WFA2021 Discussion Panels/Workshops

Laws related to copyright, employment, licensing and contracts are super-confusing, but as a filmmaker you absolutely must know how to protect your work. Join us for an active discussion about what you need to know about the law.

How do you find the legal information about standard documents all filmmakers need?
When can you rely on google vs when should you really should get an actual lawyer involved?
How can you avoid the most often experienced legal issues?
What is covered by copyright?
In which cases do you need a contract with locations, music and actors?
What do you do if you get sued?
What are the milestones in film production where legal issues must be considered?

Come get all of your questions answered! This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Transmedia storytelling (also known as transmedia narrative or multiplatform storytelling) is the technique of telling a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies.

Starlight Runner President and CEO Jeff Gomez is a leading expert in the fields of brand narrative, story world development, creative franchise design, and transmedia storytelling. He specializes in the expansion of entertainment properties, premium brands, and socio-political themes into highly successful multi-platform communications and international campaigns. Starlight Runner has worked on transmedia projects for Disney, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Mattel.

Join us for advice on creating and fostering transmedia storytelling with your projects!

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Dan Gurlitz, the owner of Soundview Media Partners, will be discussing the wild west of film distribution as it stands today including such subjects as ...
The Elasticity of Physical Media
The Digital Boom and the Who/What/Where of Availability
The VOD Vernacular: What are All Those Acronyms?
The Impact of the Pandemic on Film Distribution

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Introducing color to a story can enhance your visual narrative, even on a small-scale budget. Award-winning Filmmaker and Rosco/DMG NYC rep, Marttise Hill, will discuss using gel filters and full color LED fixtures to create visually cinematic stories. Marttise will showcase Rosco’s extensive line of gel lighting filters, progressing into how Rosco integrates many of the gel colors within the DMG Lumiere LED MIX technology.

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE

This interactive workshop will give you the career coach/talent agent's secrets to networking and pitching with results. Learn the tools to make the strongest connection quickly, create the most memorable interaction and how to followup effectively. Gain insights on how to lose your shyness, insecurities and uncertainty around networking. Build your own brand of networking that will set you apart, embrace your personality and make networking effortless. You'll learn what it really takes to make a powerful pitch.

What are the pitfalls to avoid at all cost?
How can you master the art of pitching with your own style and personality?

Hear tips on how to prepare, how to read the person you're pitching, how to pitch as a team, how to engage, how to anticipate every question. If you ever wondered what it really takes to network for powerful connections and gain the confidence to pitch with results this workshop is for you.

This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE