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There's also a [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzT_YMFnOxaW8V2SBfb4OgWs '''◎ FILMMAKING Unseen ◎''' YouTube playlist] with unseen content that may or may not be noteworthy.]]
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A good story told well is absolutely and fundamentally the most important aspect of almost every movie.  Nothing can save the most beautiful movie from terrible storytelling.
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== Screenwriting ==
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=== Screenwriting books ===
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[[File:Best screenwriting books.png|thumb|right|250px|The '''three best [[screenwriting]] books''': ''The Anatomy of Story'', ''Save The Cat!'', ''Story''.]]
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The three best books covering the fundamentals of [[screenwriting]] and [[storytelling]] for [[filmmaking]]:
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'''''[[The Anatomy of Story]]''': 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller'' ~ '''[[John Truby]]'''
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* on Amazon: ''[https://www.amazon.ca/Anatomy-Story-Becoming-Master-Storyteller/dp/0865479933 The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller]''
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* '''[[Audiobook:]]''' ???
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* on DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=John+Truby+The+Anatomy+of+Story John Truby The Anatomy of Story]
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* PDF on The Internet Archive: ''[https://archive.org/details/anatomyofstory220000trub The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller]''
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* on Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Truby John Truby]
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* on YouTube: [https://www.YouTube.com/results?search_query=John+Truby+The+Anatomy+of+Story John Truby The Anatomy of Story]
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'''''[[Save The Cat]]''': The Last Book On Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need!'' ~ '''[[Blake Snyder]]'''
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* on Amazon: ''[https://www.amazon.ca/Save-Cat-Last-Screenwriting-Youll/dp/1974905616 Save The Cat: The Last Book On Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need!]''
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* '''[[Audiobook:]]''' ???
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* on DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Blake+Snyder+Save+The+Cat Blake Snyder Save The Cat]
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* PDF on The Internet Archive: ''[https://archive.org/details/savecatlastbooko0000snyd Save The Cat: The Last Book On Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need!]''
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* on Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Snyder Blake Snyder]
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* on YouTube: [https://www.YouTube.com/results?search_query=Blake+Snyder+Save+The+Cat Blake Snyder Save The Cat]
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'''''[[Story]]''': Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting'' ~ '''[[Robert McKee]]'''
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* on Amazon: ''[https://www.Amazon.ca/Story-Structure-Substance-Principles-Screenwriting-ebook/dp/B0042FZVOY Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting]''
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* '''[[Audiobook:]]''' ???
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* on DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Robert+McKee+Story Robert McKee Story]
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* PDF on The Internet Archive: ''[https://archive.org/details/RobertMcKeeStorypdf Robert McKee Story]'
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* on Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McKee Robert McKee]
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* on YouTube: [https://www.YouTube.com/results?search_query=Robert+McKee+Story Robert McKee Story]
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=== Storytelling ===
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==== Heroes Journey ====
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[[Joseph Campbell]]'s mythology analysis of the [[Heroes Journey]] explains what makes compelling stories.
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==== Story Circle ====
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[[File:The Story Circle.png|thumb|right|250px|'''The Story Circle''' - You, Need, Go, Search for something, Find it, Take it, Return, Changed.]]
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" ''The so-called [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Dan+Harmon+Story+Circle Story Circle] [aka The Embryo] is my attempt to remove all of the hard and repeated work from the task of breaking a story.  We do an eight-step story process here.  I call it an embryo.  '''1)''' You've got a character that you can identify with '''2)''' that has some kind of need/wish/incompletion.  '''3)''' [It] causes them to go across a threshold where the story changes direction.  '''4)''' They go down a road of trials, searching for something.  '''5)''' They find it, whether they like it or not.  '''6)''' It kind of kicks their ass, '''7)''' and they come back to the world they started in, '''8)''' having changed. - You, Need, Go, Search for something, Find it, Take it, Return, Changed.'' "  ~ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon Dan Harmon], co-creator of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty Rick and Morty]
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== Filmmaking ==
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=== Filmmaking books ===
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[[File:Film Directing Shot By Shot, Steven D. Katz cover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''''[[Film Directing: Shot by Shot]]''' - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen Paperback'' book cover ~ [[Steve D. Katz]].]]
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* '''''[[Film Directing: Shot by Shot]]''' - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen Paperback'' ~ [[Steve D. Katz]]
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*: Available on [https://www.Amazon.ca/Film-Directing-Anniversary-Visualizing-Concept/dp/1615932976 Amazon].
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== Cinematography ==
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* '''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMdb70ShnkI Focal Lengths and Lenses used by Great Directors]''''' (9:27) ~ wolfcrow, 2016-08-14 ('''[https://wolfcrow.com wolfcrow.com]''')
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== Self-promotion ==
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* '''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ueHb1zX_aE Showcase Your Work]''''' (7:29) ~ Richard Grove, 2023-08-19
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=== Film festivals ===
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[[File:TRC History of Comedy on Film 1920x1080 001.png|thumb|right|250px|Film festivals.]]
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Film festivals are not what they once were (like anything).
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
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[[File:Hand Sign Finger Gun '7' Cartoon Illustration.png|thumb|right|200px|Hand Sign Finger Gun '7' Cartoon Illustration by [[Jason Carswell]].]]
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[[File:Hand Sign Finger Gun 'L' Cartoon Illustration.png|thumb|right|200px|Hand Sign Finger Gun 'L' Cartoon Illustration by [[Jason Carswell]].]]
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* [[Animation]]
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** [[Animation equipment]]
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*** [[Animation class startup shopping list]]
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** [[Animation research]]
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** [[Animation resources]]
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** [https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzT4lmxk7-k3cYNOavc1rY-E '''◉ ANIMATION ◉''' YouTube playlist] compiled by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
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* [[:Category:Animation]]
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* [[:Category:Filmmaking]]
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* [[:Category:Media]]
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* [[:Category:Windsor media]]
 
