| Friday | ||
| 10:00 AM | Pro Photogaphy for not-so-pro Filmmaker | How to get high end results: framing, blocking, f-stops, and more. Panelists: Hunter Cressall, Jeffrey J Ello. Rm: Cairo. |
| 11:30 AM | Basics of Directing | Want to learn the basics or get some pointers? Our experienced directors will lay out the proper way to direct a film. Panelists: Matt Green, Anthony J McHie, Kenneth L. Feinberg Rm: Cairo. |
| 1:00 PM | 2011 Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival Opening. | Here is where 4 days of great film begin. Learn what’s in store, what you can’t miss, and see the short chosen to represent Dragon*Con. Rm: Learning Center |
| 1:00 PM | Smoke & Mirrors: How to Edit Your Digital Movie to Look Like Film | Digital movies look so…digital. Learn how to make it look like a true film. Panelists: Jessica Imoto Harney, William Kely McClung Rm: Cairo. |
| 2:30 PM | How to Make a Movie A-Z Part I: Pre-Production | The first of a 3 part series (4pm for 3 days) taking you through all the steps to make a movie. Panelists: Hunter Cressall, Jeffrey J Ello. Rm: Cairo. |
| 4:00 PM | Basics of Producing | To make a film, you need to know about producing: film preparation, location scouting and permissions, funding, gathering resources, & more. Panelists: William Kely McClung, Anthony J McHie, Kenneth L. Feinberg(M) Rm: Cairo |
| 5:30 PM | The Greatest Short Films of All Time | We’ll take a look at shorts films in categories and determine which come out on top. Will it be Troops? The Music Box? La jetée? Come find out. Rm: Learning Center |
| 10:00 PM | What’s New From Troma | Come see what’s exciting from Troma Entertainment, and maybe what is coming next. Panelist: Lloyd Kaufman Rm: International South |
| Saturday | ||
| 10:00 AM | Filmmaker Meet and Greet | Bring your trailers and stories as you meet your colleagues, promote your work, and make contacts. Open to all. Rm: Cairo |
| 11:30 AM | Set, Prop, and Creature Creation for Film | Should you build it or make it with CG and how to combine the physical with the generated. Panelists: Hunter Cressall, Jeffrey J Ello Rm: Cairo |
| 1:00 PM | Special Effects Makeup in Film & TV: Making Aliens, Zombies, and Bloody Goodness | Our Special makeup effects experts will discuss how to create the strangest creature—or one almost human—in both low budget and big budget (like Star Trek) films. Panelists: Matt Green, Andrew Clement Rm: Cairo |
| 2:30 PM | How to Make a Movie A-Z Part 2: Production | Continuing our series, Part 2 will cover actually shooting a movie (be prepared to participate). Panelists: Hunter Cressall, Jeffrey J Ello Rm: Cairo |
| 2:30 PM | From Page to Screen | Our guests have had their short stories/novels transformed into films. How did that work out? Does the art survive? Panelists: Gary Raisor, Mike Resnick Rm: Cairo |
| 4:00 PM | Low-Budget Filmmaking: Doing a Lot With a Little | You don’t need a large budget to make a film. Our filmmakers will show you the tricks of the trade. Panelists: Matt Green, William Kely McClung, Anthony J McHie, Kenneth L. Feinberg Rm: Cairo |
| Sunday | ||
| 10:00 AM | DSLR’s and Gear for the Independent Filmmaker | A look at general DSLR tech and gear: camera jibs, sliders, etc. and how to do it all cheap. Panelists: Hunter Cressall, Jeffrey J Ello Rm: Cairo |
| 11:30 AM | Fight Scene: Choreographing and Filming a Stunt Fight | Action films never look right without the punches, kicks, & all the happy violence looking good. We’ll show you how to make those punches count. Panelists: Jessica Imoto Harney, William Kely McClung, Trevor Garner Rm: Cairo |
| 11:30 AM | Ralph Bakshi, Film Maker | We’ll look at the iconic filmmaker’s career and he’ll let us know what he considers the high lights. Panelists: Ralph Bakshi Rm: Centennial I |
| 1:00 PM | The Art and Skill of Film Animaiton–How, What, and Why? | Our festival filmmakers will discuss their animated creations, and how they brought cells, clay, computer graphics, and puppets to life. Panelists: Voltaire Rm: Cairo |
| 2:30 PM | How to Make a Movie A-Z Part 3: Post-Production | In our final panel of the series, principle photography is finished; Now what? Picture lock, post audio, music/score, editing, CGI. Panelists: Hunter Cressall, Jeffrey J Ello Rm: Cairo |
| 2:30 PM | How Science Fiction Cinema is Made | Our science fiction filmmakers will discuss their short films: How they made them, what they mean, and why science fiction. Rm: Learning Center |
| 4:00 PM | Unsung Science Fiction Movies | Our film experts and fanatics will be discussing the great SF films that never quite made it to the big time, and why you need to seek them out. Panelists: Dr. Bob Blackwood, John L. Flynn, Robert J. Sawyer, Matthew M. Foster Rm: Cairo |
| 8:30 PM | Puppets Will Kill Us All: Puppets in Genre Storytelling | It didn’t end with Yoda. Our expert puppeteers will discuss the past, present, and future of puppets in genre storytelling, and their own work. Panelists: Mary Robinette Kowal, Andrew Clement Rm: Learning Center |
| Monday | ||
| 11:30 AM | Basics of Editing | Nothing makes a film more than the editing. Films are often written in editing. Our experienced editors will give you the basics. Panelists: Jessica Imoto Harney, William Kely McClung Rm: Cairo |
| 2:30 PM | Audio for Independent Filmmakers | What equipment is needed to capture sound, how do you create unforgettable sound effects? How to fix what’s gone wrong? ADR. Foley. Panelists: Hunter Cressall, Jeffrey J Ello, Aron Siegel, Whit Norris Rm: Cairo |
