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Serendipitous Films has a reputation for quality movies and now more recently, powerful, useful seminars from people working n the industry. It's not just theory-- it's practical knowledge we share from our experiences in telling stories on film.

From our students:

"You are a great teacher. I imagine there are a lot of directors, producers, etc. out there that do not have that ability to be able to teach! Anyway, I just thought you might like to know how motivated i am by this past weekend."

"I really enjoyed your seminar.  I found it extremely informative.  I also like that it was structured.  While some seminars/workshops drift from one subject to another, the presentation made yours very easy to follow."

"Valuable information from a director's perspective, something you seldom hear."

Our seminars are taught by working professionals and are carefully crafted to bring the most important information you need to the front. In many cases, there is a minimum number of students for the class to make. If that is not reached, you will receive a full refund. When you register, you will be contacted will more detailed information.

 

Current Seminars

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All seminars held at 6125 Airport Freeway, Suite 211, Haltom City 76117, in the Studios 121 building. For more info on shooting actor demo's, email sales@s-films.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demo Shoot (Feb 9, 2012)

(Minimum 4-6 actors.) Cost is $350. Sample BELOW! We need you to register as soon as possible so we know the shoot will make. If it doesn't, you'll get a full refund. As soon as you register, we will contact you via email to discuss your demo needs. NEW!!-- If you would like a special effect shot for your demo (like a bullet squib, or fire, etc), register for the $350, but there will be additional cost depending on the special effect. (And that cost could be significantly higher). If you decide not to do it, full amount will be refunded, but I need everyone to register asap so we can prep.

“As a Director, I often take a look at an actor’s demo, even more so than the headshot, to determine if I want to see them or not,” says feature film director Daniel Millican.  As he was casting his most recent movie, “Rising Stars” last year, he realized that many of our local, Texas actors had very little quality screen time for their demo reel.

One actor recently told us, "Thank you very much. Your high quality demo you shot for me has, on it's virtue alone, landed me a large role in a SAG film being shot in Missouri." We've also been told these demos have landed agents and auditions.

Upon registering, each participant consults with Millican and an original short scene is selected to be prepared.  The cost is $350, which provides for professional crew and equipment.

When it’s all done, you will have a very polished high def quicktime to add to your demo reel. 

- $350-- participant. You will get a consultation call to determine what role, demo-need you have to accomodate. Plus, you'll be given a script to read and prepare beforehand. For SFX shots, there will be additional cost determined after consult.

Shooting Actor Demos from Daniel Millican on Vimeo.

 

NEW! Director Seminar, None scheduled

Saturday, October 1, 9am to 11:30am. Location: 6125 Airport Freeway, Suite 211. Directing a Feature Film-- learn about casting name actors, audition-- what to look for, on the set-- creative problem solving, what in the world are vectors and lines? And also psychology of the set. Feature Film director Dan Millican takes you through the process for how to be a better film director.

NEW! Producer Seminar, None scheduled

Saturday, October 1, 1:30pm to 4pm. Location: 6125 Airport Freeway, Suite 211. How to produce a feature film-- from setting up the paperwork, pitching, assembling the team, all the way through to distribution. Learn how to do it yourself.

For those who book both Director and Producer seminar, there will be a special 1 hour round table discussion with Dan Millican during lunch. Bring your own specific questions!

 

$49 $29 for Director Seminar, 9am to 11:30am

$49 $29 for Producer Seminar, 1:30pm to 4pm

$98 $58 for BOTH Seminars, with roundtable, 9am to 4pm (bring your own lunch)

 

NEW! Greenlight Yourself, DVD Starter Kit

3-4 Hours of instruction! WORKBOOK with CHECKLIST INCLUDED. $99

SPECIAL-- THIS MONTH ONLY $49!

If you have questions, please contact us.

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This DVD is the perfect tool to show you how to get started making your own film. Millican rpesents the info, based on his experience raising money and producing multiple movies that have seen distribution from Sony on down to sales agents.

The workbook includes pages from sample budgets and breakdowns, business plans, deliverables and much more!

Topics:

• The 6 Phases of Filmmaking
• How to find ideas
• The second hardest part of filmmaking-- FUNDRAISING
• Budgeting/Breakdowns
• The Business Plan
• What paperwork do you need to get started raising money?
• The Script-- things that will help/things that will hurt
• Who do you hire first?
• Getting name actors
• The battle is won in pre-production
• The shoot
• Post Production
• Distribution-- the end game and how to find it
  

 

Greenlight Yourself!

None scheduled, 10am to 3pm. SPECIAL: Cost is $49 (regularly $99), minimum 8 people for the class to make.

Testimonials for this class:
"Well organized, loved the workbook."
"I would absolutely recommend this seminar to any aspiring, first time filmmaker who's looking to kickstart their career."
"Excellent. Very informative and detailed."

Each student receives a workbook that includes budget, business plan, breakdown samples and much more.

Possible Topics:

• The 6 Phases of Filmmaking
• How to find ideas
• The second hardest part of filmmaking-- FUNDRAISING
• Budgeting/Breakdowns
• The Business Plan
• What paperwork do you need to get started raising money?
• The Script-- things that will help/things that will hurt
• Who do you hire first?
• Getting name actors
• The battle is won in pre-production
• The shoot
• Post Production
• Distribution-- the end game and how to find it
  

 

$49 Seminar

If you have any trouble registering, please contact sales@s-films.com .

 

Weapons For Actors

Each Workshop is limited to only 20.

