HERE IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY to be on a working set with an Industry professional crew and actually interact and ask questions.

See how the professionals do it as we film a scene directed by Mark DeFriest and break it down in all departments during the shoot, including direction, sound, lighting and cinematography. The process is also broken down from pre-production, such as script breakdown and actor Rehearsals/blocking the scene, to what you absolutely require on any film set to create a professional scene, no matter what your budget.

This workshop is for anybody working their way up in film and looking to forge a career in the industry. It will highly benefit the Director. Actors, however will also benefit from this workshop gaining an important and rare insight into the process of preparation and working the set before you are thrown into the hot seat for real. The finished scene will be completed, edited and placed on the internet to be viewed following the workshop.

This is an interactive workshop and not a seminar. Everything is done in real time and displayed practically. All Directors will be given the challenge at the end of the workshop to recreate the scene that was shot during the workshop by Mark DeFriest, giving their own interpretation and applying their own vision to the script. Actors and other positions such as Producers, DOP, writers, sound tech etc. can work with a director on that project or they can actually have a go at directing the scene themselves.

You have two months to create the project and you will be assessed and feedback given by Mark DeFriest on the project which will be the whole package of performance, story and production values.

You don't have to have a big budget or high tech equipment to create a quality scene. The equipment used in the Theory part of the workshop will be basic and we will show you how to get the best results, what lighting you absolutely need in your lighting kit, camera angles, lenses and tricks and how sound is one of the most important elements of your film.

Filmmaking is a team sport and you need to know what everyone does on your team and how they all contribute.

To be a professional...you first need a professional attitude.