Course
Format |
This course, being online and having no enrollment constraints,
will be presented in steps (i.e., modules) covering the basics of
movie making (production). A
good deal of your material will be presented as links to online infomation.
There will be a quiz and/or assignments at the end of each module.
Click the link from each step below to go to that module. You must
complete all modules. |
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The Steps for Making a Movie,
Film, or Video (click on the links) |
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Create
an idea whether it be fiction, documentary, or commercial, then
write the story. One tells a story no matter what the content.
Write a log line and treatment.
Pitch your idea to anyone who who will listen and
perhaps help: studios, producers, agents, GavTV to get funding,
or to friends to work for free--well, they get a little excitement,
fame, and fortune of course!
Write a script. See this example (in Word format)
from The
Designer which was made using style sheets
in MS Word. You can use software like Final draft that make
it even easier.
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| Step
2: Pre-Production |
Buy, rent, borrow, or sell your car to get equipment
to make the movie. Or come to Gavilan and use Studio DM equipment.
It's really your own.
Scout the environment for good locations. Take still
pictures.
Create a storyboard (can use stills from above) and if need be,
a Directors script (can be lots of scribbling on the original script).
Get a continuity person and of course a caterer--Sushi sounds good,
but no alcohol before the "wrap" is called at the end of
the day. |
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3: Production |
Hand the scripts to your actors, grab the camera and
microphone, and shoot away or let someone else like the cinematographer
to do the dirty work. |
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4: Post-Production |
Bring all this tape to a post production facility
for editing. Remember, Studio DM is free!
Create or find soundtrack music; record sound effects
(Foley); record voice overs, narration, and ADR (automatic dialog
replacement).
Composite everything together along with titles/credits (motion
graphics). |
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Output to tape, author a DVD, and deliver the product on time
and for less money! (Wishful thinking.) |
Step
6: Accolades |
Attend the Oscars as a nominee or get together at a local MacDonalds
and cry.
Move to Brentwood or Beverly Hills or rent an apartment in Chino
Hills because your house was reposessed.
Create another idea and start the process all over again! |
| Links |
gavilan.edu, back
to information page 1, Step 1: the story and script. |
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