DIY Filmmaking Tips Weekly

DIY your way to your next film. Get tips for making films on a tight budget.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. DIY Filmmaking Tips

• Formatting a screenplay
• Film production workflow overview
• Pre-production workflow
• Production workflow
• Post-production workflow
• Telling story through shot types
• How to build a shot list
• Storyboarding
• What's a lined script?
• How to make a budget
• How to schedule your shoot efficiently with Shot Lister
• How to make a call sheet
• Film contracts and why they are important
• How to make a production binder
• Casting a film
• Location scouting
• Camera gear essentials
• Lighting gear essentials
• Full frame or crop? Picking your film camera
• Why you should film in LOG
• Picking your frame rate
• Can you film a movie on your phone?
• Production gear essentials
• Renting gear versus buying gear
• When to do a test shoot
• On-set etiquette
• On-set order of operations
• On-set terms
• How to slate
• How to set up a C-stand
• Whip pan camera trick
• How to film one actor as multiple characters
• The 180-degree rule
• How to do a multicamera shoot
• How to do three-point lighting
• How to make your own diffusion
• How to shoot a film remotely: Pre production
• How to shoot a film remotely: Production
• How to shoot a film remotely: Post-production
• How to do a table read
• How to do a rehearsal
• Directing on set
• Directing tips
• Tips for working with actors
• Tips for directing nonactors
• Working with SAG actors: Pre-production
• Working with SAG actors: Production and post-production
• What’s an assistant director?
• What does a film producer do?
• What does a director do?
• What does a director of photography actually do?
• What is a camera assistant?
• What does a production designer do?
• What does a production assistant do?
• Tips to know before submitting to film festivals
• Developing a film festival strategy
• Tips for submitting to film festivals
• Tips for going to a film festival
• Lighting gear essentials
• Wardrobe kit essentials
• Costume design basics
• Conclusion