Preview Discover Cinema - A Six Week Filmmaking Course

Week 1: Introduction to Filmmaking

1.1 Introduction

1.2 How this course works

1.3 Best Way to Learn

1.4 Introduction - Screenwriting

1.5 Introduction - Direction

1.6 Introduction - Cinematography

1.7 Introduction - Editing

1.8 Introduction - Short Films

1.9 Films that influenced us

1.10 What is a Motion Picture?

1.11 Brief History of Cinema

1.12 Playing with Images

1.13 Film Making Process

1.14 Roles in Filmmaking

1.15 Stages in Film Production

1.16 Production Timeline

1.17 Your First Film School

1.18 Where to Start from?

1.19 Glossary of the Week

1.20 Tip of the Week

1.21 Film of the Week

1.22 DCP Quiz Time 1

1.23 Weekly Assignment: Your Favourite Film

Tell us a bit about yourselves

Week 2: Screenplay & Pre-Production

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Introduction of the Instructor

2.3 Film That Inspired me the most

2.4 The difference between Story, Script and Screenplay.

2.5 What is Screenplay Writing

2.6 From Idea to Screenplay

2.7 How to Write a Screenplay

2.8 Prerequisites to be a Good Screenwriter

2.9 Basic Terms you must know to be a good screen writer

2.10 Screenwriters Best Friend and Workplace

2.11 Screenplay Writing Software

2.12 Screenplay Example - Seven Samurai

2.13 Structuring the Script

2.14 Writing Dialogues

2.15 Pre-Production Process

2.16 Yamdu, the Pre Production Software

2.17 Yamdu, how does it work

2.18 Film of the Week

2.19 Tip of the Week

2.20 (Glossary F to J)

2.21 DCP QUIZ TIME 2

2.22 Weekly Assignment: Write a Screenplay

Week 3: Cinematography

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Instructor Introduction

3.3 Films that Influenced me

3.4 The Camera and Lighting Basics

3.5 Working of a Camera

3.6 The Image Capturing Process of a Digital Camera

3.7 Placing the Camera

3.8 An Example from 'Swades'

3.9 Framing or Shot Sizes

3.10 Lensing, type of Lenses

3.11 Focusing and Aperture

3.12 Camera Angles

3.13 Camera Movements

3.14 Moving the Camera, the logic behind it

3.15 Transforming Scripts to Shoots- Do Story Boards help?

3.16 How far one can rely on Story boarding

3.17 Lighting for Mood Effects, Support the setting

3.18 Lighting with reference to films

3.19 Cinematography: Look of the Film

3.20 Films of the Week

3.21 Tip of the Week

3.22 Glossary

3.23 DCP QUIZ TIME

3.24 Weekly Assignment - Shoot at Will

Week 4: Direction

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Instructor Introduction

4.3 Films that Influenced me

4.4 Planning the Film, Take-Off Point

4.5 The Process of Direction- Mind to Screen

4.6 Role of a Director

4.7 Sourcing Stories for films

4.8 The Biographicals and History as a source for stories

4.9 Casting, Preparation of Actors, Workshops

4.10 Producer Director Relationship

4.11 Selecting a Story for your Film

4.12 Briefing Actors

4.13 Directing Actors

4.14 Shooting The Scenes: Directing Raees

4.15 Capturing Scenes: Directing Scene by Scene

4.16 Cinematic Space

4.17 Cinematic Time

4.18 Cinematography and Character Portrayal in RAEES

4.19 Climax and Resolution

4.20 Handling Emotions

4.21 Handling Action - VFX and DI

4.22 Editing and Sound Design

4.23 Film is Complete, now what

4.24 Film of the Week

4.25 Tip of the Week

4.26 Glossary of the Week

4.27 DCP Quiz 4

4.27 Weekly Assignment: Make a One Minute Film

Week 5: Editing & Post Production

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Films that Influenced me

5.3 What is Editing?

5.4 Preparing for an Edit

5.5 The Professional’s Cut - Tools of Editing

5.6 What is the Right Cut

5.7 The Right Transition

5.8 Handling Drama

5.9 Handling Action

5.10 Cutting and Editing

5.11 Telling a Story- Visually

5.12 Sound Basics

5.13 Using Sound in Film

5.14 Post Production for film

5.15 Advice for Editing Students

5.16 The Best Way to Start

5.17 Film of the Week

5.18 Tip of the Week

5.19 Glossary U to Z

5.20 DCP QUIZ 5

5.21 Weekly Assignment: Edit a Sequence

Week 6: Making of Short Films

6.1 Introduction to Shorts

6.2 Instructor Introduction

6.3 Films that Influenced me

6.4 Shorts can make you Big!

6.5 Your First Film School

6.6 A Success story speaks for itself: Whiplash

6.7 Picking the right story for a Short

6.8 Before you plan a Short Film

6.9 Budgeting a Short Film

6.10 Screenplay Economics

6.11 The Idea Meet

6.12 The Plan Meet

6.13 The Approach

6.14 Learning the Craft

6.15 Scope for Shorts today

6.16 Future of Shorts

6.17 Film of the Week

6.18 Tip of the Week

6.19 DCP Quiz 6

Preview - Discover Cinema - A Six Week Filmmaking Course