RETROSPECTIVE FILMFACTORY 2008 (21 - 31 January)
'I felt that the masterclass was an incredible experience ... what the masterclass gave me was confidence, primarily... Also it gave me the freedom to fail... and it was in this mixture of success and failure that I learned so much about my abilities and weaknesses...'
'I loved the course. I think it is an invaluable gift for all levels of filmmakers.... Never was I so deeply in touch with filmmaking although I have an 11-year award winning career in directing already in my bag..
'It has widened my horizons and it has exposed my weaknesses as well bring out strenghts I didn't know I had..'
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The Master
The first two editions of the Rutger Hauer Filmfactory in 2007 & 2008 proved to be a succes and Rutger Hauer again will be in charge of the next edition of this adventure. Hauer's acting career spans 40 years, and he also has a number of directing credits to his name in the international film industry. In short, he is an 'expert extraordinaire'. Rutger Hauer intends to use this Masterclass to convey his legacy to a new generation of ambitious and talented film professionals.
The Rutger Hauer Filmfactory serves to unite participating talent with major players in the film industry who share their knowledge and experience during the Masterclass. It offers a behind the scenes look at film, with Rutger Hauer in the driver's seat as he takes the participants on a tour of his creative domain. Rutger plans to use the rawness of film making as his point of departure for the Masterclass. A game involving the audience to whom you, the filmmaker, wish to tell a story.
About experimenting with the language of film and the means you have at your disposal. The Masterclass examines these aspects using actual film set experience.
The Masterclass revolves around the following core values:
Working instinctively: (learning about) relying on intuition. Working under pressure may reveal how to rely on intuition as a key to craft and indentity.
Use what is available: on a shoot little turns out the way it was intended or wished for. It takes a good eye as well as money to adapt to this effectively. Generally that kind of money is permanently in short supply when shooting a film. Therefore, the masterclass will pay considerable attention to the use of what becomes available on the day in order to build on opportunity rather than block it.
Plausibility: Film language is our medium. It’s our way of telling stories. It is a game of give and take between the filmmaker and the audience. The game is based on joy.
The previous two editions of the masterclass were energized by the presence of a range of international film professionals who inspired the participants through intensive coaching and lectures. Among these were the producers of Black Book, San Fu Maltha and Jos van der Linden, directors John Putch (Mojave Phone Booth Ugly Betty) and Anton Corbijn (Control), script editors Robert Alberdink Thijm and Franz Rodenkirchen, DOP’s Robby Muller (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark), Reinier van Brummelen (Crusade in Jeans, Nightwatching) and Richard Oosterhout (Guernsey, Wolfsbergen), editors Molly Stensgaard (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville), Job ter Burg (Black Book, Godforsaken) and Peter Alderliesten (Love is all).
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