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VIDEO TUTORIAL
 
Watch dozens of comprehensive video tutorials taught by working Hollywood professionals. Learn how to write a script from the Executive Producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond" or how to edit from the editor of "Friday the 13th." We bring the people who work behind the screen onto your screen.
 
 
RESOURCE GUIDES
 
Each module features a complete written companion guide to supplement the video tutorial. Full of valuable techniques, photos and illustrations, each concept is carefully and fully explained in simple language.
 
 
DOWNLOADS
 
Several modules feature downloadable forms. If a particular topic requires a form, we provide it. Download everything from call sheets to budget templates to audition forms to use on your productions.
 
 
 
 
KNOWLEDGE DATABASE
 
Users with a completed profile can contribute personal information and experience to any module, so you not only learn from industry professionals, but from filmmakers around the world. FilmSkills is about accurate community knowledge.
 
 
What Does FilmSkills Cover?
 

Development
  • The Studio System
  • Working for a Studio
  • Making a Business Plan
  • Packaging Your Movie
  • Agents and Managers
 
Screen Writing
  • Developing the Idea
  • Story Structure
  • The Three Act Structure
  • Hollywood Formula
  • Creating Characters
  • Treatments and Outlines
  • Dialogue and Backstory
  • The First Draft
  • Rewriting
  • Marketing the Script
 
Scheduling and Budgeting
  • Breaking Down the Script
  • Scheduling the Production
  • Scheduling the Day
  • Budgeting
  • Insurance
 
Casting the Roles
  • Finding Actors
  • Auditions
  • Callbacks
  • Working with Local Celebrities
 
Working with Actors
  • The Art of Directing Actors
  • Rehearsing Actors
  • Rehearsal Exercises
  • Directing Mistakes
 
Production Design
  • Working with a Production Designer
  • The Art Department
  • The Art Director
  • Designing Sets
  • Building Sets
  • Set Dressing

Locations
  • Finding Locations
  • Film Commissions
  • Working with Location Owners
  • Film Permits
  • Location Tech Scout
  • Community Relations

Technology and Equipment
  • Film vs. Video
  • Analog vs. Digital
  • Low Budget Lighting Tools
  • How to Build a Light Kit

The Crew
  • 1st Assistant Director
  • 2nd Assistant Director
  • 2nd 2nd Assistant Director
  • Camera Operator
  • 1st Assistant Camera
  • 2nd Assistant Camera
  • Gaffer
  • Best Boy Electric
  • Electricians
  • Key Grip
  • Best Boy
  • Grips
  • Dolly Grip
  • The Art Department
  • The Production Designer
  • The Srt Director
  • The Construction Coordinator
 
Camera and Lens
  • Introduction to Lenses
  • Lens Care
  • Basic Camera Technique
  • Focus
  • Exposure
  • The Zone System
  • Focal Length
  • Macro Focus
  • Back Focus
  • The Shutter
  • Gain
  • Basic Shooting Techniques
 
Lighting
  • Attributes of Light
  • Tungsten Lighting
  • HMI Lighting
  • Reducing Light
  • Softening Light
  • Shaping Light
  • Color Temperatures
  • Lighting a Scene
  • Lighting Outside
  • Working with Mixed Light
  • Lighting People
  • Key Light Techniques
  • Advanced Lighting Techniques
     
 
Directing
  • Beginning a Project
  • How to Shoot a Scene
  • Blocking the Actors
  • Basic Coverage
  • Advanced Coverage
  • Storyboards and Pre-Visualization
  • Creating a Shotlist
  • Directing Actors on Set
  • Directing Extras
  • Working with the Military
  • Directing Extras
 
Cinematography Technique
  • Green Screen Techniques
  • Using a Light Meter
  • Using a Monitor
  • Using a Clapboard
  • Filmmaker's Toolkit
  • The Frame
  • Shot Types
  • Composition
  • Framing People
  • Eyelines
  • Creating Depth
  • Rule of 180
 
Grip and Rigging
  • C-Stands
  • Stands
  • Roller Stands
  • Dolly and Track
  • Clamps
  • Rigging
  • Grip's Tools
 
Safety Training
  • The Attitude of Safety
  • Basic On-Set Safety
  • On Location Safety
  • Studio Facilities Safety
  • Vehicle and Roadway Safety
  • Shooting Moving Vehicles
  • Lighting Equipment Safety
  • Electrical Safety I
  • Electrical Safety II
  • Lifts, Trucks and Tools
  • Weapon Safety
  • Pyrotechnics and Special Effects
  • Environmental Safety
 
Audio Recording
  • Audio Equipment
  • Recording Location Audio
  • Boom Operating Techniques
 
Editing
  • Hiring an Editor
  • Working with an Editor
  • Concepts of Editing
  • Data Management and Workflow
  • The Assembly Cut
  • Editing a Dialogue Scene
  • Editing Action
  • The Rough Cut
  • Test Screenings
  • The Fine Cut
  • Offline/Online Editing
  • Color Timing
 
Audio Post-Production
  • Mixing the Audio
  • Scoring a Scene
 
Marketing & Distribution
  • Intro to Distribution
  • Domestic Distribution
  • Foreign Distribution

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