Belvedere Home Made Film Festival

Workshop #2 went really well, and thanks to Team Redwood and AJ for making it all happen.

We had 28 people and broke into 5 groups to continue learning the basics of making a film on your phone.

Each group selected three prompts: Character, Location and a Problem they had to overcome. Then they brainstormed possible story lines, and moved right away into storyboarding their ideas.

Then it was time to go out to their locations and start shooting for 30 minutes. When they were done, they returned to the Founders Room and got down to editing their clips into a short film.

Special thanks to Team Redwood, a group of High School students (and recent grads) assisting with all things technical. Sebastian, Sofia, Enzo, Izzy and Bjorn: You guys rocked it today!

These workshops are designed to give you the confidence that will lead to some incredible films that will be screened in Belvedere Park on October 9, 2026 at 6pm.

All workshops are drop in, and there is no need to attend them all, but please show up and be settled into your seat so we can start at 11am sharp. We want the workshops to move through the lesson plan quickly so we can get to writing, shooting, editing and showing them to the group.

For those that want to access the practice films from the workshops, you can do so by clicking HERE.

Workshop Schedule

Date	Topic
June 27	Sound & Atmosphere
July 11	Genre & Silence
July 18	Stop Motion Animation (led by Pixar alum Norm DeCarlo!)
July 25	Real People, Real Stories
Aug 15	Montage & The Kuleshov Effect
Aug 22	The Close-Up
Sept 12	Surreal & Experimental
Sept 19	Editing Clinic & Festival Prep

What to Bring

💻 Laptop (fully charged) with CapCut installed — use the desktop version, not the cloud version (it’s free!)

📱 Smartphone (fully charged)

• Any gear you have: tripod, gimbal, camera rig, audio equipment — but don’t worry if you don’t have any of it
• A few lavalier mics will be available to borrow
• Most importantly: start thinking about a film you’d like to make. Celebrate your community! Each workshop features hands-on exercises designed to give you the tools and skills to bring it to life.

With much appreciation,

Adam Gavzer
Creator and Executive Director