Acting Instructor Hank Rogerson provides direction while Camera Instructor Erick Castillo teaches Students how to achieve the desired shots using industry-grade camera equipment.
Our Road Show training brings in top notch film professionals to teach students in Assistant Camera, Acting for the Camera, Sound, & Grip in a 2-day intensive. A winning script will be chosen from a preceding screenwriting contest and then be filmed on a 2-camera shoot, supported by Panavision for Arri Alexa cameras, dolly & track from Maleko Grip & Rigging, and set lights & electric equipment from Cinelease, ABQ. The winning Short Film will be screened in your community as well as at George R.R. Martin’s Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe.
This is a FREE training!
Training will be held Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th. Check in will begin at 8:30 and training will begin promptly at 9 AM and run until 6 PM each day (with the possibility of some extension), at the Gallup Amtrak Station. Lunch will be provided for both days.
Teaching Camera: Erick Castillo
Erick Castillo is a filmmaker and International Cinematographers Guild member. After attending the College of Santa Fe in 2005, he began working in the camera department, acquiring more than 65 feature, commercial and independent film credits. As a Film Loader and Camera Assistant, he has worked under 4 Oscar winning Directors of Photography along with many other notable productions like the Avengers and the TV series Longmire filmed in New Mexico. Erick's most recent short film, Pareidolia, won the 2018 Best Drama award at the New Mexico filmmakers showcase. He is excited to be working with the Stagecoach Foundation in their efforts to engage and inspire the next generation of New Mexico filmmakers.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2947463/
Teaching Acting: Hank Rogerson
Hank Rogerson, SAG AFTRA, has acted in film, TV and theatre for over 30 years. He trained in Meisner in Los Angeles, and has acted in numerous theater and improv shows, including “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. “La Bete”, The Butter and Egg Man”, and Improv Schmimprov”. In TV he has worked on such shows as “Breaking Bad”, “Preacher”, and “The Girlfriend Experience”. His film work has included “Sicario”, “14 Cameras”, and the upcoming “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”. He has taught acting as Santa Fe University of Art & Design and The New Mexico School for the Arts.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0737276/
Teaching Grip/Electric (Lighting): Keith Batchelor
Keith Batchelor has over 25 years experience in the film & television industry, and has a filmography to show it. From The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Dunkirk to West World on HBO, Keith has worked on some of the most iconic projects in the entertainment world.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060743/
Teaching Sound: Brett Becker
Brett Becker has been recording sound for film & tv in New Mexico since 2006. With over 40 credits on projects such as Breaking Bad (S3), Lone Ranger, Cosmos (S2), Captain Fantastic & most recently, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, he has worked with a range of crews, talent, directors & cameras in a diversity of environments. Additionally, he has mixed sound for many independent documentaries & small film projects. He also acted as adjunct professor at SFCC teaching sound for film for several years. He has a BA in his own self designed interdisciplinary degree in 'Electroacoustic Ecology' from Fairhaven College in Bellingham, WA.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3265145/
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