Description
How do you take your idea and turn it into a professional short film from zero? I’m all open to share the best I know about how to make a movie even when you don’t have any experience before you start. If you dream about making a short film and ready to go public beyond the amateur film space, you’re exactly in the right place to start! Learn how to become a pro short filmmaker that everyone will want to work with.
Why should you choose this course to learn how to make a movie?
Some people might think that if they have a great idea for making a short film, they can grab a camera, gang up with friends and start shooting the scenes. This will be fun to do, but the outcome will be… amateur. So before you start planning, start with a filmmaking course to get the essential questions answered and avoid some primitive mistakes.
Why should you learn from me, though? No surprise – I’ve been in your shoes. Having a huge desire to learn how to make a movie and actually to make one, I managed to bring together a crew of 40 members out of nowhere. I reached an audience of more than 10,000 with my debut short film The Painter (2014). I began my career when I was 18 and worked my way up to the Hollywood film industry. Some of the most popular films globally that I’ve worked on are The Walking Dead, War of the Planet of the Apes, Aquaman, and others. So, I’m sharing this course and the best practical tips and tricks on how to make a short film because I know that you can do it too!
What will you learn in this quick & sharp course?
This filmmaking course is full of short and straight to the point lessons on the essential topics that you must cover. Let’s have a look at what you’re going to learn in each section:
- You’ll get tips on crystalizing and developing your idea. You’ll learn to create characters for your story, to build an outline, plan the time, and gather ideas related to crew, cast, locations and other resources needed for making a short film.
- You’ll investigate what pre-production is made of. We’ll discuss the script, storyboards and concept art, as well as budgeting. I’ll explain the critical issues that you might easily overlook, such as cast and crew contracts, film insurance, etc.
- You’ll build an understanding of the production process.
- You’ll see how it all works in the post-production period, working on the rough cut and then final cut.
- You’ll check out what empowers you best for visual effects, Foley sound production, how to make a movie music composition.
- You’ll also find out how to present your video for the public audience. You’ll get tips from my best practice attending film festivals, using YouTube release and similar things.
- As a bonus, you’ll also get amazing tips on networking, additional material on visual effects, and then answering the question ‘How to get a job in Hollywood.’
The best part – learning how to make a short film is going to be fun with no signs of getting bored!
Are you ready to produce a professional film of your own?
Learning how to make a movie in this course, you’ll get empowered with new insights and ideas on how to produce a short film like a professional – even when you’ve never done anything like that before! So, if you’re entirely new to film, fresh out of film school, or switching from your career to an exciting world of film, then look no further. Let your journey begin right here!
What Will You Learn?
- You'll develop your story idea
- You'll plan for pre-production, production and post-production
- You'll find out how to fully develop a professional short film with proper documentation
- You'll understand what sets apart amateur and professional filmmaking
Requirements
- A story idea for a short film
- Passion
- A notebook (or pen & paper)
Curriculum
Course consist of total 1h 16min of content, in total.
Section 1: Your Story Idea and Development
Section 2: Pre-Production
Section 3: Production
Section 4: Post-Production
Section 5: Showcasing Your Short Film
Section 6: BONUS
About the Instructor
Vicki Lau
Multi-Hyphenate Artist, VFX Pro, TEDx & Keynote Speaker
Vicki started as a humble student of digital media back in the small city of Singapore with a background in visual effects in film and television and computer programming. Without any contacts or connections in the United States, she began her career at the age of 18 from Singapore, working her way up into the Hollywood film industry and landing her first break working on AMC's hit series, The Walking Dead. Since then, she has worked on movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy, War for the Planet of the Apes and the recent Aquaman.
At only 24 years of age, she was one of the youngest speakers and presenters at the SMPTE Annual Technical Conference in its time, where she was a panelist and speaker for virtual reality in motion pictures.
She gave a TEDx talk on visual effects and virtual reality in May 2016 at Napa Valley, CA and in November 2018, was invited to speak as a keynote speaker at Elliott Masie's Learning 2018 conference, along with keynote speakers Former First Lady Laura Bush and Hamilton star Leslie Odom, Jr.
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