Bellingham Film Bootcamps are a way to get all the information you need to up your game FAST! We bring experienced instructors to give you the essential low down and you leave with real skills and insight that will help you take the next step.


​PAST BOOTCAMPS

Script Supervisor Bootcamp
with Maggie Craig
at Mt. Baker Media House
Feb. 16 (9 AM - 1 PM) & 17 (10 AM - 4 PM), 2019​
Bellingham Film is honored to have accomplished Script Supervisor Maggie Craig lead a detailed 1 1/2-day Script Supervisor training.

We'll cover Script Supervisor duties, responsibilities and data management in all phases of production, set etiquette, managing continuity and current software.

This bootcamp is ideal for those who aspire to becoming a Script Supervisor, Director and/or Producer as well as Production Assistants seeking to expand their knowledge base.
More About Maggie Craig

Maggie is a Script Supervisor with international credits spanning three decades. Some of her more recent projects include DC’s LEGENDS of TOMORROW, NBC/Amblin TV’s pilot, REVERIE, TNT's FALLING SKIES, Starz' CRASH, and the feature film, RUPTURE.

She is currently developing her first feature film based on the novel, Sunpath: The War Orphan Train, by Bellingham author Michael Maryk.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Early Bird Registration by Feb. 5, $80
Regular Registration Feb. 5-10, $95
Late Registration Feb. 11-13, $110
No registration will be accepted after Feb. 13, no walk-ins.

Please note that the bootcamp will be held over two days with differing start and end times. We will break on Sunday for a 1-hour lunch mid-program.
Hands-On Grip & Lighting Bootcamp
with Matt Read
at Mt. Baker Media House & Lost Giants Cider
Jan. 11-13, 2019​
A 13-hour, three-day course introducing the theory and practical methods of industry standard Grip, Lighting & Electrical. Learn how the professionals evaluate locations, design lighting set-ups, and safely execute the vision under varied conditions. Get both classroom and hands-on experience with gear and lighting equipment while becoming familiar with the current standards and practices with a focus on safety and set etiquette.

​What is a grip?

Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, 6 to 9 PM at Mt. Baker Media House
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12 & 13, 10 AM to 4 PM at Lost Giants Cider

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Early Bird Registration $90 by Dec. 31. Closed.
Regular Registration $100 Jan. 1- 5.
Late Registration $120 Jan. 6-8.
No late registration will be accepted after Jan. 8. No walk-ins.
About Matt Read

Matt is a Bellingham native, with over ten years of experience in the film industry as a cinematographer and gaffer. He spent the last five years working in Los Angeles where he lit and lensed commercials, TV shows and features as well as projects for Netflix, Google, IHOP, Red Bull and Disney.

He returned to Bellingham in 2017 and is looking forward to collaborating with Bellingham Film and filmmakers across Washington. For more information about Matt and his work, visit his website www.mattreadfilm.com.
 Registration is now closed.
Early Bird Registration $90 by Dec. 31. Closed.
Regular Registration $100 Jan. 1- 5. Closed.
Late Registration $120 Jan. 5-8. Closed.
No late registration will be accepted after Jan. 8. No walk-ins.
Tackling Pre-Production as a Producer
with Joshua Krenz
at Bellingham Makerspace
Saturday, December 8, 2018, 9 AM - 1 PM
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​Spend some time learning how to tackle and streamline the challenges of pre-production.  

Focused on practical takeaways, this Bootcamp features interactive learning projects you can immediately use in your own productions.

You'll learn how to:
  • Select successful projects
  • Break down the script
  • Create a schedule
  • Budget the picture
  • Manage permits, find crew, and see the production through to completion.

Designed for aspiring directors and filmmakers, this one-day program will take you through the critical steps of pre-production.

More About Instructor Joshua Krenz

Josh coordinates Bellingham Film's Script to Screen educational mentoring program and Bellingham Script Studio where scripts are developed in a pro-writer environment. Josh has produced dozens of short films, written hundreds more, and won a few awards along the way. In the past he's worked for Brillstein Entertainment Partners doing project analysis and script coverage for clients as well as conducting adaptation analysis for a boutique publisher and script coverage for the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Currently, Josh is a senior content director for Insight Exchange Network, researching and developing conferences for senior-level healthcare and government executives. 

Registration is now closed.
DIY Documentary: Production Standards and Practices of Non-Fiction Filmmakers
with Lisa Gruwell Spicer
at Bellingham Makerspace
Saturday, September 29, 2018, 8 AM - 12 PM
​Just $40!
 Non-fiction and documentary film are produced with a different work-flow than fiction films. By design, documentary producers use a treatment and shot list instead of a script, work with real people, not actors, and a stealth crew with minimal gear. In this workshop, we’ll cover the 3 standard phases of filmmaking (Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production) as practiced by non-fiction filmmakers. This workshop will include an emphasis on Post (editing).
Instructor Lisa Gruwell Spicer has worked for over 30 years in film and video production as a producer and editor, using industry-standards in her production methods. Starting out in the Seattle film and video production industry in corporate communications and marketing, she then earned a BA in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Washington. An internship at KCTS/9 (PBS) in the documentary unit led to employment, including Bill Nye the Science Guy. Working on Bill Nye as both an Associate Producer and Assistant Editor, she won three Emmys in editing (1996, ’97, ’98). Her first independent film (16 mm), Without The Trees, The Sky Will Fall (1990), documented Lummi tribal members working with indigenous Mayans of Mexico to preserve their respective rainforests. In 2003, Spicer moved from Seattle to Bellingham, and produced videos for clients including Slum Doctor Programme and Western Washington University (WWU).

She went on to pursue her MA in Anthropology from WWU (2012), discovering how well the tools and field methods of anthropology apply to documentary production and editing.

With Fredrick Dent, she founded Spicer Dent Productions in 2013. Specializing in short subjects, they have been producing the web series Homeless in Bellingham, which won a 2017 Mayors Arts Award.

She recently worked as consulting anthropologist on the upcoming authorized documentary about the life and times of Cheech and Chong, and is currently editing a feature documentary about the start of the environmental movement, working with archival black and white video from the seventies.
Assitant Director Bootcamp with Scott Larkin
Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 6 - 9 PM
The Bellingham Makerspace 
​$30

In just 3 short hours you'll learn the essential duties of an AD including:
  • tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule,
  • arranging logistics,
  • preparing daily call sheets,
  • checking cast and crew,
  • maintaining order on the set,
  • maintaining health and safety of the crew,
  • set etiquette and more.
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This bootcamp is ideal for aspiring directors and producers as well as those seeking more experience in assistant direction.

You'll get high quality instruction from our Bellingham Film Script to Screen AD Mentor, Seattle-based Scott Larkin. Scott is known for his work on Captain Fantastic and The Messenger and more than 50 other films since 2006.

​ JUST $30!

    Suggestions or Questions?
Bellingham Film will offer bootcamps regularly to help the local film community up their game. 
Contact us if you'd like to pitch your own bootcamp or suggest a future topic.
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