Free The Bid launches two-day intensive TVC directing workshop in Sydney, July 21st – 22nd

Giving emerging female directors access to experienced industry professionals, the two-day workshop will cover many aspects of the filmmaking process, such as the art of work/life balance as a full-time director, writing and designing treatments, the post production process, and, working with editors and visual effects teams.
Other topics to be explored include: the expectations now placed on directors – from pitching through to post; understanding the current advertising climate; what advertising agencies look for in a director; and, how to get signed with a production company.
Also sharing their industry expertise is creative directors Sharon Edmunston (M&C Saatchi) and Kat Topp (One Green Bean), along with freelance editor Gaby Muir and treatment writer Ian Shadwell.
Says Jasmin Tarasin, Free The Bid Australia ambassador and director: “I’ve created a workshop under the Free The Bid banner that I myself would have got value from; covering off all of the questions I found hard to ask when I first started out as a director.
“With the idea to fast-track the knowledge you need to succeed as an emerging TVC director, I think it’s invaluable to be in a space surrounded by your peers and colleagues where you are free to discuss any filmmaking subject you feel unsure about.”
Workshop Details:
When: 21st and 22nd July 2018
Where: Fox Studios, Sydney – Meeting Room B61
Workshop Fee: $150 for one day and $250 for both days
Enquiries: enquiries@freethebid.com.au
Topics & Speakers
Saturday 21st July:
– Being a Director – The work/life balance of being a full time director
Jasmin Tarasin – Director – Photoplay
– Creative and Production Process of a TVC Case study
Tracey Rowe – Director
– Writing and Designing a Treatment for a TVC pitch
Ian Shadwell – Treatment writer
– Case Study: Creative and Production Process of a TVC
Fiona McGee – Director – Goodoil
– Case Study: Working with VFX
Bonnie Law – Executive Producer – Heckler
– Case Study: Creative and Production Process of a TVC
Zoe Macintosh – Director – The Sweet Shop
Sunday 22nd July:
– Roles and Expectations of a Director through Pitching to Post
Emma Thompson & Bonnie Fay – Senior Producers – Photoplay
– Understanding the Current Advertising Climate
Sharon Edmunston – Creative Director – M&C Saatchi
– How A Director Works with an Editor
Gaby Muir – Freelance Editor
– What Advertising Agencies Look for in a Director?
Kat Topp – Creative Director – One Green Bean
– Panel: What Production Companies Look for in Signing a Director?
Leah Churchill Brown – Executive Producer – Exit Films
Loren Bradley – Executive Producer – The Sweet Shop
Oliver Lawrence – Executive Producer – Photoplay