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Bahamians Being Wooed Into Filmmaking
By Tameka Lundy
The sun kissed isles, breathtaking beaches and enthralling vistas of The Bahamas appear to be luring moviemakers here in droves but a local movement of serious Bahamian filmmakers wants to turn the tide somewhat, encouraging their compatriots to tell their own stories.
Guest facilitator at the Filmmakers Weekend Series Gregory Allen Howard, has written the screenplays for the acclaimed films Ali and Remember The Titans.
It’s the simple message that the entrepreneurs behind Make It Happen Entertainment and Bahfari Films are touting ahead of a special Filmmakers Weekend Series.
The point is to teach novices how to turn their true stories into screenplays and organizers have flown in expert screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard. Howard has written the stories behind the acclaimed films Ali and Remember The Titans.
The two-day intensive hands on screen writing workshop is designed to introduce and give promising screenwriters the fundamental skills necessary to recognize the essential elements of a good story and develop them into major film and television industry blockbusters.
An obviously enthused Kent Minnis of Bahfari Films said the workshop is the manifestation of quite a number of years of intense work
"We’re excited… to get to this point where we could actually provide an opportunity for Bahamians to take part in the film industry so we will get to the point where there is enough Bahamians with the right skill set to not have producers bring down so big a crew, so much equipment because we’ll have it here and it becomes so much more cost effective," he said.
Minnis has been in filmmaking for quite a number of years. He said Bahamians should begin to tell their own stories and use it as the basis for subsequent films. In fact the aspiring filmmakers who attend this weekend’s event will be taught how to turn those very stories into story lines for film.
Guest Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard admits that writing the script is perhaps the single biggest challenge, contrary to popular opinion.
"Very few people outside the industry know that, they think the other parts of filmmaking are more daunting but honestly the script is, so I’m here to share that and teach this two day course and when its over people will have a pretty good idea about what it takes to write a screenplay," he said.
Participants are being urged not to turn up empty handed. They are actually being urged to prepare a story pitch which could be biographical, a current event, memoir or family story and should be prepared to pitch that story line during the workshop...
Second Workshop: April 23, 2006
By Tameka Lundy
The sun kissed isles, breathtaking beaches and enthralling vistas of The Bahamas appear to be luring moviemakers here in droves but a local movement of serious Bahamian filmmakers wants to turn the tide somewhat, encouraging their compatriots to tell their own stories.
Guest facilitator at the Filmmakers Weekend Series Gregory Allen Howard, has written the screenplays for the acclaimed films Ali and Remember The Titans.
It’s the simple message that the entrepreneurs behind Make It Happen Entertainment and Bahfari Films are touting ahead of a special Filmmakers Weekend Series.
The point is to teach novices how to turn their true stories into screenplays and organizers have flown in expert screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard. Howard has written the stories behind the acclaimed films Ali and Remember The Titans.
The two-day intensive hands on screen writing workshop is designed to introduce and give promising screenwriters the fundamental skills necessary to recognize the essential elements of a good story and develop them into major film and television industry blockbusters.
An obviously enthused Kent Minnis of Bahfari Films said the workshop is the manifestation of quite a number of years of intense work
"We’re excited… to get to this point where we could actually provide an opportunity for Bahamians to take part in the film industry so we will get to the point where there is enough Bahamians with the right skill set to not have producers bring down so big a crew, so much equipment because we’ll have it here and it becomes so much more cost effective," he said.
Minnis has been in filmmaking for quite a number of years. He said Bahamians should begin to tell their own stories and use it as the basis for subsequent films. In fact the aspiring filmmakers who attend this weekend’s event will be taught how to turn those very stories into story lines for film.
Guest Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard admits that writing the script is perhaps the single biggest challenge, contrary to popular opinion.
"Very few people outside the industry know that, they think the other parts of filmmaking are more daunting but honestly the script is, so I’m here to share that and teach this two day course and when its over people will have a pretty good idea about what it takes to write a screenplay," he said.
Participants are being urged not to turn up empty handed. They are actually being urged to prepare a story pitch which could be biographical, a current event, memoir or family story and should be prepared to pitch that story line during the workshop...
Second Workshop: April 23, 2006