"Make art happen or DIY trying"
An Independent Artist How to Workshop Series

Spanganga Gallery* 3376 19th Street - (19th Street and Mission), San Francisco
Thursday - April 24
from 6:30PM to 8:30PM,
Saturday - April 26
from 1PM to 5PM
(Film screening afterwards)

Thursday - April 24
Laura Plotkin- "Red Rain" and the 9-11 short "21"
Jon Waldrep- California Independent Film and Susan B. Anthony, Butt Ugly, and others
Thad Povey- The Scratch Film Junkies
Kevin Epps- Straight Outta Hunters Point

Saturday - April 26
Gordon Winiemko- Enjoy, Art Strike's Back (and others)
Gerry Fialka - Documental
Sarah Kennedy - Sex Positive Productions
Kia Simon- Looking for Sly, The Sway, other films
Moderator
Tony DuShane - Filmjunkie Film Festival

These were two great events in which various subjects from technical to legal to promotion to personnel were discussed. The panelist talked about why they made their films, how (from the get the cash to want editing systems they used), to the SF film making scene, to movie houses all over.

Laura Plotkin shared her wonderful reel (with clips of "Red Rain") and gave a technical explanation of various types of formats and editing and about schooling. Jon Waldrep also helped with the tech talk and talked about festivals. Thad Povey showed his beautiful Scatch Film Junkie work and discussed his film medium. Kevin Epps talked about funding, community involvement, and guerilla film making.

Kia Simon, who showed some of her great music videos and dance videos, told stories of funding her early work and filming in Mexico and Russia. Sarah Kennedy talked about distribution and screening of both independent porn and independent films in general. Gerry Fialka talked about movie houses all over and gave great quotes from McCullan and others; also he talked about festivals. Gordon Winiemko, who quickly talked us through a getting the right for music and images and such, talked about the SF film community opposed to that one in Detroit and showed "Enjoy".

The panels were funny, had good information, and a very comfortable flow among the speakers, moderator and audience. It was more like a small party then a workshop.
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