Check out various filmmaking tutorials, websites and additional resources.
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Technical Tutorials
Storytelling/Pre-Production
Khan Academy Storytelling Lessons (centered around film and visual storytelling): https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/hass-storytelling/storytelling-pixar-in-a-box#ah-piab-film-grammar
Camera/Filming
Lenses, Compositions and Angles (7:30 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhbZRc2tntg
Telling Your Story with Different Shots (4 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a__UfDuiJY&feature=youtu.be
How to Shoot Gorgeous Documentary Interviews (webpage) https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/how-to-shoot-gorgeous-documentary-interviews/
Lighting Different kinds of lighting setups (webpage)
https://wistia.com/library/lighting-on-the-fly
DSLR Lighting Techniques from Eve Hazelton (7 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMzJUjMVPwM
Audio Audio Tips for Filmmaking (8 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ3sS5si1vw
Audio for Video: Lavaliere & Shotgun Mics, Boompoles, External Recorders (5 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptV0FQQRFPI
Editing Three Beginning Editing Mistakes (3 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANK8UpPPFlg
This One Thing Will Make Your Editing Better (7 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr-YtQlSU_I
Film Analysis Video Essays
Akira Kurosawa – Composing Movement (8:30 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doaQC-S8de8&t=12s
Anatomy of the Dreamlike Romance (10 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PSdyzfokf8
Carol: The Love Story in A Look (8 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMoxoFuzESA
Colour in Storytelling (16:30 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXgFcNUWqX0&t=5s
David Lean’s Scene Transitions (8 min)
https://vimeo.com/178993813
In Praise of 16mm (8 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWn0DENk5s
Inarritu’s Visual Poetry (4 min)
https://vimeo.com/166838915
Moonlight Explained: Cameras, Symbols & More (11 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot9DX5S8aHk
MUSIC IN FILM (7 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY2aLHxbgH4
Scene Breakdown | The Social Network (6 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9oXXfhFyR8
SFX Secrets: Aspect Ratios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXgFcNUWqX0&t=5s
Taika Waititi: Mastering Happy Sad Cinema (9:30 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0h3WPcPtNo
Wong Kar-Wai and Selfhood (8 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rrlab5BRuE
Websites
Film School Rejects – Filmmaking reviews and articles.
https://filmschoolrejects.com/
Film Sourcing – Everything from tutorials to fake brands to use in your films. Tutorials, downloads, articles and resources for making a movie poster. *Some free, some not.
https://www.filmsourcing.com/
Google Arts and Culture – This database has a ton of awesome artistic and cultural resources (across nearly all mediums). This link will take you to their film collections including a Mosfilm collection and Korean Film Archive. https://artsandculture.google.com/search/partner?q=film
Kanopy — Stream thousands of films for free, thanks to the generous support of your public library or university. Access for free by logging in with your library card info. https://www.kanopy.com/
LinkedIn Learning – Do you have a Saint Paul Public Library card? Use it to access LinkedIn Learning for free and view hundreds of video related tutorials. More instructions here.
LinkedIn Learning
Motionographer – (pronounced like “oceanographer”) is a source of inspiration and insight for designers, animators and storytellers of all stripes.
http://motionographer.com/
No Film School – This site features a little bit of everything from gear to tutorials to forums. There is a lot of information on here.
https://nofilmschool.com/
Premium Beat provides exclusive, high-quality tracks and sound effects for use in new and traditional media projects, including videos, films, apps, games, and television programming.
https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/
SkillShare — free video classes for podcasts, creative writing, film/video, animation, etc.
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/free
Wolfcrow – Filmmaking for beginners. Lots of basics, lots of uncommon information, good workflow techniques for post-production.
https://wolfcrow.com/filmmaking-for-beginners/
Additional
Watch all the Hitchcock movies here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtPx9e7WNFtvtHaAU6WqXlA
Free sound effects
Last updated November 23, 2020.
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