NIGEL DICK – LECTURES ON FILM
Award-winning film director and producer Nigel Dick has shot over 650 productions in 28 countries and has experience in every type of film-making from multi-camera million dollar extravaganzas with helicopters and a 1,500 member cast down to a single-man documentary film crew.
Below are five lecture formats in which Nigel Dick is available to share his experience and offer sage words of advice and an amusing list of do’s and don’ts that covers everything from what to wear and what not to do the night before a shoot.
For further information please Contact Nigel
* LECTURE A – “MUSIC VIDEOS”
(two hours or more)
(Potential Audience: General Interest / Bands / Musicians / Directors / Producers / DP’s / Music Business etc.)
This lecture features video display from music videos directed by the speaker. (Projection equipment to be supplied by the location).
• History Of Music videos.
• How the music business works today.
• Center of power: Managers, Mums, Dads and minders.
• History of a band.
• We form a band from the audience.
• We write a music video concept.
• We pick an idea to “shoot” the band’s first video.
• What you can do to make your video special.
• What can a music video achieve?
• Breakdown of a music video film crew – who does what.
• Breakdown of a video’s production.
• The video is delivered – what happens next.
• Second, third, fourth videos.
• Live concert shoots big and small.
• General overview and Q & A – including highlights of 350 plus music videos and 650 film productions.
* LECTURE B – “MUSIC VIDEOS & HOW TO MAKE ONE”
(one hour)
(Potential Audience: General Interest / Bands / Musicians / Directors / Producers / DP’s etc.)
This lecture features video display from music videos directed by the speaker. (Projection equipment to be supplied by the location).
• Two-minute history Of Music videos.
• How the music business works today.
• Money.
• We form a band from the audience.
• We pick an idea to “shoot” the band’s first video.
• Breakdown of video’s production.
• The video is delivered – what happens next.
• Q & A
* LECTURE C – “LOW BUDGET FILM-MAKING IN THE DIGITAL WORLD”
(two hours or more)
(Potential audience: General Interest / Producers / Directors / Actors / Writers / Composers / Entertainment Lawyers / Distributors.)
This lecture features video display from low budget features and documentaries directed by the speaker. (Projection equipment to be supplied by the location).
• The digital revolution – how film-production has changed.
• Cameras, editing platforms, film gear.
PART ONE: Making a feature.
• The script.
• The genre.
• Money.
• Why are you making a film & where it will play?
• Choosing your production gear. Buy or rent?
• Casting & extras & effective stunt-casting.
• Pre-production, preparation and shortcuts.
• Locations.
• Who does what and why.
• SAG / AFTRA / DGA / insurance / safety / accounting / release forms.
• Production.
• Lunch and crew comfort.
• Post-production and completing your film.
• Temp love and Music.
• Delivery and releasing your film.
• Film Festivals and selling your film.
PART TWO: Making a documentary.
• There is no script.
• There is no end.
• Money.
• Location.
• Rights and legal stuff.
• Why are you making a documentary & where it will play?
• Pre-production and preparation and shortcuts.
• Who does what and why.
• Interviews, voice-overs and re-enactments.
• Insurance / safety.
• Production.
• Why your sound guy is your new best friend.
• B-Roll is the A-Roll
• Post-production and completing your film.
• Conclusion & Q& A
LECTURE D – “MAKING A LOW BUDGET FEATURE”
(one hour or more)
(Potential audience: General Interest / Producers / Directors / Actors / Entertainment Lawyers / Distributors.)
This lecture features video display from low budget features and documentaries directed by the speaker. (Projection equipment to be supplied by the location).
• The digital revolution – how film-production has changed.
• Cameras, editing platforms, film gear.
• The script.
• Money & are you paying yourself?
• Why are you making a film & where it will play?
• Choosing your production gear. Buy or rent?
• Casting & extras & effective stunt-casting.
• Pre-production and preparation.
• Locations.
• Who does what and why.
• SAG / AFTRA / DGA / insurance / safety / accounting.
• Production.
• Lunch and crew comfort.
• Post-production and completing your film.
• Temp love and Music.
• Delivery and releasing your film.
