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Mark your calendars and join the Academy Museum on April 20, 2024 for the Careers in Film Summit.  

This event is a free annual program that raises awareness about the range of film-related industry job pathways for students from under-resourced communities and those interested in pursuing filmmaking as a career. 

This program is aimed at high school students, college students, and those interested in behind-the-camera and film-related industry careers. Each moderated panel will include live Q&As with Academy members and industry professionals. 

Enjoy demonstrations, workshops, complimentary professional headshots, a photo activation, and free entry to museum galleries with a Summit ticket. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available.
 
SCHEDULE 

10 am | Museum Door Opens   

10:30–11:15am | Welcome Remarks and Keynote Speaker | Ted Mann Theater 
Kick off the day with welcome remarks from the Academy Museum. This will be followed by a conversation with Academy Award–winner Kris Bowers (The Last Repair Shop (2023)) on his experience and how to stay inspired while navigating your career.

11am–2pm | Drop-In Workshop with Youth Cinema Project | Tea Room (5th Floor)

Go on set and learn about some of the critical roles in the storytelling process in modern filmmaking. The Latino Film Institute’s Youth Cinema Project will offer a learning experience where young people can interact with 3 distinct parts of the filmmaking process: Storyboarding station, Foley station, and Lighting station. Students will gain a better understanding of these positions.

The Youth Cinema Project (YCP) works in the classrooms of public schools, integrating filmmaking with 21st-century learning skills. YCP utilizes a rigorous standards-based curriculum and a hands-on approach that integrates social-emotional learning and English Language Arts to provide an equitable and accessible learning experience for students.

11am–4pm | Careers in Film - Button Making | Ted Mann Lobby (LL1) 
Aspiring Animator? Emerging Composer? Future Film Editor? Stop by and create buttons inspired by your future profession!   

11am & Noon | Exploring Sound | Shirley Temple Education Studio 
From dialogue to sound effects, learn about the different career paths that involve sound with Supervising Sound, Dialog, and ADR Editor Bobbi Banks (The Batman (2022), Selma (2014)). She will share her personal journey, followed by a demo. This is a separate ticketed event.

Space is limited. Sessions are 45-minutes.     

11:30am | Costumes and Pathways | Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby 
Costume designers are responsible for bringing our favorite characters to life! Join us for a talk with Costume Designer Isis Mussenden (The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy) as she discusses her journey, resources, and where you can begin. Followed by a Q&A.  

1:30pm | Finding Your Calling in Casting | Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby  
From the casting process to working with directors, the work of casting directors is an important part of movie making. Learn more from Casting Director Kim Coleman (BlacKkKlansman (2018)) about the various pathways and processes to becoming a Casting Director. Gain insight and advice during our Q&A. 

2pm & 3pm | Animating a Career | Shirley Temple Education Studio 
Interested in a career in Animation? Explore the creative paths in animation such character design and production design.  Director Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Rise of the Guardians (2012)) will share his personal journey, followed by a demo. Separate ticketed event.

Space is limited. Sessions are 45 minutes.   

4pm | Lights, Camera, Action with Antigravity Academy | Ted Mann Theater  
There is so much that goes into making a film that we don't see on screen. Join Academy Award-nominated director Carlos López Estrada (Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Blindspotting (2018)) of Antigravity Academy, a multi-hyphenate creative home for emerging artists across mediums, as he explores several positions with a panel of industry professionals.  

Panelists include  

Larry Fong, Cinematographer (Kong: Skull Island (2017), Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)) 

Germaine Franco, Composer (Encanto (2021), The Mother (2023))  

Jason Kisvarday, Production Designer (Everything, Everywhere All at Once (2022)) 

6pm | Museum Closes  


PLEASE NOTE: All Summit participants, and their guardians if participants are under the age of 18, understand that the Academy Museum has the right to photograph and film any participation in the Summit. All photography and videography will be wide-angle in nature and used solely in connection with highlighting the Summit on the Academy Museum website, YouTube, and social media channels. 

Summit tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and do not guarantee seating in the Ted Mann Theater or access to the Shirley Temple Education Studio sessions. Program participants and programs are subject to change.