Read or Watch before the class date
Table of Contents
August 27-The Shot
- Read, Conclusion, What So Exciting About Movies, in Exploring Movie Construction and Production
- Read, How to Watch a Movie, Intro and Cinematic Language section, in Moving Pictures
- Watch, Introduction to Film Grammar, Pixar in a Box, Khan Academy
September 10-Shots in Sequence
- Read, What is Cinematography in Exploring Movie Construction and Production
- Watch, How Was Video Invented on YouTube, Veritasium
- Read, The Frame, A Window onto a World, Chapter 1, sections 1-1 through 1-4 in Films, Filmmakers, and Filmmaking
September 17-Intro to Cameras and Shot Composition
- Read and Watch, Tech in Production 101, Recording, Contrast Ratio, Graphics, Camera Mount and Camera Tech
- Read and Watch, Framing-I’m Ready For My Closeup Chapter 2 in Films, Filmmakers, and Filmmaking
- Watch, Visual Storytelling on Film Riot on YouTube, with Philip Bloom
September 24-Documentary Style
- Read What is a Documentary, Chapter 2, pages 10-18, Making Documentary Films and Videos by Barry Hampe,
- Read and Watch, What is documentary? The Genre Defined , on VideoMaker
- Read Michael Moore’s 13 Rules for Making Documentary Films in IndieWire
October 1-Editing
- Read and Watch What is Film Editing by Studio Binder
- Read What is Editing in Exploring Movie Construction and Production
October 8-Adobe Premiere, Other Editing Software
- Watch Learn Premiere Pro in 30 Minutes by Olufemii on YouTube
October 15-The Science of Sound and How to Record It
- Read and Watch, Sound in Production 101, What is Sound, Microphones, Sound Control, and Sound Technique
- Watch, The Science and Engineering of Sound on Filmmaker IQ on YouTube
October 22-Desktop Cinema-New Techniques in Filmmaking
- Read With ‘Searching,’ ‘Unfriended’ and beyond, Timur Bekmambetov seeks a new cinematic language that mirrors our digital lives in the Los Angeles Times
- Read Searching Is the Latest Movie to Be Told Entirely on a Computer Screen in Hyperallergic
- Read Profile: 10 Best Computer Screen Movies, Ranked According To IMDb in ScreenRant
October 29-Shooting Your Project
- Watch How film works and its place in Modern Filmmaking on What is? on YouTube
- Watch Images, Pixels and RGB from Code.org on YouTube
- Watch The History and Science of Lenses on Filmmaker IQ on YouTube
November 5-Lighting
- Watch 8 Steps to Cinematic Lighting on Tomorrows Filmmakers on YouTube
- Watch 5 Lighting Concepts Every Cinematographer Needs To Know on In Depth Cine on YouTube
- Watch The History and Science of Color Temperature from Filmmaker IQ on YouTube
November 12-Advanced Visual Techniques
- Read Mise-en-Scene in Moving Pictures
- Watch Visual Storytelling: How to Create an Unforgettable Film Tone from Studio Binder on Vimeo
November 19-Mockumentaries
- Read Definition of a Mockumentary by Craig Haight, Click on section called Resources for Teaching and Research
- Read and Watch, Everything You Need to Know about Mockumentaries in Five Minutes on No Film School
- Read and Watch 11 Tips for Making a Mockumentary on Premium Beat
December 3-How to Bring Style to Your Projects
- Read What is Directing in Exploring Movie Construction and Production
- Read A Director’s Style in Script to Screen
- Watch What Do All of the Greatest Filmmakers Have in Common? | Visual Style 101 on Indy Mogul on YouTube
December 10-Thinking About Color
- Watch Cinematic Color in Storytelling on Tomorrow’s Filmmakers on YouTube
- Watch Introduction to Color in Digital Filmmaking on Filmmaker IQ
- Watch 10 Best Uses of Color of All Time on Cinefix on YouTube
