The Filmmaking School "Online"
Become a Filmmaker without going to an Expensive Film School
This is your chance to enrol on the amazing Film School Online from anywhere in Australia.
Yes, this version of the 5 Month Film School will be online and, yes, you will talk to our amazing Film Instructors via Zoom.
We have filmed every session from the 5 Month Film School and added much more, with our 187 Video Tutorials, where you will
- Learn to Direct and Produce and Edit Your Film
- Make Your Film Now as the Flagship Film Course is Project Based with a laser sharp “Action To do List” each week
- Learn Casting & How to Direct Actors on Set
- Learn how to write a professional screenplay
- Learn to produce and prepare your shoot
- Learn to Edit & Colour on Adobe Premiere Pro
- Film Directors Certificate when you make your film
- Catapult your Film Career with our Business of Filmmaking
- Learn how to Make a Career in the Film Industry and make money from filmmaking
- Great for Beginners and Emerging Filmmakers and Indie Filmmakers
Phone 1800131166
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From Screenplay to Finished Film + You Make a Film
- Screenwriting – How to Write a Screenplay
- Casting – How to Cast a Movie
- Technical Training Camera Lights and Sound Training
- Preproduction and Producing
- Shooting a 10 minute Movie (Actual Real Shoot)
- Postproduction Editing the film – Colour Grading –
Sound & Music – Finished Film - Getting Work in the Film industry
- Planning your Film Career
- Plus Make a Film while you do the Flagship Program
The Filmmaking School Online
6 Modules + One on One Filmmakers Coaching Session
MODULE ONE - SCREENWRITING
WRITE YOUR SCREENPLAY NOW
You learn Screenwriting Step by Step
Take Action List at the end of each Tutorial
- Write your Feature 80 – 90 Minute Screenplay in 3 Months
- Or Write your 10 – 15 Page Screenplay in 21 Days
- You will learn how to Brainstorm Your Story
- You will learn all the Storytelling Tools that works in movies
- Your will learn about the 3 & 4 Act Film Structures
- You will learn how to keep your reader and audience engaged and loving your film.
- You will Write Your Screenplay effectively using our tools
- We will show you how to save $250 and use the best Free Screenwriting software. You will save $250
- You will learn who is the best organisation to get three assessments
- These assessments are from experienced screenwriters and will tell you exactly how good your screenplay is how to make it even better
Main Achievement: You will have completed a 10 Minute Short Screenplay or a 90 Minute Screenplay
Save $200 on Screenwriting Software. Get it Free
Module 2 - Film Directing
and The Film Director's Vision
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS & OUTCOME:
Learn To Cast, Rehearse and Direct Actors
How to Shot List and Create a Vision for your Film
How to Direct Like a Pro
Learn Film Directing Step by Step
- Your Overall Film Directors Vision
- How to find the best Actors in your City for your Casting
- How to run a Casting and make it happen
- How to Audition Actors for your Casting
- Creating your Short List and Call backs
- Your Final Choices and offering the roles
- Table Reads and Rehearsals with your Actors
- How a Director Breaks Down a Scene
- The Film Director Tools for Directing Actors
- Directing Actors on Set and helping them hit their very best.
- Screen Acting that brings screen presence. How?
- How to Pick the Best actor performances from your rushes
- Directing Actors in the ADR and Looping Post Sessions
- How music enhances your Actors performance and how to make it happen.
- Your Vision for Production Design, Makeup and Wardrobe
- Pragmatic Production Design
- Shot Lists and How to do them. Why they are so important
- How to Create your Shot List and Blocking Plan
- The Look of the Film Understanding Film Looks via Lighting Production Design and Colouring
- Now it’s time to Direct on your Film Set. How to do it
- Getting the best out of your Actors and Crew
Module 3 - Cameras, Lights & Sound
Learn how to use Cameras and Light a Set and get Amazing Location Sound
"Take Action List" at the end of each Tutorial
Learn which Film Equipment to Buy or Rent
Main Achievement: You will learn all about Professional Cameras,
Lighting and Location Sound Equipment
Lighting and Location Sound Equipment
- Learn how to use Film Equipment
- You will learn which Film Equipment you will need
- Whether to rent or buy Equipment and the Number One Film Equipment Shop in the world
- You learn how to Record Location Sound
- You learn how to Light your Film Set with 3 Point Lighting and background lighting
- You learn to level a Camera and find correct exposure and focus and white balance
- Frame Rate Slow Motion and ISO & The 180 Line
- Why you have to have a ND Filter on your lens outside.
- Which Audio Equipment you need and How to use it.
