BASICSof Filmmaking
“BASICSof Filmmaking” focuses the cameras on working professionals who cover every step of the filmmaking process; each addressing his or her particular area of expertise with the idea of passing along the kind of practical, real-world information that could save other aspiring filmmakers from costly mistakes, errors in judgment, or the fallout from ego-blindness. The advice and tips you will learn from transcend time and are the basics on which you make film and television.
BASICSof Filmmaking is essentially an online film school of Tips and Advice. For one comparatively small price, the website subscriber will receive access to hundreds of videos featuring, and created by, working Film Industry professionals. BASICSof is owned by Film Industry Roundtable (FIRT); established in 2003 and continues to sell hard copy summary/introduction to versions of the current product through Amazon at $95 per DVD.
Today s version of product is in the presentation of a membership subscription site as well as providing e-commerce solutions for the First time Filmmakers with ABC training packages and FAQ video support. Combined, these tools will help in navigating the filmmaker through the maze of industry pitfalls or common mistakes. In addition to caveats and cautions, we will also feature use guides and tips to steer the subscriber in the best practiced and industry accepted directions.
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We strongly feel that if the user can learn just one thing they will come back again and again throughout the life of their subscription and refer the product to their friends and colleagues, as well as share their experience (and our links) on Social Media.
Our goal is by the end of their initial subscription they will have begun to understand the language of the film culture as it relates to cross department needs and the production as a team and have the growing catalog of video support here with BASICSof Filmmaking, and will keep returning and referring others.
In addition to the online film school website, there will be two other major revenue-generating components attached to the project. First, are live events, workshops and conferences ran by the FIRT team; we will have a variety of revenue models depending on the event type and style.
The 5 CORES of Filmmaking
The categories are broken into Development, Preproduction (PREP), Production, Post Production (POST), Distribution (Marketing, Films, Distribution, Festivals)
INTRODUCTION – VIDEO CONTENT AVAIALBLE
BASICSof Introduction covers the total spectrum of filmmaking from writing to Distribution. Each professional discusses what their perspective department needs are as related to 5 steps of the filmmaking process
DEVELOPMENT – VIDEO CONTENT AVAILABLE
Developing a project into a Feature Film or Television series. What steps should I take? Well through common sense advice and doing your homework you can create the right road for your production. Our BASICSof of Filmmaking: Development gives you information in writing, legal, producing, directing, business and creative look steps of the developing stage
PREPRODUCTION
BASICSof of Filmmaking: Preproduction following the producing, production staff, directing, casting and crew in starting to prep an under $2 million feature film. Interviews with crew, director, and producers. Be the “fly on the wall” as you learn how to go through Preproduction.
PRODUCTION
Lights, camera, ACTION…..continue to seeing the world of making a feature film through “the fly on the wall” vision of the real production look of making a feature film. No studio control, no network notes, no fluffing it up for entertainment broadcast. Just a real look at what happens
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during the magic making of filmmaking.
POST PRODUCTION – VIDEO CONTENT AVAILABLE
“We’ll fix it in Post”. What you don’t want to hear, because it means more money then what may have been put in the budget. A look and advice from the pros in Post Production. Giving the little tips that will save you extra money and make your production have that big budget look. Through interview with these “behind the scene” artists you will learn and find out information on editing, visual effects, post sound, music, post production supervision, labs and delivery.
DISTRIBUTION
I’ve finished my film or television pilot. Now what? The work really begins, it’s was once said “so you made a film, but if nobody see it what have you really done”. Through BASICSof of Filmmaking: Distribution, Marketing and Festivals we look at how to market your film, find a distribution for your film and how to submit and attending festivals to promote your production.
Format
Under each CORE we will search out and identify with the searchable topics of which 19 of the top are identified below. Each is different and may or may not be discussed within the same CORE categories. FIRT will also seek out industry Key’s and Gaffers to identify and provide content that targets their specific areas below line activity. All activity in film does come together and understanding the BASICSof will give every filmmaker around the world a competitive edge in comprehension and completion of successful filmmaking from the BASICSof of Development through to BASICSof of Distribution. Based on Twenty Six questions that will commonly come up when the entrepreneurial filmmaker first begins. These FAQs are derived from the experiences professional filmmakers find repetitive in their occurrences; we identify these as the pitfalls and errors when learning the industry road of yes no filmmaking. Our goal is to eradicate bad filmmaking and grow a united and safer more productive film awareness.
Seminars and Workshops
Produced by Film Industry Roundtable, these workshops and seminars will cover specific areas of filmmaking using the the headings:
• Understanding Filmmaking for the Writer
• Independent Filmmaking: What you need to know.
• Your First Steps into Getting Started as a Filmmaker.
• Filmmaking: Remember itʼs the Entertainment Business.
• Pitching and Acquisitions of Your Idea and Script.
• Behind the Lens: How to Communicate with Pros.
• BASICS of Filmmaking: A General Overview of the Film Industry.
Online Grant Writing Modules (coming in 2016)
This is an ongoing project that will deliver online training and techniques over a 16 module self paced program. Graduates will receive a training certificate and access to updated resources. In conjunction to the software development a documentary will be shot giving you an inside view on a grant writers world. The grants being written in the documentary are for a tertiary project titled First Nations Removed.