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Learn about careers in the Motion Picture Industry from working Academy members and film professionals as well as the skills, education and hard work required to achieve your dreams!
This virtual event is FREE and open to high school seniors and college students! However, a Zoom access link is required. Registration opens on October 12 and will be required to receive the Zoom access link. Capacity is limited so first come, first served.
Discover additional career resources and information here: Careers In Film
Schedule
10:00 a.m. - Welcome
10:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. - All Things Animation
Mike Belzer, Animator, “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Kendal Cronkhite Shaindlin, Assistant Art Director, “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Sandra Equihua, Character Designer, “The Book of Life”
Jackie Koehler, Lead Animator, “The Book of Life”
Jennifer Kluska, Director/Story Artist, “Hotel Transylvania” films
Michelle Murdocca, Producer/Exec. Producer, “Hotel Transylvania” films
Moderator: Randy Haberkamp, Senior Vice President, Preservation and Foundation Programming, Academy
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11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Music in Horror Films
John Carpenter, Writer/Director/Producer/Composer, “Halloween”
Moderator: Mike Muse, host of Sirius XM’s “The Mike Muse Show”
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1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. - Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. - Lights, Camera, Action…Production!
Maxime Alexandre, Cinematographer, “The Nun”
Rick Baker, Special Make-Up Effects Creator, “The Wolfman”
Luis Sequeira, Costume Designer, “It Chapter Two”
Jennifer Spence, Production Designer, “The Nun”
Checco Varese, ASC, Cinematographer, “It Chapter Two”
Moderator: Audrey Cleo Yap, Multimedia Journalist
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3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Working Above-the-Line
Tobin Bell, Actor, the “Saw” movies
Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz, Writers/Directors/Producers, “Antebellum”
Ian Cooper, Producer, “Candyman”
Gerard McMurray, Director/Producer, “The First Purge”
Terri Taylor, Casting Director, “Get Out”
Moderator: Mike Muse, host of Sirius XM’s “The Mike Muse Show”
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4:30 p.m. - Program Ends
This program is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation