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Film has the power to change lives, empower self-expression, and create community. Since the School of Magic Movie's founding in 2009, it has been a place where thousands of individuals have found and cultivated their personal voices as storytellers. Its classrooms and facilities bring a diverse cross-section of community members together for skill-building, friend-making, and technical support. The School of Magic Movie is a center where access, aesthetics, and action combine to help people realize their aspirations and where new films and filmmakers are launched into the community.
Free Open House at FilmSchoolSF
Tour our Stage, talk with the faculty about our unique hands-on, digital filmmaking programs!IMAGINE a school where the movie set is your classroom and you are telling your story in motion pictures; where you are actually shooting with High Definition cameras, setting up lights on a real sound stage,producing, and making tough creative and technical decisions.
Introduction to Filmmaking Workshop – 1 Day
MAGIC MOVIE’s one day Introduction to Filmmaking class is the perfect place to start ! In this hands-on intensive class, students are offered instruction in the basics of storytelling and screenwriting, pre-production and planning, film camera composition and shooting, lighting for the camera, editing techniques and Final Cut Pro basics, and strategies for launching a career in the filmmaking industry.
Classes
- Creative Visual Storytelling
- Digital Cinematography
- Food Styling
- Multi-Camera Production
- Screenwriting: Fundamentals
- Sound Design and Foley
Workshops
- Avid for Final Cut Users
- Basic Lighting
- Canon XA-10 Camera Operation
- Grantwriting for Film
- Sound Recording
NEWS
7
June
June
1 DAY INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FILMMAKING WORKSHOP
Our one day workshop – Introduction to Filmmaking class is the perfect place to start! In this hands-on intensive class, students are offered instruction in the basics of storytelling and screenwriting, pre-production and planning, film camera composition and shooting, lighting for the camera, editing techniques and Final Cut Pro basics, and strategies for launching a career in the filmmaking industry.
19
June
June
OPEN HOUSE
Tour our Stage, talk with the faculty about our unique hands-on, digital filmmaking programs, enjoy refreshments and meet other aspiring filmmakers!IMAGINE a school where the movie set is your classroom and you are telling your story in motion pictures; where you are actually shooting with High Definition cameras, setting up lights on a real sound stage, producing, screenwriting, and making tough creative and technical decisions.
7
July
July
VISUAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
This intensive hands-on workshop teaches the fundamentals of digital filmmaking and visual storytelling. Students learn core filmmaking skills: basic composition, digital cinematography, “painting” with natural light, directing 101, producing, non-linear editing & post-production.
12
July
July
SHORT FILM WORKSHOP
Our 5-week and 3-month filmmaking workshops are hands-on classes designed to introduce students to the art and craft of filmmaking. These workshops are an excellent exploration into the language of cinema and the tools of digital filmmaking.
8
Sept
Sept
12 OR 15 MONTH DIGITAL FILMMAKING PROGRAM
The Digital Filmmaking Program is an intensive, hands-on program designed to prepare students for careers in the entertainment industry. This program teaches the art and craft of independent filmmaking by using an innovative project-based curriculum taught by award-winning filmmakers. Students create five of their own films and crew alongside professionals on a feature-length motion picture.
