An Introduction to Filmmaking
Description
In today's digital landscape, the right story has tremendous potential to have meaningful impact.
Whether it is a fictional idea that explores the deepest themes of being human; an innovative business solution you need to advertise or a documentary that illuminates the hidden truths, a well written story in the form of a film can take your endeavours to new heights.
We'll cover the essentials in this course to take you from Joe to James Cameron and your idea from zero to hero:
Act 1: The Story
By the end of this course you will have gained the necessary knowledge and skills to finally produce a quality film that explores what you’re looking to communicate with the world! After that you will be able to enter the advertising and marketing world or perhaps create cinematic stories for the small screens and the big ones.
It all starts with an idea, and this course will help you light that up!
In today's digital landscape, the right story has tremendous potential to have meaningful impact.
Whether it is a fictional idea that explores the deepest themes of being human; an innovative business solution you need to advertise or a documentary that illuminates the hidden truths, a well written story in the form of a film can take your endeavours to new heights.
We'll cover the essentials in this course to take you from Joe to James Cameron and your idea from zero to hero:
Act 1: The Story
- Protagonist
- Story Structure
- Character Development
- Themes
- Genre
- Writing your script
- Script format
- From pages to stages
- Cast and crew
- Paperwork
- Equipment
- Mise-en-Scene part I - (Set Design, Costume, Make Up)
- Mise-en-Scene part II - (Lighting and Colour)
- Mise-en-Scene part III - (Frame and composition)
- Setiquette
- Software, ingestion and categorisation
- The 6 rules of editing
- Music and sound tips
- Colour grading and titles
- Rough to Rendered
- Act 5: Distribution
- Marketing pyramid
- Press release material
- Distribution options
By the end of this course you will have gained the necessary knowledge and skills to finally produce a quality film that explores what you’re looking to communicate with the world! After that you will be able to enter the advertising and marketing world or perhaps create cinematic stories for the small screens and the big ones.
It all starts with an idea, and this course will help you light that up!
Who this course is for:
- This course is for anyone looking to tell stories, marketing or enter the film industry
