Academy Schedule
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The schedule for the 2010 Academy has not yet been finalized. Interested in history? View the schedule from the 2009 Academy below.
From the Archives - 2009 Schedule
Monday, January 5
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration Begins |
| 10:00 a.m. | Biblical Worldview and the Theology of Christian Filmmaking (Doug Phillips and Geoffrey Botkin) |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 p.m. | The Twelve Most Common Mistakes of Beginning Directors (Geoffrey Botkin) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Cinematography I (Isaac Botkin) |
| 4:15 p.m. | Cinematograhy II: How to Light like Hollywood’s best DPs (and Grade the Footage Digitally) (Isaac Botkin) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner Break |
| 7:00 p.m. | Symposium on Science Fiction and Christian Filmmaking (Doug Phillips and Geoffrey Botkin) |
| 10:00 p.m. | Bonus Session: Photography for Filmmakers: Principles of Photographic Composition (Peter Pallock) |
Tuesday, January 6
| 8:30 a.m. | Symposium on Stunts: How to Understand, Depict and Execute Violence (Jimmy Broyden) |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | The Future of Film and Digital Acquisition (James Finn) |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. | How to Win the $101,000 Best of Festival Award (Doug Phillips) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Before the Camera Rolls: How to Know When Your Story is Ready To Become A Feature Film (Geoffrey Botkin) |
| 4:00 p.m. | How to Improve Any Film in Ten Minutes (Isaac Botkin) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner Break |
| 7:30 p.m. | The Future of Independent Christian Filmmaking: Why Geoffrey Botkin Has Hope for Tomorrow’s Leading Filmmakers (Geoffrey Botkin) |
Wednesday, January 7
| 8:30 a.m. | All Things RED: Shooting, On Set Work Flow, Post Production and Buyers Guide To The Red Camera (The Erwin Brothers) |
| 9:30 a.m. | The Story of Fireproof (Stephen Kendrick) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Lessons from Come What May (George Escobar) |
| 10:30 a.m. | Behind the Scenes with Expelled: The Vision, Business Model; Marketing Strategies and Legal Battles (Logan Craft) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Feature Film Finalist Presentations, Panel and Q and A (Stephen Kendrick, Logan Craft, John Moore, Chad Burns, Peter Buck, Graham Alexander, Rich Christiano and Danny Carrales) |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 p.m. | How to Make or Break Your Film: What Every Filmmaker Needs to Know About Film Music (Geoffrey and Benjamin Botkin) |
| 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Q and A Closing Panel and Special Awards |
| 4:30 p.m. | Graduation: Casting a Ten-Year Vision for Independent Christian Filmmaking (Doug Phillips and Geoffrey Botkin) |
Topics and schedule are subject to change.