Filmmaking Courses and Certifications

Vlog Filming Basics! Film, Edit, Post, Marketing your video

Learn to create compelling vlogs from filming to marketing, covering gear, storytelling, editing, and optimization for Instagram Stories. Gain skills to confidently produce impactful video content.

• Skillshare
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Working with Actors & Non-Actors in Video Production

24 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to get the best performances from your actors—professional and non-professional alike. Get tips for casting talent, rehearsing scenes, and directing actors on set.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Learn Filmmaking from Beginner to Pro

Comprehensive guide to professional filmmaking techniques, covering camera settings, composition, artistic principles, and equipment usage for aspiring videographers and creatives.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Documentary Filmmaking: Write, Film and Edit A Short Documentary

Learn to create a short documentary film from concept to completion, covering idea development, production techniques, cinematography, directing, and post-production, with hands-on tasks and expert guidance.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Filmmaking for Fun: Creating a Short Cooking Film

Learn to create captivating short cooking films for social media. Master lighting, composition, and editing techniques to showcase recipes with cinematic flair, using just a phone or camera.

• Skillshare
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

The Creative Spark: Tom Durham, Indie Filmmaker

10 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

How do you produce an epic sci-fi film on an indie budget? Tom Durham talks about the six-year journey of making his first feature film, 95ers.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Filmmaking with Unreal and Quixel Megascans

Explore real-time filmmaking using Unreal Engine and Quixel Megascans. Learn animation export, set building, lighting, and rendering techniques for creating stunning animated films without a render farm.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Video for Photographers: 2 Filmmaking on Location

12 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to capture stills, video, and sound for a short promotional video. Follow along on an actual location shoot with a small crew and a limited budget.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Video Gear: Support & Grip

8 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to use video gear like gimbals, tripods, dollies, sliders, and rails to get smoother shots with more controlled motion and capture more unusual angles.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 4 hours 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Undeveloped WWII Film Discovered

7 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

In this documentary, join the founder of The Rescued Film Project as he processes and restores thirty-one rolls of film shot over seventy years ago by a World War II soldier.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

iPhone Filmmaking - How to make cinematic films

Aprenda a criar filmes cinematográficos com seu iPhone, desde a filmagem até a edição, usando técnicas profissionais e aplicativos populares para captura, iluminação, transições e pós-produção.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Filmmaking Forum: Conversations

5 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Get tips and listen to conversations with modern filmmakers as they discuss technology, technique, and storytelling and offer advice for new directors and editors in the industry.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2 hours 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Filmmaking Forum: Scene Analysis

2 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how film professionals shape their product. Get a breakdown of scenes and see interviews with filmmakers about their aesthetic approach, workflow, and collaboration style.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 3 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Jodie Foster Teaches Filmmaking

Jodie discusses her experience on both sides of the camera to guide you through every step of the filmmaking process, from storyboarding to casting and camera coverage.

• MasterClass
• 4 hours 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking

Learn storytelling, cinematography, location scouting, self-financing, documentary interview techniques, and how to bring your ideas to life.

• MasterClass
• 5 hours 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available