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From Beginner to Intermediate Filmmaker: 5 Things You Need to Know

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Overview

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Feel like you've mastered the basics of filmmaking but want to move to the next level?

This course guides beginner filmmakers who have done at least 1 film project to the intermediate level. It provides you with the essential topics you need to learn and practice to make this transition, featuring creative mini assignments to help get there. 

All of these techniques come from working on the field in the film industry. 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

  • How to take advantage of your camera's dynamic range for a more cinematic image
  • How focal lengths affect other key factors such as depth of field, distance compression, and image stabilization. 
  • How to shoot for the edit
  • How to create fluid movement for your camera
  • How to light a scene
  • How to use LUTS for enhanced color grading

COURSE DELIVERABLE

By the end of this course, you will have a concrete action plan with 6 applicable techniques you can use on your next film, to take your filmmaking to the next level. 

Syllabus

  • Course Intro
  • Picture Profiles
  • Focal lengths
  • Shooting for the Edit
  • Fluid Camera Movement
  • Lighting
  • Bonus: LUTS
  • Thank you!
  • Newsletter Sneak Peak

Taught by

Dandan Liu

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