Your Complete Filmmaking Guide
Including how to manage and fund your independent documentary film projects
Ratings 5.00 / 5.00
What You Will Learn!
- You will understand the fundamentals of storytelling, how to find the right story and the people to tell it, how to structure and create compelling content.
- You will develop knowledge and understanding of equipment, confidence using cameras, lighting, sound, and editing software.
- You will know how to plan and organise an independent film production, budgeting, scheduling, to confidently tackle the world of filmmaking on your own.
- You will be able to explore different strategies for marketing and promoting your film, find and connect with distributors as well as fund your film projects.
Description
Many aspiring independent filmmakers, beginners or experience, find themselves grappling with questions like:
· Can I self-fund my films without digging into the family fund?
· Do I have the ability to manage a documentary project on my own?
· Where do I even start?
· Can I even do this in my free time?
The simple answer is ‘YES!’, you absolutely can … and you can do it on your own!
With drive, motivation, willpower to see your vision come to life and the skills you learn in this course, the possibilities are almost endless. Most importantly, you don’t even need expensive gear to get started. If you have a smartphone capable of taking awesome videos, get ready to hit that record button!
This 4-hour straight-to-the-point course will get you equipped with the right skills but will also inspire you to start and finish your documentary film project. It is designed to build your knowledge in independent filmmaking through:
· Developing your ideas
· Building a story
· Giving you the tools and knowledge to project manage your film
· Enhancing your awareness
· Understanding your gear including technical knowledge
· Looking at overall affordability and viability of your film
· Setting up to film through planning and budgeting
· Completing post-production including software and computers
· Initial funding options to get your project off the ground
· Developing your cinematography style
· Creating artwork for various purposes for your film
· Approaching and submitting to film festivals
· Finding and dealing with distributors
· Funding and planning your future projects … just to name a few.
Unlock your creative potential in filmmaking and turn your dream of creating your own films into reality. This course will be your gateway to unleashing your artistic vision and providing the skills for you to grow as a filmmaker.
Who Should Attend!
- Aspiring filmmakers with a passion for story telling who want to express their artistic imagination through film.
- Film students who want to learn from a teacher who has current experience and knows what it's like to carve out your own independent creator space in the film industry.
- Creative professionals who want to add video production to their professional offerings.
- Amateur filmmakers who want to break out of the mold and start making an income from their films.
- Content creators who are looking at creating cinematic style story-based content.
- Anyone who wants to enjoy the pleasure of independently creating their own documentary films.