Seminar archive

19.+20.04.2024, Bern
2024 (24-102) EN

The Art of Storyboarding

Animationsfilm

Directing: Documentaries • Animation: Directing • Animation: Artistic or technical collaboration • Animation: Interactive Media / Games
2+3.05.2024, Berne
2024 (24-405) FR

Le regard féminin

avec Iris Brey, journaliste et réalisatrice

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Fictional films • Technical skills: Photography / Lighting • Technical skills: Costumes / Wardrobe • Technical skills: Editing
2.+3.05.2024, Bern
2024 (24-405) FR

Le regard féminin

mit Iris Brey, Journalistin und Regisseurin

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Fictional films • Technical skills: Photography / Lighting • Technical skills: Costumes / Wardrobe • Technical skills: Editing
6.05.2024, Berne
2024 (24-506) EN

Hidden secrets of hidden lavaliers

Best use of wireless microphones

Directing: Documentaries • Technical skills: Photography / Lighting • Technical skills: Sound recording while shooting • Diverse: Diverse
6.05.2024, Bern
2024 (24-506) EN

Hidden secrets of hidden lavaliers

Best use of wireless microphones

Directing: Documentaries • Technical skills: Photography / Lighting • Technical skills: Sound recording while shooting • Diverse: Diverse
14.05.2024, Bern
2024 (24-403) DE

Urheberrechte und Verträge

für Drehbuchautor·innen und Regisseur·innen

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching • Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries
27+28.05.24, Berne
2024 (24-501) EN

Intimate Scenes

Planning, preparation and collaboration

Directing: Fictional films • Technical skills: Costumes / Wardrobe • Technical skills: Assistant director • Technical skills: Production Manager
27.+28.05.24, Bern
2024 (24-501) EN

Intimate Scenes

Planning, preparation and collaboration

Directing: Fictional films • Technical skills: Costumes / Wardrobe • Technical skills: Assistant director • Technical skills: Production Manager
04.06.2024, Berne
2024 (24-407) FR

Droits d’auteur et contrats

pour scénaristes et réalisateur·ices

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching • Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries
06+07.06.2024, Berne
2024 (24-801) EN

Story Development with Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT, Midjourney, Prompting and Co.

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching • Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Fictional films
06.+07.06.2024, Bern
2024 (24-801) EN

Story Development with Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT, Midjourney, Prompting and Co.

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching • Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Fictional films
24-28.06.2024, Berne
2024 (24-454) EN

My Visual Language

Atelier d’une semaine pour réalisateur·ices et chef·fes opérateur·ices

Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries • Technical skills: Photography / Lighting
24.-28.06.2024, Bern
2024 (24-454) EN

My Visual Language

Einwöchiger Workshop für Regisseur·innen und Kamerapersonen

Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries • Technical skills: Photography / Lighting
23+24.8. / 6.9./13.9.2024, Berne
2024 (24-603) DE

Visibilité pour les acteur·ices

Donner un élan stratégique à sa carrière

Acting: Theater and television • Acting: Sound recording studio
03.09.2024, Baden
2024 (24-104) EN

Art direction for animated films

Développement visuel - de la recherche au compositing

Animation: Directing • Animation: Artistic or technical collaboration • Animation: Interactive Media / Games
03.09.2024, Baden
2024 (24-104) EN

Art direction for animated films

Von der Recherche zum Compositing

Animation: Directing • Animation: Artistic or technical collaboration • Animation: Interactive Media / Games
23.09.2024, Berne
2024 (24-510) EN

Data Wrangling

Projets documentaires

Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Documentaries • Technical skills: Photography / Lighting
23.09.2024, Bern
2024 (24-510) EN

Data Wrangling

Dokumentarische Projekte

Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Documentaries • Technical skills: Photography / Lighting
21.+22.10.2024, Berne
2024 (24-503) EN

Editing with Adobe Premiere

Feature films (fiction and doc), series, shorts and commercials

Technical skills: Editing • Technical skills: Special Effects / Lab • Technical skills: Sound post-production
21.+22.10.2024, Bern
2024 (24-503) EN

