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Filmmaking: Write, Direct and Distribute Your Feature Film

Make Your Dream Come True by Filming Your Movie and Distributing It Around the World
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (600 ratings)
3,217 students
Created by Paul Bright
Last updated 11/2020
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Write a screenplay
  • Schedule and organize the entire film production
  • Raise funds to pay for making the movie
  • Find the cast, locations, costumes and props
  • Film the movie using lighting and camera angles that tell the story
  • Understand the basics of film editing
  • Choose the right distribution options for releasing the movie

Requirements

  • You need to have access to a computer with basic writing software.
  • You will need access to an HD camera. (You could even use your cell phone.)
  • You will need to download video editing software to your computer.

Description

This is an all-encompassing guide for making an independent feature length movie. By the end of this course you will have the information you need to successfully make a feature film that you can distribute around the globe to be seen by possibly millions of people. 

I'm sharing with you my experience as a veteran screeenwriter, director, producer and editor of 11 feature films. Normally film students pay a lot of money to learn this information at universities, and often all they really learn is cinema theory. 

These videos tell you what you need to do and how to do it to make your movie. 

This course covers:

  • the basics of screenwriting

  • turning your screenplay into a shooting script

  • organizing and scheduling your film shoot

  • tips on saving money

  • calculating your budget

  • fundraising

  • contracts you'll need with cast and crew*

  • basic tips for filming, lighting and recording audio

  • basic film editing instruction and concepts, along with tips to make the editing easier

  • tips for finishing the film to give it the professional look

  • thorough review of distribution options for your movie

  • and tons and tons of details about all the steps in between

The videos include lectures, demonstrations and examples illustrating the information I'm sharing. 

This course also includes sample spreadsheets, contracts, and a list of additional resources. You will get all the forms and resources I use to make a movie.

*** A special bonus video (Lecture 53) is included on filming with Covid-19 Safety Precautions. During the global pandemic it is possible to continue making films safely. The 24 minute video explains the basics of how filming adapts to safety precautions and how we can keep everyone healthy on our indie film productions.

I LOVE filmmaking. I LIVE to make movies. If you have a story you want to tell, this course gives you the tools to do it. 


*I'm not a lawyer. These sample contracts are not legal advice.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone with a burning desire to make movies.

Featured review

Germaine Marryshow
Germaine Marryshow
7 courses
5 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
I've honestly searched high and low for an affordable course that could get me to where I needed to be within the movie industry and I'm so glad that I stumbled upon this! Paul Bright is as easy to listen to as the Bob Ross series on Netflix. He breaks everything down so simply and provides all the information that I knew that I needed to hear but never did. He just needs to zero in on some of these topics and make more courses! :D

Course content

10 sections • 93 lectures • 6h 49m total length

  • Preview03:30
  • Preview02:03
  • Telling Stories on Film
    01:32
  • Preview03:41
  • What Distributors Think
    03:11
  • Preview03:00

  • Writing Your Screenplay Introduction
    06:08
  • Story Outline
    15:46
  • Script Formulas
    02:37
  • Listen to Your Audience
    01:57
  • Writing a Script You Can Film
    03:15
  • Where Your Movie Will Play
    01:40
  • Testing the Water
    01:20
  • Find Your Script Locations
    04:12
  • Film in Your Backlot
    03:20
  • Working with Children
    02:17
  • Working with Animals
    03:28
  • Brands and Logos
    04:49
  • Finalize Your Script
    02:52
  • Title Your Movie to Sell
    03:15
  • Test Your Script
    02:43
  • Script Format
    03:15
  • Make Two Script Versions
    01:59

  • Pre-Production Part 1
    01:44
  • Building Your Team
    04:55
  • Create a Contact Sheet
    03:03
  • Set the Date
    01:07
  • Script Dictates Shooting Style
    03:39
  • Guerilla Filmmaking
    03:46
  • Stay Off the Tracks
    02:38

  • Budget Overview
    00:25
  • Planning Your Film Budget
    11:56
  • Crew Roles
    03:13
  • Food
    03:10
  • Insurance
    02:42
  • Make-Up
    06:06
  • Props
    03:13
  • Costumes
    04:07
  • Stipends and Deferred Pay
    02:45
  • SAG/AFTRA Contracts
    05:32
  • Music
    02:43
  • Scheduling Your Shoot
    07:04
  • Revise Your Budget
    00:53
  • Traditional Film Funding
    02:20
  • Crowdfunding
    15:11

  • Marketing Options
    01:02
  • Create a Studio Website
    02:30
  • Blogging
    02:40
  • How to Get on IMDb
    04:56
  • Facebook
    05:38
  • Social Media Management
    01:53
  • YouTube
    01:55

  • SPECIAL BONUS - Covid Safety Protocols
    23:50

  • The Final Steps Before You Film
    00:39
  • Effective Casting Announcements
    04:49
  • Auditioning Actors
    04:11
  • Notifying Actors
    02:25
  • Atmosphere Actors
    02:29
  • Creating Daily Call Sheets
    02:58
  • Contracts and Memo Deals
    04:29
  • Cast Rehearsal
    01:23
  • Distribution Considerations
    01:27
  • Planning Meals
    03:58
  • Storyboards/Shot LIsts
    06:15

  • How to Run Your Film Set
    03:30
  • Keep the Set Closed
    02:24
  • You as Cinematographer
    10:26
  • Setting Your Lights
    06:25
  • Trying to Look Important
    02:37
  • Filming Behind the Scenes
    01:45
  • Still Photos for Movie Posters
    02:35
  • Getting Enough Coverage
    04:08
  • Recording Audio on Set
    07:27
  • Post Production Starts in Production
    04:42
  • Watching Dailies
    01:50

  • Overview of the Editing Process
    01:30
  • Organizing Your Footage
    06:36
  • Editing Tips
    17:54
  • Review the Rough Cut
    04:23
  • Color Correction
    05:26
  • Titles and Graphics
    04:15
  • ADR - Automatic Dialogue Replacement
    05:06
  • Sound Mix and Music
    07:08

  • Distribution Overview and Marketing
    01:06
  • Traditional Distribution
    06:33
  • Hybrid Distribution
    14:36
  • Film Festival Circuit
    04:49
  • Foreign Distribution
    08:40
  • Aggregators
    01:46
  • Authoring Your DVD
    04:52
  • Google Alerts
    02:31
  • Navigating Critics and Criticism
    04:17
  • Life as a Filmmaker
    06:26

Instructor

Paul Bright
Feature Film Writer, Producer, Director
Paul Bright
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 600 Reviews
  • 3,217 Students
  • 1 Course

I work outside the entertainment industry's studio system creating truly independent feature films for niche audiences who are not being served by the major corporations which dominate Hollywood. 

I am a writer, director, producer and editor and make a new feature film in a year. I have nine feature films in global distribution, another film in pre-production and three more features in development. 

My movies have been translated into dozens of languages and seen by millions of people. I've sold my films at the European Film Market in Berlin, Germany. In addition to film festivals, I've been flown to private screenings hosted by film fans and funders. Screenwriters hire me as their script doctor to make their stories 'work.' Filmmakers hire me to schedule and budget projects. 

In addition to feature films, I've also produced web series, short films, and documentaries. 

I started my career working as a union actor in Hollywood for seven years before learning how to produce and direct my own films.  I still perform in front of the camera and record audiobooks because it's fun. My primary career is producing and directing feature films. 

I love teaching new filmmakers about this incredibly exciting, fulfilling craft. I've guest lectured at UCLA Film School and helped students from NYU, Columbia, School for Visual Arts in New York, and the film program at the University of Texas, Austin. 

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