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DIY your way to your next film. Get tips for making films on a tight budget.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- Formatting a screenplay
- Film production workflow overview
- Pre-production workflow
- Production workflow
- Post-production workflow
- Telling story through shot types
- How to build a shot list
- Storyboarding
- What's a lined script?
- How to make a budget
- How to schedule your shoot efficiently with Shot Lister
- How to make a call sheet
- Film contracts and why they are important
- How to make a production binder
- Casting a film
- Location scouting
- Camera gear essentials
- Lighting gear essentials
- Full frame or crop? Picking your film camera
- Why you should film in LOG
- Picking your frame rate
- Can you film a movie on your phone?
- Production gear essentials
- Renting gear versus buying gear
- When to do a test shoot
- On-set etiquette
- On-set order of operations
- On-set terms
- How to slate
- How to set up a C-stand
- Whip pan camera trick
- How to film one actor as multiple characters
- The 180-degree rule
- How to do a multicamera shoot
- How to do three-point lighting
- How to make your own diffusion
- How to shoot a film remotely: Pre production
- How to shoot a film remotely: Production
- How to shoot a film remotely: Post-production
- How to do a table read
- How to do a rehearsal
- Directing on set
- Directing tips
- Tips for working with actors
- Tips for directing nonactors
- Working with SAG actors: Pre-production
- Working with SAG actors: Production and post-production
- What’s an assistant director?
- What does a film producer do?
- What does a director do?
- What does a director of photography actually do?
- What is a camera assistant?
- What does a production designer do?
- What does a production assistant do?
- Tips to know before submitting to film festivals
- Developing a film festival strategy
- Tips for submitting to film festivals
- Tips for going to a film festival
- Lighting gear essentials
- Wardrobe kit essentials
- Costume design basics
- Conclusion
Taught by
Ash Blodgett
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