
Kick off your DSLR filmmaking journey by mastering camera operation and editing a complete project. Download the fundamentals of filmmaking PTF and start filming with the techniques learned.
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Have a script to clearly communicate your story and move production, using inciting incidents to build credibility with actors and producers, while Celtx formats on phone, laptop, or iPad.
Discover photo styles, or picture profiles like neutral, vivid, and log, to control color. Set these profiles, lower sharpness and contrast, and prep a clean slate for color grading.
Master exposure by balancing shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, and apply manual spot metering to optimize dynamic range for DSLR filmmaking.
Master slow motion by raising the frame rate beyond 24fps and keeping shutter speed at least twice the frame rate, while balancing aperture and lighting.
Master rigging and power to switch quickly from a shoulder rig to a tripod for versatile shots. Keep batteries, SD cards, and a quick release plate accessible for fast setup.
Explore prime, zoom, and cinema lenses and how they shape DSLR storytelling. Compare prime lenses’ sharpness and wide aperture with zooms’ range and cinema lenses’ smooth focus and t-stops.
Build a custom cinema lens on a budget across four stages, improving focus and consistency with budget glass, adapters, and gear rings to achieve a cinematic look.
Learn how to choose between shotgun and lavalier mics for DSLR filmmaking, and master directional audio, signal-to-noise, and practical setups with transmitters, XLR adapters, and wind protection.
Position the boom at the actor's chest to capture clear dialogue indoors, while eliminating noise by turning off vents and appliances, and test with shotgun, stand-mounted, or wireless setups.
Record outdoors with three audio methods—on-camera mic, shotgun mic with a dead cat, and a wind-protected shotgun setup—comparing quality and learning to capture clean dialogue amid factory and street noise.
Master color temperatures in filmmaking by mapping Kelvin ranges from sunrise to cloudy, and use orange and blue lighting across tungsten, fluorescent, daylight, and mood-setting contexts to shape scenes.
Explore portable LCD lighting for DSLR filmmaking, prioritizing high CRI (90+ to 95), affordability, dimmable control, and versatile setups with panel and small lights for key, fill, and rim lighting.
Explore tungsten lighting for indoor shoots, matching 3200 kelvin, shaping the beam with flood or spot, and weigh the pros, cons, gels, heat hazards, and Ari 300-watt options.
compare hard and soft light, showing how diffusion and scrim soften illumination on faces, spread light, and reduce intensity, requiring exposure adjustments for better close-ups outside.
Discover a budget lighting diffusion trick using a shower curtain to soften light for interview subjects and improve midtones and overall image quality.
Learn four techniques to create more depth in your images by adjusting focal length, aperture, subject distance, and sensor size to craft creamy depth of field.
Use a tripod to achieve a cinematic look, practice with static shots before moving shots to maximize impact, and save shots for key moments to deliver stronger storytelling.
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Learn Filmmaking from Pre-Production to Post-Production:
In this course, you will learn to capture quality video with your standard DSLR. You will learn how to capture quality video, capture clear sound, how to set up lights and much more!
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Very helpful. Adds depth to your understanding and intuitive insights which you surely had if you happened to play with video shooting and editing without doing any learning beforehand. It's enriching. The movie samples are great as the clarify the points. Love it! - Yosi Tsitsu
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Storytelling
Choosing a Camera
Camera Set-up
Operating the Camera
Lenses
Sound Gear
Capturing Sound
Lighting 101
Cinematography 101
Exposure
Apertures
Shutter Speed
Cinematography Fundamentals
Top 10 Filmmaking Accessories
Filmmaking Philosophy
Editing (Final Cut X)
We will have several exercises for you to complete as well as at home training. You will also learn to fully function fully operate any DSLR. We have provided ways in which you can learn by doing. Filmmaking has never been so easy. This course has been developed for Beginner and Intermediate Filmmakers.
So what are you waiting for filmmakers? Whether you are fresh out of film school, a screenwriter who wants to create his/her own content or just someone who wants to make a feature film this course is for you.
They DON'T teach you this in Film School!
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THIS COURSE IS AMAZING!!! I'm learning SO FREAKIN MUCH from it, and it's totally blowing my mind. Thanks so much to Gil and Alex for putting this course together. I'm a director working on my first horror film, which has a bit of action in it, and this course is totally giving me rocket boots. If you have more courses from Gil, please let me know and TAKE MY MONEY! - Colby R Rice
Excellent content. But you'd better pay attention or you will miss something. This course is packed with loads or useful and well explained stuff. - Mr Mick Farmer
Instructor is clearly in command of craft and engages with questions, simple explanations and familiar examples. Video and audio are excellent. - Bill Halford
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