Actor
In the Cinema
July 4-18, 2010
Juodkrantė, LITHUANIA
In the Cinema
July 4-18, 2010
Juodkrantė, LITHUANIA
About
WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
”Summer MEDIA Studio” is an international film workshop and aims to train European Union Film students. Over the years, the workshop has developed a good structure for intensive training: two-week workshop includes theoretical part – lectures taught by internationally renowned professionals, and practical part – filming in international crews. The workshop gives an opportunity for students to improve professional and personal skills, expand their vision, learn new ways of doing, and uncover talents.
THE ORGANIZERS AND PARTNERS
The project is being coordinated by the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with the support of the MEDIA Training Programme of the European Community. International project pedagogical and financial partners – Helsinki Metropolia University (Finland), Latvian Academy of Culture (Latvia), National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts NATFA (Bulgaria) contributes to the development of the concept and the training activities of the “Summer MEDIA Studio 2010”.
THE TOPIC
Each year, under the guidance of professional filmmakers and artists, students explore different topics of filmmaking from conceptual to technical and practical. Topic of the “Summer MEDIA Studio” 2010 is “Actor in The Cinema: from the script till the screen”.
The creative task for the participants in the year of 2010 the SMS project will pay its’ biggest attention to the actor’s and director’s interactivity in the cinema production process and to create 10 short films with a help of intensive theoretical and practical seminars.
WHERE
Summer MEDIA Studio 2010 will take place in Juodkrante city, The Curonian Spit of Lithuania, where the film students will have an opportunity to search for new cinematographic expressions.
TUTORS
The team of international trainers-consultants includes: Jonas Vaitkus (Lithuania), Gela Kandelaki (Georgia), Gatis Smits (Latvia), Xantus Janos (Hungary), Szasz Janos (Hungary) and Algis Mazeika (Lithuania).
The trainers-consultants will lead for the preparation period, the script writing, training actors and film shooting. They will also prepare the individual theoretical lectures.
HOW THE WORKSHOP WORKS
The activities at the “Summer MEDIA Studio 2010” are divided into three periods:
- 4 days of intensive seminars & workshops; script developing within 10 international crews; the 1st draft of the short film script shall be made over this period under guidance of tutors. Pitching and time planning also makes an important role during these days.
- 4 days devoted to the practical work. The implementation of the developed scripts by filming in international crews.
- The last stage – reconsidering the shot material, final script changes, film editing and consultations with trainers. As a result, 10 short feature films shall be produced by the crews and presented to the audience, discussed and evaluated.
As a result of the whole workshop, the final feature films will be produced for the wide audience and professional television.
Additionally, the documentary film about “Summer MEDIA Studio” and its educational-creative process is being produced. The documentary film shall be used for the dissemination of good practice and project results.
THE IMPACT
This idea will create the conditions for new debuts of European film students and will encourage the young cinematographers to search for new ideas and cinematic expressions with the assistance of young actors.
WHERE AND HOW TO APPLY
We are inviting the film students from the European Union countries to apply for “Summer MEDIA Studio 2010” from the beginning of the year 2010 by visiting our website www.summermediastudio.com, filling out the application form on-line and additionally sending all the requested documents by e-mail studija@lmta.lt .
The participants will be selected so that their specializations fit the concept of international crews consisting of director, cameraman, sound designer and producer.