During this three-day writing workshop, participants will work with veteran, Gemini Award-winning screenwriter Jordan Wheeler, who will share his knowledge on the craft of storytelling, screenwriting, development of story structure, characters, co-writing and re-writing skills, and…
This two-day workshop will introduce you to the basics of the Final Draft Professional Screenwriter program, from both a writer’s perspective as well as from a production standpoint. You will learn essential formatting, terminology,…
(Note: updated application deadline – Monday, Feb. 15th) The focus of this intensive two-day workshop is working for film on The Meisner Technique and how these principles are utilized… Find out more »
The new Safety and Health Guidelines for the Manitoba Media Production Industry have been released! You can find them here: Safety and Health Guidelines for the Manitoba Media Production Industry The Manitoba Media Production Industry Safety and Health Committee appreciates the participation and input of the numerous people and organizations who assisted in developing …
The purpose of the camera trainee course is to provide the basic set of skills needed to work on a Western-based union set (BC, AB, SK, MB, Yukon, Northwest Territories). This course is structured to give participants an introduction to cinematography within a union environment…
The lecture will cover structuring a documentary in two parts: Developing A Basic Documentary Structure, and Applying Dramatic Structure to Documentary Film. Part I:…
Since the late 1990s, the observational TV documentary series in North America has transformed and splintered off into a set of new genres that fully ascended into what is commonly known as Factual Entertainment (“FE”). It’s a catchall phrase for reality-based but highly formatted character and reward-driven…
The main duties of an Assistant Director (AD) are to assist the director, coordinate all production activity, and supervise the cast and crew on production. The AD is considered the key link between the director and the cast and crew, and also the liaison to the…