Flagship Indie Filmmakers Course Program- PP

Creating the Film Directors and Producers of Tomorrow

Step by Step, you learn Filmmaking via all the Modules Below. You can check out the first two Free Lessons of 177. The Main Objective is to Make a Film and become a Filmmaker.

With the Amazing To Do List and PDFs of each Video Tutorial attached, you will step by step make your film. You can still enrol, if you only want to learn filmmaking but are not ready to make an actual film yet. 

This is the complete  Recording of our 5 Month Filmmaking Schoo in Sydney and Melbourne.   Every session has been filmed and in more detail , so even if you do not live in Sydney or Melbourne, you can now enrol on the 5 Month Film School virtually and choose to have one on one coaching on ZOOM

Overview Film Production –  Mindset -Your Film Production Goal 

Objective Film Month Film School  
Tour of the Course and How Best to Take the Course 
Time Management
The Foundation of Every Movie
Five Seasons of Filmmaking
The Right Mindset 
8 Pillars of Every Film Production 
What should I make?
Create your Film Production Goal Now 
The Tool Box 

SCREENPLAY – MONTH  ONE  From Idea to  Completed Screenplay _ THIS FIRST MONTH 

Learn to Format Your Screenplay 
Read Screenplays 
Let the Idea appear 
Create Dimensional Characters – Profiling 
High Stakes Objectives
Obstacles for the Protagonist
Plot your Story Pillars Scene by Scene 
Hollywood Plot Structure 
Write Three Pages Per Day Draft One and Rewriting  
Script Assessment Where to Get it Done. 

CASTING – How to Cast your Film and the To Do List to Make it happen 

Why you must have a Casting 
How much should you pay your Actors 
Advertise your Casting 
Booking Actors 
Casting Venue and Equipment Needed
Casting Crew 
Casting Night
Directing Actors at the Casting
Casting Short List and Call Backs 
Famous Actors and their Castings 

Directing Actors Section 

Overview
The all important Table Read
Picking the Most Important Scenes to Rehearse
Breaking Down a Scene for Rehearsal
Workshop the Scene in Rehearsal 
Demonstration of a Rehearsal 
Wardrobe Checks
Rehearsal Summary 
Tools for Directing 
Encourage your Actors 
Directing Actors on Set 
Michael Caine Teaches Screen Acting 
Pick the Best Actor Performance from the Takes in Post Production 
ADR and Looping 
Music Enhances Actors Performance 
Wrap Up 

Camera Training 101

Overview Film Equipment 
Levelling the Camera 
Focus Charts and How to get sharp focus 
Zoom V Prime Lense 
Demonstration of the Lenses 
T Stops and Aperture 
3 Controls of the Camera 
Lenses and Perspective 
Demonstration of What you See looking through the Lenses 
Finding the Correct Exposure – Demonstration 
Shallow and Deep Depth of Field 
How to get the correct White Balance 
Frame Rate 
Shutter Speed 
Slow Motion – Frame Rate and  Shutter Speed 
What is ISO Light Sensitivity 
Neutral Density Filters – The Sunglasses of the Camera 
Matt Boxes 
Clapper Board &  Baby Legs Bowl
The 180 Degree Line 
Buying Renting or Hire an Expert 

Location Sound 101 

Overview Location Sound Recording 
Shotgun Microphones 
Lapel Microphones 
Using the Boompole 
Demonstration – Correct Boom Swinging 

Locations Locations Locations  – Preproduction

How to define Locales Locations Sets and Scenes
Breaking down a script into Locales Locations Sets and Scenes 
Results of Breakdown of Script 
How to Find Locations 
Cold Calling Locations 
Tour of the locations in Tabernacle 101, how we found them and how much they cost. 

Preproduction +  The Crew 

Overview Production Management 
Executive Producers and Creative Producers 
Who are the crew? – Crew itemisation and Explanation 
Who are the HOD’s  Heads of Departments 
The Film Crew we had on Tabernacle 101 Feature Movie 
The Ideal 10 Person Crew 
The 5 Person Crew 
The Mobile Phone Crew 
The Documentary Crew 
Decision Time Crew 
Finding Crew from Crew Agents 
Finding Crew on  Facebook Groups 
Google your Crew and Learn  to Negotiate 

Lighting Gear and  Accessories 

Tungsten Lighting Gear itemised
Lights we recommend you Buy
Get one Spotter Light 
Lighting and Gaffer Accessories 
Reflectors and how to use them 

Three Point Lighting and How to Light a Film Set 

Demonstration 3 Point Lighting with LED Lights 
How to operate the LED Lights
Demonstration 3 Point Lighting with Tungsten Lights 
Summary Lighting  

