March 14, 2019

**** THIS MEETING IS CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY****

A DISCUSSION WITH EDITOR DEBBIE BERMAN

We are thrilled to have the opportunity to spend time with Editor Debbie Berman at the next LAPPG meeting. We’ll explore Debbie’s journey to becoming one of the most exciting new talents and in-demand editors in Hollywood. We will delve into her work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe including the soon to be released Captain Marvel, hear her advice for those looking to move their careers forward, and learn about what it was like to have co-edited the cultural and film phenomenon, Black Panther.

BIO:

Debbie Berman is most well known for her work as the co-editor of BLACK PANTHER, which is the first super hero film ever to be nominated for several Academy Awards (including Best Picture), and winner of three.

Credit: Marvel Studios

Debbie is one of the very few female Editors working on big budget features, and has had a meteoric career rise over the last couple of years.  This began with her first foray into Marvel Studios editing SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, 2017’s top grossing super hero film.  

She then worked on BLACK PANTHER, a true cultural and film phenomenon which received a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes (Marvel Studio’s highest scoring film), made $1.2 billion worldwide, and is one of the top grossing films of all time. Using her unique life experience of being born and raised in Africa, Debbie was able to help ensure the authenticity of Marvel’s first film set on the continent. 

Currently Debbie just finished her third film in a row at Marvel Studios, CAPTAIN MARVEL.  This highly anticipated film is the first female led film in their cinematic universe and is being released March 8, 2019.

Editor Monica Daniel will be moderating this discussion.

BIO:

Monica Daniel is an editor based in Los Angeles and is a Picture Editor Member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, as well as an Affiliate Member of American Cinema Editors. She has edited all types of content for independent features and television: documentary, reality, interview shows, game shows, show open sizzles, short form packages and scripted narrative. Her work for the E! RED CARPET AWARDS SEASON COVERAGE has been seen by millions in over 100 countries around the world. In her spare time she produces/co-hosts an industry podcast called Going Postal Show (www.goingpostalshow.com).

She is currently working in scripted television as an Assistant Editor. Her shows include SUPERGIRL, PREACHER, COLONY(where she also earned an editing credit) and ALTERED CARBON. She most recently worked on DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW.

COLOR IN NARRATIVE WITH DELUXE’S ANDREA CHLEBAK

Color is an often subtle layer in the process of filmmaking. It adds dimension by enhancing or creating atmosphere, calling attention to certain details, or adding meaning by establishing a palette to a certain character. As a supervising colorist for feature, episodic and documentary projects, Andrea Chlebak will shed light on the process of coming to a final look for a film through color grading; she’ll discuss her use of experimentation, intuition and perception as a toolset to determine how cool, dark or saturated to make an image, and how she collaborates with directors and cinematographers to enhance the narrative through color.

BIO:

Andrea Chlebak has worked in the film industry for 15 years – getting her start as a stills photographer and editor before seizing the opportunity to become a colorist in 2006. Since then, she has set her sights on a rapidly growing collection of feature, series and commercial projects, including Hollywood heavy hitters like ELYSIUM and CHAPPIE, animated features like Kahlil Gibran’s THE PROPHET and award-winning independent features, including MANDY and PROSPECT. Andrea recently joined Deluxe (Encore & EFILM) based in Los Angeles, and is available worldwide.

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January 10, 2019

Come get inspired at our first meeting of the year!
 

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY TO DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Join us for a  case study of the award winning feature documentary American Relapse that inspired Viceland’s 10 episode series of Dopesick Nation with Director and Showrunner Pat McGee of Pat McGee Pictures. 

Q and A following presentation with the PMP team:

Adam Linkenhelt (Co-Director of American Relapse, and supervising producer of Dopesick Nation)

Michael Goodman and Greg Taylor (DP’s of Dopesick Nation)

5 WAYS TO THRIVE AND BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FILMMAKING CAREER IN 2019

Independent filmmaker Noam Kroll returns to LAPPG to outline his key principles for building and sustaining a career as a content creator today. Using real world examples from his narrative feature films which have been produced on micro-budgets and self-distributed, Noam will break down the fundamental steps any filmmaker can follow to create, sell, and market their work to a global audience.

Noam Kroll is an award-winning Los Angeles based filmmaker, and the founder of the boutique production house, Creative Rebellion. In an effort to give back to the community, Noam launched a blog – www.noamkroll.com – in the fall of 2012 which has since grown to become a burgeoning resource for independent filmmakers, producers, cinematographers, photographers, and editors alike.

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November 15, 2018

MAKING A MOVIE FOR $1K AND EXPERIMENTING WITH SELF-DISTRIBUTION

Director John K.D. Graham, Cinematographer Richard Galli, and Producer/Actors Helenna Santos and Alexandra Boylan all set out to do what many filmmakers would consider impossible.  The four of them trekked through the New Mexico desert for 12 days to shoot their feature film At Your Own Risk with a $1,000 production budget. Upon returning to Los Angeles, their post production team brought this micro-budget film to life. 

 

At Your Own Risk was created to test the self-distribution model, releasing on iTunes and Amazon through Distribber (as well as atyourownriskmovie.com with added Behind the Scenes and Filmmaker Commentary). At the time of this writing, the film has nothing but 5 star reviews on iTunes.

 

Alexandra, John and Rick will be sharing this journey with the LAPPG community.  Find out how four people shot a feature film for $1,000, navigated post with a handful of people and adapted the film along the way, you can follow their journey on instagram at @atyour_ownrisk.

SMALL TO NO CREW PRODUCTION WITH
JEM SCHOFIELD OF THEC47

Corporate, commercial and in-house production is changing in terms of structure and resources. While the equipment has gotten better and better (and less expensive), the crews have become much smaller! Small to No Crew production is commonplace in today’s production to post-production landscape. 

With this new landscape also comes the technology side of things which is constantly changing (especially in terms of cameras & lighting). When you are the producer, director, DP and camera operator on a job you really need to understand how things work and where things are going in terms of these tools so you can effectively use them to tell your stories. 

In this special presentation, Jem Schofield of theC47 will give you insight into the future of Small to No Crew production including an understanding of the move from HD to HDR production and some of the tools that you need to know about to work within that landscape now and into the future!

Jem Schofield is a producer, DP and educator and the founder of theC47 (a full service production company that focuses on video production, filmmaking, consulting & education). 
For over 20 years Jem has produced projects for an ever expanding client base. Current and past clients include AbelCine, Apple, Inc., ARRI, Canon, Corus Entertainment, MAC Group, NBCUniversal, NPR, Riverbed Technologies, Scottish Enterprise, Sony, TED, The Vitec Group, Walmart Films, Westcott, YouTube & Zeiss. Jem is also an equipment design consultant to many manufacturers in the film and television industry. Most recently he designed theC47 DP & theC47 Book Light Kits (geared towards corporate, in-house and small to no crew productions), which is based on Westcott’s Scrim Jim Cine system.

For more information about Jem & his whereabouts visit theC47.com or visit his YouTube Channel at youtube.com/thec47 where he posts ongoing educational content.

Instagram: jemschofield

Twitter: @thec47

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thec47


LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jemschofield


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