Photo by Ashly Covington
CAMERAderie: Act Three encompasses the production (each film is a 3-day shoot), post production, delivery & a VIP Black Carpet Screening & Award Ceremony of the greenlit CAMERAderie films. Many department heads have mentors and will receive prizes to enhance their kits and other professional goals. The filmmakers have all signed the Parity In Action pledge, and their shoots have all female department heads plus 70% women crews.
We are very excited to have shot these high production value shorts with major support from MBS group, Hackman Capital, and our vendor partners.
CAMERAderie: Act Three Films
Moon
by wri/dir Toy Lei, producer Venita Ozols-Graham
Wracked by guilt, a woman takes one last moment to picnic on the moon before choosing – living or dying.
Smashed
by wri/dir Dawn Spinella, producers Bex Francis, Leah Bend-Latham, Samantha Henderson
Home Shopping Network host has a total meltdown on live TV – smashing sets, relationships and her career.
Charlie and the Hunt
by wri/dir Jenn Shaw, producer YJ Meira
The fantastical journey of Charlie Miles, an African-American partially deaf little girl with a taste for adventure.
Noor
by wri Caitlin Davis, dir Lidiya Korotko, producer Akiya McKnight
An Arab woman, isolated in rural America, is forced to confront the ghost of her marriage when she meets a sexy next-door neighbor.
CAMERAderie Mentors, Advisors, & Executive Team 2021
Women in Media connects crew members in key roles with industry professionals who offer mentorship throughout the lab.
Mentor: Fran Kuzui
Director/Writer Tokyo Pop, EP/Director Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie), EP Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel
Mentor: Maggie Greenwald
Writer/Director Songcatcher, Director Madam Secretary, Nashville
Advisor: Cristin Pescosolido
VFX Supervisor 300, Catwoman, Final Destination 3, Digital Compositor Rogue One
WiM Executive Producer & Mentor: Tema Staig
Production Designer/Art Director Kissing Jessica Stein, Producer Blood & Glory
WiM Producer & Mentor: Allison Vanore
Emmy Award winning Producer After Forever, Dark/Web, Vanity, The Rainbow Experiment, & Director Riley’s Unforgettable School Project, Television Academy member
WiM Producer & Mentor: Annika Hylmö
Producer Dr. Penelope, Image Makers
WiM Producer & Mentor: Jeff Vespa
Producer Voices of Parkland, Paris Song
WiM Producer & Mentor: Alesia Glidewell
Exec Producer – Shook (Shudder), A Trip to Unicorn Island (YouTube Red), ILM Channel (Studio71), Astronauts Wanted (Sony Music), Director – Look at Me (Amazon Prime), Former Board Delegate, PGA and WIF
WiM Producer & Mentor: Saba Zerehi
Producer Safe Space, Dreamer, Against Night
WiM Producer & Mentor: Betsy Pollock
2004 Academy Award® winner Best Short Film, Two Soldiers, former Associate Dean of Production & Director of First Year Production Services at the American Film Institute (AFI)
Mentor: Evan Schiff
Editor John Wick Chapters 2 & 3, Birds of Prey
Advisor: Renee Barron
Emmy Award winning Editor Rock Camp, Eat. Race. Win., Project Accessory
Advisor: Katie McQuerry
Assoc. Editor No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Burn After Reading
Advisor: Jennifer Smith
Music Supervisor Deadly Illusion, Diary, Cribs
Advisor: Arhynn Descy
Music Composer Eye for an Eye, Blank, Vanished
Advisor: Jonathan Sheldon
Post Audio Producer & Co-Owner Buffalo 8 Post Production
Advisor: Brigette Bourque
VFX Supervisor 9-1-1: Lone Star, 9-1-1, Composite Supervisor Empire, The Walking Dead
Mentor/Advisor: Walt Louie
Producer, Director, Editor Afternoon Delight, Restoring the Light, founder of Flash Cuts, professor of Post Production at Santa Monica College.
Mentor: Tyler Gillett
Director Scream (2022), Ready or Not, Southbound, Devil’s Due, V.H.S.
Mentor & Advisor: Maysie Hoy
Editor The Joy Luck Club, What Dreams May Come, Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors
WiM Post Producer & Mentor
Kerry Michelle O’Brien, Post Production Supervisor, DIT Lupe, One Day in September, Fish Never Sleep
Mentor & Advisor: Kimberley Browning
Producer and Film Festival Director Holly Shorts
Mentor: Tami Reiker, ASC
Cinematographer, The Old Guard, Beyond The Lights, High Art
Mentor: Carole Bouchard
Executive Producer of FX Cartel, Bolden, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, Across the Universe, Stranger Than Fiction, Stay, and Cursed
Mentor: Alex Dinelaris
Academy Award-winning Screenwriter Birdman, Co-producer The Revenant, Book writer and Screenwriter On Your Feet (Broadway Musical & upcoming film)
Mentor: Jason Ensler
Director, Producer, Writer Love, Victor, The Newsroom, The Passage
Education, Training, Networking
CAMERAderie: Act Two commenced in the fall of 2020, giving participants mentorship, development, networking, education, and training. We did a series of two-day learning conventions about post-production/workflow, pre-production, and a masterclass with Catherine Hardwicke to name a few.
We culminated with hybrid Illumination training in partnership with MBS Group. The on the ground portions were held at Manhattan Beach Studios and Television City in Los Angeles with experts in the field of grip, electrics, and set construction/scenic art. Many thanks to Hackman Capital for sponsoring the training that lead to the building and lighting of our sets for Moon and Smashed as well as sponsoring the grip and lighting equipment that made our productions a true 360 experience for all of our participants.
Process Meetings with WiM CAMERAderie Producers and Consultants
Greenlight Meetings with WiM CAMERAderie Producers and Consultants
Pitch Practice with industry experts such as Marina Catala, Peter Murrieta, Lilla McCarthy, & Cathy Wischner-Sola
- Grip 6/24-27
- Electric 7/8-11
- Set Construction 7/22-25
Film Festivals & Distribution Convention (2-day virtual convention) date TBD
VIP Black Carpet Screening & Award Ceremony at Raleigh Studios Chaplin Theater 11/21
and more…!
Sponsorship
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Interested in sponsoring this Initiative? Get involved and see your logo up on the big screen! Contact us.
Resources
- FilmLA Permits
- Production Insurance Package
- Security deposits with rental houses and locations
- Lab Workshops & Events (all free for CAMERAderie Crew)
- Hands-on equipment training with vendors (all free for CAMERAderie Crew)
- Screening & Black Carpet Ceremony in November 2021
- Film Festival Consultant from a top expert
Prizes
Numerous prizes will be awarded to the films and crew members to build their kits and to support their future projects and careers!
- Custom Directors Chairs
- DELL workstations
- Rosco lights
- Software/app licenses
- Sound gear
- Color correction
- Grand Prize winner will receive a G&E equipment rental & truck (3-week rental) from MBS Equipment Company