This Workshop is taught by experienced Weapons Master Doug Williams. Doug has trained at some of the most prestigious training centers in the country (like Valhalla and FrontSite), including course work on the 1911 handgun with the FBI. A certificate of completion will be provided at end of Workshop.

Beginners Workshop 9am to Noon. Hands-on. We bring the guns, you bring the yourself. Wear comfortable clothes-- and especially a good strong belt. You'll learn all about handguns and how to handle them to look like an experienced professional on the set and on the screen.

Here's a video featuring Doug Williams taken at a training facility.

 

 

Acting: A Director's POV-- A Seminar and a Workshop! None Scheduled (contact sales@s-films.com if interested)

As we looked around to see what actors needed, we noticed most of the training is "actor to actor." So we decided to go from a Director to Actors. This seminar has been a big hit with the actors. On Saturday, you hear from feature film director Dan Millican as he tells you what director's are thinking about concerning the actor. On Sunday, it's time to learn all about auditions-- FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE! You'll workshop an audition scene, and rotate through sitting in on the other auditions. The feedback from the participants was AMAZING! Attend both for $150, or just the halfday seminar on Saturday for only $39.

$39 ACTING: A Director's POV Seminar: Saturday, from 2pm to 5:30pm (NO MORNING SESSION), at SFilms in the Studios121 building. Cost is only $39. Most seminars for actors is from actors to actors. This one is from a working film director to actors.	$150 AUDITION Workshop: Back by popular demand! Includes the Seminar above, and Sunday, from 10am to 4pm. Space limited to the first 12! Please indicate whether you will be attending the morning or afternoon session on Saturday.
$39 Sat. Seminar 9-12:30pm $39 Sat Seminar 2-5:30pm	$150 Saturday Seminar and Sunday Workshop

 

SCREENFIGHTING & SFX for ACTORS

None scheduled.

Casting Agents and Directors look at your resume and want to know if you can throw a punch or take a hit, if the role calls for it.  Veteran Stunt Coordinator Scott Roland and Special Effects Coordinator Steve Krieger teach a full day workshop on the basics of screenfighting and how to act with special effects.  The workshop will be hosted by feature film director Daniel Millican.

Topics can include:

• How to hit and be hit—selling it for the camera
• Different types of moves for hand to hand fighting
• Introducing the weapons, Clubs and sticks, Knives, and Guns
• Special Effects Do’s and Don’ts
• How to NOT mess up a costly special effects shot
• Your best shot—Taking a squib (several students will be selected to actually take a squib hit in the class).

 

None Scheduled

 

Workshop Your Movie Idea!
Dinner and some Answers
Thursday, Feb 3 Rescheduled due to weather to Feb 17 from 630pm to 9pm-- ONLY $39

You've got an Idea. Or maybe a Screenplay. Or even a Budget/Breakdown and Business Plan. This workshop will be limited to first 15 to sign up. Bring your idea and a list of questions and get answers on yours as well as hearing challenges and choices for others. "Development is one of the least touched on phases of filmmaking."

Topics might include:
* How to make budgets, business plans, and breakdowns
* Ideas for fundraising and setting all your paperwork up
* How to get name actors attached
* Polishing the script
* Scriptwriting with an eye to distribution

Pizza and softdrinks will be provided.

$39 -- minimum of 10, maximum of 15 (full refund if class doesn't make).

 

The Feature Edit Room

None scheduled at this time. If you have questions, please contact us.

The Edit Room affects all phases of film making. The ACTOR, the PRODUCER, the DIRECTOR, the WRITER, and of course the EDITOR. We will dissect the dramatic scene, learning pacing, how things cut, what actors need to know to help edit room survival of their part and much more.

$39 for the evening, including dinner.

Director's Workshop

None currently scheduled. $79 for All Day, hands-on workshop. If you have questions, please contact us.

Filmschool in a day! Learn how to direct feature films. The class cuts right to the core, offering the most important things to know to help you be a better Director. We will cover Pyschology on the Set, working with the DP, Working with the Producer, Shooting for the Edit, Directing Styles, How to Communicate with Actors. Taught by Dan Millican, Director of five feature films.

 

$79 for All Day, Saturday, May 15, 9am to 5pm

$40 for HALF DAY

 

 

Child Acting: A Director's POV HALF DAY SEMINAR!

None scheduled at this time. If you have questions, please contact us.

NOTE: Pricing plan was for $25 for the parent and $15 for the child. To better match consistency in the industry, this was changed.

Feature Film Director Dan Millican teaches a half day seminar for the child/teen actor, all from the Director's POV. He will speak to the minors as well as cover important, need-to-know stuff for the parent or guardian.

Millican understands the special dynamics with children (and also that it's hard to sit still for a seminar!) and will teach using proven methods for children and teens. He also routinely casts children in his movies and knows how to direct them.

The Seminar will possibly cover:

* Getting started-- good training practices and places
* Agents, managers and coaches
* Acting shortcuts for the child actor
* Auditions-- what the Director looks for
* On the Set etiquette-- what to expect
* Things every parent should know about their child actor

Class will be held at Serendipitous Films in Fort Worth (6125 Airport Freeway, suite 102) unless otherwise notified. Workshop begins at 9am and goes until 12:30pm and the second one from 2pm to 5:30.

 

Writing Great Characters

Saturday, February 20, 2010 INFO TBD, sponsored by the Dallas Screenwriters Association

For registration to this Writer's seminar, CLICK HERE.

 

 

Contingency

Serendipitous Films reserves the right to cancel. If it is cancelled, you will receive a full refund.

The Seminars are a great place to see actors up close, but is no guarantee of future casting in projects of Serendiptious Films.