Tristan Baylis
Sound Designer
Insight into the collaborative relationships involved in filmmaking is essential to a successful storytelling process. Gain insight and tips to bring to your filmmaking relationships as you cross collaborate. Understanding these dynamics can lead to more cohesive and creative productions, ultimately enhancing the overall quality of your films.
In the Festival Lounge, the day starts with Breakfast (9-10AM) hosted by community partner Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc) and ends with a Happy Hour (4:30-5:30PM).
Congrats! You’ve picture locked your documentary! Now it’s time for the finishing touches. Director Matthew Hamacheck, Gigantic Studios’ re-recording mixer Tristan Baylis, and RCO’s colorist Seth Ricart, join moderator Pagan Harleman (Little Monster Films) for an exclusive conversation about navigating the essential and under-appreciated post-production process. The three panelists recently collaborated on Apple TV’s 10-part documentary series, The Dynasty, and will discuss the creative complexities of sound editorial, mixing, picture conform, and color correction, as well as the artful ways to meet these challenges.
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
The Dynasty
The Dynasty
RCO Color & Finishing
RCO Color & Finishing
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
Co-presented by Gigantic Studios.
Moderated by Story Syndicate’s Jon Bardin, Getty Images’ Director of Content Partnerships, Lee Shoulders, the director/archivist team from Drop Dead City, Peter Yost and Frauke Levin, and Eyes on the Prize III Asako Gladsjo and Jennifer Cook present an in-depth panel on using archival footage and photos to bring the past to life and give depth and context to your documentary projects. Discover practical solutions to finding, licensing, and incorporating archival content. Panelists will share the technical aspects of working with different types of media and creative approaches to using historical footage, balancing authenticity with narrative needs.
Getty Images
Getty Images
Pangloss Films
Pangloss Films
Archival Producer
Archival Producer
Story Syndicate
Story Syndicate
Archival Producer, Eyes on the Prize III
Archival Producer, Eyes on the Prize III
Director, Eyes on the Prize III
Director, Eyes on the Prize III
Co-presented by Getty Images.
The unscripted landscape is riddled with questions around access. Who, what, where, and how (much)? Noted law firm Fox Rothschild’s experts Marc Simon, Daniel Spencer, Daniel Benge and others will host a conversation to help you navigate the issues around securing rights and/or access to people, places, and things.
Associate, Entertainment and Sports
Associate, Entertainment and Sports
Partner, Entertainment and Sports
Partner, Entertainment and Sports
Chair of National Entertainment & Sports Law Department
Chair of National Entertainment & Sports Law Department
Co-presented by Fox Rothschild.
Building trust with a film protagonist is crucial for creating a compelling documentary, but it can be complicated by dynamics of power and artistic vision. To celebrate the upcoming season three of In The Making, PBS’s American Masters and Firelight Media will bring together teams to discuss these collaborative relationships. Moderated by Sian-Pierre Regis (Duty Free), co-directors Michelle Parkerson and Shellée Haynesworth (Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps), and director Zeshawn Ali and participant Gioncarlo Valentine (Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures) will explore how working closely with a protagonist can produce more layered, challenging, and satisfying films. Clips from the new season will be shown, offering insight into the artist-on-artist dynamic and its role in shaping impactful storytelling.
Director, Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps
Director, Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps
Director, Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps
Director, Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps
Director
Director
Artist
Artist
Director
Director
Co-presented by Firelight Media.
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