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“Making Movies that Matter”
4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival
Artist-in-Residence Program
City of Los Angeles
Council District 12 (CD12)
CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) &
LA City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE BRIEFING BOOKMaking Movies that Matter
4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival
Artist-in-Residence Program
Table of Contents
Master Schedule Section 1
Syllabus Section 2
Equipment List Section 3
Artist in Residence Job Description Section 4
Festival Guidelines Section 5
Contact Sheet Section 6
Council District 12 Map Section 7Making Movies that Matter
4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival
Artist-in-Residence Program
Master Schedule
Event Date Location
Orientation/Meetings Fall 2021 TBD
AIR Kick Off Meeting + Training January 2022 Council District 12 Offices
AIR School Orientations January 31 - February Participating Campuses
4, 2022
Program Begins February 7 - 11, 2022 Participating Campuses
AIR Individual Check Ins March 14 - 18, 2022 (with Bailey)
LAUSD Spring Break April 11 - 15, 2022 No Program Activity for most
campuses
AIR Group Check In April 18, 2022 Council District 12 Offices
‘Making Movies that Matter’ Film May 19, 2022 Soraya Theater (CSUN)
FestivalMaking Movies that Matter
4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival
Artist-in-Residence Program
Syllabus and Curriculum
The curriculum for each class will utilize project based learning (PBL) strategies that align with
Common Core State Standards and the Visual and Performing Arts standards approved by the
state of California, as well as the interests, skills and goals of participants in the class. The
program will culminate with a public exhibition for participants’ families and friends, which
documents students’ work and helps them complete the creative process.
Artists-in-Residence will lead class at participating schools at least once per week and will meet
with teacher(s) at each school on occasion to plan out the curriculum.
Teachers participating in the MMTM Program are asked to work with their assigned Artist-in-
Residence on a weekly basis to help plan and implement the curriculum. During the rest of
week, when the Artist-in-Residence is not in attendance, teachers are encouraged to continue
working with their students on the filmmaking process. Teachers are also highly encouraged to
attend training workshops at Apple.
All dates and times are tentative.
Week Dates Classroom Activities
1 Monday, Location: School Classroom
February 7,
2022 - Friday, Class Activities: Introduce the class. Review timeline and
February 11, goals of the workshop and stress the importance of deadlines.
2022 Discuss genres*, and find out how each student wants to be a
part of the creative process. Discuss what film topics interest
students and what “matters” to them. Begin dialoguing about
their ideas and start brainstorming about film content that
emphasizes their voices.
Genres: Genre determines goals and deadlines (e.g. a short
documentary movie requires more shooting and editing time
compared to a narrative short)
● Narrative/fiction or narrative/non-fiction (i.e.
instructional/DIY video or landscape movie)
● Documentary
● Hybrid format
● Animation
Goals: Students will develop an understanding of the purpose
and context of what they will be doing through the semester.
Students will understand how they will be working in groups to
make short films. Students will determine responsibilities foreach member and their production groups. Students will begin
determining what “matters” to them and the subject matter for
their films.
2 Monday, Location: School Classroom
February 14,
2022 - Friday, Class Activities: Review basics of outlining/writing a script
February 18, and the pre-production process. Discuss how to pitch film
2022 ideas and develop a proposal.
Goals: Students will successfully conceive and pitch their
ideas to the class.
3 Monday, Location: School Classroom
February 21,
2022 - Friday, Class Activities: Help students pitch ideas to the class.
February 25, Continue reviewing basics of pre-production and crafting a
2022 solid outline/ script. Students will learn about crew roles.
Goals: Students will receive feedback on their ideas from
classmates and instructors. Students will determine project
feasibility.
4 Monday, Location: School Classroom
February 28,
2022 - Friday, Class Activities: Review scripts/outlines. (If documentary
March 4, 2022 form is chosen a treatment can be substituted for an
outline/script.) Work on scripts throughout class.
Goals: Students will submit draft of script/outline. Students
will finalize their scripts, treatments or outlines over the next
week in order to begin Production the week of March 28,
2016.
5 Monday, March Location: School Classroom
7, 2022 - Friday,
March 11, 2022 Class Activities: Begin Production. Discuss logistics of
shooting and next steps. Review cinematography, lighting,
staging, directing actors, working with a crew, shooting, etc.
(Customize lessons once projects are determined).
Goals: Students will complete at least ⅓ of the production
work needed.6 Monday, March Location: School Classroom
14, 2022 -
Friday, March Class Activities: Continue Production. Review footage and
18, 2022 plan for pick-ups during Week 7.
Goals: Students will understand what pick-ups they need to
have and an idea of how to finish the final shots for their films.
7 Monday, March Location: School Classroom
21, 2022 -
Friday, March Class Activities: Wrap up Production.
25, 2022 Goals: Students will finish shooting all video material.
8 Monday, March Location: School Classroom
28, 2022 -
Friday, April 1, Class Activities: Begin post-production. Demonstrate how to
2022 use editing software and show examples of editing strategies.
Assist students in experimenting with the editing software for
both video and sound recording.
Goals: Students will understand how to put together a rough
cut on their own and be prepared to present the rough cut at
the next class.
9 Monday, April 4, Location: School Classroom
2022 - Friday,
April 8, 2022 Class Activities: Watch rough cuts and lead student critique
and feedback session.
Goals: Students will learn how to give feedback to one
another and how to make decisions in completing their films.
10 Monday, April Spring Break - pause in meetings, but students may work
11, 2022 - independently on their projects.
Friday, April 15,
2022
11 Monday, April Location: School Classroom
18, 2022 -
Friday, April 22, Class Activities: Assist students in finalizing their films and
2022 managing their media files using exporting, etc.
