My next "The Art & Science of No-Budget Filmmaking" class is May 11-12, 2013 in Los Angeles, with writer/director Tom Provost's Cinema Language class the following weekend, May 18-19.  These classes will be held at Raleigh Studios' Chaplin Theater.  You can register at our Eventbrite Page, and please be sure to sign up on the Mailing list, as I'll be sending updates on guest speakers and valuable goodies we'll be giving away  And, there is even a chance that the class will be back on the road for the first time since 2007.  Don't quote me on this, but there's a chance I will be back in Houston and even in New York City, finally, for the first time. We'll see.  Sign up on the Mailing List and you'll be sure to know when any classes are scheduled.  

Instructor Mark Stolaroff

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 Guest speakers include award-winning filmmaker Sean Baker, who holds the distinction of being nominated for the Cassavetes Award (probably the most prestigious award given to a no-budget film), three times.  His most recent feature, Starlet, premiered at SXSW last year and was released theatrically in November.  Brothers Ken and Jim Cran will reveal the secrets behind the making of their audacious no-budget monster movie, The Millennium Bug, (profiled on this site).  Producer/Director/Editor Matt Radecki will go through post production on a no-budget; Matt is the owner of Different By Design, an indie friendly post house in Los Angeles.  And I will be announcing more speakers soon. 

To register for the class, visit our Eventbrite Page:  nobudgetfilmschool.eventbrite.com

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