* [[Decentralized alternatives‏‎]], includes lists of crowdsourcing alternatives and YouTube alternatives
 
* [[Decentralized alternatives‏‎]], includes lists of crowdsourcing alternatives and YouTube alternatives
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* on YouTube: [https://www.YouTube.com/@filmcourage FilmCourage] channel on filmmaking
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* [[Economic alternatives‏‎]]
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* books on the fundamentals of screenwriting, storytelling, and filmmaking:
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* '''[https://www.YouTube.com/@filmcourage FilmCourage]''' channel on filmmaking, on YouTube
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** '''''Save The Cat''''' ~ Blake Snyder
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*** on Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Snyder Blake Snyder]
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** [[Filmmaking equipment]]
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*** on DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=John+Truby+The+Anatomy+of+Story John Truby The Anatomy of Story]
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** [[Filmmaking production elements]]
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*** on YouTube: [https://www.YouTube.com/results?search_query=John+Truby+The+Anatomy+of+Story John Truby The Anatomy of Story]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Audio production|Audio production]]
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** '''''The Anatomy of Story''''' ~ John Truby
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Classical animation production|Classical animation production]]
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*** on Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Truby John Truby]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Computer animation production|Computer animation production]]
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*** on DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Blake+Snyder+Save+The+Cat Blake Snyder Save The Cat]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Commercial production|Commercial production]]
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*** on YouTube: [https://www.YouTube.com/results?search_query=Blake+Snyder+Save+The+Cat Blake Snyder Save The Cat]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Documentary production|Documentary production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Event video production|Event video production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Feature film movie production|Feature film movie production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#General animation production|General animation production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Industrial video production|Industrial video production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Music video production|Music video production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Podcast production|Podcast production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Post production|Post production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Short video production|Short video production]]
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** [[Filmmaking resources]]
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** [https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzQYPsL3uQkWCvYfqbUxVI7O '''◉ FILMMAKING ◉''' YouTube playlist] compiled by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
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* [[Joseph Campbell]]
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** on Amazon: ''[https://www.Amazon.ca/s?k=Joseph+Campbell Joseph Campbell]
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** on DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Joseph+Campbell Joseph Campbell]
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** on Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell Joseph Campbell]
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** on YouTube: [https://www.YouTube.com/results?search_query=Joseph+Campbell Joseph Campbell]
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* [[Open Curricula Projects]]
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*:► [[Open Curricula Projects Media]]
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*::► [[Open Curricula Projects Filmmaking]]
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*:::► [[Open Curricula Projects Animation]]
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*::::► [[Open Curricula Projects 2D Animation]]
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*::::► [[Open Curricula Projects Classical Animation]]
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*::::► [[Open Curricula Projects Computer Animation]]
 