Goals: Students will learn how to manage media files.
Students will submit completed films to instructors by the end
of class.12 Monday, April Location: Schools
25, 2022 -
Friday, April 29, Individual Culmination Film Screenings & Film Festival
2022 Entry Selection: Each school hosts screenings of student
films. Students vote on which films will go to the festival.
AIR helps the schools upload their films to
https://mmtmfilmfestival.submittable.com/submit
13 Monday, May 2, Location: Schools
2022 - Friday,
May 6, 2022 Individual Culmination Film Screenings & Film Festival
Entry Selection: Each school hosts screenings of student
films. Students vote on which films will go to the festival.
AIR helps the schools upload their films to
https://mmtmfilmfestival.submittable.com/submitMaking Movies that Matter
4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival
Artist-in-Residence Program
Equipment List
Equipment Area Components
Filming Hardware iPhone
olloclip Active Lens
Manfrotto Compact Action Tripod
MeFOTO Sidekick 360 Plus Tripod Mounting Adapter
Shure MV88 Digital Stereo Mic
Incase Tripod Sling
Editing Hardware School Will Provide
Editing Software Any software the school has
Special Effects Cinefy - Special FX Studio app
Software 8mm Vintage Camera app
Soundtrack Software GarageBand for iOSMaking Movies that Matter
4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival
Artist-in-Residence Program
Artist in Residence Job Description
Essential Job Functions (including but not limited to):
● In consultation with the ‘Making Movies that Matter’ Festival Program Coordinator,
designing an engaging, innovative and instructive curriculum appropriate for elementary,
middle, or high school students. Developing and articulating lesson plans, curriculum
and syllabi for the classes to aid students in creating original short films using iPhones
and mobile devices.
● Attending and teaching all classes for the designated times/dates.
● Working with the school to distribute and collect participant risk and liability waiver forms
and other release forms needed.
● Creating and maintaining a safe, collaborative, and respectful environment for youth
participants to work in.
● Abiding by the rules, regulations, policies and directives of CD-12 as they now exist or as
may be adopted during the appointment period.
● Checking in with the Festival Program Coordinator on a bi-weekly basis to communicate
progress, concerns and any other information about the wellbeing of the youth
participants.
● Planning and coordinating the culmination events for the schools (film screening).
Submitting all materials needed for the culmination events well in advance of the event.
Attending the culmination event and representing the class to the public.
● Building relationships of mutual trust and respect, and working collaboratively with the
youth participants and their parents, and partner staff.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being
performed by employees assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties,
responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The actual essential
duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary by department, reporting structure or other
business needs. No inference should be drawn that a specific job duty, responsibility or
qualification is non-essential by its absence from this description. This does not constitute a
contract for employment and CD-12 management reserves the right to amend and change
responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.
All Artists-in-Residence shouldMaking Movies that Matter
4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival
Artist-in-Residence Program
Film Festival Guidelines
Submission Deadline:
● Thursday, May 12, 2022 by 11:59 PM
Special Note: Submissions may be uploaded starting Monday, May 2, 2022.
Submissions uploaded to: https://mmtmfilmfestival.submittable.com/submit
Special Note: The “Making Movies that Matter” 3rd Annual Council District 12 Short Film
Festival Artist-in-Residence Program is not responsible for the streaming quality of the
submitted file.
Eligibility Requirements:
● Film submissions may be no longer than 3 minutes in length.
● Films must be shot on a mobile device (iPhone or iPad) and may be edited using any
software (or the uploader must select *Advanced* category).
● Films must be submitted as Quicktime files (i.e. .mov files)
● A one sentence synopsis/logline of the film must be included.
● Films must be created between February - May 2022 to be considered.
● Filmmakers must be youth of elementary, middle school, high school or from New
Horizons.
Submission Categories:
● Documentary
● Fictional Short
● Public Service Announcement
● Animated Short
Labeling:
The file must be labeled as: [FILM TITLE]_[SCHOOL NAME].mov
All submissions must be submitted online and labeled in the following manner:
● Identify the age group of the filmmaker(s):
○ Elementary
○ Middle School
○ High School
○ 18+● Include the contact information for the school and/or each member of the team,
including, but not limited to: physical address, phone number and email address.
● Include the name of the Artist-in-Residence who advised or supervised the project, when
applicable.
Festival Awards:
Awards will be made in the following categories by age group:
● Outstanding Documentary
● Outstanding Fictional Short
● Outstanding Public Service Announcement
● Outstanding Animated Short
● Overall ES, MS and HS Winner
● John Lee Best of Show Award
Films that are world premiering at the Festival are eligible for the Festival’s multiple competitive
categories. Winners will be chosen by a special jury.
General Requirements:
Shorts exhibited previously, either theatrically, at another local festival or via television or
Internet broadcast are not eligible to apply. Rough cuts or works-in-progress are accepted and
reviewed. However, filmmakers are urged to submit as close to the final cut as possible.Making Movies that Matter 4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival Artist-in-Residence Program Contact Sheet Council District 12: Ron Rubine Senior Advisor, Council District 12 ron.rubine@lacity.org Sharon Bronson Field Deputy, Council District 12 sharon.bronson@lacity.org Program Staff: Bailey Cool Festival Program Coordinator baileyacool@gmail.com Tommy Gelinas Valley Relics Museum tommy@valleyrelicsmuseum.org Oscar Urrutia oscar@gecevents.com
Making Movies that Matter 4th Annual Council District 12 Short Film Festival Artist-in-Residence Program District Area Map
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