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San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival
Film Academy Schedule

As you anticipate the 2009 Film Academy Schedule, the 2007 SAICFF Christian Filmmakers Academy Schedule (below) will give you an accurate idea of what to expect during this wonderful training.

Monday

10:00 a.m.Registration Begins
1:00 p.m.Biblical Worldview and the Theology of Christian Filmmaking (Doug Phillips, Geoff Botkin)
2:30 p.m.Break
3:00 p.m.Symposium on Disney and American Filmmaking (Doug Phillips, Geoff Botkin, Isaac Botkin)
5:30 p.m.Dinner Break
7:00 p.m.Winning and Losing Treatments (Geoff Botkin)
7:30 p.m.Old School Techniques for New School Technologies (Isaac Botkin)
8:00 p.m.From the Top of the World: High Altitude Experiences in Adventure Filmmaking (David Rasmussen)

Tuesday

8:30 a.m.The Future of Film and Digital Acquisition (James Finn)
10:00 a.m.Break
10:30 a.m.Practical Demonstration of Lighting, Camera, Audio (David Rasmussen, Faculty)
12:00 p.m.Lunch
1:30 p.m.Making ‘Return of the Daughters’: Inside the Documentary Filmmaking Process (Botkin Family)
2:30 p.m.Break
3:00 p.m.Inside a Nationally Broadcast Television Commercial Shoot: A Filmmaker’s Overview of the Production Process (Botkins and Team)
5:30 p.m.Dinner
7:00 p.m.3D Modeling and Sculpture Techniques (Isaac Botkin)
7:30 p.m.Keynote: Artistic Expression and the Faith of the Auteur: How to Evaluate the Seven Major Attitudes Communicated in Film (Geoff Botkin)

Wednesday

8:30 a.m.Sound Design and Production Techniques for Studio and Field (Alan Harper)
9:45 a.m.Break
10:00 a.m.Exclusive Behind the Scenes with Stephen Kendrick from the Set of His New Feature Motion Picture
10:30 a.m.Outside Hollywood: The Thesis (Doug Phillips)
11:00 a.m.From Film Shorts to Feature Films — Casting a Big Vision for Your Film Career (Isaac Botkin)
12:00 p.m.Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.Introduction to the Theology of Sound Design (Doug Phillips)
2:15 p.m.Sound Design and Cinematic Storytelling (Geoff Botkin)
3:30 p.m.Break
4:00 p.m.Casting a Ten-Year Vision for Independent Christian Filmmaking (Doug Phillips)
4:30 p.m.Q&A Closing Panel and Graduation

Topics and schedule are subject to change.

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