Directing Your Movie: From Script To Screen

Taking you step by step through the entire process of directing your movie from start to finish, from script to screen.

What you'll learn

Understand the nuts and bolts of directing a movie from start to finish.

Feel confident on a film set with a full film crew.

Feel comfortable working with actors.

Be prepared for all the ups and downs of a movie set.

Requirements

Have a passion for filmmaking.

Description

This Course Offers Everything You Need to Feel Confident Directing Your Own Movie.While some courses on directing gloss over the specifics or only discuss directing "in theory", this course gets into the nuts and bolts of every step of the movie directing process.Taught by 30-year film industry veteran Joth Riggs, this course gives you the confidence to handle everything from development to pre-production, production and post production. Everything you'll need to Direct Your Movie from Script to Screen.Topics covered include:Introduction / Who am I?To Film School or Not To Film SchoolWhat is a Director?What a Director Should KnowFinding Your StoryScript Analysis and DevelopmentYour Visual StyleScript BreakdownBuilding Your Production TeamMeetings & More MeetingsFinding Your CastCast Read-ThroughCast RehearsalsLocation ScoutingMaking Your Shot ListCovering A SceneThe 180 Degree RuleTypes of ShotsStoryboards, Previz & Shot MapsTech ScoutsCamera Tests & Wardrobe FittingsProduction MeetingOn the SetCrew Call / Safety MeetingBlocking RehearsalLighting ModeWorking with Your Actors (Connecting)Working with Your Actors (What Not To Do)Working with Your Actors (Discovering Their Method)Working with Your Actors (Emotional Tone Scale)Camera RehearsalShootingPick-UpsTail SlatesTo Cut or Not To CutTake vs. Shot vs. SetupShooting CoverageMoving OnCompany MovesWorking w/ MinorsWorking w/ AnimalsWorking w/ Gunfire & Other HazardsStuntworkDriving SequencesMaking the DaySetbacksMartini and WrapWatching DailiesEnd of the Day and Picture WrapEditing (Rough Assemble)Director's CutRe-Shoots / Pick-UpsPicture LockMusic / ScoreSound Design / SFX / FoleyADRFinal Sound MixVisual EffectsColor GradeFinal Film / PremiereNow, Go Make Your Movie!

Overview

Section 1: INTRODUCTION

Lecture 1 TEASER / TRAILER

Lecture 2 INTRODUCTION / TO FILM SCHOOL OR NOT TO FILM SCHOOL

Section 2: WHAT IS A DIRECTOR?

Lecture 3 WHAT IS A DIRECTOR?

Lecture 4 WHAT A DIRECTOR SHOULD KNOW

Section 3: DEVELOPMENT

Lecture 5 DEVELOPMENT

Lecture 6 SCRIPT ANALYSIS

Lecture 7 VISUAL STYLE

Lecture 8 SCRIPT BREAKDOWN

Section 4: PRE-PRODUCTION

Lecture 9 PROPER PLANNING

Lecture 10 BUILDING YOUR TEAM

Lecture 11 MEETING, MEETINGS AND MORE MEETINGS

Section 5: CASTING

Lecture 12 FINDING YOUR CAST

Lecture 13 CAST READ-THROUGH

Lecture 14 CAST REHEARSALS

Section 6: PREPPING

Lecture 15 LOCATION SCOUTING

Lecture 16 MAKING YOUR SHOT LIST

Lecture 17 COVERING A SCENE

Lecture 18 THE 180-DEGREE RULE

Lecture 19 TYPES OF SHOTS

Lecture 20 STORYBOARDS, PREVIZ AND SHOTMAPS

Section 7: TECHNICAL

Lecture 21 TECH SCOUTS

Lecture 22 CAMERA TESTS, MAKEUP TESTS AND WARDROBE FITTINGS

Lecture 23 PRODUCTION MEETING (PAGE-TURNER)

Section 8: PRODUCTION

Lecture 24 ON THE SET

Lecture 25 CREW CALL / SAFETY MEETING

Lecture 26 CAMERA / BLOCKING REHEARSAL

Lecture 27 LIGHTING MODE

Section 9: WORKING WITH ACTORS

Lecture 28 CONNECTING

Lecture 29 WHAT NOT TO DO

Lecture 30 DISCOVERING THEIR METHOD

Lecture 31 EMOTIONAL TONE SCALE

Section 10: FILMING

Lecture 32 CAMERA REHEARSAL

Lecture 33 SHOOTING

Lecture 34 PICK-UPS

Lecture 35 TAIL SLATES / END MARKERS

Lecture 36 TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT

Lecture 37 TAKE VS. SHOT VS. SETUP

Lecture 38 SHOOTING COVERAGE

Section 11: MOVING ON

Lecture 39 NEXT SETUP

Lecture 40 COMPANY MOVES

Section 12: UNIQUE ELEMENTS

Lecture 41 WORKING WITH MINORS

Lecture 42 WORKING WITH ANIMALS

Lecture 43 GUNFIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS

Lecture 44 STUNTWORK

Lecture 45 DRIVING SEQUENCES

Section 13: WRAPPING UP

Lecture 46 MAKING THE DAY

Lecture 47 SETBACKS

Lecture 48 MARTINI AND WRAP

Lecture 49 WATCHING DAILIES

Lecture 50 END OF DAY AND PICTURE WRAP

Section 14: POST PRODUCTION

Lecture 51 EDITING / ROUGH ASSEMBLE

Lecture 52 DIRECTOR'S CUT

Lecture 53 RE-SHOOTS / PICK-UPS

Lecture 54 PICTURE LOCK

Section 15: MUSIC / SOUND

Lecture 55 FILM SCORE

Lecture 56 SOUND DESIGN / SFX / FOLLEY

Lecture 57 ADR / LOOPING

Lecture 58 SOUND MIX

Section 16: FINAL VISUALS

Lecture 59 VISUAL EFFECTS

Lecture 60 COLOR GRADE

Section 17: FINALE

Lecture 61 FINAL FILM / PREMIERE

Lecture 62 GO MAKE YOUR MOVIE!

Beginning filmmakers just starting out on the path to directing.,Experienced filmmakers looking to make the jump to the director's chair.