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Low-Budget Producing Class with Frank Simeone!
Low-Budget Producing Class with Frank Simeone!
Learn the art of low-budget producing with Franklin Simeone! This class will cover the best skills to be aware of while producing your film and the major mistakes to avoid! Students will learn how to raise production funds and how to make the most of small budgets!
Class Highlights:
- Hiring crew & negotiating labor contracts
- Setting up offices, stage construction, and editing facilities
- Preparing breakdown and preliminary shooting schedules
- Surveying of locations
- Coordinating housing for cast & crew
- Maintaining a liaison with local authorities and the community regarding locations
- Coordinating compliance with all safety guidelines
- Coordinating compliance with federal, state, and local laws
- Obtaining donated space and craftservice.
Instructor Bio:
Frank Simeone is a San Francisco based Producer and Production Manager of feature length motion pictures, documentaries and commercials. He began his career as a production assistant at Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope where he worked through the productions of APOCALYPSE NOW, THE BLACK STALLION, HAMMETT and RUMBLE FISH.
He has worked as a production manager on two projects for LucasFilms, EWOKS: THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR and TIGERTALES.
Frank's production experience in the studios of American Zoetrope and LucasFilms has enabled him to produce or manage first features for many independent directors. Some of these first features include Terry Zwigoff's LOUIE BLUIE, NINA TAKES A LOVER and the film festival hit, DREAM WITH THE FISHES.
Frank's more recent credits include work on LucasFilms' PHANTOM MENACE, Ang Lee's THE HULK, BEE SEASON, X MEN III THE LAST STAND and Scary Cow's Nina Lescher's most recent film, MAY YOU NOT REST.
You can find Frank on IMDB at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002784/
Monday, July 26th
7-10pm
Stage Werx, 533 Sutter Street
Scary Cow Members: $20
Non Members: $40
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LocationStage Werx Theatre
533 Sutter
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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