Lean Filmmaking: Turn Your Vision into a Short Film

Learn how to write, shoot, and post-produce a meaningful short film using minimum resources

• Introduction
• Lean Filmmaking
• Pre-production
• Production
• Post-production
• Final project

Filmmaking is an opportunity to bring your vision to life by crafting ideas into images and stories. Film director Iliès Terki specializes in doing just that using minimal resources for maximum impact. He runs his own studio specializing in short-form fiction and has worked with brands including adidas, BMW, Renault, and Netflix Germany.

In this online course, Iliès teaches you the process of translating your vision into a short film. Learn to tell meaningful stories with only a few resources, from the initial concept to the final edit. Discover the power of lean filmmaking.

• About Me
• Influences
• Why Make a Short Film Narrative?
• Intro to Lean Filmmaking
• How to Find a Good Short Story
• Writing a Minimum Viable Story
• Creating the Vision for Your Short
• Concept Book
• Casting for Indie-Filmmaking
• Building a Squad and Getting Feedback
• Location Scouting
• Finalizing the Pre-production Stage
• Arriving on Location
• Communicating with the Talent
• How Pre-production Helps You
• Protecting the Creative Energy
• Editing, VFX, and Grading
• Music and Sound
• Lean Filmmaking: Turn Your Vision into a Short Film