The reviews on the web page for this BBC Maestro course on filmmaking featuring 27 video tutorials and 20 exercises delivered over 4 hours by Edgar Wright suggest it’s worth sharing here.
What does the course cover?
- Write your screenplay
- Get your film funded and work with low budgets
- Choose the perfect soundtrack
- Learn to direct actors
- Use kinetic editing for dramatic effect
- Pitch your film to the right festivals
The full lesson plan
- Filmmaking Introduction – 03:22
- A brief history of film – 05:23
- Beginnings and education 18:28
- Advice to aspiring filmmakers – 12:37
- Writing to direct – 14:20
- Writing: the process – 11:02
- Genre – 04:35
- Style – 08:47
- Storyboards and animatics – 08:01
- Getting your film made – 20:;20
- Form and content – 11:17
- Casting and directing actors – 12:47
- Locations – 07:42
- Costume design – 05:05
- Cinematography – 06:05
- First day on set – 07:12
- Music – 07:50
- Sound design – 10:03
- Filming action sequences – 10:50
- Production design – 03:51
- Editing – 08:01
- TV vs features – 10:17
- Filmmaking in collaboration – 07:29
- Getting your film seen – 07:23
- Ask me anything – 24:07
- Q & A – 17:26
- In conclusion – 00:58
Lifetime access to this single BBC Maestro course costs £79, which includes a downloadable course guide, and there’s a free video lesson available to whet your appetite for the full course.
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