Feirstein Student Organization

Join FSO on November 1 from 1-6 PM for Fall Pitchfest Round 2! Submit your pitch decks and DP reels! Pizza will be served at 1 pm!

The presentation order will be made randomly and presentations will start promptly in the screening room at 2pm and go until 6pm. Please be aware that all presentations as well as DP reels will be timed and cutoff after 3 minutes. We will give you a 1 minute warning and a 30 second warning so please keep it short and be courteous to your fellow colleagues.

The FSO will also be coordinating a mixer afterwards at a nearby bar so students can meet and discuss their projects.

On the Soundstage, this Friday at 1PM, there will be a special lighting workshop Demo by Tim Kang of Aputure. Tim is currently the Principal Engineer and an imaging consultant for Aputure, as well as being an accredited Cinematographer and Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Tim will be giving a workshop on lighting and also showcasing some of Aputure’s products. All are welcome to attend. There will be some light snacks and drinks.

Feirstein will be hosting two events for International Production Design Week which is held annually by the Production Designers Collective (PDC). The PDC is a group of over 1500 colleagues dedicated to mutual support through sharing knowledge, encouragement and experience.

The Collective organizes a variety of international events, from online sessions to in-person workshops, meetups and panels, often in collaboration with design organizations and film festivals around the world. Production design week is running this year from Oct. 17th until Oct. 26th.

Oct. 20th: “A Glimpse Into the Art Department” from 6pm to 9pm in the Screening Room. The panel will introduce interested newcomers to the core roles and responsibilities of the art department as well as the personal journeys it took to become established in the local industry.

Panelists include Production Designer Joshua Petersen, Art Director Kevin Cabello, Set Decorator Colleen Rushton, and Prop Master Christine Morris and Moderated by Cheyenne Ford.

The panel will be recorded and uploaded online in the week following the event. There will be no live stream.

Oct. 21st: Budgeting 101 Workshop from 6pm to 9pm in Lecture Hall 2 (Room 510). The workshop will be an overview of creating budgets using a Google Sheets template. The event will be ledy by Sam Froeschle and cover basic terminology and budgeting concepts. The goal of the workshop is to guide you through the questions to ask yourself when budgeting for a $3M feature with a small constructed set.

Join us in the Screening Room on Wednesday Oct. 15th at 6:30PM for a discussion on Crowdfunding Fundamentals offered by Liz Fields and Gabriella Bottoni. The conversation will be moderated by professor Kimberly Dilts.

THE BEAR has become one of the most lauded shows on TV over the last several years, and a lot of the hoopla has been about the Editing.

Lead Editor and Co-producer Joanna Naugle will share clips and stories from seasons 1-4, as well as from the hit show RAMY and other programs she’s edited. She’ll discuss specific editorial techniques in these shows, share lessons she’s learned along the way, and speak about her journey from film school to working in post in New York, ultimately becoming an award-winning, top editor for episodic television.

In conversation with Professor John David Allen.

Every day in cities across the country, hundreds of people are arrested for engaging in or offering consensual acts with adults.

Today a growing movement is demanding that consensual s*xual acts between adults be decriminalized, even when there is a monetary exchange. Advocates argue that this is the only way to reduce the harm experienced by people who engage in s*x work by choice or circumstance – and to protect those who are coerced into it, but fear turning to the police.

“Sex Work: It’s Just a Job” shares the voices of an incredibly diverse group of s*x workers discussing the ways in which they would benefit from decriminalization rather than current prohibitionist approaches including “end demand” or the “Nordic Model.”

Join us at 6:30PM on OCT. 8th in the Screening Room for a discussion of director Tami Kashia Gold’s new Film “Sex Work”. Inspired by Alex Vitale’s book, “The End Of Policing” Alex will be moderating a talkback with the director.

Join FSO for a Welcome Back Picnic at Fort Greene Park August 31 from 12-6 pm! Bring your own snacks and beverages! RSVP for the link in our bio! 🥳🎬

Starting Aug. 26th throughout the semester, the wonderful Julissa Scopino of the Admin Office will be giving a help session for the creative fund and grants. If you have a PW4 or Thesis film that has not filled out your paperwork to receive your funds yet, consider this a must-attend event. Julissa will be able to answer your questions, and help you to understand the paperwork process and what you’ll need to submit.

So stop on by, it’s the first Tuesday of every month.

Join FSO on September 2nd for a town hall about getting more involved with FSO! We are launching committees to help organize events, review/improve curriculum and more. This is a great opportunity for any student at Feirstein to get involved!

Need a production designer for your next project? Come see ’s Production Design Program at their upcoming portfolio review. Come meet the 2025 Art Craft Cohort and view their designs for short films.

For 6 weeks, trainees have conceptualized designs with research, drafting, scouting, and sourcing in New York City.

This event will be happening Thursday, August 14th from 5pm to 8pm in the MoCap room. RSVP link is in the bio!