FIPR 469A – Asian Canadian Film Production

FIPR 469A (001) – “ASIAN CANADIAN FILM PRODUCTION”

Term 2 (Spring 2015) – TUESDAYS, 4-7pm

LOCATION: Theatre-Film Production Building Room 2 (6358 University Boulevard) and Buchanan B202 (Mac Lab)

Limited Seats Available: click link for more information

FIPR 469A: Asian Canadian Film Production offers an introduction to the techniques and practice of video production within the context of Asian Canadian Topics. Students will work to produce short documentary or narrative films examining Asian Canadian issues and perspectives. In workshop-style classes, students will receive an introduction to video editing, lighting, camera and sound techniques as well as writing and researching for short films. The films will be screened publicly at the end of the term. This course is open to all UBC students, no prerequisites required. Previous filmmaking or video experience is not required, but a background or interest in Asian Canadian studies is recommended. Questions about the course can be directed towards the instructor: alejandro.yoshizawa@ubc.ca

 

 

 

 

 

Alejandro Yoshizawa – Rogers Teaching Fellow is a filmmaker from Vancouver, British Columbia. He was the lead filmmaker and director for the Chinese Canadian Stories web series which was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Web Series in 2013. His films have been shown across Canada at various exhibitions and film festivals including Ethnographic Terminalia in Montreal and the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. His latest films include A Degree of Justice (2012), The Hunt For Matsutake (2013), and Gold Mountain River (2014). Academically, Yoshizawa is interested in oral history, digital storytelling and the use of film as a pedagogical tool. He received the Edgar Wickberg Prize in Chinese Canadian History in 2010 and an NAJC SEAD grant in 2011.

 

— A COURSE SPONSORED BY THE ROGERS MULTICULTURAL FILM PRODUCTION PROJECT

IN THE UBC FILM PRODUCTION PROGRAM http://www.film.ubc.ca