The Self-Sufficient Filmmaker
with Francesca Gregorini
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01 Tanner Hall & Truth About Emmanual
19:32
Class duration: 4h 19m
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About The Class
a more efficient, productive, and artistic filmmaking process.
Independent filmmakers are often called on to not only write and direct, but to produce their projects. Wearing all three “hats” can be a daunting, yet inspiring proposition. In The Self-Sufficient Filmmaker with Francesca Gregorini, you’ll learn easily-applied strategies for balancing the demands of doing all three very unique jobs.
Francesca’s work has been officially selected by the Toronto Film Festival and premiered in the US Dramatic Competition at Sundance. In this class, she’ll discuss both the advantages and challenges of producing a film you’ve written and will direct.
You’ll learn:
- How to decide when its ‘right’ to produce your script and when to develop it further
- Which "hat" to wear at what time from start to finish
- Personalized paths for fundraising, production, and distribution
The Self-Sufficient Filmmaker will help you develop best practices for all aspects of indie film production and inspire you to take control of your own destiny as a filmmaker.
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Lesson Plan
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01
Tanner Hall & Truth About Emmanual
19:32 -
02
Screenwriting - Where to Find Your Inspiration
13:41 -
03
How to Outline & Write Your Script
20:56 -
04
Putting Together Your Creative Package
18:53 -
05
How to Get Your Project Off the Ground
05:10 -
06
Getting Your Foot in the Door
06:57 -
07
What To Do When You're There
21:19 -
08
Students Pitch Their Films
22:56 -
09
Preproduction - Working with Your Cinematographer*
08:58 -
10
Pre-production - 3 Scene Studies
26:04 -
11
Preproduction - Working with Your Production Designer
04:05 -
12
Preproduction - Other Department Heads
04:22 -
13
Preproduction - Casting
22:15 -
14
Working with Actors - Rehearsals & Blocking
14:34 -
15
Beyond the Set - Festivals, Sales, & Premiers
14:28 -
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Working with Actors - Rehearsals & Blocking
20:05 -
17
Beyond the Set - Festivals, Sales, & Premiers
15:41
Meet Your Expert
Francesca Gregorini
A Brown University graduate with a Theater Arts major, Francesca sold scripts to both HBO and Paramount before co-helming her directorial debut TANNER HALL with Tatiana Von Furstenberg. The film marked the screen debut of Rooney Mara in a lead role and was an official selection at the Toronto Film Festival. ... read more
See instructor's Classes75% of students recommend this class.
See what some of them have to say.
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Mia
January 2019
I think there were TONS of marvelous takeaways, here, in this course. The examples she presented about Scene Cards, the hardships, and the beauties-- all of it was very beneficial information for aspiring filmmakers. However, the verbal hesitance; "um", "you know", "uh", "you know what I mean", "or whatever"-- that started to get really distracting really quickly. But the course and the overall purpose of the lessons, that was great!
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user-64e420
July 2015
The good - Lots of helpful info about pre-production, things to consider, and working with actors. The not-so-good - Not exactly self-sufficient. If you were to cut out all the "...like...you know..." clutter, the course would probably be about 30 minutes shorter.
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jamie applegate
April 2019
There was some helpful information in this course, but I am personally much more of a straight to the point type of person and I found there was just a lot of non-stop talking and stories. I found her a bit exhausting to watch as she would just ramble on.
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