Real Ideas Studio is back from Slamdance.

We had a great experience in Park City. It was much easier than expected to get around, to gain access to films and events and especially to meet professionals from all segments of the industry. Our students met many high-profile people willing to help them with their films, and some of our students even got work !

We loved the Slamdance Film Festival staff and its fellow filmmakers. Everyone had a blast because Slamdance is so upbeat, friendly and truly-indie. It was an amazing fit for our students, and we're hoping to do it again next year.

Park City was a very laid-back environment. The working studio was in an apartment below the faculty house. Some students ended up sleeping there, cooking there, and sneaking into our hottub late at night... : )

I'm really proud of the films that were made in just one week. Our judges commented on that incredible achievement. Thanks to everyone who made it possible.

Jimbowski

Real Ideas is about creativity.

It’s about aiding the process and having positive impact through mentorship and collaboration.  The creative arts is an area that can be intimidating for a person to get their start, add to it the expectation of how fast communications and campaigns are built today and you can just feel the pressure in the air.  I believe that what we do at Real Ideas helps students and young professionals know how to collaborate to the best of their abilities and to build on a team structure of many versus the skill structure of one.  When you combine the best strengths in the creative ares together on a team, you see fabulous results.  I see a promising future for all the students who have taken the Real Ideas challenge.

This is a community of Alumni and mentors who will be connected for many years, even careers long and it’s a great feeling to know all the talent and promise that can be brought together to create real impact in what they are capable of creating.  What I think is most special about the project is that it’s on a global scale.   A Real Ideas Alumni and faculty or industry mentor can be from anywhere in the world and as this program grows, I suspect so will the collaborations that were started because of a Real Ideas Studio connection.  It’s a global creative, a global reach, a global community.