= Picture Yourself In The Film Industry (NAPSA)—Nearly 2 million people work in the film industry, reports the Motion Picture Association of America. If you would like to be among them, a weekend workshop could help make your dreams cometrue. That’s because the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) offers a Motion Picture Boot Camp for film production crew positions. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 19 and 20 at the SCAD Atlanta Digital Media Center. It’s open to anyone 18 years of age and older. SCAD was thefirst to offer these specialized workshops to fill the growing need for skilled professionals behind the scenes on film and television sets. The Workshop Under the supervision of professional instructors, participants will learn the responsibilities of crew positions and departments, understand set protocol, utilize appropriate paperwork, acquire film production vocabulary, get hands-on training with industrystandard film equipment, and put their knowledge into practice. Industry professionals who are active in their respective fields will lead the program. There are four workshops to choose from: electric, camera, office production assistant and set production assistant. The cost for the electrical or camera team workshops is $200. The production assistant class is $150. The Results Upon successful completion of each class, the participants will be prepared to demonstrate their film crew skills, identify and handle appropriate film gear, use proper production terminology and paperwork, and apply to crew positions on film sets. The School The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, non- profit, accredited institution conferring bachelor’s and master’s degrees at distinctive locations TREo> In two days, you can learn how to be one of the skilled profession- als who create TV shows and motion pictures. to prepare talented students for professional careers. SCAD offers degrees in more than 40 majors, as well as minors in more than 60 disciplines. With 32,000 alumni worldwide, SCAD demonstrates an exceptional education and unparalleled career preparation. At locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia; in Hong Kong; in Lacoste, France; and online through SCAD eLearning, the diverse student body consists of more than 12,000 students from across the United States and over 100 countries. SCAD’s innovative curriculum is enhanced by advanced, professional-level technology, equipment and learning resources. Curricular collaborations with companies and organizations including Google, Fox and NASAaffirm the professional currency SCAD champions in its degree programs. The university, students, fac- ulty and alumni have garnered acclaim from respected organizations and publications worldwide, including five consecutive years of No. 1 rankings for the undergraduate interior design program by DesignIntelligence, recognition as one of the 2014 Red Dot Design Rankings’ top 10 universities in the Americas and Europe, and the No. 1 graduate fashion program in the world. Learn More For further information and to reserve a space in one of the four classes, visit www.scad.edu/film bootcamp.
