Here is a list of videos that we watch in class to help define, encourage and inspire filmmaking in all its various forms.
This is a “living” resources, meaning that it is constantly being updated.
GENERAL
- How to shoot a film ALONE – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXd0MMsixI
- Top 15 Mistakes Beginner Filmmakers Make – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1myw_0W5E8
- How to find Music – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsojgOuYqa4
- Mastering Composition + Cinematography (D4Darious) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIvGRytmRaw
- 5 Qualities Of A Good Director – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZl4ybdxmrs
- How to SHOOT a dialogue scene!! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msqbVgYFJl4
- Cinematography “Whiplash” – https://youtu.be/qx2Fb0agW8c
Shooting a Film – Start to Finish – https://youtu.be/8NCLf9rF6IQ
Shooting a Short –
- Finished Movie – https://youtu.be/kE3Gv6E2FCU
- Making PT1 – https://youtu.be/-mtz_XAQRpM
- Making PT2 – https://youtu.be/zJIIiIlZOSI
B-ROLL
- How to shoot B-Roll – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRzgDxzvq5I
- How I shoot B-Roll – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qenFzecTt-Q
- Tips on shooting B-Roll – http://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2015/01/05/mini-lessons-for-advisers-when-news-cycles-are-slow-shooting-tips-part-one-broll/
STORYBOARDING
- Storyboarding – https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/storyboarding-film-tips-next-project/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-578C3gFepU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeaC8kcxH0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux_Em1lVsjI&t=118s
LIGHTING
- Basic Lighting Techniques – https://youtu.be/2Y6bB86HmdA
- 3 Point Lighting – https://youtu.be/pBt8qdO03-k
- Lighting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAWAuGcQ8Zc
- Lighting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM
- 2 Light Commercial Lighting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhnNQGFxp00
- Visions of Light – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cxyEX6ATqM
CAMERA ANGLES & SHOTS
- Types of Shots (Tomorrow’s Filmmakers) – https://youtu.be/wU3gJd8BGBo
- Camera Angles – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICcE72RwEyc
- Using Powerful Camera Angles and Shots (D4Darious) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhJArnjpWU8
- 15 Essential Camera Shots, Angles and Movements in Filmmaking – https://youtu.be/7y0ouVBcogU
SHOOTING
- Shaky Footage? How to get SMOOTH HANDHELD shots like a beast! – https://youtu.be/59dl-mhQWBA