Composition and Framing 

Spectacular Composition 
Framing Headroom and Tilts and Pans 
The Main Shots 
Tracking Shots & Demonstration 
Three Point Lighting Explained 

Mobile Phone Shoots 

4 Options for Shooting and the Mobile Phone Shoot  
Additional Equipment when you shoot on a Mobile Phone  
Principals of Filmmaking Still Apply to Mobile Phone Shoots 

Film Directors Final Preparation before Shooting 

Overview Directors Preparation 
Meeting with the Key Makeup Artist 
Meeting with the Wardrobe Costume Designer 
Script Analysis and a Director Prepares for Directing Actors 
Reccies – Go to the Set and prepare on Set well before the Shoot 
Pragmatic Production Design 
Production Design is so important for your Film
Shot Listing and Blocking 
How to Create your Shot list and Blocking plan 
Collaborate with your DOP

Final Preproduction 

Checklist –  Advanced Preproduction 
Sourcing Props and Set Dressing  
Extras and How to Find them 
Seven Days out from Shooting Checklist 
Catering – Make it Good 
Public Liability Insurance and why you should have it. 
Final Coordination Meeting 
Call Sheets and what you need no them 

The Shoot – Time to Shoot your Film 

Get Ready to Shoot 
Director Vision 
Now it is time to Direct on your Film Set and the Shoot. How to do it.  
The Take Protocol 
Getting the best out of your Actors and Crew 

POST PRODUCTION AND LEARN TO EDIT  WITH ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

Post Production Overview 
Edit on Adobe Premiere Pro  
Download Page for Video and Audio.
 Starting up and Setting up Adobe Premiere Pro
Importing, Labelling & Organizing  your Video and Audio  
Syncing your Sound with your Video –
Watching the Rushes 
Editing the Rough Cut – 3 point editing _ How to Edit your Scene
Editing the Fine Cut 
Colouring and Grading your Film 
Titles and Credits for your film / video
Sound Post Summary 
ADR Looping and How useful it is 
Music and Sound 
Music and how important it is 
Sound Mixing and Final Mix 
Making your Film Widescreen 
Exporting out your Final Film for Screening  
Test Screenings 

Business of Filmmaking – Film Festivals and Promotions  

Overview Business of Filmmaking 
Make a Trailer 
Make a Poster 
Use Vimeo for your Video Links for your master films  
Marketing Tools 
Film Freeway 
Major Strategy for Entering Film Festivals 
Film Freeway Marketing – Why you should use it.

Short Film Online Sites 

Eyeball Goal  for your Film 
Best Short Film Websites that attract a huge audience to your film. 
More Short Film Websites that attract a huge audience to your film. New Lesson
The Big 3 Sites 

Marketing your Film and Finding the Audience with  Film Distributors and Sales Agents 

Test Screenings 
Make an Amazing Film 
Film Markets where Films are sold
Sales Agents and Distributors 
Sales Agents Contracts 
The Champion 

Finance  a Film 

Film Budget Categories 
Multiple Film Shoots Finance 
Investment Model for Micro Budget Feature Films 
Raise Money – 8 Ways 
Return on Investment 
The Two Project Strategy 
Top End Film Finance 

Working with  the Film Industry and Networking  

Sign up with a  Crew Agent 
Finding Work on Facbebook Groups 
Guild Producers and Directors 
Networking in the film industry
Get your IMDB Profile 
High Energy will get you places 
The Final Wrap Up

Course Instructor

Colm Courses Colm Courses Author

Colm O’Murchu is a successful Indie Filmmaker and Director of three world-wide successfully released feature films and one documentary. He created and has run Australian Film Base since 2004 and helped filmmakers produce hundreds of short films. On each of his live film courses in Australia, a 12 minute movie is produced. On his advanced Film Courses, a feature film is produced. He knows every angle involved in getting films made and made successfully. His mission is to help up and coming and emerging Filmmakers make their films successful. He also owns and runs the worldwide Blog /Podcast Indie Filmmaking Passion that helps other filmmakers make and create their own films and get them seen by a worldwide audience. He has spoken at Indie Film Seminars all over the world. His most recent film Tabernacle 101 has been released worldwide in 2019 and currently available on Prime Video, Apple TV & Tube. It has won 18 Awards and has been selected in 38 International Film Festivals. He is currently in development on his next feature film Absolute Freedom, an action adventure film set in the outback. He lives in the Blue Mountains NSW Australia and loves the outdoors and the mountains. His Online Filmmaking Courses are designed to help other people learn how to Produce Write Direct and Edit their own films and get them seen by the widest audience possible. He also teaches you how to find a Film Distributor and maximise the return financially on your film.

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