Filmmaking: Write, Direct and Distribute Your Feature Film
Original price was: $109.99.$19.99Current price is: $19.99.
What you’ll learn
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Write a screenplay
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Schedule and organize the entire film production
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Raise funds to pay for making the movie
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Find the cast, locations, costumes and props
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Film the movie using lighting and camera angles that tell the story
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Understand the basics of film editing
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Choose the right distribution options for releasing the movie
This is an all-encompassing guide for making an independent feature length movie. By the end of this course you will have the information you need to successfully make a feature film that you can distribute around the globe to be seen by possibly millions of people.
I’m sharing with you my experience as a veteran screeenwriter, director, producer and editor of 11 feature films. Normally film students pay a lot of money to learn this information at universities, and often all they really learn is cinema theory.
These videos tell you what you need to do and how to do it to make your movie.
This course covers:
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the basics of screenwriting
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turning your screenplay into a shooting script
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organizing and scheduling your film shoot
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tips on saving money
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calculating your budget
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fundraising
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contracts you’ll need with cast and crew*
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basic tips for filming, lighting and recording audio
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basic film editing instruction and concepts, along with tips to make the editing easier
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tips for finishing the film to give it the professional look
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thorough review of distribution options for your movie
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and tons and tons of details about all the steps in between
The videos include lectures, demonstrations and examples illustrating the information I’m sharing.
This course also includes sample spreadsheets, contracts, and a list of additional resources. You will get all the forms and resources I use to make a movie.
*** A special bonus video (Lecture 53) is included on filming with Covid-19 Safety Precautions. During the global pandemic it is possible to continue making films safely. The 24 minute video explains the basics of how filming adapts to safety precautions and how we can keep everyone healthy on our indie film productions.
I LOVE filmmaking. I LIVE to make movies. If you have a story you want to tell, this course gives you the tools to do it.
*I’m not a lawyer. These sample contracts are not legal advice.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone with a burning desire to make movies.
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Original price was: $109.99.$19.99Current price is: $19.99.
Godwin Nzekwe –
It took me a while to complete this course because of my schedule, But I am Glad I did! Thank you for such a detailed and patient way of teaching. I will surely make good of use of the wealth of knowledge and experience gathered from this. Thanks Paul!
Animesh Pradhan –
This course is very informative and eye opening to me. I had been stuck while writing a script for a feature film. This course has really helped me find out the problem from a broader perspective.
Babajide Olaitan –
It was quite comprehensive for me as a budding film maker and the information have gotten so far has exposed unknown details about filmmaking.
Absolutely fantastic lecture from Mr. Paul Bright.
Vije Bhatia –
Thank you Paul, i thoroughly enjoyed the course. You have an interesting narrative style. Its difficult to cover such a huge subject in a single course.You have found the perfect balance between being exhaustive and detailing at the same time in the right amount.
Aswathama K –
If the softwares & devices used for video editing & sound editing & capturing were shared, course would have been even more informative, I personally feel only this lags in the course. Other than that everything was great.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us, I really loved the course.
Graham Turner –
Absolutely brilliant course!
Paul definitely knows his stuff.
Thank you Paul.
Jamie Kadavy –
Absolutely an incredible course. So much valuable information! A++
Riccardo Verdecchia –
Qualità audio e video non eccellente ma contenuto molto interessante e ben proposto
Kavitha Velappan –
Awesome. Very Informative and educating for all film makers. Thank you for making this.
Rose Thiel –
Loved it and how it would correspond with making an actual film. Picked up quite a few tricks!
Kristijan Antic –
I liked the course because I can benefit from Paul’s practical experience. Even if my projects won’t be that big, I can still benefit from all the tips. What I really appreciate is that I now have a clear guide and structure on how I can implement my projects from A to Z. The course also includes numerous examples to download. Thanks very much!
Patrick Jules –
it s ok