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No Budget Film School

Presented by Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP)

June 8-June 9, 2013

No Budget Film School presents its famed two-day micro-budget filmmaking class in Houston June 8 & 9, 2013.

Specifically designed for no-budget filmmakers who are ready to finance their own projects, the lessons, tools, and techniques gained will maximize limited resources and minimize critical errors that can doom...

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! MOVIEMAKING CAMP

Presented by Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) at Houston Community College - NW (Spring Branch/Town & Country Campus)

August 5-August 23, 2013

Lights! Camera! Action! Moviemaking Camp is a week-long course designed to teach young filmmakers (ages 13-17) how to use a camera to tell a story.

Each student will get hands-on instruction in digital camera operation, lighting, sound and editing while working as a team in the production of a short film.

At the...

Become a Reader in Hollywood!

Presented by Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP)

May 18, 2013

Planning to move to Hollywood? Want a job IN the Industry that’s actually fairly easy to get?? Become a Reader!

A Reader reads scripts, novels, treatments, and the like for one (or more) production companies and then writes Coverage. The Coverage includes a summary of the story and then an analysis about what worked, what...

48HFP @ SWAMP Salon: An Evening with Raven Films

Presented by 48 Hour Film Project, Inc. and Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP)

April 30, 2013

48 Hour Film Project, Inc. presents 48HFP @ SWAMP Salon: An Evening with Raven Films, Tuesday, April 30,  at 6:30pm. Location The SWAMP House, 1519 West Main St 77006.

The SouthWest Alternate Media Project hosts a Filmmaker's Salon every last Tuesday of the month. In April, they will be turning their attention to...

Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Workshop

Presented by Aurora Picture Show and Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) at Aurora Picture Show (new home eff.June 2012)

April 4, 2013

Aurora Picture Show presents a Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Workshop. Co-presented with SWAMP. Thursday, April 4, 6-8PM. Location: Aurora Picture Show, 2442 Bartlett. Free Admission.

Once a year, Austin Film Society awards grants to emerging film and video artists in the state of Texas through the Texas Filmmakers'...

NOW, FORAGER Screening

Presented by Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) and Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) at Sundance Cinemas Houston

March 12, 2013

SWAMP and TIFN (Texas Independent Film Network) are pleased to present, in collaboration with Houston Film Critics Society and Houston Cinema Arts Society, a screening of NOW, FORAGER! Tuesday, March 12th @ 7:15pm, Sundance Cinemas.

Houston is known for its foodie-centric culture as well as its refined cinematic...

Transmedia Storytelling with Andrea Phillips

Presented by Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) at Rice University - Rice Media Center/Rice Cinema

February 16, 2013

Southwest Alternate Media Project is pleased to bring transmedia pioneer Andrea Phillips to Houston to discuss Transmedia and ways to innovate your storytelling.

In this hands-on workshop, Andrea Phillips will walk you through the process of creating a transmedia story. Learn how both fiction and documentary projects can...