Time-lapse Filmmaking
Tuesday, April 1 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Over the past several years, Richard Power Hoffmann has perfected a new technique using a digital still camera exclusively to make films. The evocative time-lapse effects created gives the impression of being very costly, but in reality is well within reach of the most cost-conscious independent producers. This unique storytelling approach takes advantage of today's low cost yet high resolution digital still cameras to acquire better than HD resolution imagery, and then dynamically manipulate it in post-production. Hoffmann will discuss how and why he has gravitated to this technique, and the benefits and limitations he has encountered. He will also share some of his filming and non-linear editing tips in a hands-on portion of the class.
To get an idea what we are talking about view Hoffmann's award winning short Prayer for Philadelphia.
Richard Power Hoffmann is a graduate of New York University in 1996 he returned to his native Philadelphia and began creating a variety of personal and work-for-hire film and videos through his company, Coyopa Productions. His feature film debut, Invisible Mountains, was awarded a 2002 screenwriting fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The completed film, which went on the win Best Feature at the 2003 DV Film Festival and a 2005 PCA media arts fellowship, is now available on Netflix. His most recent film, Fridays at the Farm, won Best Short at the 2007 Green Film Festival in Seoul and Sapporo Shortfest in Japan, and aired nationally in 2007 on The Sundance Channel.