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Lessons
Part 01: Fundamentals & Pre-Production
1Meet RJ
09:51 2Welcome to the Workshop
02:20 3Defining Cinematic: Creating With Intention
01:48 4Camera Settings for Filmmaking
08:08 5Prime Lenses vs Zoom
05:12 6The Importance of Audio
04:28 7Upgrading Your Camera
01:51Handheld vs Stabilizer vs Tripod
09:37 9Filmmaking Accessories
04:36 10Document Your Life
01:39 11Shooting with Different Mediums
02:03 12Assignment 01: Creating a Visual Sequence
14:52 13Your Purpose in Storytelling
01:54 14Finding a Story
07:16 15Difference Between Good and Great: Pre Production
10:33 16Planning Our Film
14:27 17Planning Our Scenes
11:36 18Mood Boards / Pitch Deck
09:21 19Assignment 02: Planning Your Project
03:23Part 02: Production
20Building Intimacy On Set
07:13 21Directing Talent
06:01 22Director's Chair: Day One
26:31 23Director's Chair: Day Two
26:40 24Director's Chair: Day Three
16:51 25Assignment: Leave It All In The Field
02:03Part 03: Editing
26Intro to Editing
02:31 27Ingesting Media
06:19 28Director's Cut
53:20 29Choosing Music
18:41 30Sound Design
19:14 31Color Grading
14:15 32Assignment: Editing Your Film
02:46 33Live Feedback Session
1:13:43Lesson Info
Document Your Life
(gentle music) When we're creating art, we wanna be methodical and intentional. But there's times where we just wanna document. We wanna capture the people and the moments around us. Maybe you're hanging out with friends or your family, and you just wanna document these people and these memories. Just like a writer would have a journal to document and remember their life by, we have this really cool thing called a camera that can do that for us. It also will sharpen our skills. For me, I find so much purpose in capturing the people around me and having them live forever within that footage. I might use it. I might not. And sometimes I find a story that I didn't know existed, and I already have some footage that fits that story. I wanna encourage you to document your life. We all have unique stories and we all have amazing people around us that are worth documenting. A few years ago, I had this light-bulb moment where I realized I was only capturing these highlight moments of life. Be...
tween work and hiking and climbing and being outside, I wasn't documenting just the people around me in the everyday. And that's the footage that I like to watch the most and look back on. Just the everyday moments where people are laughing and interacting with each other. Those mean a lot to me, and I wasn't doing a good job. I gave myself a responsibility that the people around me and the moments that I was experiencing would be captured and would live forever through that footage. And I wanna encourage you to do the same. (gentle music)
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Ratings and Reviews
Dani
I LOVE this workshop - I have been wanting to film my own 'home life' movies as I am a photographer but I wanted to add even more memories. This workshop has added so much value to how, why, when, and what the process is of film-making for film-making. Thanks to RJ for sharing all his amazing information while being clear, precise, and informative. I am excited to film my next 'home life' film!
Alex Bocajj
Great insights into Rj's process. Really enjoyed it all. Rj is smooth and easy to learn from. Loved the "in-field" BTS and going thru the motions live. Looking forward to more material.
Patti Sohn
Really informative and inspiring. One of the best video tutorials I have watched.
Student Work
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