Editing with Adobe Premiere

Feature films (fiction and doc), series, shorts and commercials

Technical skills: Editing • Technical skills: Special Effects / Lab • Technical skills: Sound post-production
23.10.24, Berne
2024 (24-511) EN

Editing in the Age of AI

Insight into AI-Tools and Processes

Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Corporate and promotional films • Technical skills: Editing • Technical skills: Production Manager • Directing: Interactive Media / Games
23.10.24, Bern
2024 (24-511) EN

Editing in the Age of AI

Insight into AI-Tools and Processes

Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Corporate and promotional films • Technical skills: Editing • Technical skills: Production Manager • Directing: Interactive Media / Games
25.10.2024, Vevey
2024 (24-404) FR

La comédie comme satire sociale

avec Benoît Delépine et Victor Rodenbach

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching • Directing: Fictional films
25.10.2024, Vevey
2024 (24-404) FR

Die Komödie als Gesellschaftsatire

mit Benoît Delépine und Victor Rodenbach

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching • Directing: Fictional films
26 + 27.10.2024, Lucerne
2024 (24-103) EN

Sculpting for Animation

Workshop with Takashi Tateoka and Joe Holman

Animation: Directing • Animation: Artistic or technical collaboration
26.+ 27.10.2024, Luzern
2024 (24-103) EN

Sculpting for Animation

Workshop with Takashi Tateoka and Joe Holman

Animation: Directing • Animation: Artistic or technical collaboration
08.+09.11.2024, Berne
2024 (24-101) EN

Creating touching characters for animated films

for animators, directors and actors

Animation: Directing • Animation: Artistic or technical collaboration • Acting: Theater and television • Directing: Interactive Media / Games • Diverse: Diverse
08.+09.11.2024, Bern
2024 (24-101) EN

Creating touching characters for animated films

for animators, directors and actors

Animation: Directing • Animation: Artistic or technical collaboration • Acting: Theater and television • Directing: Interactive Media / Games • Diverse: Diverse
09.11.24, Winterthour
2024 (24-891) DE , FR , EN

Script Coaching pour courts métrages

Dans le cadre des 28èmes "Internationalen Kurzfilmtage Winterthur"

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching • Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries • Animation: Directing • Scriptwriting: Interactive Media / Games
09.11.24, Winterthur
2024 (24-891) DE , FR , EN

Script Coaching für Kurzfilme

Im Rahmen der 28. Internationalen Kurzfilmtage Winterthur

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching • Production: Fictional and documentary films • Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries • Animation: Directing • Scriptwriting: Interactive Media / Games
11-13.11.24, Berne
2024 (24-452) EN

The Sound Universe

Workshop for directors (fiction, doc, animation)

Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries
11.-13.11.24, Bern
2024 (24-452) EN

The Sound Universe

Workshop for directors (fiction, doc, animation)

Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries
16+17.12.2024, Berne
2024 (24-504) EN

Designing the Future

Exploring AI in Production Design

Technical skills: Scenography
16.+17.12.2024, Bern
2024 (24-504) EN

Designing the Future

Exploring AI in Production Design

Technical skills: Scenography
27.- 29.11.2024, Bern
2024 (24-803) FR

Agiles Schreiben für TV-Serien

Schreibwerkstatt für französischsprachige Drehbuchautor·innen

Scriptwriting: Scriptwriting • Scriptwriting: Analysis, expertise, coaching
4-6.12.2024, Berne
2024 (24-408) EN

Directing actors with mindfulness

Introduction to the Sanford Meisner technique, with Lisa Vanco

Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries
4.-6.12.2024, Bern
2024 (24-408) EN

Directing actors with mindfulness

Introduction to the Sanford Meisner technique, with Lisa Vanco

Directing: Fictional films • Directing: Documentaries
07.12.2024, Zurich
2024 (24-505) EN

Camera equipment

Selection, tests, budget and workflow

Technical skills: Photography / Lighting • Technical skills: Production Manager • Technical skills: Assistant Producer
07.12.2024, Zürich
2024 (24-505) EN

Camera equipment

Selection, tests, budget and workflow

Technical skills: Photography / Lighting • Technical skills: Production Manager • Technical skills: Assistant Producer

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