* [[Riggi Media]] International Inc. - recording, video, & colour grading studio
 
* [[Riggi Media]] International Inc. - recording, video, & colour grading studio
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** [https://RiggiMediaInternational.com RiggiMediaInternational.com], [[Windsor, Ontario]]
 
** ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvkFFLIWmgQ Riggi entertainment Plugnplay Podcast]'' (41:37) ~ Plugnplay Production, June 11, 2022, on YouTube.
 
** ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvkFFLIWmgQ Riggi entertainment Plugnplay Podcast]'' (41:37) ~ Plugnplay Production, June 11, 2022, on YouTube.
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* [[Screenwriting]]
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** [[Screenwriting terminology]]
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* [[Technology alternatives‏‎]]
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* [[Television series pitches]]
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* [[Video distribution]]
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* [[Video production]]
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** [[Video production terminology]]
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* Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking MasterClass
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*: In 6 hours of video lessons, movie director [[Werner Herzog]] teaches his uncompromising approach to documentary and feature filmmaking.
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*: [https://www.MasterClass.com/classes/werner-herzog-teaches-filmmaking MasterClass.com/classes/werner-herzog-teaches-filmmaking]
 
* [[Windsor Media Center]]
 
* [[Windsor Media Center]]
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=== Online filmmaking resources ===
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[[File:Tell Lie Vision Tumblr m8uh33PGid1qj6wafo1 500.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Television.]]
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Top searches for "'''filmmaking'''" on DuckDuckGo yield (as of 2023-02-23):
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# '''Filmmaking''' ('''film production''') is the process by which a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film motion picture] is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking#Production produced]. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriting screenwriting], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casting_(performing_arts) casting], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-production pre-production], shooting, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction sound recording], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-production post-production], and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_release film release] and an exhibition. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world. It uses a variety of technologies and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematic_techniques cinematic techniques].  Although filmmaking originally involved the use of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_film film], most [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_production film productions are now digital]. Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast.
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#: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking Wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking]
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# The Filmmaking Process for Beginners | NYFA - Student Resources
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#: [https://www.NYFA.edu/student-resources/the-beginners-guide-to-the-filmmaking-process/ NYFA.edu/student-resources/the-beginners-guide-to-the-filmmaking-process]
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# The ultimate filmmaking guide - Adobe
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#: [https://www.Adobe.com/creativecloud/video/discover/filmmaking.html Adobe.com/creativecloud/video/discover/filmmaking]
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# Filmmaking 101: What You Need to Know About Indie Film Production
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#: [https://Academy.Wedio.com/filmmaking/ Academy.Wedio.com/filmmaking]
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# Understanding Filmmaking: The 5 Stages of Film Production
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#: [https://www.MasterClass.com/articles/understanding-the-stages-of-film-production MasterClass.com/articles/understanding-the-stages-of-film-production]
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# The Filmmaking Process Step by Step - Learn About Film
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#: [https://www.LearnAboutFilm.com/making-a-film/organising-filmmaking-process/ LearnAboutFilm.com/making-a-film/organising-filmmaking-process]
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# 15 Essential Filmmaking Techniques Every Filmmaker Should Know | ActionVFX
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#: [https://www.ActionVFX.com/blog/15-essential-filmmaking-techniques-every-filmmaker-should-know ActionVFX.com/blog/15-essential-filmmaking-techniques-every-filmmaker-should-know]
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# Filmmaking - Filmmaking Stuff
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#: [https://www.FilmmakingStuff.com/filmmaking/ https://www.FilmmakingStuff.com/filmmaking]
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# Online filmmaking courses
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#: [https://www.JoinFilms.academy/s/pages/online-filmmaking-courses JoinFilms.academy/s/pages/online-filmmaking-courses]
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# Filmmaking 101 A Beginners Guide (13:10) ~ Brandon Washington, 2018-01-26
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#: [https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=e5KwoaL8wAk YouTube.com/watch?v=e5KwoaL8wAk]
  
 
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◉ FILMMAKING ◉ YouTube playlist compiled by User:JasonCarswell.

