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Summer
film
Workshop

714 Presents

August  12th-16th

+48 hour film challenge

 Learn from Industry Professionals, 

leave with a new film community & finished film,

plus the chance to win a Blackmagic Camera.

48-Hour Film FEST

Film LAB 714

"You will have a finished film,

& be prepared for the future of the Film Industry."

48-Hour Film FEST

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Sponsored By
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LeARN

 $25 Two Day Film Workshop 

Film Industry Expertise

Learn from real industry professionals and working filmmakers whose credits include the Amazing Spiderman, Total Recall, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and have worked with clients like Netflix and Sony Pictures.

 $25 Two Day Film Workshop 

Learn from real industry professionals and working filmmakers whose credits include the Amazing Spiderman, Total Recall, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and have worked with clients like Netflix and Sony Pictures.

MAKE FRIENDS

Meet in Person 

Network with Film People

The workshops are in person in Yorba Linda, CA and will focus on building in person community so you can make films together.  We will also teach on how to keep human creativity at the center of film in a world full of Ai.

MAKE FILMS

There will be an Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize plus honors in Writing, Direction, Producing, Acting, Cinematography, Art Direction, VFX, Editing and more. 

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Finish a Film 

48-hour Film Festival

After two days of workshops on the entire film process from story conception to finished film, you will break up in to teams and have 48 hours to make a film and compete in the FiLM LAB 714 Sumer Film Fest sponsored by Film Tools.

Meet OUR Team

the Creative Minds behind

FiLM LAB 714 is a Southern California Film Institute raising up the next generation of filmmakers. We build in person community by hosting workshops, courses, retreats, festivals and providing mentorship from real industry professionals. 

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Chris Falson

Chris Falson is an internationally acclaimed composer, producer, and sound designer whose credits span My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Castle, NCIS, Criminal Minds, CSI, Star Trek, NFL Football, 60 Minutes, The Late Show, and many more. Chris brings a rare blend of musical artistry, technical mastery, and cinematic storytelling to every project he touches. His custom production work has served clients including Apple, Disney, Warner Bros., Sony Studios, Paramount Pictures, PBS, MTV,  and A&E.

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Damien Allen

Damien is a VFX Supervisor whose credits include the Amazing Spiderman, Total Recall, After Earth and Pixels. He trains and consults around the world at studios like Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Sony Pictures, and Fox Studios. His consultancy firm Pixerati LLC develops screenwriting and visual effects software for the Hollywood Film Industry. 

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Shaughn Hull

Shaughn is a Writer, Director, Cinematographer whose credits include Cinematography for the Netflix documentary, Strip Down Rise Up and the narrative feature, Jackson's Hole. He has Directed branded docs & commercial work for the U.S. Air Force, Richard Nixon Foundation, University of La Verne, City of Corona, and non-profits like Stephen's Children and the Child Abuse Prevention Center. He's fascinated with Creative Non-fiction blurring the lines between documentary and narrative. 

Workshops

Cinematographer at Work

Wednesday & Thursday

Story  (1)

Language of Cinema  (2)

Script to Screen: Producing  (3)

Script to Screen: Directing  (4)

Practical Lighting  (5)

Editing Aesthetics  (6)

Sound Design, Score, Effects & Foley  (7)

VFX and Human Centered Generative Ai  (8)

48hr  Production

Friday & Saturday

(1)  Break into Teams

(2)  Set Roles

(3)  Reveal Theme, Requirements & Limitations

(4)  Write

(5)  Produce

(6)  Film 

(7)  Edit 

(8)  Publish!!!

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Festival
+ Awards Dinner

Sunday

Filmtools Dinner  (1)

Screenings  (2)

Judging & Awards  (3)

+21 Mixer & Network (4)

Contact Us

FiLM LAB 714 is a Southern California Film Institute raising up the next generation of filmmakers. We build in person community by hosting workshops, courses, retreats, festivals and providing mentorship from real industry professionals. 

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