What a great workshop we had today! Michael Bouyer, owner of Bouyer Productions, guided us through best practices for shooting and editing a film on a smartphone. Here is a link to his materials. Thanks to everyone who attended. It was a great group, and it was exciting to hear about some of the projects…

I’m looking forward to seeing you at this coming Saturday workshop! Most of us will be shooting our films on our smartphones, so we are very lucky to have Michael Bouyer, owner of Bouyer Productions, join us to guide us through best practices for shooting and editing your film. Michael has taught adult school classes…

How is your film going? Do you need help getting your ideas in order? Do you have questions about the process and how to begin? This Saturday, July 12th, Matteo Farinacci will lead us in a discussion about Developing a Narrative and how to transform that into a film. We will also be doing some…

Thanks to everyone who showed up today for AJ’s compelling workshop! AJ took us through the elements of creating a personal narrative, talking about the importance of starting with a Log Line, which is a one sentence description of your film. You can find the deck from AJ’s presentation HERE. This will bring you to…

Hi everyone! If you’re staying local this holiday weekend, please join us at the library this Saturday Filmmaking Workshop. Our star intern and MFA Film student AJ Meininger will be joined by her fellow MFA student Yuki Takaya to help us understand the basics of screenwriting. We’ll have time to explore the creative process, learn about…

Hi everyone! If you missed this past Saturday’s workshop, presented by Film Festival Producer Matteo Farinacci, you can find the slides on the website, or go HERE. We had a great conversation about all of the elements that go into Pre-Production. These important steps ensure that your shoot day(s) go smoothly. Be sure to mark…

Hi filmmakers! I’m very excited to have our Film Festival Producer, Matteo Farinacci, on hand this week to guide us through all the aspects of Pre-Production to help us be prepared to shoot a film. Join us at the Belvedere Tiburon Library on June 14th from 11am-1pm. Register for this free workshop on the Library…

Hi team, Big thank you to AJ Meininger, SFSU Filmmaking MFA student, for an awesome workshop about the “Elements of a 3-minute Film” on Saturday June 7th. Up next: Matteo Farinacci will be guiding us through all the aspects of Pre-Production with a goal of helping us understand what it takes to be prepared to…

Hi team, Fantastic news — AJ Meininger, SFSU Filmmaking MFA student, and awesome BHMFF intern, will be leading the workshop this coming Sat, June 7th from 11am-1pm. The topic this week is “Elements of a 3-minute Film”. This will be an informative and focused workshop to help you craft your film for the festival. We’ll…