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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
Intro to Editing
Okay. Welcome to the final part of the workshop. Now we get into the post production and we edit our short film. I'm so excited to get into this. We had so many amazing memories on set. I'm already looking back at that time and just remembering the awesome moments that we had creating art as a team. So now's the moment when we take all that hard work and all those amazing memories and we bring it all to life into one beautiful film. Editing your film can be a daunting task. And one thing that I want you to remember throughout this whole process is to not lose your energy and to not lose this childlike wonder inside of us. We just finished shooting our film and the excitement is high. We're probably excited to be editing our film. And one thing that's happened with me in the past is by the end of the edit, I'm exhausted. I maybe don't even like what I'm seeing on screen, and I definitely do not want to be editing it. That's not the approach that we want to take. By the end of this edit,...
I hope that we're excited about what we see and we're proud of what we've made. Sure, there's always things that we feel like we can make better, but for the most part, we want to be excited that we did our very, very best in the post production process. So how do we do that? When we're thinking about editing you probably think of somebody staying up all night crushing two Red Bulls and burning the midnight oil. Sometimes that is what it takes to get an edit done and to reach a deadline, and if we're in the creative flow and we're excited about editing, that's totally fine. But we do not want to force ourselves to look at this screen, especially if it's going to make us exhausted and resent what we're looking at. During this editing process I want you to make sure that we do not lose that childlike wonder. So, if we're editing and we feel inspired, awesome. Let's roll with it. But, if we hit a bit of a wall feeling a little fatigued or a little tired, or really not knowing where we want to take it next, let's just take a break. Let's not force anything. We wanna be excited to come back to the computer and see what we create. Let's not over force ourselves and burn ourselves out of the project. Let's be excited the whole way through and we're gonna make something amazing.
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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.
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