Summary of the course

- bring note pads and pens and a lot of brain space, intense session.

Over 4h we will cover:

-why should I make films

-motivations, be honest with yourself: fame, money or fun

-as a hobby

-as an art form

-as a job

-Script-writing

-what should my film talk about

-talk about what you know

-talk about what you like: research

-how to find inspiration

-creative games

-Can I shoot without a script?

-the form of it

-do and don't

-pre-production

-meetings!

-release forms

-contracts

-finding a crew (camera, set, prop, light, sound, wardrobe, makeup)

-finding a cast

-location scouting

-equipment

-planning the shoot

-shot list

-production

-shooting

-managing cast

-managing crew

-catering

-postproduction

-logging

-editing

-music

-foley

-grading

-sound mixing

-exports

-festival and distribution

-it is all up in the air: tv, cinema internet

-offline

-online