• Film Festivals and selling your film.
• Conclusion & Q& A
LECTURE E – “MAKING A LOW BUDGET DOCUMENTARY”
(one hour or more)
(Potential audience: General Interest / Producers / Directors / Actors / Entertainment Lawyers / Distributors.)
This lecture features video display from low budget features and documentaries directed by the speaker. (Projection equipment to be supplied by the location).
• The digital revolution – how film-production has changed.
• There is no script.
• There is no end.
• Choosing your subject.
Writing your idea.
• Money and, in reality, how much you are likely to make.
• Choosing your production gear. Cameras, editing platforms, film gear.
• Buy or rent?
• Location.
• Rights and legal stuff.
• Why are you making a documentary & where it will play?
• Pre-production and preparation.
• Interviews, voice overs and re-enactments.
• Who does what and why.
• Insurance / safety / accounting / release forms.
• Production.
• Why your sound guy is your new best friend.
• B-Roll is the A-Roll
• Post-production and completing your film.
• Temp Love and music.
• Delivery and releasing your film.
• Film Festivals and selling your film.
• Conclusion & Q& A
LECTURE F – “G N’ R – 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 3 ICONIC VIDEOS”
(one hour)
(Potential audience: General Interest / Guns N’ Roses fans / Producers / Directors)
• MTV in 1987.
• The job I turned down.
• The funeral and the audition.
• “Welcome To The Jungle” shoot.
• The video that sank without a trace.
• The errant coke machine.
• Resurrection.
• “Sweet Child O’ Mine” shoot.
• Attempts 1,2 & 3.
• The cameo by the girl from New York.
• The pesky leather jacket.
• The panting dog.
• Version 2.
• Preparing for a live shoot.
• 120 film cases and the hotel with the bending floor.
• The race from Memphis.
• Union issues in New Jersey.
• “Paradise City” shoot.
• 1 take and 2 minutes shorter than advertised.
• Concorde and the Donington Festival.
• A man in the crowd.
• What changed at MTV.
• Make my guy look like Axl.
• Aftermath and Q&A
LECTURING / PUBLIC SPEAKING EXPERIENCE…
LAS VEGAS MUSIC SUMMIT
Speaker – Music Video & Music Business Overview
2017
CYCLING TIPS.COM
Podcast – Working at the Tour de France, shooting cycling & music videos
2017
ACMI (Australian Center For The Moving Image – Melbourne) FILM SCREENING
Speaker – Plus radio interviews on ABC Drive Time (Sydney) and ABC National Radio,
Triple R Radio (Melbourne)
2016
CLIPPED MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL – SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
3 Day Festival: Featured Presenter, Panel Guest, Judge
2016
GRESHAM’S SCHOOL, NORFOLK, ENGLAND
Guest Lecturer – Documentary & Low Budget Features
2015
HARTFORD JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Featured Speaker – Documentary & Low Budget Features
2015
AVON HIGH, AVON CT
Guest Lecturer – Hitler and the Holocaust
2015
LA TIMES TRAVEL SHOW
Speaker – Music, Film & Travel Seminar
2014
USC – MUSIC VIDEO COURSE
Guest Speaker – 2013, 2012, 2011, 2006
UCLA EXTENSION
Lecturer – Music Video course: History, Concept Writing & Low Budget Film Making
2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 1996, 1995, 1994
FILM AKADEMIE – BADEN WURTENBERG, (STUTTGART) GERMANY
Guest Lecturer – Music Videos: History & Concept Writing
Guest Lecturer – Scene Direction Class
Guest Lecturer – Storyboarding for Commercials, Music, Videos & Film
2006
FILM AKADEMIE – BADEN WURTENBERG, GERMANY
(LOS ANGELES WORKSHOPS)
Guest Lecturer – Music Videos: History & Concept Writing
2005, 2004
MASTERCARD PRICELESS EXPERIENCE
Speaker – Music Videos – History & Concept Writing
2004
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES
Speaker – “Grammy In The Schools”
USC – Los Angeles
1998
THE LEARNING ANNEX
Speaker – Making Rock Videos
1996
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