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Filmmaking Course Curriculum for Producers and Directors



Ever sit through the ending credits of your favorite movie? Ever wonder what all those people do? In modern filmmaking, the average film set has 40-60 behind the scenes positions that help the director make his or her movie. You don't have to be Steven Spielberg to make a nice living in the film business. In fact, thousands of people are making a great living working behind the scenes in what are called "below the line" positions. 

Thousands of hardworking individuals make between $40,000 and $200,000 a year, and you can be next. All it takes is a lot of hard work, a little bit of experience and lots of connections. And that's exactly what you get with the Film Connection's General Production Course.

With this course you will get your foot in the door at a film production company, and take a structured course curriculum, so as to position yourself for future employment as any one of the following:

  • First and Second Assistant Director
  • Camera Operator
  • First AC, Second AC
  • Camera Production Assistant
  • Gaffer
  • Grip and Electric
  • Best Boy
  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Set Decorator
  • Location Manager
  • Production Manager
  • Production Secretary
  • Unit Production Manager
  • Production Coordinator
  • Art Department Coordinator
  • Production Assistant
  • Script Supervisor
  • Post-Production Supervisor
  • Makeup
  • Stylist
  • Special Effects Supervisor

Please note you will learn at a pace of one lesson per week for six months, inside a working film company.

 

Lessons

Please click inside the boxes blow to learn more:

A very short history of film Film Geek 101 getting your movie made
     
the movie script How to not get sued Financing your movie or film
     
Film Directing Part 3 Film budgets Directing Part 1
     
Film Directing Part 2 Film Production Scheduling
Cinematic leadership
     
Know your directors Pre-production part 1 Pre-production part 2
     
Cinematography and Production Audio Production design, costuming and makeup Working with actors and coverage
     
Post Production Marketing and Distributing filmmaking school





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