Winter Morning Pictures is begin a first time series of student lectures on the art and business of movie making. 

The year long series is called "Script to Screen" and will kick off at Central Catholic High School in May 2008. The Script to Screen program was initiated by me, as a way encourage and educate students of my high school alma mater to pursue their passions for script writing and film making. 

Over the past few years student interest in the art and business of film making has exploded. Central Catholic has wanted to offer this dynamic and differentiating series as an option for their students but needed a person to kick it off. (insert "me")

I will act as the "Artist in Residence" for the series and will have SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU as our case study. My partners Ron Hankison, Mike Hamilton will be guest speakers throughout the year.

The following topics will be covered. This list is just an outline to give you an idea of how much we will be covering - 

Development 
-Developing your idea/concept
fiction vs. non
genre
time period (or AKA a "period piece" like "The last Samurai" "Shawshank Redemption" "Saving Private Ryan")
optioning material

Writing your script
tips on rough drafts, notecards, outlines
scene numbers, slug lines
the plot
the plot points (or Plot Arc)
working with a partner
creating characters
creating Character Arcs
creating dialogue
stay on schedule
pace
format

Pre-Production
breaking down the script (breakdown sheets)
- special effects, costumes, continuity, props, locations, characters,
storyboarding
determining a budget
getting funding
location scouting
casting (main and extras)
release forms
call sheets
scheduling shooting dates
getting insurance (types of insurance)
permits
bank accounts
setting up an LLC

Auditioning ACTORS
Working with Casting Agencies

Getting your CREW
positions
qualifications
options for paying your crew
Crew Structures - Big, Med, Small
Wages, Unions

Unions
SAG
WGA
AFTRA
DGA

getting EQUIPMENT (choosing equip too)
where, and how
cameras
video, film, or digital
costs
camera support (equipment and people)
lighting
lighting support
gels
diffusions
bounce cards
sound (mics, booms, wireless, room tone)

Production Design
Props
wardrobe
set dressing
make-up hair
time period
special effects

Production (this is where we actually are on the set filming)
A day on the SET
what are all of these people doing here?
who should I talk to?
where can I go?
where can I stand?
what does, ready on the set, places everyone, speed, marker, set and action mean.
what do the actors do
what does the director do
what does the gaffer do
the cinematographer do, the grip, the best boy,
when do we eat?!

Post Production
Marketing

As you can see we will have a ton to cover. And as we go through each of these stages we will be updating the students as to how we are progressing on the case study SINCE. 

The "final" if you will, will be the students actually participating in the production of SINCE when we shoot at some of our scenes at Central Catholic next summer 09.

This is an awesome program, an awesome opportunity for the students and if things go well over this year, we will present our results for implementation throughout the Greater Diocese. That would be huge!