Belvedere Home Made Film Festival

This Saturday, we are giving a break to AJ and turning to Pixar alum Norm DeCarlo who will be teaching us the magic of stop-motion filmmaking!

This workshop will start at 11am sharp and go to 3pm, so please plan accordingly.

Because this is such a hands-on process, not everyone will get studio time this round – but everyone will leave with a solid foundation to keep exploring this technique on their own.

Please REGISTER for this workshop so we can track how many people to expect.

Team Redwood will be standing by to help should we need them.

Our workshops are designed to build the confidence needed to make short films – and we can’t wait to screen them in Belvedere Park on October 9, 2026 at 6pm.

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

Workshop Schedule

Date	Topic
July 18	Stop Motion Animation (by Pixar alum Norm DeCarlo) 11am-3pm
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 (if you have it):

💻 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!

With much appreciation,

Adam Gavzer
Creator and Executive Director