Master Class in Documentary Filmmaking with Jeffrey Brown

305 S. MAIN STREET FORT WORTH,Fort Worth TX 76104

28 January, 2023

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Master Class in Documentary Filmmaking with Jeffrey Brown Straight talk on story, funding, production, festivals & distributionThe Lone Star Film Society is proud to announce the return of Jeffrey Brown to Fort Worth for his internationally acclaimed Master Class series on documentary filmmaking. On Saturday, January 28th at Backlot Studio & Workspace, award-winning documentary producer Jeffrey Brown (No No: A Dockumentary, Punk in Africa, Nothing Stays The Same, Cowboys) will lead a full one-day class to provide an affordable, down-to-earth approach to story, funding, production, festival strategy, and distribution to documentary filmmakers of all levels. Hosted in partnership with Backlot Studio & Workspace, this program grants participants the opportunity to speak to top local documentarians in a friendly, intimate environment. Participants will be invited to troubleshoot specific project related issues and will be offered practical tips about the filmmaking process. “We could not have made our film without Jeffrey Brown’s Documentary Master Class. It was priceless.” — Lisa Kay Pfannenstiel, producer Nothing Stays the Same - SXSW Music Doc Prize"Jeffrey Brown’s Documentary Master Class inspired many attendees to start making documentaries — others like me to finish mine. Down to earth and with real world examples, it gave solid insight to the documentary filmmaking process. Straight talk from start to finish. I highly recommend it to all filmmakers - documentary or otherwise -- at any level.” -- Mike McGuff, Director/Producer, Runaway Radio "I enjoyed attending Jeffrey Brown’s Master Class in Documentary Filmmaking and found it to offer a very practical approach to the different stages of the documentary process. The class allowed me to share my ideas, get feedback and advice and provided me with practical tools to help with my project. Jeffrey definitely knows about every aspect of documentaries and shares his own experiences from the different films he's produced over the years. I highly recommend this class to anyone who is looking to jump into a documentary."-- Daniel Reyes, Producer, CantinaABOUT JEFFREY:Jeffrey Brown has produced a number of award-winning narrative and documentary features in Europe, Africa, Asia and N. America, playing international festivals such as Sundance, Cannes, Berlinale, IDFA, SXSW, Tribeca, Rotterdam, Jeonju, NYFF, among others, and being released in cinemas internationally as well as on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, PBS, ESPN, AMC/Sundance Global, Starz and others. He taught documentary film at the Prague Film School and has presented his Master Class seminar to groups around the globe. Recent docs include: No No: A Dockumentary (Sundance 2014 / Netflix, Showtime) on Dock Ellis’s legendary no-hitter, Through The Repellent Fence (MoMA’s Doc Fortnight / SXSW 2017) on Native American art collective Post Commodity’s artwork that straddles the U.S. - Mexico border, Nothing Stays the Same (Music Doc Prize – SXSW 2019), Cowboys (Audience Award -- Austin FF 2019) and Battle for the Heart of Texas (Earth X 2022) on Kinder Morgan's Permian Highway Pipeline. Having lived and produced films internationally, he has extensive experience with foreign markets. He has produced over 30 films, screened in over 100 festivals and 50 countries and consults on numerous film projects.  TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE:8:45 am - INTRODUCTIONS – Get acquainted over coffee and tea 9:00 am - OVERVIEW – Attitude, managing expectations & a comprehensive approach 9:15 am - STORY & STORYTELLING – Creating a strong, feasible story 11:30 am - FUNDING / BUDGET - Discuss individual concerns within your project & sources of finance: public grants to crowdfunding to private investment 12:30 pm - BREAK FOR LUNCH 130 pm - PRODUCTION - Crews, cast, documentation, the shooting process 2:15 pm - POST PRODUCTION - The editing process, music, color, archives, graphics, work-in-progress screenings, and feedback 3:30 pm - FESTIVAL STRATEGY / MARKETING - Festival premieres, marketing your projects, yourself, and outreach 4:00 pm - DISTRIBUTION - Sales Agents, traditional vs. non-traditional models, platforms, rollout, deliverables, contracts/legal, DIY distribution / Hybrid distribution 4:45 pm - Q & A / WRAP *All attendees are invited to submit a brief synopsis for a project that they are developing or working on before the class date*