Black Room 2024 welcomes the participants in Tallinn 19-22 November 2024. Check the program below!
The Production Designer holds an immerse responsibility in film making - from brainstorming ideas for fictional world building to physical sets where the camera can start rolling. Yet, one could never do it alone.
Art department is one of the biggest teams when making a film. A Production Designer with a toolbox of strong communication and delegation skills, knowledge of how to share artistic ideas and team building is often lead to successful storytelling practice. Without the necessary preparation, weaknesses can easily be spotted on the large screen.
This year’s program, themed Creative Collaboration, aims to prepare the students in practical skills such as presenting one’s artistic ideas, teamwork between creative HODs and within the industry.
19-21 November 2024 Black Room Workshop/ Black Room participants only
Mentor: Uli Hanisch, Production Designer
Developing the design concept for a film is a multilayered process which includes analysing the story, research of subjects, time and places. Production Designer Uli Hanisch will guide you through developing ideas to forming them in to a production ready and presentable document - The Booklet.
The workshop starts with the case study of visual concept booklet of the last Hunger Games movie "The Story of Songbirds and Snakes“, 2023
21-22 November 2024 Black Room workshop/ Black Room participants only
Mentor: Marco Bittner Rosser, Production Designer
Descriptions, actions and dialogue in a scene establish the framework for a film set's design layout. This framework should create visual connections between characters and ensure that the set's design elements and character-defining pieces are positioned to enhance the storytelling.
Based on the mood board created in part one of the workshop, the students will develop a set layout for that scene. They should identify key design elements, consider how they want the space to be lit and how the camera angles available within their set space influence the storytelling and the impact on the overall set design.
The workshop starts with a presentation of the design process one of the main studio sets for “Only Lovers left Alive”, 2013.
22 November 2024 Black Room + Frame Within A Frame
Panelists: Marco Bittner Rosser, Roberto Schaefer, Ville Penttilä etc.
Black Room workshop will close as a joint panel discussion event together with Frame Within A Frame participants.
This theme will allow cinematographers and production designers to explore the collaborative process of creating visually rich, textured films. We aim to cover techniques, materials, lighting, and digital effects that contribute to achieving a tactile, immersive visual experience.
21 November 2024 Black Room / Open lecture
By Lollo Urbansdotter, Owner Magnolia Agency
Lollo Urbansdotter is the founder and owner of Magnolia Agency, one of Sweden’s first film agencies. Since 2005, she and her team have steered the agency to align with the evolving demands and trends of the film industry. In her talk, she will offer valuable insights on navigating the dynamic film industry, the role of an agency in supporting talent, and the keys to building enduring, successful partnerships with both clients and collaborators.
*Cover photo: Babylon Berlin 1&2 by Uli Hanisch Production / Moka Efti, Ballroom / on location Berlin 2016