker
Magazines, and has published his first book TALES FROM THE FRONT LINE OF
INDIE FILMMAKING and 2nd book SHORT SCREENPLAYS on Amazon.com
Art Byrd, from Youngstown, Ohio, wrote and directed his first film, "The
Taunt" in 1991. Since then, he has made 22 shorts and documentaries. Several
of his films which includes documentaries have been shown at the Black
Hollywood Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA and the Ohio Independent Film
Festival in Cleveland in Ohio. His film "The Ballet Audition" has received
over 1 million views on "You Tube."
 



4 PM
Panel Discussion - Editing your film!
Editing is an art of making pictures connect into a story, listen and learn
about the different methods of editing plus how cultural differences plays
into the style of editing (ie: how to edit a film for global market, or
Asian or European Markets)
 Panel Members: Allen Korslund, Jeff Yanik, and others
 Allen Korslund recently won the 2010 "Best Editing" Los Angeles Movie Award
for his work on the TV Pilot, "Hard to Be Me." Allen is an Encoding
Technician with The Discovery Channel. He currently specializes in
Video-on-Demand (VOD). He was previously part of the Quality
Control/Technical Evaluation division, and has worked with Discovery for a
total of 5 years



5 PM
Scoring - from pre-production to post production with Aryavarta Kumar
Learn about the importance of sound, foley and music in a film plus
understanding the method of ADR and when it
 is needed.
 Cleveland based composer Aryavarta Kumar (Arya) writes and records music
for independent films, TV, commercials, radio, computer games, corporate
videos, events, and other new media. He has won several awards including
national Telly Awards and festival awards and records and masters his own
compositions at his music studio Stream of Music, LLC. Arya also plays live
performances and improvisations at events throughout Northeastern Ohio
including PlayHouse Square in downtown Cleveland. His other interests
include performing alongside Icho Daiko, northeast Ohio's premiere taiko
ensemble, and giving educational lectures about the history and use of film
music."



6 PM
Panel discussion – Guerrilla filmmaking
The low or no-budget level of filmmaking

Panel Members: Mariusz Kotowski, Bill Alexander, Branislav "Bruno" Tatalovic
and others
 Mariusz Kotowski began his film career directing and producing his
documentary “Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema” in 2006 after graduating
from NYU Film School. He shot his second and third films “Esther’s Diary” a
dramatic feature and “Deeper and Deeper” a feature suspense thriller in 16
days and is working on development for another feature suspense thriller
called “Hotel Paradise” projected to shoot in 2011.
Branislav "Bruno" Tatalovic is an independent film artist and screen actor.
He produced and directed several short films and one feature documentary. In
2010 he received an Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation
(ATAS-CTA) award for his production titled "Fiasco". He's a graduate of
Dodge Conservatory of Film (MFA in Film/TV Producing), and he currently
teaches TV courses at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland.



7 PM
Lecture - On licensing the Emmy winning CBS show "The Warrant Unit"
in your city! Web Site



8 PM
Panel Discussion - Script writing, beginning to end

Panel Members: Edward Robert Bach, Erik Cieslewicz, Dan Wentz
Edward Robert Bach: Writer, Actor, Producer. Edward is the writer of "Hard
to Be Me" a TV Pilot which has won multiple awards this year from various
Film and TV Festivals and will be part of The Indie Gathering 2010! Edward
has been acting and writing since his childhood, infatuated with television
(old and new) he is always trying to weave an interesting, well-thought-out
story that appeals to a broad range of people. Aside from film-making,
Edward is currently a Graphic Artist for a Federal Agency in Washington, DC.
 Erik Cieslewicz: Director, Writer, Editor. Edward R. Murrow Award winner in
2009 and an Emmy Award Nominee in 2008 for Best Investigative Series. Erik
also has Five Associated Press Awards and runs an independent production
company based out of Central Wisconsin, Stop That Nun.
 Dan Wentz: A radio personality and former NPR writer from Cornwall, NY; a
veteran independent screenplay writer and music manager; winner at the 2010
Indie Gathering in the screenplay competition (slasher genre).
 



9 PM
Lecture - Fight scene choreographing / World Stunt Assoc. meeting
 (open to everyone)



Body Burns (hands on) Seminar
by Drew Evans - World Stunt Assoc Director
(Additional fee $75 without burn suit, $40 with burn suit / $20 directors
for filming)
Saturday time to be determined, if you are interested please email Drew
Evans
with your cell number and name



Sunday Aug 8th - Lecture Room
11 AM
Panel Discussion - Networking for the actor!
Sit and listen to a panel of filmmakers to discuss how actors can network to
further their career.
 Panel Member: Branislav "Bruno" Tatalovic, Ray Szuch



12 PM
Workshop: Lighting for film (2 hrs) with DP William Johns
Learn firsthand how to light properly with award winning filmmaker,
cinematographer William Johns. A 2 hours workshop that you shouldn’t miss!
You can visit his website at http://www.cinevidproductions.com 
 



2 PM
Mary Ellen Tomazic - Legal aspects of filmmaking
Mary Ellen Tomazic is a Cleveland attorney who has been a contract
consultant for MDI Films since 1999, and has given lectures at all
Indiegathering conventions since 2005. She has served in a consulting role
and drafted recording and distribution contracts for bands, and reproduction
contracts for visual artists, for over twenty-five years. She will speak on
legal aspects of filmmaking, covering intellectual property, contract
interpretation and publicity rights, and business organization for artists
and filmmakers.



3 PM
Panel Discussion – Visual Effects for Low Budget Productions
Learn from the makers of award winning short film Aidan 5 on how to do
visual effects in your project.
Panel Member: Ben Bays - producer,  Vidas Barzdukas – writer and John
Jackson - director
 BEN BAYS – PRODUCER Three-time Emmy Award winner Ben Bays has been making
movies in one form or another for the past 22 years. He studied film at the
Los Angeles Film Studies Center where he interned at James Cameron's
Lightstorm Entertainment. Since then, Ben has worked for NBC, CBS, UPN, FOX,
Warner Bros, Disney, the WB and a host of other production companies. His
credits include shows such as Grounded for Life and In Focus. He has
directed and produced numerous independent films & television series and is
currently writing & developing two feature films along side producing the
Aidan 5 web series.
VIDAS BARZDUKAS – WRITER  Vidas Barzdukas is an award-winning filmmaker and
writer whose films have been featured at the Chicago Short Comedy Film
Festival and on PBS stations in Chicago and San Francisco. He received his
degree from Loyola University of Chicago, where he majored in philosophy and
theatre. He currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, Tracie, and
their two daughters.
 JOHN JACKSON – DIRECTOR  John Jackson is a video producer & director at
Mills James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. He has 15 years of writing,
producing, directing and editing experience. He currently works at Mills
James productions in Columbus Ohio, where he handles a variety of projects,
including national and local corporate video work for clients such as
Verizon wireless and Victoria's secret. In the past few years he has
directed a sitcom television pilot and earned a Midwest Regional Emmy for
his work on a standup comedy show. His most recent personal work, the sci-fi
short Aidan5 won the national 48hourfilm contest , best of Columbus as well
as took second runner up in the Miami international film festival and played
at the Cannes film festival as part of the shortfilm corner in 2009. He is
currently working on a web series based on the award winning sci-fi short. 



Stunt Driving (hands on) Seminar
by Drew Evans - World Stunt Assoc Director
(Additional $40 fee driver, car supplied / $20 directors for filming)
If you are interested please email Drew Evans
With your cell number and name

 

 
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