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FilmSkool — a free film school

Directing — DIR

Turning a script into shots, and a set into a performance.

371 lessons · 231 channels · 160h 48m · Production

Start here

Akira Kurosawa "My Life in Cinema" - 1993 — Luca De PALMA · 116m · Advanced
David Fincher: Se7en - The Directors Series — Indie Film Hustle Podcast · 30m · Advanced
Memories of Murder (2003) - Ensemble Staging — Every Frame a Painting · 7m · Advanced
'Parasite' Director Bong Joon-ho Breaks Down the Opening Scene | Vanity Fair — Vanity Fair · 13m · Advanced
Martin Scorsese: American Boy - The Directors Series — Indie Film Hustle Podcast · 26m · Advanced
Big Screen Symposium 2015 - In Conversation with Jane Campion (Moderated by Philippa Campbell) — Script to Screen · 70m · Advanced
Chloé Zhao Directing Masterclass | IFTA Skills in Focus — IFTA Academy · 89m · Advanced
'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve Breaks Down a Scene | Vanity Fair — Vanity Fair · 11m · Intermediate
Masterclass de Wes Anderson & Joel Coen (2019) — La Fémis · 91m · Advanced
2001 A Space Odyssey (1968): 2001 The Making Of A Myth — Top 10 Movies · 42m · Advanced
Director Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene from 'Knives Out' | Vanity Fair — Vanity Fair · 9m · Intermediate
'Wicked' Director & Cinematographer Break Down the 'Dancing Through Life' Scene | Vanity Fair — Vanity Fair · 14m · Intermediate
Bong Joon Ho on His Creative Process, Barking Dogs Never Bite, The Host & More | On Writing — BAFTA Guru · 13m · Advanced
Jane Campion & Sofia Coppola on The Power of the Dog and Filmmaking Process | NYFF59 — Film at Lincoln Center · 62m · Advanced
Making Barry Lyndon — Criterion Extras · 32m · Advanced

Topics

Director Study — 260 lessons
On Set — 155 lessons
Shot Design — 52 lessons
Visual Storytelling — 42 lessons
Career — 32 lessons
Story Structure — 27 lessons
Blocking & Staging — 16 lessons
Directing Actors — 16 lessons
Short Films — 11 lessons
Music Video — 11 lessons
Practical Effects — 10 lessons
Budget Filmmaking — 5 lessons
Commercials — 5 lessons
Previs — 4 lessons
Rehearsal — 4 lessons
Storyboarding — 3 lessons
Set Design — 2 lessons
Visual Analysis — 2 lessons
Client Work — 2 lessons
Pipeline — 1 lessons

Oscar winners for directing

The critics’ canon

Books on directing

The director’s monitor

PortKeys BM5 III WR — Monitor that can also run the camera
Hollyland Mars 4K — 4K wireless to four phones at once
Atomos Ninja V — The 5" recorder-monitor that made ProRes RAW normal
Atomos Ninja (5") — The current 5" recorder-monitor
Hollyland Pyro 7 — Wireless monitor and receiver in one
SmallHD Indie 7 — A bright 7" director’s monitor that takes LUTs

Other departments

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