ASKS: Some students that submit will need equipment, tools and extra guidance to produce their content. A place to book out production equipment. Access to software and licenses needed to edit, animate and produce content. Free Access to Training videos via Linda or Linke-din Learning. Locations and Venues for filming the actually content - i.e. Warner Brothers lot, the CMD Campus Studio and Airport Campus. Online Courses and review tools on Eric Elder’s six-week course. Student Needs: Many students are short on cash and a transport or food program will help them. Also, having a space for just working on their film would help them focus on the production work. Especially if there living situation isn’t great. Transport Uber/Lyft discounts or discounted monthly metro passes. SMC offers “The Free Ride” service. A sponsored shuttle service that loops in the Downtown SM area and Montana Ave. Riders can flag a Free Ride down or text 310-895-9204 for pickup. Just hop on and off as you wish. For more information visit or email Jason Bagley at Jason@santamonicafreeride.com. Food Discounts at restaurants in the near the CMD. Discounts at certain supermarkets? Discounts at SMC’s Main campus Cafeteria shops. Venues and studio location space to film, with an after hours Co working production space to continue working on projects.
Suggested Student Tools: Students that feel apart of a community or movement feel more mentally secure. Working in a team to achieve a common goal can give focus and a sense of belonging. It is good for the mental and emotional health of a student. Here are some of the tools we suggest you supply the students. Group Social Media Distribution Platform Profiles - Snapchat Creator Channel, Youtube Channel and IGTV (Instagram). They can post group videos and content as they go through the process of submitting their content, developing their ideas and producing their film. This will act as good PR for your program and act as a form of marketing that can grow over time as new students come and post their experiences and videos onto the various social media platforms. It will keep the students working on putting out content and focused on the main goal: “Creating their films.� Virtual Backpack - Food Groupons/discounts, safe storage space for ideas/content and amobil phone to utilize these assets. This sort of tool with gives students access to their work wherever they go. Allowing for them to work remotely when they aren’t able to be with their team. It also allows for them to plan out and spend time as a group for lunch or dinner. Building up the team dynamic and trust in one another. Support network - Website or central hub where both the accepted or submitting students can mingle, share resources and feel apart of a community. This tool allows students to connect with their peers and mentors for guidance and production planning.
COMPELLING SUGGESTIONS TO ENTICE STUDENTS TO SUBMIT FILMS: Money is well in good but doesn’t last or help get students into a lasting career within the Film and Entertainment Industries. As students we recommend offering actual opportunities and rewards that would help students in the long run rather than be another cash grab competition. Here are our suggestions: Mentorship Program - “Set For Festivals:” A follow up with a PR mentor to help winning applicants submit their project to film festivals. Similar to Sun Dance. The mentor helps you go through the process of submitting your content to film festivals, submitting scripts for funding and choosing the right deals that get put on the table for a week. Apprenticeship Program: Opportunity to be apart of a Fellowship Film Project. Have 10-15 slots open, they can be customizable for the areas they want to work on production. Like XR, Post Production roles, Pre production roles and etc. A mentorship program that will take the winner and follow up winner submissions and helps students turn them into a feature length film to be pitched and potentially filmed. An Internship Opportunity to work as a student advocate for the Submittable program for AT&T SHAPE Film Awards in 2020.
(NOTE: Young people love to party and socialize. And big names always attract a crowd. WE further suggest having special events be rewards.) Networking party, meeting famous people and showcasing their screening. A screening event at HarBbeat Studios or AT&T facility. Where the winners’ films would be showcased and the winners would have the chance to meet with and talk to bigwigs about their film. Tickets to a screening a new movie being released. The opportunity to go to a first Screening at a major movie. The moment of stardom that everyone dreams about. Where they could walk the red carpet, get their photos taken and be somebody for an evening. NOTE: Equipment, Software and other production tools to expensive for broke students to afford will entice students who are serious about getting into the film and tech industries. We highly recommend that you include these sorts of awards as they will attract and equip winners with the tools they need to continue developing as filmmakers. Win Hardware/Software and possible film equipment. Best Mobile Film: ! Next Gen 5G Phone ! New Forms of Storytelling - XR, 360 video, VFX, Interactive Media and digital Comics.
Access to Digital Assets for virtual production on Unity/Unreal Engine. Virtual Black Magic Cameras. ! A mocap suit and sensor kit. ! 360 Camera kit. ! A high-in computer with editing software on it. Futuristic Films - Sci-Fi, Future of Technology, Future of entertainment and Future of communications. Opportunity to job shadow on set of a big Sci-Fi Show like Star Trek. Social Good - How we come together to solve problems, Stories that incite positivity and change and Uplifting stories and documentaries. Chance to be apart of a documentary or social good production. Underrepresented Filmmaker Award - people with disabilities, LGBTQ, women, and people of color. Opportunity to be on set of a show like Queer Eye. Chance to meet and hang out with famous people that are also from Underrepresented communities.