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11:00am CST

Distribution Deals: Caveat Seller

After hours, weeks, and years creating your film, music or game, don't sign away your rights without understanding your contract. This workshop explains typical distribution contracts, key concepts and terms common to traditional and new media deals.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5904

Saturday March 13, 2010 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
13AB Austin Convention Center

12:30pm CST

IDFA DocLab @ SXSW

IDFA's DocLab presents some of the most innovative web projects and interactive documentaries in internet media production. Come and learn more from some representatives and experts of the genre.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/3494

Saturday March 13, 2010 12:30pm - 1:30pm CST
13AB Austin Convention Center

2:00pm CST

Blow Something Up!: Live Action Special Effects

Explosions, Snow, Rain, Smoke, Fire, and Stunts add sizzle to movies, TV, Commercials, music videos and live events. Experience how easily and affordably you can put these proven attention grabbers to work for you, your film, and your thrill-seeking audience.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/12

Saturday March 13, 2010 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST
13AB Austin Convention Center

3:30pm CST

The Power of Super 8 Film

Super 8 is the OG of guerilla filmmaking. Find out how you can make this beautiful, classic film gauge work in an HD world. From cameras to film stock, scanning and encoding, inclusive workflows, tips and more...these aren't your grandpa's home movies!
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/36

Saturday March 13, 2010 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST
13AB Austin Convention Center

11:00am CDT

How to Cast Your Indie or New Media Production using the latest in Online Tools

Learn from our panel of Casting Directors and Industry Professionals how to cast your Indie or New Media production using tools that are right at your fingertips. From free services to pay services learn which of the casting sites are right for you, and your budget.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/27

Sunday March 14, 2010 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

12:30pm CDT

Editing Fiction, Non-Fiction and Everything In-Between

The best editors work like sculptors to craft their footage into the most effective film possible. Learn how editors are able to wring magic from a huge range of source material, how you can work with them, or simply to hone your own editing skills and become one of the best....
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/18

Sunday March 14, 2010 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

2:00pm CDT

Cinematic Titles: A Case Study

This workshop takes a film title sequence to pieces and explores the different parts of the process that brought it to the big screen, from conception to realization.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/14

Sunday March 14, 2010 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

3:30pm CDT

Does Your HD 'Baby' Have its "Pants on the Ground?"

Although it might be an accepted style to walk around with one's low pants exposing their briefs, the same is not true when it comes to planning a production. This discussion will help you œget your pants up, laying out the basics of the Sony XDCAM EX and more.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5291

Sunday March 14, 2010 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

11:00am CDT

Direct a Great Film by Storyboarding with Stick Figures

You don't need to be an expert wacom-jockey or drafting guru to learn the tools necessary to storyboard your dream project. This class will teach the essentials of storyboarding and film composition as pre-visualization tools.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/16

Monday March 15, 2010 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

12:30pm CDT

Sustainable Filmmaking Workshop

Learn how to green your productions, leave a smaller footprint on an ever-more fragile planet, and by going green actually save money!
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/34

Monday March 15, 2010 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

2:00pm CDT

How to Avoid "Fixing it in the Mix"

Make your film sound as good as it looks, and learn the pitfalls and solutions of production/location audio. Expert advice is provided by a Hollywood sound supervisor and Indie filmmaker, and a sound designer/mixer with extensive experience in Indie and Documentary,
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/26

Monday March 15, 2010 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

3:30pm CDT

Finding the Money: NEH and ITVS

Meet representatives from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Independent Television Service. Come hear about funding opportunities for your documentary film, funding priorities, the review process, and tips for a successful application.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/21

Monday March 15, 2010 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

11:00am CDT

Texas Filmmaker Production Fund Workshop

Since 1996, the Austin Film Society's Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund has supported Texas filmmakers with over $1 million in cash, goods and services to 272 projects. At this workshop, the AFS' Director of Artist Services will take you through the application process step-by-step.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5862

Tuesday March 16, 2010 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

12:30pm CDT

How to Maximize the Value in your Media Assets

Lots of media in various formats sitting on shelves? No clear solution on what to do with it or how? Two crucial challenges facing content owners today are preserving the copyrighted assets they already own and then finding ways to extract profits from them. This workshop will review various hands-on approaches...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/2039

Tuesday March 16, 2010 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

3:30pm CDT

What New Media Has Wrought: Changing Legal Architecture

Today, movies are often available online illegally BEFORE they reach theaters, DVD sales are tanking and Blu Ray hasn't met its promise yet. Many popular primetime TV shows are now distributed to viewers via the internet, and TV sets, PCs, set-top boxes and game consoles can now connect to the internet...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/907

Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

Panel, Interactive

Tags Convergence

3:30pm CDT

What New Media Has Wrought: Changing Legal Architecture - CLE

Today, movies are often available online illegally BEFORE they reach theaters, DVD sales are tanking and Blu Ray hasn't met its promise yet. Many popular primetime TV shows are now distributed to viewers via the internet, and TV sets, PCs, set-top boxes and game consoles can now connect to the internet...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/8465

Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

5:00pm CDT

Financing Media Productions in the New World of Distribution

New media (internet, mobile, and other wired/wireless technology) presents exciting distribution opportunities for independent works. But we know that 'digital dimes', the revenue from new media, have not yet replaced 'analog dollars', the revenue from (shrinking) DVD sales. This panel explores how independent producers will finance their works in light of...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/857

Tuesday March 16, 2010 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center

Panel, Interactive

Tags Convergence

5:00pm CDT

Financing Media Productions in the New World of Distribution (CLE)

This presentation focuses on financing of independent media. Topics covered will include generating revenues in new media, emerging digital revenue sources, strategies for maximizing monetization across platforms, and how to finance new media distribution.
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/813

Tuesday March 16, 2010 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
13AB Austin Convention Center