Presentations from concept designers and production designers on the thought process in creating the world.
Launching any project is a daunting endeavour which is why we’re deconstructing the first steps in the short film pipeline.
Focusing on Development, this presentation explores Story Concepting through lived-experiences, personal interests and cultural context. Following up, we'll examine the use of Pitch Decks as an invaluable tool in road mapping your story, themes, tone and characters while formulating your film’s overall style. We’ll investigate the broad strokes behind Screenwriting before wrapping with Grant Applications and some useful strategies for infusing a compelling story into what many might consider a boring, administrative document. By the end, we'll provide you with a solid foundation that helps establish a successful and malleable production.
SPEAKER
Sina Sultani
Writer, Director, Producer // Independent
Sina Sultani is an 80-time award-winning writer, director, producer with memberships in the PGA and CMPA alongside recent participations in the Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices initiative and Sony Diversity Mentorship program. His studio-level experience working with ILM and Sony on projects such as Terminator: Dark Fate and the upcoming Spider-Verse sequel helped his sci-fi and animated projects secure over a quarter of a million dollars in production funding while working towards his first feature.
Presentations from concept designers and production designers on the thought process in creating the world.
Launching any project is a daunting endeavour which is why we’re deconstructing the first steps in the short film pipeline.
Focusing on Development, this presentation explores Story Concepting through lived-experiences, personal interests and cultural context. Following up, we'll examine the use of Pitch Decks as an invaluable tool in road mapping your story, themes, tone and characters while formulating your film’s overall style. We’ll investigate the broad strokes behind Screenwriting before wrapping with Grant Applications and some useful strategies for infusing a compelling story into what many might consider a boring, administrative document. By the end, we'll provide you with a solid foundation that helps establish a successful and malleable production.
SPEAKER
Sina Sultani
Writer, Director, Producer // Independent
Sina Sultani is an 80-time award-winning writer, director, producer with memberships in the PGA and CMPA alongside recent participations in the Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices initiative and Sony Diversity Mentorship program. His studio-level experience working with ILM and Sony on projects such as Terminator: Dark Fate and the upcoming Spider-Verse sequel helped his sci-fi and animated projects secure over a quarter of a million dollars in production funding while working towards his first feature.
