This filmmaking course with over 65,000+ students worldwide covers all the aspects of planning, equipment, setting up, filming, lighting, sound recording, video production, and editing an incredible video.
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This filmmaking course with over 65,000+ students worldwide covers all the aspects of planning, equipment, setting up, filming, lighting, sound recording, video production, and editing an incredible video.
This filmmaking course with over 65,000+ students worldwide covers all the aspects of planning, equipment, setting up, filming, lighting, sound recording, video production, and editing an incredible video.
If you are a beginner YouTuber, Instagrammer, TikToker, video creator, or filmmaker looking to successfully create awesome videos, then this course is made for you.
[ NEW 5 hours of brand new content, 24 downloadable assets, and 70 video lessons which cover everything you need to take your videos to the next level. ]
Here are some key skills you'll walk away with from this course:
1. Gain a film school level understanding of the video creation process from start to finish
2. Turn your ideas into a clear shotlist and plan out all your important video details
3. Use analytics to research your niche and drive more views/audience engagement
4. Confidently use all of your camera settings, functionality, and video equipment
5. Understand all of the theory, artistic, practical, and creative aspects of filmmaking
5. Properly setup, frame, light, capture cinematic looking footage, and record crystal clear audio
6. Edit all of your content into high quality looking and sounding videos
These are the main topics you'll gain confidence, knowledge, and skill in:
1. Personal and Creative Development
Before I even dive into the filmmaking aspects, I explain the secrets other courses leave out. These principles act as a framework for your creativity to build on, which include:
• Creative self discovery
• Optimized daily routine
• Life map and progress tracking
• Emulating others success
• Clarity of video production goals
2. Pre-Production: Research, Planning, and Setting Your Videos Up for Success
This step is one of the most crucial and misunderstood parts of creating an incredible video. Here I explain how to properly plan and develop your videos before the production process, including:
• Guidelines that all succesful films follow
• Entire pre-production process
• Research and development
• Creating characters, story, and shotlist
3. Production: Gear, Settings, Cinematography, Lighting, Framing, Sound, and More
This is my favorite part, here I share the golden rules and timeless principles of filmmaking that will allow you to create incredible videos regardless of what equipment you are using. This portion will absolutely have the most impact on your videos. A few of these techniques include:
• Mastering your lenses
• Key principles of lighting
• Sound recording fundamentals
• Creating cinematic imagery
• Framing, shot choice, and camera movement
4. Post-Production: Color Correction, Video Editing, Filters, Presets, and Exporting
The most complex and time consuming part of any video is the video editing process. Here, I shed some light on using this step to create proffesional looking videos that stand out among the sea of other online video content.
• Capturing, organizing, and creating your initial edit
• 4 main factors of when to make your edits
• Music, audio fx, and sound design
• Crafting an awesome looking montage
• Color correction and color grading
• The best export settings for social media
Film and edit better videos no matter what:
Whether you're filming Instagram videos, YouTube videos, short films, music videos, documentaries, videos for professional clients, personal projects, on a smartphone or camera... The actionable takeaways from this course will benefit you regardless of your equipment or budget.
You'll have lifetime access to:
185 individual video lessons
24 course chapters
13 hours of learning content
19 downloadable assets
18 hands-on learning activities
2 expert guest speakers
100 gigabytes of streamable content
Community of 65,000+ fellow students
Lifetime access to the tutorials and assets
Updates to all future course materials
One on one with me in the Q&A section
If you want to create content like never before, save years of trial and error, learn the entire video creation process, and create more videos than ever... then this is the course for you.
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Learning objectives
- Complete mastery over lenses, lighting, sound recording, cinematography, and editing!
- Create your own incredible videos from scratch with a brand new understanding of filmmaking!
- Understand timeless video principles that will stay with you in all projects, forever!
- Gain a film school level understanding of conceptualizing, shooting, and editing a project!
- Take an idea and fully translate it into your own unique style of video!
- Expand your creativity though understanding essential filmmaking theories, principles, and ideas!
- Produce amazing content without expensive equipment, it's about the person behind the equipment!
- Custom downloadable pdf's to map out and track your career and video making progress!
- Complete mastery over lenses, lighting, sound recording, cinematography, and editing!
- Create your own incredible videos from scratch with a brand new understanding of filmmaking!
- Understand timeless video principles that will stay with you in all projects, forever!
- Gain a film school level understanding of conceptualizing, shooting, and editing a project!
- Take an idea and fully translate it into your own unique style of video!
- Expand your creativity though understanding essential filmmaking theories, principles, and ideas!
- Produce amazing content without expensive equipment, it's about the person behind the equipment!
- Custom downloadable pdf's to map out and track your career and video making progress!
Syllabus
A brief overview of the amazing topics we will be discussing in-depth!
Course Introduction
Here we gain clarity, create goals, and make a map for our filmmaking success
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Activities
Review Basic Cinematography Concepts
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Review the fundamental principles of cinematography to refresh your understanding and enhance your learning experience in this course.
