Industry Panel with Q&A
Directing: The Art of Telling a Fully Realized Story,” with Sundance 1995 Grand Jury Prize Winner, Writer/Director/Actor, Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen, She’s the One; Sidewalks of New York, Newlyweds, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, The Family McMullen, Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies). A director must fully envision the whole story of a movie well before filming starts, setting the tone, pace, and style of the story. What is the color palette of the film? The setting? Is the lighting soft or harsh? Camera angles? Musical Score? Does the sound help tell the story when there is no
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🅿️ Parking
Not official — our suggestion: the free City lot at Sunset Center's North Lot, entered on 8th Ave between San Carlos & Mission (no time limit; about a 6-minute walk west on 8th to Monte Verde). Street parking around the theatre is free, but downtown blocks are posted 2-hour or 30-minute — read the sign. Vista Lobos (3rd Ave & Torres, free) is a backup, roughly 15–20 minutes on foot; no parking there 11:30pm–6am. The theatre has one accessible space out front on Monte Verde.