* includes Videographer for filming scenes
Class Outline - Content Creating on No Budget/Creating your own Work
Lesson 1: Introduction into Content Creation
- Introduce ourselves and showcase some of our work
- Get the class to introduce themselves and their goals/why they chose to do the course - whatthey hope to learn from it
- Introduction into content creation and how it’s grown and become more accessible. Examples of different types of content creating and trailblazers in the content creation sphere
Homework: Find and list 4 favourite shows or films, note the genre & why you have a connection to it.
Lesson 2: Storytelling
- Start with the homework
- Discovering each students style and what their goals are through content creation
- Letting them find their own unique ‘voice’ in their work
- Explain good examples of this
Homework: Find 3 examples of good storytelling and 3 examples of bad storytelling
Lesson 3: Screenwriting part 1
- Start with homework
- Have student chose whether they want to write a scene or a short film to work on throughoutthe course
- Help them brainstorm ideas
- Show them script writing applications and how to download them
- Go through script structure and show them a industrial standard script
Homework: Get ideas down for a script
Lesson 4: Screenwriting part 2
- Start with homework
- Creating characters: arc, uniqueness and relatability
- Character objectives and motivations
- Creating conflict within the story
Home work: Start writing a script which will working on through the course
Lesson 5: Cast and Crew
- Start with the homework
- Explain the different types of people in a film crew and what they do - mention minimumnecessity of roles required for content creation
- Where to find cast and crew - go through some websites with students
- Where to find equipment and basic equipment required to start content creation
- What you can offer when you have no budget
- Explain the importance of why a good team matters
Homework: Find websites that either rent equipment and cast
Lesson 6: Problem solving
- Start with homework
- Explaining all problems that could arise on a project
- Provide personal examples of this
- Let them solve some questions together with a slide show of examples
Homework: Give the class members some questions each
Lesson 7: Making a film together
- Start with homework
- Assign teams and pick scripts
- Let the teams allocate roles and discuss ideas/start planning
- Set a date to have the script/scene completed
Homework: Start planning their scripts
Lesson 9: Practical Knowledge
- Hands on work with setting up a scene
- Get students to use the equipment (they can bring their own equipment if they’re more
- comfortable with using it)
- Demonstrate how to use things more creatively depending on your budget
Homework: Start shooting their scripts and applying what they’ve learnt
Lesson 8: Production
- Cinematography and frames and provide examples
- Lighting and how it affects a shot providing examples
- Production design - show good and bad examples
- Colour palettes and costuming
Homework: Have film shot but not edited
Lesson 10: Editing
- Demonstrate the editing tools they need e.i Davinci, Audacity, royalty free sites
- Explain to them basic editing knowledge - cutting clips, mixing sound, titles
- Have each team start their edit and observe
Homework: Have them edit the final cut and bring it to class
Lesson 11 :Watching the final product
- Watching each teams film and discus it - what’s good and bad about it
- Question each team on their process and what challenges they faced
Lesson 12: What happens after?
- Talk about the different avenues for your project e.i film festivals, private screenings, social
- media (youtube, vimeo, facebook)
- Introduce them to Film Freeway and demonstrate how it works
- Marketing, promotion and networking
- Talk about professionalism in the industry
- Final Q & A