EFA Master Class 2014

HIGH VALUE FOR YOUR BUDGET The Creative Use of Virtual Production with Marc Weigert EFA Master Class 2014 HIGH VALUE FOR YOUR BUDGET The Creative Use of Virtual Production with Marc Weigert 2 – 8 June 2014 Virtual production allows filmmakers to interact in real Past EFA Master Classes have been held by renowned time with their virtual film world, blurring not only the film professionals such as Jean-Jacques Annaud, An- boundaries between real and virtual world, but also dré Delvaux, Alain Derobe, Anthony Dod Mantle, Bernd within the production pipeline between pre-production, Eichinger, Tsui Hark, Stefan Jarl, Krzysztof Kieślowski, production and post-production. Jiři Menzel, Mike Newell, Hervé Schneid, Allan Starski, How has this influenced the production workflows and Tilda Swinton and István Szabó. how can it be put to use to the best creative effect and production value? Those are only two of the questions addressed by the EFA Master Class 2014 HIGH VALUE Applicant Profile FOR YOUR BUDGET with Marc Weigert. The EFA Master Class 2014 is designed as a multi- disciplinary workshop for 20 creative European film professionals – directors, producers, cinematographers and post-production supervisors and anyone working in special/ departments.

All participants must be European* professionals and should have a relevant track record in their respective departments.

Working language is English. Participation fee: EUR 500 covering participation and meals. Transport and accom- modation are not included. A limited amount of scholar- ships is available.

Marc Weigert is an internationally renowned producer, The application form is available at visual effects supervisor and 2nd unit director. His col- www.europeanfilmacademy.org laboration with has included films Application deadline: 30 April 2014 like , ANONYMOUS, 2012 and IN- DEPENDENCE DAY. For the latter, Marc Weigert created For more information about the upcoming EFA Master “Digital Assistant for Visual Effects”, a project manage- Class with Marc Weigert, scholarship criteria, or other ment software program to manage, schedule and track EFA activities, please contact us at: the shooting of thousands of VFX elements, which was subsequently licensed to several major studios and EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY e.V. used for feature films like STUART LITTLE, ALIEN: RES- Kurfürstendamm 225 URRECTION, GODZILLA and X-MEN. He also served as 10719 Berlin producer and VFX supervisor for the 3-part TV mini- GERMANY series THE TRIANGLE, winning an Emmy Award for tel. +49 30 887 167 0 outstanding visual effects, and as VFX Supervisor on a Bettina Schwarz sequence of Martin Scorsese’s HUGO CABRET. [email protected]

The workshop will be offered in a short term training * as a MEDIA-supported training initiative, the Master format mixing group sessions, screenings, case stud- Class is open to applicants from EU member states as ies and lectures, but with a focus on hands-on exer- well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. cises. The workshop will allow participants to gain a profound knowledge of all stages of virtual production Funding partners: from world-building and pre-visualisation to capture and finishing.