Adventure Film Festival Workshop

Adventure filmmakers are always on the go - it's part of the adventure we're all drawn too. But dreamy travel gigs can soon turn into not enough sleep, high stress, and burnout. Award winning filmmaker and photographer Jame Q Martin will share his experience & insights from traveling extensively to more than 30 countries, spanning six continents, documenting the stories of world-class athletes, artists, conservationists, filmmakers, and scientists who inspire him. Learn the good, the bad, and the ugly in keeping the dream alive.

Jordan Halland is an award winning filmmaker who has made his career working for everyone from Canon to K2, but for most of his career he didn’t have a camera of his own. In this class Jordan will walk you though his career and how to avoid getting bogged down in the gear so you can focus on the most important element of your film: the story.

Learn how to survive and thrive as a one-person film crew, led by award-winning Travel Video Journalist Juliana Broste (aka “TravelingJules”). While filmmaking is often thought of as being a team sport, there are advantages and challenges to being a solo filmmaker. Listen in as Jules shares stories from the road, detailing her work as a producer, shooter, writer, editor and host, all in one. Come one, come all, and get ready to harness the power of one.

We can't wait for you to meet our panelist of adventurers, filmmakers, photographers, and creators. They will listen and provide you with feedback and advice on a portfolio piece that you wish to share. Each participant will have the opportunity to stand before the class to share a recent project, film, photo, or pitch. Bring 1 portfolio piece on a hard drive or flash drive (this can be a film or even a film idea, photos, your film reel, or some sort of portfolio piece). In order to give everyone a chance to show their work or pitch an idea, video pieces will be limited to 2 min max play time. It can be short or we can start/stop playing from your preferred timestamp.

In this workshop, Jim will discuss the basics of the scripting process from pre-production through delivery. Get some practical advice you can apply ot any shoot -- including your film on Sunday. The class will view sample videos and perform exercises to chart and understand their narrative arc from the page and onto the screen.

Since stepping fully into filmmaking in 2011, Amy Marquis has cultivated close and lasting relationships with dozens of documentary subjects. Two years ago, she took that filmmaker-subject relationship to a whole new level when she began making a feature documentary about a traumatic and unresolved story that has defined her boyfriend's life for the last 26 years. Through her hard-earned lessons, you will learn about the magic that happens when we differentiate the stories we tell ourselves from the actual stories unfolding in front of (and behind) the camera, and how to ensure that one person's story can serve as a road map for all.

We'll close the day with some notes for tomorrow and send you off to enjoy the rest of the festival events.