The HD Feature

Taught by SAM LONGORIA, MIKE LEHMAN, ANGELA TAYLOR With the recent arrival of incredible new digital technology, Sony's breakthrough super-engineering, and the legendary Panavision lenses, THE movie format to shoot is "24p HD." 24p HD is "Digital Film," and it's opening eyes around the world! George Lucas shocked the movie world when he shot "Star Wars: Episode II" on 24p HD, years before anyone predicted a digital major motion picture. George reports no equipment problems in TWO MONTHS of continuous shooting, 2500 shots on five continents, and he loves its "look." He says: "The quality of 24p HD is indistinguishable from 35mm film." Robert Rodriguez shot parts of his blockbuster "Spy Kids" on 24p HD, and plans to shoot its sequels entirely in 24p HD. Robert just shot "Once Upon A Time In Mexico" on 24p HD, has his own 24p HD camera, and can't say enough good things about the format. In fact, Robert and George both say: "I'll never shoot film again." HD is a MOVIEMAKER'S DREAM-COME-TRUE! LOW stock cost LONG camera runs SHARP and BRIGHT image INSTANT color-correction INSTANT computerized editing INSTANT monitoring and playback LIGHTWEIGHT and PORTABLE equipment High-quality DIGITAL SOUND RECORDING Many formats, even WIDESCREEN PANAVISION PERFECT Digital Projection PERFECT Digital Visual Effects PERFECT transfer to 35mm or 65mm (even IMAX!) EVERY FILM OR VIDEO "look" you've ever imagined (and many you haven't) can be "dialed up," INSTANTLY Hollywood Seminars gives YOU the chance to Shoot HD! "The HD Feature" is TWO FULL DAYS of HD Hollywood moviemaking! Those two days are JAM-PACKED with SO MUCH information it would take you YEARS to learn anywhere else! Over those fast-paced two days, you'll Light and Shoot a complete short movie, entirely in the HD format, in a Hollywood studio! You'll work side-by-side with a Professional Hollywood Crew, and Professional Hollywood Actors and Director! You'll see first-hand the eye-popping color, and crystal-sharp beauty of HD. You may decide it looks better than film! You'll cover basics of Composition, Focus, Camera Movement, Writing, Directing, Acting, and Editing, while making your HD movie! In only TWO DAYS, you'll gain skills you'll need to make "The HD Feature" You'll learn: SECRETS of HD PRODUCTION, taught by experienced Hollywood Professionals Writing YOUR SCRIPT for the HD screen Important Differences between Film, HDTV, and 24p HD "Digital Film" The REAL HD Feature dollar numbers (This will SHOCK you!) How YOU can use HD to make YOUR movie Special Visual Effects in HD How to Edit HD in your home Why HD may be the EASIEST format to RAISE MONEY for Where to find the BEST DEALS on Services and Equipment HD TRAPS, SNARES and PITFALLS to avoid How to get EXPERIENCED Crew for this New Format The SECRET SHOOTING TECHNIQUE that EATS script pages, and gets your movie DONE - FAST! Smart ways to SAVE MONEY making your HD Feature, using simple, inexpensive equipment What the DIGITAL FUTURE holds How HD can help you GET INTO HOLLYWOOD And much more! You'll ALSO receive: A complete edited copy of your movie A Hollywood Seminars Certificate of Completion A Hollywood Seminars Moviemaker's Manual ONE YEAR FREE subscription to our online Moviemaker's Newsletter and Forum ONE YEAR FREE Phone/Fax/Email Mentoring for Your Project Priceless Hollywood Friendships and Contacts Sam Longoria has been making movies since he was 14 years old, both his own independent features, and many big-budget Hollywood movies. Sam has filmed the President of the United States in the White House, and shot movies in every camera format, R8mm through IMAX, HandyCam through HD. Sam has been involved in HD from its earliest Sony development in the 1980s. He is Producing and Directing "Surreal West," an outrageous comedy starring his favorite actors, in HD. Mike Lehman is a graduate with honors from the prestigious Rochester Institute of Technology, a photochemist and a Cameraman. His talents are evident on every major Disney animated feature release from "Pocohontas," through "Dinosaur." Mike is currently shooting HD, editing on Final Cut Pro HD, and using the new Arri Laser Film Recorder in American features. Angela Taylor is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University, (Professional Writing / Film Study / Visual Communication). She has worked at Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, and other Hollywood studios, in Production, Directing, and Writing. Her work as Producer has received eight Telly Awards. Angela has Produced/Written/Directed three 35mm and HD features, and is currently in pre-production for her next HD Feature, "And Jill Came Tumbling After." Mike and Sam are members of IATSE Camera Guild #600 and the Visual Effects Society. Course # HSHDF Course Fee $ 495.00 / Member's Course Fee $ 359.00 Register For This Course On The Main Page If this course is sold out or unavailable, get on the Wait List. (You'll be contacted, as seats become available.) You can also Register or Get on the Wait List by calling our Hollywood Seminars office at 323-960-5550, or fax your contact info and check or credit card info to 563-405-7014. For information on group discounts, special offers, or questions about your registration, please call or email us. We will respond to your email during office hours.