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How to Make a Short Film: An Introduction to Filmmaking 

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How to Make a Short Film: An Introduction to Filmmaking
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Overview

Duration

4 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

How to Make a Short Film: An Introduction to Filmmaking
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FutureLearn 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate upon completion
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How to Make a Short Film: An Introduction to Filmmaking
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FutureLearn 
Course details

More about this course
  • This course has been specially designed to help anyone interested in filmmaking to master the essentials and start making their own work
  • Each week, our step-by-step guide will help develop your skills and enhance your understanding of the medium
  • Starting with the significance of a single shot, you will find out how films tell stories, consider how to show movement, and use sound
  • You will also discover how to script and storyboard, organise a shoot, choose what to film, and plan and polish your work in the editing process
  • There will also be plenty of opportunities to learn from each other as you are encouraged to share and discuss your ideas, experiences, and what you have made

How to Make a Short Film: An Introduction to Filmmaking
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

First positions: the basics of film

Introduction to the course

How films tell stories

How pictures tell stories

Filming a basic shot

Week 1 conclusion

Mark it: what makes film unique

Sequences

Movement and time

Sound

Week 2 conclusion

Action: filmmaking challenge

Short film essentials

Plan your film

Film your shots

It's a wrap: finishing your film

Get ready to edit

Editing your film

Finishing touches

Wrapping up

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