Frequently Asked Questions
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Most frequent questions and answers
How will I benefit from attending the 5 Month Filmmaking School?
The best benefit is that you will shoot a 5 – 10 minute short Film concurrently with the Course as it happens. You can also get your Feature Film ready and set to go once the Course is delivered and you can do both of the above.
After you graduate with the Film Directors Certificate, you will have the blueprint and knowledge to produce and make your own films. You will have learnt how to make your film professional.
You will have gained valuable new skills in film editing on Adobe Premiere Pro. You will have learned how to colour your own film and source music.
You will have learnt how to cast your film. You will have learnt how to organise a shoot. You will have learnt how to shoot for 4 Days on location getting all the necessary shots and performance from real actors.
These are some of the benefits of the Film Course.
Do not buy equipment till you have attended the Film Equipment Session Four of the School? Mentorship and Course Content Here
You will clearly know what to buy at that point. . Many people rent film equipment rather than buying film equipment.
But be aware that you can get away with only spending around $1K and still make a great film as you will see on the course when you enrol.
Do I need Film Equipment?
Yes you do if you want to Make a Film Now. You can also do the Five Month Filmmaking Course without making a film and in that case, you will not need any film equipment outside of your mobile phone camera for practice and optional a few add on’s that will make your mobile camera more effective .
If you are shooting a short film during the five month film course, you will need some gear. In todays filmmaking world you can get away with very little and use your Mobile phone Camera. You will need to download some apps and buy a tripod and Stabilisers . But they are very cheap and on the course we will direct you to the best place to get the gear. No need to get film equipment now.
You will need some basic lighting. The biggest expense will be a Sound Recorder and Lapelle microphones. These are essential or your movie will never sound professional. The Sound Gear will not cost that much. You will get all of the film equipment for about $1k. The Film equipment can fit in one bag. Yes, this will enable you to shoot professional films. You will have the equipment for short films or documentaries or micro budget feature films. That is the exceptionally exciting aspect of today’s film world.
You can go for more expensive Gear and This includes the amazing Black Magic Designs Ursa Camera, professional sound and light equipment and grips equipment. If you go this more expensive path, it may be worth considering renting equipment rather than buying.
How long have you been in business?
24 Years. The First Film Course was presented by Colm O’Murchu in May 1997 and has remained continuous since then. We are a quality. We train people in how to make films the right way.
Hundreds of short films have been produced on our Film Courses. So many people who have started their film careers with us, have gone on to work successfully in the film business
How many People do I need in a Crew
Anywhere from 3 – 10 people for a Micro Budget Film. Three being the least amount and 10 being the most for a Micro Budget. We will itemise the Crew on the 5 Month Filmmaking Course. Also you as we present the course in one geographical area, there will be many people you can make contact with and network with on the course.
Do I need my own editing equipment for the Editing Sessions?
You will need Adobe Premiere Pro software and a laptop or Desktop computer with a minimum of 8GB of Ram . It is advisable to have an external drive with at least 1 TB of space. You do not need to worry about getting these items till the 4th Month of the filmmaking course.
You can choose to just observe the edit sessions or actively partake and learn editing. The choice will be yours and you can make this choice after your shoot on the filmmaking course.
We will also supply you with the Online Editing Tutorials which will teach you how to edit a film. This will be in addition to the editing classes. You will be invited to edit a version of the short film shot on the course. This may take 20 – 30 hours of homework time to complete the whole film. Of course editing the film is voluntary and you do not need to edit the film to enrol on the 4 Month Filmmaking Course. The choice will be completely yours.
Do I get to make my own film?
On the 5 Month Film Course, everyone gets the opportunity to write a screenplay for their film, created on the film course out of an idea created on the course.
Everyone will learn to edit their own 10- minute film. Everyone gets the chance to source music for the film. Everyone gets the opportunity to cast their own film. Everyone gets to colour their film
You get the opportunity to crew and cast your own film using the instruction on the film course.
You will get the opportunity to make your own passionate 10-minute film,