- How to boom operate and effectively do it and Shotgun Mics
- How to place on Lapel mics
- All the Main Filmmaking Shots
- The Lighting Equipment and How to Light
- 3 Point Lighting and How to do it
- Spectacular composition and The Rule of Thirds
MODULE 4 HOW TO PRODUCE YOUR FILM
Make and Greenlight your Film
Finding and Scouting and Locking Down Locations
Hiring the Best Crew in your City
"Take Action List" at the end of each Tutorial
MAIN ACHIEVEMENT & OUTCOME: LEARN HOW TO PROUDCE & MAKE YOUR FILM THIS YEAR
- How to work out Locales Locations Sets & Scenes
- Breaking down a script and Scheduling Shoot Days
- How to Find Locations for Free or a very low fee
- How to Make a Film without a budget up front
- Micro Budget Filmmaking – How to do it
- How to Greenlight your film when you want.
- All the Crew Roles clearly explained
- Working with a Small Crew to Save $
- The Ideal 10 Person Crew and the 5 Person Crew
- How to Find Crew
- Final Week Preproduction
- Sourcing Art Department, Props and Set Dressing
- Seven Day out from the Shoot – The Checklist
- Final Crew and Cast Co-ordination Meeting
- Preparing Call Sheets and when you hand them out.
- Get Ready to Shoot
- The Shoot and how it works
- The Take Protocol
- Catering and making sure the Film Set runs smoothly
Module 5 -Post Production You will learn how to Edit, Colour and Finish your Film
20 Video Tutorials that teach you Step by Step to Edit your film using Adobe Premier Pro
Sample Scene supplied to practice with
Education Rate for Adobe Premiere Pro
From Now on Edit your own Films
- Post Production Overview
- Editing on Adobe Premiere Pro
- Video Clips and Audio Supplied to you as a download
- Importing Labelling & Organising Video and Audio in bins
- Syncing your Video to your Audio
- Watching Rushes and Dailies
- Editing the Rough Cut and the Fine Cut
- Colouring and Grading your Film
- Dialogue Clean up
- ADR Looping
- Music and Sound Post
- Sound Mixing and Final Mix
- Making your Film Widescreen
- Exporting out your Final Film for Screening
- Test Screenings
- Final Formats for your Film.
Main Achievement: You will learn to Edit using our scene supplied with Video and Audio
MODULE 6 - BUSINESS OF FILMMAKING
Film Distribution & Festivals & Maximising the Audience with Streamers and Distribution Deals
Learn How to Enter Film Festivals
and Get Selected
How to Find an Honest Film Distributor that pays you
Making Filmmaking your Business
How to Maximise your Audience
- Major Strategy for Entering Film Festivals
- Using Film Freeway and our ninja tricks to attract Film Festivals Selection and Awards
- The Top 10 Film Festivals and how to pick the Film Festivals to Enter
- The Top 3 Short Film Websites where it is amazing to get screened. One has most of the Oscar Short Films
- Feature Film distributors and Sales Agents
- Streamers and How to get on Prime Video, Stan, Apple and on other streamers
- The Film Distributors we recommend that pay
- The Top World Film Markets and why they are worth attending now
- Finding Work in the Film Business and how to approach
- Networking in the Film Industry (Easy to Do)
- The Champion and why top Filmmakers always have one
- Top End Film Finance and the 2 Project Strategy
- Return on Investment
MAIN ACHIEVEMENT & OUTCOME:
You will know how to Find your Audience and get Selected in Film Festivals and find a Distributor who makes you money
Trailer from Tabernacle 101 - Multi Award Winning Film we made
The Filmmaker Instructor
Colm O'Murchu
Colm O’Murchu is a successful Indie Filmmaker and Director of four world-wide successfully released feature films The Elixir,The Makeover, Dealing with Destiny and Tabernacle 101
He created and has run Australian Film Central since 1997 and helped filmmakers produce hundreds of short films.
At this point 157 Short Films have been made on the Filmmaking Courses. You can see a selection of these films on our website under Watch Films.
Tabernacle 101 Trailer 100 minutes
Two 45 Minute Coaching Sessions with one of our Indie Filmmaking Coaches
You will get your Film Made once you Enrol
- One on One Coaching on your filmmaking Goals or Film Production
- Usually taken via Zoom but can be taken on the phone.
- Coaching is with Indie Filmmakers who have made films before. See Details below
Why this is an Opportunity. We like to hear about your Film Projects.
We are a production company and we’re always on the lookout for great projects. If we see a good feature film project, we may get involved directly and help you get your film produced.
Fill in Form for Film School Fees & Dates and Times
Please Watch Course Outline 2 Minute Video
Phone 1800131166
Email Questions
business@australianfilmcentral.com
Australia 1800131166
International +61488086104