Film Independent: Director's Lab

The Directors Lab is an intensive eight-week program running in Los Angeles each winter. The primary focus of the Lab is on learning to work with actors and the rehearsal process.

Under the guidance of the lab instructor, Directors Lab Fellows select short scenes from their scripts to workshop. Additionally, Fellows go through a mini-production, learning how to break down a script into a shot list, collaborate with cinematographers and construct a scene in the editing process.

The program also helps advance the careers of the Lab Fellows by introducing them to film professionals who can advise them on both the craft and business of directing. Lab Fellows have one-on-one meetings with established directors and other industry professionals who act as advisors on the participant's projects. A maximum of eight projects are selected.

Directors Lab Fellows receive:

• A one-year membership with Film Independent
• A pass to the Directors Close-Up, which runs concurrently with the Lab
• A pass to the Los Angeles Film Festival (Westwood Pass)
• Year-round support from Film Independent

HOW TO APPLY
Deadline:   October 5, 2009
Application Fees: $55 Film Independent Members; $75 Non-members

Applicants must submit an online application form including a cover letter explaining one's interest in the Directors Lab and status of their project, one feature-length script, a logline and short synopsis of the script, bios of other key people attached to the project, if any, a DVD of director's previous work, and an application fee. Documentary projects are not eligible.

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