Filmmaking and Video Production

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

City: Istanbul

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Jan-20-2025

    Istanbul

  • Apr-21-2025

    Istanbul

  • July-21-2025

    Istanbul

  • Oct-20-2025

    Istanbul

Dates in Other Venues

  • Jan-20-2025

    Dubai

  • Jan-20-2025

    Paris

  • Jan-20-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Jan-20-2025

    Singapore

  • Jan-20-2025

    Barcelona

  • Jan-20-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Feb-17-2025

    London

  • Mar-24-2025

    Dubai

  • Apr-21-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Apr-21-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Apr-21-2025

    London

  • Apr-21-2025

    Paris

  • Apr-21-2025

    Singapore

  • Apr-21-2025

    Barcelona

  • May-19-2025

    Dubai

  • June-23-2025

    London

  • July-21-2025

    Barcelona

  • July-21-2025

    Amsterdam

  • July-21-2025

    Paris

  • July-21-2025

    Dubai

  • July-21-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • July-21-2025

    Singapore

  • Aug-18-2025

    London

  • Sep-22-2025

    Dubai

  • Oct-20-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-20-2025

    Barcelona

  • Oct-20-2025

    London

  • Oct-20-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Oct-20-2025

    Paris

  • Oct-20-2025

    Singapore

  • Nov-17-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-22-2025

    London

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Introduction to Filmmaking 


  • Introduction to filmmaking and production: Key concepts and terms 
  • Stages of production and filmmaking 
  • Key skills and competencies necessary for filmmaking 
  • Understanding pre-production procedures 
  • How to create shooting schedules and call sheets 
  • Risk assessment techniques for filmmaking and production
  • Fundamentals of continuity filmmaking:


  • Eye line
  • The 180-degree rule
  • Screen direction 



  • Best practices to manage filming projects 
  • Activity: Developing a complete plan for a filmmaking production 

Fundamentals of Videography 


  • Exploring various types of cameras and lenses and their uses 
  • Discovering the basic settings and controls of the camera
  • Techniques of shot composition and framing
  • Understanding camera movements 
  • How to capture high-quality audio?
  • Techniques and tools for directing actors 
  • Audio production tools: Mixer, boom pole, shotgun microphone 
  • Activity: Practicing using production equipment, including cameras and audio tools 

Storyboarding and Pre-Visualization 


  • How to develop a film story? 
  • Basics of writing and refining a script 
  • Techniques to treat and format a screenplay 
  • How do storyboards guide the production process?
  • Techniques for creating and sketching storyboards
  • Tools and software for storyboarding 
  • How to translate a script into visuals? 
  • Activity: Writing a film story and translating it into storyboards  

Lighting Techniques for Interviews


  • Basics of lighting 
  • How to set lighting for interviews 
  • Exploring righting equipment 
  • Natural vs. artificial light
  • Techniques for creating visual effects using lights 
  • Understanding the three-point lighting 
  • Activity: Practicing using lighting tools and equipment

Video Editing Techniques 


  • Exploring video editing software
  • Navigating the interface and key tools of Adobe Premiere 
  • Understanding how Adobe Premiere works 
  • Understanding colour grading and correction 
  • Discovering video editing trends:
  • Motion graphics 
  • Transitions 
  • Effects 
  • Final Project and Presentation  
  • Lesson learned and recap
  • Course evaluation