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