SPRING 2021
June 9th, 6:30-8:00 PM CST
Intro to Pre-Pro (REMOTE)
The key to a successful production is pre-production. In this open-discussion seminar, Eva Contis will discuss how to prepare creatively and work as a team:
- Casting
- Location, location, location!
- Hiring and working with your department heads
- Blocking and rehearsals
- Shot lists and storyboards
- Getting on the same page - the value of a pre-production meeting
Participants are encouraged to bring specific questions about their projects.
Meet your instructor
Eva Contis
Eva is a New Orleans and Los Angeles based writer and director. Born and raised in Northern California, she worked in Los Angeles as a film and television editor to hone her craft of visual storytelling. Her directorial debut, THE STAND can be traced back to Shreveport and the Louisiana Film Prize, where it made the “Top 5” as well as winning a Founder’s Circle Grant. THE STAND screened at numerous film festivals, was Oscar-qualified and landed distribution with Shorts International. It was also featured in a four-page spread in American Cinematographer featuring Valentina Caniglia's beautiful camera work. Her most recent film, BREASTS, had a strong festival run that started with a premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival before heading to the Austin Film Festival for its Texas premiere. It screened worldwide at over 20 film festivals, winning awards for best short drama, best international short, best story, two awards for social impact and a nomination for best director. She is drawn to stories that give marginalized communities a voice.