HIFF 2012 CREATIVE LAB EDUCATION PROGRAMS CREATIVE LAB DETAILS Nine (9) Programs • Film Composer’s World: Craft and Career • Women Make Movies • Meet the Directors • Digital Media Technologies Summit • SAG-AFTRA: The Business of Acting Workshop • New Media Academy • Sound x Vision: The convergence of music and film in all its platforms and iterations, from appreciation of a great movie soundtrack to the business side of how music is incorporated into film properties. • Himalaya Song with Q&A • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings Sound Check with Jake, a pre-concert technical check and Q&A session offering an insightful and educational opportunity for students of the UHCC Mele and Grammy U programs. • Charles Bradley: Soul of America • I Am
10 / HIFF
CREATIVE LAB AND SOUND X VISION PARTICIPANTS • Leon D. Silverman: General Manager of Digital Studios at Walt Disney Studios • Laurin Herr: Founder and President of Pacific Interface, co-founder CineGrid • Thomas A. DeFanti, PhD.: National Science Foundation, KAUST Calit2Optl Presence • Richard Bellis: Emmy Award winning composer, ASCAP Board of Directors • George Christopolous: International composer agent, founder Oticons • Debra Zimmerman: Executive Director Women Make Movies • Dr. Nathaniel Kohn: Associate Director, Peabody Awards, Director of EbertFest • Jake Shimabukuro: Musician • Tadashi Nakamura: Director, Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings • Philip Chung, Kevin Wu, Chester See: YOMYOMF Network • Renee Haynes: Casting Director, Twilight Saga • Irene Bedard: Actress, Smoke Signals, Pocahontas • Kalani Quipo: Actor, The New World • Quentin Lee: Director, White Frog
NOTEABLE QUOTES AND COMMENTS “The concept of the Creative Lab is brilliant. Not only does it broaden the audience of attendees, it allows people in the industry who often never have a chance to work directly with one another to cross-pollinate and share knowledge. Film fans receive a peek behind the curtain while young aspiring filmmakers, actors, composers, etc. receive inspiration and ‘from-thehorses-mouth’ tricks of the trade. And, what better environment than in the midst of island aloha.” Richard Bellis, Emmy-Winning Composer, Author, ASCAP Board of Directors
Via email Sat., Oct. 13, 2012 My name is Daniel Bayot. We met at today’s Film Composer workshop; I was the senior in high school who asked Mr. Christopoulos and Mr. Bellis about the separation and distinction between concert composers and the film composers.
I just wanted to reiterate how valuable this seminar was for me and thank you for setting it up! I’ve received quite a bit of formal training in concert composition, but have found little opportunity to learn about composing for film. Having just started scoring short films for local directors, I was kind of at a loss on how to sketch, structure and time my music with the footage, as the sketching methods my concert music training taught me wouldn’t work. This seminar really gave me the tools to create a logical, efficient creative process for myself. I’m so excited to score my next film! Additionally, the presentation really gave me insight into the industry’s challenges and will really help me evaluate my life and career choices. :)
Mahalo, Daniel J. Bayot
HIFF / 11