"Scene From Both Sides": Take 2

April 30, 2009 - PRLog -- WHAT:
SAN ANTONIO – PrimaDonna Productions, Inc. invites students to discover the process of filmmaking in the second year of its class, "Scene From Both Sides: The Independent Film Experience".

WHEN:
Saturdays and Sundays
July 11 – August 2, 2009

WHERE:
PrimaDonna Productions, Inc.
8603 Crownhill Blvd. (near the Magic Time Machine)
San Antonio, TX 78209

DETAILS:
"Scene From Both Sides: The Independent Film Experience" is a four-week class for film actors, filmmakers, and filmgoers of all ages and levels of experience.  During the program, students will participate in the production of a short film (equipment will be provided for them), and will experience all the stages of filmmaking first-hand, including writing, cinematography, editing, and screening the finished film.

Introduced in November 2008, the inaugural Scene From Both Sides program was featured on WOAI’s "San Antonio Living" and in video blogs on woai.com.  "We had a great response when we posted the blogs," says Bob Gambert (aka CyberBob), Web Director for woai.com.  "Our viewers are fascinated by seeing everything that goes on behind the scenes of TV and film, and 'Scene From Both Sides' is a great opportunity to give them a first-person view of the process, so we’re thrilled to be working with PrimaDonna Productions to bring them the second year of this program."

The 2008 class’s film, "The Art of Disaster", premiered in January 2009 and was recently screened at Luminaria Arts Night in San Antonio. "I am so proud of the work our students did on 'The Art of Disaster'," says Nikki Young, President of PrimaDonna Productions, Inc., who oversees "Scene From Both Sides" along with Vice President Chadd Green and A.J. Garcés of CineOptima (www.cineoptima.com), who also serves as the program’s Director of Photography.  "We had people from every area of experience – trained actors, aspiring editors and writers, and people who just loved film – and they were all equally committed and enthusiastic.  It’s because of their hard work that the film has been such a success."


Actor Chevo Mendoza, who participated in the 2008 program and stars in "The Art of Disaster", calls the class "A must!  Learning about the other side of filmmaking, what writers and directors and cinematographers and editors do, has helped me become a better actor."  After directing a scene in the film, Anissa Carr, another 2008 participant, decided to further pursue her interest in directing, telling woai.com, "I can definitely see myself doing this again.'  Holding true to her word, Carr will make her stage directorial debut in The Renaissance Guild's ActOne Series, to be presented at the Jump Start Theatre (108 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204) on May 8-9, 2009.

PRICES:
"Scene From Both Sides" costs only $650 per student, including a non-refundable $50 registration fee, applied to the balance, to reserve a space (spaces are limited to only ten (10) students).  Lunch is included.  Checks, cash, or money orders are accepted; credit card payments (through PayPal) are accepted at PrimaDonna Productions’ website, www.primadonnaproductions.com.

FOR RESERVATIONS:
Please call 210.822.3552 or e-mail info@primadonnaproductions.com

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BACKGROUND:
Formed as a video production company in 2000 by Nikki Young and Chadd Green, who met at Southwest Texas State University as theatre students with similar ideals about quality production, PrimaDonna Productions, Inc. has grown into a full-service multimedia corporation. The team has collectively coached and consulted with hundreds of artists across the state through classes, camps, churches, film sets, and private sessions. Additionally, PrimaDonna has also produced several award-winning short films, including "Operation Hitman: Sacrificial Pets", "Dating Danielle" and "Crush", to name a few.

FOR MORE INFO:
www.primadonnaproductions.com or www.woai.com