Flash Film Lab

Chicago

4001 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States

About the Event

A chance to meet new collaborators and practice your acting + directing skills.

The deadline to sign up to act or direct is one week before the event. Once sign ups have closed, an email will be sent out introducing the director to their actors.At Flash Film Lab, each team will have 45 minutes to film/cover a scene of the director's choosing (up to 8 pages) captured by a stationary camera.During this time, you'll have the chance to network, collaborate, and provide constructive feedback to those participating in the workshop.The main objective of this event:To give directors a chance to to practice decision-making as well as how to communicate with actors effectively in a low stakes enviormentTo provide an opportunity for actors to practice their on-camera performance skills, network with local filmmakers, and walk away with material to study.

Please note:We will share the recorded material with the group after the workshop for educational purposes. These recordings are not meant to act as a reel or any kind of material to showcase on an actor's website, social media, etc.

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Our diverse community is always looking for new ways to grow in their creative practice and get inspired by other artists' work. Get in touch with us at https://www.greenshirtstudio.com/hosting

Your Host:Zachery Green is a perceptive and well-decorated filmmaker. He is a freelance director and cinematographer and spends his free time doing street photography in the great city of Chicago. His work as a director and photographer focuses on the intimacy and connection of the human condition. His films have screened in half a dozen festivals across the U.S. including Cinependent in 2020 for his short film ‘Sweet Child.' He is currently in pre-production for a few upcoming projects, including his first narrative feature film titled Back When.

As a cinematographer he has won awards for 'best cinematography' in short films as well as earned the Harold Dennis Filmmaking Award from Southern Illinois University in 2016. He has been a part of three feature films, several commercials, and many well-respected corporate videos with brands like The Chicago Cubs, Complex, Alka-Seltzer, O-Cedar and Northwestern Medicine.