Noteworthy videos with analysis, insights, and instructions on acting, arcs, arts, audio engineering, budgets, censorship, character, cinematography, clients, commentary, communicating, composition, costuming, craft, credits and titles, culture, design, dialogue, documentaries, editing, entertainment industry, filmmaking, how-to, lighting, making-of, marketing, media, music, pacing, performance, political influence, screenwriting, social analysis, social media, staging, storyboarding, storytelling, structure, substance, subtext, techniques, video distribution, etc.

There's also a ◎ FILMMAKING Unseen ◎ YouTube playlist with unseen content that may or may not be noteworthy.
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A good story told well is absolutely and fundamentally the most important aspect of almost every movie. Nothing can save the most beautiful movie from terrible storytelling.


Screenwriting

Screenwriting books

The three best screenwriting books: The Anatomy of Story, Save The Cat!, Story.

The three best books covering the fundamentals of screenwriting and storytelling for filmmaking:

The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller ~ John Truby

Save The Cat: The Last Book On Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need! ~ Blake Snyder

Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting ~ Robert McKee

Storytelling

Heroes Journey

Joseph Campbell's mythology analysis of the Heroes Journey explains what makes compelling stories.

Story Circle

The Story Circle - You, Need, Go, Search for something, Find it, Take it, Return, Changed.

" The so-called Story Circle [aka The Embryo] is my attempt to remove all of the hard and repeated work from the task of breaking a story. We do an eight-step story process here. I call it an embryo. 1) You've got a character that you can identify with 2) that has some kind of need/wish/incompletion. 3) [It] causes them to go across a threshold where the story changes direction. 4) They go down a road of trials, searching for something. 5) They find it, whether they like it or not. 6) It kind of kicks their ass, 7) and they come back to the world they started in, 8) having changed. - You, Need, Go, Search for something, Find it, Take it, Return, Changed. " ~ Dan Harmon, co-creator of Rick and Morty

Filmmaking

Filmmaking books

Film Directing: Shot by Shot - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen Paperback book cover ~ Steve D. Katz.

Cinematography

Self-promotion

Film festivals

Film festivals.

Film festivals are not what they once were (like anything).

See also

Hand Sign Finger Gun '7' Cartoon Illustration by Jason Carswell.
Hand Sign Finger Gun 'L' Cartoon Illustration by Jason Carswell.

Online filmmaking resources

Television.

Top searches for "filmmaking" on DuckDuckGo yield (as of 2023-02-23):

  1. Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casting, pre-production, shooting, sound recording, post-production, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and an exhibition. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world. It uses a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques. Although filmmaking originally involved the use of film, most film productions are now digital. Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast.
    Wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking
  2. The Filmmaking Process for Beginners | NYFA - Student Resources
    NYFA.edu/student-resources/the-beginners-guide-to-the-filmmaking-process
  3. The ultimate filmmaking guide - Adobe
    Adobe.com/creativecloud/video/discover/filmmaking
  4. Filmmaking 101: What You Need to Know About Indie Film Production
    Academy.Wedio.com/filmmaking
  5. Understanding Filmmaking: The 5 Stages of Film Production
    MasterClass.com/articles/understanding-the-stages-of-film-production
  6. The Filmmaking Process Step by Step - Learn About Film
    LearnAboutFilm.com/making-a-film/organising-filmmaking-process
  7. 15 Essential Filmmaking Techniques Every Filmmaker Should Know | ActionVFX
    ActionVFX.com/blog/15-essential-filmmaking-techniques-every-filmmaker-should-know
  8. Filmmaking - Filmmaking Stuff
    https://www.FilmmakingStuff.com/filmmaking
  9. Online filmmaking courses
    JoinFilms.academy/s/pages/online-filmmaking-courses
  10. Filmmaking 101 A Beginners Guide (13:10) ~ Brandon Washington, 2018-01-26
    YouTube.com/watch?v=e5KwoaL8wAk

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