2011 Budapest Cinematography Masterclass Programme

Saturday, August 28 – arrival day
we will receive you at budapest airport
(accomodation: hotel mercure buda, krisztina krt. 41-43., budapest)

19.00 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio
19.40 – opening session, introducing the staff, discussing the program, visiting the set
22.00 – bus leaves studio

Monday, August 29- opening day
8.00 – breakfast
9.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio
10.00 – panavision presentation by benjamin b
12.00 – shooting film tests
14.10 – lunch
15.20 – visiting korda studio
16.20 – discussion of next days' shooting plans at flip chart

17.00 – professional introduction of master cinematographer vilmos zsigmond
film: deer hunter (182')
projection followed by discussion
20.40 – late dinner

22.00 – bus leaves studio

Tuesday, Augustus 30 - work-day
7.00 – breakfast
7.00 – breakfast
8.20 – bus leaves hotel for hungarian film lab
8.40 – visiting the lab (budakeszi út 51., budapest)
projecting and analysing the film tests
11.40 – bus leaves the lab for korda studios
12.40 – introduction of genesis by benjamin b
13.40 – lunch

15.00 – discussion of next days' shooting plans at flip chart
studio exercises

A set: 6. " fear of ENCLOSURE " – dop: Klemens Hufnagl

B set: 3. " fear of INTRUSION " – dop: Daniel Miller

19.30 – dinner
20.40 – projection followed by discussion in the presence of the dop
film: biblioteque pascal (105') – dop: andrás nagy

22.40 bus leaves studio

Wednesday, Augustus 31 - work-day
7.00 – breakfast
8.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio

9.00 – discussion of next days' shooting plans at flip chart
studio exercises

A set: 7. " fear of LONELINESS " – dop: Luca Frondoni

B set: 4. " fear of GETTING DISCOVERED " – dop: Joshua Aylett

13.30 – lunch
14.50 – projection, analysis, discussion of previous day's exercises
17.00 – open discussion with masters followed by student participants' screening
19.00 – dinner
20.10- projection followed by discussion in the presence of the dop
film: the frankenstein project (105') – dop: mátyás erdély

22.30 – bus leaves studio

Thursday, September 1 - work-day
7.00 – breakfast
8.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio

9.00 – discussion of next days' shooting plans at flip chart
studio exercises

A set: 7. " fear of LONELINESS " – dop: Annette Remler

B set: 4. "fear of GETTING DISCOVERED " – dop: Markus Orav

13.30 – lunch

14.50 – 18.50 genesis exercise shot by participant unit
B set: 4. "fear of GETTING DISCOVERED " – dop: Maria Nikonova
parallel program: student participants' screening
19.30 – dinner
20.40 – projection, analysis, discussion of previous day's exercises

22.30 – bus leaves studio

Friday, September 2 - work-day
7.00 – breakfast
8.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio

9.00 – discussion of monday's shooting plans at flip chart
studio exercises

A set: 6. " fear of ENCLOSURE " – dop: Maja Zamojda

B set: 3. " fear of INTRUSION " – dop: Ita Zbroniec-Zajt

13.30 – lunch
14.50 – projection, analysis, discussion of previous day's exercises
17.00 – screening and discussion of genesis footage
19.40 – dinner
20.30 – professional introduction of master cinematographer
elemér ragályi
film: no mercy ( 70')
projection followed by discussion

22.20 bus leaves studio

Saturday, September 3
7. 00 – 10. 00 breakfast
10:00 - 12:00 'long shot of budapest' - sightseeing tour
12: 00 – bus leaves for korda studio
12.30 – partner professor's lecture: michael hammon on 'digital pitfalls'
14.00 – lunch
15.00 – projection of film proposed by,
followed by professional discussion with: vilmos zsigmond
film: umberto d (89') – dop: g.r. aldo
18.30 – wine tasting in etyek region
20.00 – bus back to town

evening free!

Sunday, September 4 - free-day
7. 00 – 10. 00 breakfast

Whole day free!

PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS!

Monday, September 5 - work-day
7.00 – breakfast
8.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio

9.00 – discussion of next days' shooting plans at flip chart
studio exercises

A set: 2. "fear of the DARK" dop: György László

B set: 5 "fear of BEING WATCHED" – dop: Susnea Simona

13.30 – lunch
14.50 – projection, analysis, discussion of previous day's exercises
17.00 – student participants' screening
18.00 – presentation of benjamin b on 'in media res: notes on workflows'
19.30 – dinner
20.40 – professional introduction of director jános xantus
film: eskimo woman is cold (112') - dop: andrás matkócsik
projection followed by discussion

22.40 bus leaves studio

Tuesday, September 6 - work-day
7.00 – breakfast
8.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio

9.00 – discussion of next days' shooting plans at flip chart
studio exercises

A set: 1. " fear of the STORM " – dop: Marcell Rév

B set: 8. " fear of ILLNESS "– dop: Marc-André Thomassin

13.30 – lunch
14.50 – projection, analysis, discussion of previous day's exercises
17.00 – open discussion with masters followed by student participants' screening
19.00 – dinner

20.10 – projection followed by discussion in the presence of the dop
films: love (85') and shine (45') – dop: jános tóth

23.00 bus leaves studio

Wednesday, September 7 - work-day
7.00 – breakfast
8.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio

9.00 – discussion of next days' shooting plans at flip chart
studio exercises

A set: 1. " fear of the STORM " – dop: Tobias Tempel

B set: 8. " fear of ILLNESS "– dop: Givi Samsonadze

13.30 – lunch
14.50 – projection, analysis, discussion of previous day's exercises
17.00 – partner professors lecture: nic knowland on 'an approach to format free cinematography'
19.30 – dinner
20.40- projection followed by discussion in the presence of the dop
film: woyczek (93') – dop: tabor máthé

22.40 bus leaves studio

Thursday, September 8 - work-day
7.00 – breakfast
8.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studio

9.00 – discussion of next days' shooting plans at flip chart
studio exercises

A set: 2. "fear of the DARK" dop: Yousef Linjawi

B set: 5 "fear of BEING WATCHED" – dop: Siddharth Diwan

13.30 – lunch
14.50 – projection, analysis, discussion of previous day's exercises

17.00 – bus leaves studio for focus-fox
18.00 - projection followed by discussion in the presence of the dop and the director
film: door (120') – dop: elemér ragályi, dir: istván szabó
21.00 – late dinner at full house

22.40 bus leaves full house

Friday, September 9
7.00 – 9.00 breakfast
9.20 – bus leaves hotel for korda studios

10.00 - projection followed by discussion in the presence of the dop
film: slitfilm (19') and metamorphosis (42')– dop: sándor kardos
12.00 - open discussion with masters followed by student participants' screening

14.30 – lunch

15.50 – projection, analysis, discussion of previous day's exercises
18.00 - projection followed by discussion in the presence of the dop: vilmos zsigmond –film: the ghost and the darkness (109')
21.30 – late dinner

22.40 – bus leaves studio

Saturday, September 10 - Closing Day
7.00 – 10. 00 breakfast
whole day free!

18.00 – final evaluation of the masterclass, closing functions
farewell-party, awarding diplomas
(boat trip)

Sunday, September 11 - Departure Day
7.00 – 10. 00 breakfast

we will take you to budapest airport!