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Courses & Programs Production Streams Extreme Video

2003 MIP Sessions with Extreme Focus
Jun 22-28 10% off
Jun 29-Jul 5
Jul 13-19

Course Calendar

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Extreme Video Workshop
Including a 2 1/2 day trip to Glacier Snowboard camp in Whistler

Get extreme with GIFTS! Learn to conceive, shoot, and edit an extreme video in one week. With a huge response to our 2002 Whistler assault, we’re going even bigger in 2003. Starting at our Gulf Islands base camp, the team road-trips to Whistler in the famous GIFTS bus for an outrageous two-day shoot, including snowsports on Whistler’s Horstman Glacier, mountain-biking at the Blackcomb Base, and skating in Whistler’s massive skate park. Projects are shot in digital video and finished on non-linear editing systems, with original soundtracks provided by our rocking on-site composer. Participants must be at ease on the Glacier with a snowboard or skis, and bring their own snowgear. Call for details.

This new workshop is outrageous, and 2002’s films are getting attention! (Note: There is a $200 surcharge to cover additional expenses such as lift tickets, transportation and off-site accomodation, etc.)

Tentative Schedule

Sunday Evening (at the GIFTS campus on Galiano Island)

  • Introductions and orientation.

Monday

  • Media Literacy Workshop
  • Review elements of dramatic and documentary filmmaking.
  • Introduction to essential elements of documentary.
  • Introduction to experimental film.
  • Discussion of the power of audio, music.
  • Gear checkout--touch and learn-- A technical workshop covering digital video cameras, sound
  • Review several extreme videos in the genre.

Tuesday

  • Finish gear orientation.
  • Do micro-shoots of documentary-style interviews, review & critique.
  • 5:00pm Pack up, hit the road to the Big Hill.
  • 11:00pm Arrival in Whistler.

Wednesday

  • 6:30am Rise and shine.
  • Board lift to ascend to Horstman Glacier.
  • Shoot snowboarding on Horstman Glacier.
  • Down load off the mountain.
  • Set up and shoot mountain biking and/or skateboarding at Whistler base.
  • Interviews or lifestyle footage of riders.

Thursday

  • Board lift and ascend to Horstman Glacier.
  • Download off the mountain and scramble to the bus.
  • Board Ferry in Tsawwassen, to Galiano.
  • Production meeting on the Ferry.
  • Move into editing phase.
  • 9:30pm Arrive at Film School and begin capturing footage.

Friday

  • Editing workshop.
  • Begin rough edit.
  • Meet with composer.
  • Final editing of picture.
  • Add original audio delivered by composer.

Saturday

  • 2:00pm The world premier of the Extreme Video Projects.

Prerequisite
No filmmaking experience necessary, just glacier stamina!

Age Groups
Youth (14-19)

Related courses
Drama Stream in the Media Intensive Program
Documentary Stream in the Media Intensive Program

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