Getting Down to Business Workshop 3

Post-Production: Getting to the Finish Line

 
 
 

Wed, May 22, 2024 @ 1:00pm–2:30pm PT

VIRTUAL

Cost: Free for Filmmakers Collaborative SF members. Sliding scale donation ($0-$25) for non-members.

Registration closes May 21 at 5pm.

 

Co-Presented by Filmmakers Collaborative SF and Re-Present Media

Workshop 3 in our Getting Down to Business series.

This workshop covers the business side of post-production. From anticipating post-production costs commonly overlooked, to reverse engineering for your expected distribution, and managing your team at the end of the project, this workshop is designed to help implement successful strategies to get you over the finish line.

Topics:

  • Accurately anticipating and planning for post-production costs.

  • Making sure the film you are crafting aligns with distribution expectations.

  • Best practices for finishing formats and deliverables aligned with your project.

  • Integrating and budgeting for licensing, animation, graphics and other post costs

  • Managing team expectations to finish - from long days to credits and dwindling funds.

Facilitated by Jennifer Crystal Chien and Kevin White.

Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email before the event.

Questions? Email info (at) filmmakerscollaborative (dot) org.


About the Speakers

Jennifer Crystal Chien is a documentary filmmaker with a focus on personal storytelling from immigrants and people of color. In 2017, she co-founded Re-Present Media, a grassroots nonprofit that advocates for personal storytelling in documentary film and nonfiction media. In addition to presenting films with community dialogues by established filmmakers, Re-Present Media also offers professional development for emerging filmmakers and coordinates field-wide advocacy campaigns to support and elevate voices from underrepresented communities. Jennifer is the Board President of Filmmakers Collaborative SF.

 

Kevin White is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a focus on environmental and social issues. He has more than a dozen films that are in distribution, including his most recent film, Wilder than Wild: Fire, Forests and the Future, which has had 450+ community screenings and more than 850 broadcasts on PBS, plus educational distribution with Video Project. Kevin is the Co-Founder and Executive Director for Filmmakers Collaborative SF, and frequently consults with filmmakers on story approach, fundraising, and distribution. He is also on the Board of several media nonprofits.