Introduction to Film & TV Industry
Booking essential as places are limited
21st April Stranmillis Theatre, Belfast
9:00 Tea & coffee on arrival
9:30 Introduction to Film & Postproduction.
Moderator – Paula Crickard, Panellists – Women from NI Screen & BBC
NI Screen – Clare Campbell
Boxty Films Ltd - Nicola Waddell
How they got involved with film & TV production, how the
industry is now and what it needs. Followed by audience Q &
A. (Other speakers to be confirmed)
11:00 Coffee break & Networking
11:30 What is Post Production? - Paula Crickard shares her journey into the world of post-production and provides a very general introduction to Postproduction and why it’s such a great profession to be in. Audience participation encouraged.
12:00 Music Supervision - Lucy Bright discusses her work on multiple film and TV projects as a music supervisor and also her role as a composer’s agent, what she looks for in a composer and what practical skills are needed. How did she get into the business and become so successful at it.
13:00 Lunch & networking
14:00 Composing for TV & Film - Carly Paradis shares her experience in the business why she made the musical choices she did and how she interprets the director’s vision. Carly will shows an excerpt from a film she has scored.
15:30 End of Day discussion with Paula Crickard including practical advice about how to get into postproduction industry.
DAY 2
22nd April Stranmilis Theatre, Belfast
9:30 Tea & coffee
10.00 VFX Supervisor Paula introduces VFX supervisor Vesselina discussing how she got involved, what a VFX supervisor does and why she still loves it after 20 years!
11:15 Coffee break
11.45 Picture Post Masterclass – Vanessa Taylor in Person!
Discussing her role working with colour on the picture from matching shots to creating distinct styles for some of the biggest directors in the business. Showing some examples and talking about how she got into the profession.
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Continue with Vanessa and Paula going into more detail about the job of colour timing and work flow from shooting to delivery.
3.00 Closing session - A short film by all female team director Jessica Henwick and producer Louise Palmvkist
This is also when we open the competition to get on a free Resolve course, by Blackmagic Design. We will have 2-3 spaces available for women who took the 2 day course and want to start working in picture post.
16:30 End
Speakers Profile
Paula Crickard – Producer & Post production Supervisor on over 20 films who has worked with people such as Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys, The Fisher King,Fear & Loathing in Last Vegas), Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, Goldeneye, The Foreigner) and is Head of Post Production for Hollywood studio Millennium. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187793/?ref_=nm_mv_close
Vanessa Taylor - DI Colorist on more than 30 movies including The Great Gatsby and The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1941288/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
Vesselina Georgieva - VFX Supervisor on over 10 big action films including Expendables, London Has Fallen and Hellboy. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1641622/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Carly Paradis - Composer, musician and songwriter on dozens of TV. Series and features including: The Rising, Line of Duty and The Innocents. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4134988/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Lucy Bright - Music Supervisor on dozens of TV shows and films including McMafia, Assassin’s Creed, Daphne.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3875636/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
NIScreen - https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/skills/
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Organiser details
Women Breaking Barriers is a partnership with Women's Resource & Development Agency, Women's Support Network & Northern Ireland Rural Women's Network, to provide education, training and support for women, to increase their opportunities into employment.
https://www.womenbreakingbarriersni.com/
Sponsor details - NuBoyana Film Studios - https://nuboyana.com/about-us/
Venue details - Stranmillis Theatre, 256-296 Stranmillis Rd, Belfast BT9 5FL
https://www.stran.ac.uk/business/stran-business/conference-and-venues/
