How to Make Your First Short Film: A Crash Course

Making your first short film can be scary and overwhelming. This crash course will get you ready to start shooting ASAP.

If you want to start filmmaking, there are no excuses. Perfection is the enemy of progress, and you'll learn more by DOING, so take the advice in this video and start telling your stories.

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Sound Effects - Freesound - https://www.freesound.org
Free Music - YouTube Audio Library - https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC...
Editing - iMovie (included on Mac)
Editing - Da Vinci Resolve - https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...

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About me:
I've been making short films for 20 years, starting at age 11. I directed my first feature film, Bad is Bad, in 2010. Made for only $6,000, the film went on to reach over 7 million views and garner critical acclaim. More recently, my short film, Will "The Machine", screened and won awards at film festivals around the world. Released online in 2019, it reached over 1 million views in just a month. I also work as a video editor, cutting ads for clients such as Apple, Netflix, and Beats by Dre.

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