Real World Survival Skills

Course available by permission of instructor
only.
The goals of this class are to give the student
practical knowledge and skills to succeed at
sustaining their art practice post CALARTS. The
art of making films continually evolves with
different technologies and modalities, as do the
myriad delivery systems and approaches to
monetizing the work. It is crucial for early
career artists to learn skills that will help
them continue developing artistically and
practically. To accomplish this, the class
covers topics such as: Film financing from
equity to crowdfunding. Film festival strategy.
"Independent and/or Personal Filmaking" vs. "Film
Industry" and other types of film production.
Agents, Managers, Lawyers. How to pitch a
project. Emphasis will be on new forms of career
development strategies focusing on audience
development, personal branding, and new
distribution and marketing models.