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Aperture
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Read articles or watch videos on the basics of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
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Practice adjusting these settings on your own camera.
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Analyze the framing and lighting techniques used in films or videos you enjoy.
Review Basic Film Theory
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Strengthen your foundation by reviewing basic film theory concepts, providing a solid understanding of the storytelling and filmmaking techniques used in this course.
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Storytelling
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Read books or articles on film theory.
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Watch films and analyze their storytelling and filmmaking techniques.
Practice Camera Operation
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Enhance your hands-on skills by practicing camera operation, honing your ability to capture visually appealing and technically sound footage.
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Camera Settings
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Set up your camera with different settings and practice adjusting them.
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Practice framing and composing shots using various techniques.
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Join a Filmmaking Group
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Connect with other filmmakers to share ideas, provide feedback, and learn from their experiences, fostering a supportive environment for your filmmaking growth.
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Collaboration
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Find a local filmmaking group or online community.
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Attend meetings or participate in discussions.
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Share your work and get feedback from others.
Explore Advanced Video Editing Techniques
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Expand your knowledge and skills by exploring advanced video editing techniques through tutorials, further enhancing your ability to produce polished and engaging videos.
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Color Correction
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Find online tutorials on specific editing techniques you want to learn.
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Follow the tutorials step-by-step and experiment with the techniques.
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Apply the new techniques to your own video projects.
Attend Film Industry Events
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Expand your network and gain valuable insights into the film industry by attending industry events, connecting with professionals, and learning about the latest trends and opportunities.
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Networking
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Research and identify film industry events.
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Attend events and engage with other attendees.
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Follow up with connections made at the events.
Shoot a Short Film
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Put your knowledge into practice by creating a short film that incorporates the concepts you're learning in the course, allowing you to solidify your understanding and develop your filmmaking skills.
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Storyboarding
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Write a storyboard for your film.
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Plan your shot compositions and lighting setups.
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Shoot your film, paying attention to camera movement.
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Edit your film using basic editing software.
Contribute to Open Source Filmmaking Software
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Engage in the open-source community by contributing to filmmaking software projects, not only enhancing the tools you use but also gaining valuable hands-on experience in software development.
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Collaboration
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Identify open-source filmmaking software projects.
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Read the documentation and understand the codebase.
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Make contributions to the project, such as bug fixes or feature enhancements.
Review Basic Cinematography Concepts
Show steps
Review the fundamental principles of cinematography to refresh your understanding and enhance your learning experience in this course.
Browse courses on
Aperture
Show steps
- Read articles or watch videos on the basics of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
- Practice adjusting these settings on your own camera.
- Analyze the framing and lighting techniques used in films or videos you enjoy.
Review Basic Film Theory
Show steps
Strengthen your foundation by reviewing basic film theory concepts, providing a solid understanding of the storytelling and filmmaking techniques used in this course.
Browse courses on
Storytelling
Show steps
- Read books or articles on film theory.
- Watch films and analyze their storytelling and filmmaking techniques.
Practice Camera Operation
Show steps
Enhance your hands-on skills by practicing camera operation, honing your ability to capture visually appealing and technically sound footage.
Browse courses on
Camera Settings
Show steps
- Set up your camera with different settings and practice adjusting them.
- Practice framing and composing shots using various techniques.
Join a Filmmaking Group
Show steps
Connect with other filmmakers to share ideas, provide feedback, and learn from their experiences, fostering a supportive environment for your filmmaking growth.
Browse courses on
Collaboration
Show steps
- Find a local filmmaking group or online community.
- Attend meetings or participate in discussions.
- Share your work and get feedback from others.
Explore Advanced Video Editing Techniques
Show steps
Expand your knowledge and skills by exploring advanced video editing techniques through tutorials, further enhancing your ability to produce polished and engaging videos.
Browse courses on
Color Correction
Show steps
- Find online tutorials on specific editing techniques you want to learn.
- Follow the tutorials step-by-step and experiment with the techniques.
- Apply the new techniques to your own video projects.
Attend Film Industry Events
Show steps
Expand your network and gain valuable insights into the film industry by attending industry events, connecting with professionals, and learning about the latest trends and opportunities.
Browse courses on
Networking
Show steps
- Research and identify film industry events.
- Attend events and engage with other attendees.
- Follow up with connections made at the events.
Shoot a Short Film
Show steps
Put your knowledge into practice by creating a short film that incorporates the concepts you're learning in the course, allowing you to solidify your understanding and develop your filmmaking skills.
Browse courses on
Storyboarding
Show steps
- Write a storyboard for your film.
- Plan your shot compositions and lighting setups.
- Shoot your film, paying attention to camera movement.
- Edit your film using basic editing software.
Contribute to Open Source Filmmaking Software
Show steps
Engage in the open-source community by contributing to filmmaking software projects, not only enhancing the tools you use but also gaining valuable hands-on experience in software development.
Browse courses on
Collaboration
Show steps
- Identify open-source filmmaking software projects.
- Read the documentation and understand the codebase.
- Make contributions to the project, such as bug fixes or feature enhancements.
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