Film School Bundle

What's in the Film School Bundle

Learn Filmmaking From Beginner To PRO

31 lessons, about 2 hours, for beginners. Jordy built this course the way film schools teach: first the camera settings (aperture, ISO, shutter speed, frame rates, the histogram, focus, white balance and picture profiles), then framing and visual storytelling (the rule of thirds, framing a person, focal length, camera height, the 180 degree rule, B-roll and shooting for the edit), and finally the gear that supports the camera (ND filters, tripods, rigs, gimbals and sliders).

Introduction To Lighting For Video & Film

6 lessons, under 30 minutes, for beginners. Where to put a light and why. You learn the key light, fill light, backlight and practical lights, how a highlight pushes a shadow forward to create depth, and how warm and cool light separate your subject from the background. In the last lesson Jordy lights an interview and a dramatic fiction scene in his own living room.

Mastering Cinematic Compositions In Video & Film

13 lessons, about 40 minutes, listed as advanced. How to frame a shot so the viewer looks where you want: the rule of thirds, the golden ratio, center composition, depth of field, color and exposure, camera height and focal length, leading lines, the point of interest from one cut to the next, and movement inside the frame and of the camera. Jordy kept every lesson short so you can rewatch it while you practice.

Start Your Professional Video Making Career

11 lessons, about 55 minutes, for beginners. The business side of video: choosing between freelancing and your own production company, packaging and pricing your services, a simple contract (extra hours, revisions, an upfront payment and usage rights), finding clients through networking, a portfolio or an internship, and growing from your first client with reviews, references and introductions.

What you can do after the four courses

• Shoot in manual mode and check your exposure on the histogram instead of trusting the camera screen.

• Break a scene into shots that cut together without jump cuts.

• Light an interview or a short film scene in an ordinary room, starting from the window and lamps that are already there.

• Frame a shot with the rule of thirds, the golden ratio or a center composition, and lead the eye with lines, color and focus.

• Set your day rate, offer clear packages and know what belongs in a contract.

Who the Film School Bundle is for

Beginners who want to become filmmakers, and self-taught video makers who want the foundations behind their shots. It fits anyone who films interviews, short films, documentaries, events or corporate videos, as a freelancer or with a production company. The filmmaking, lighting and career courses start from zero. The composition course assumes you can already handle a camera, which the filmmaking course teaches you first.

What you need

A camera on which you can set the exposure yourself. Jordy demonstrates on a Panasonic Lumix GH5, but he says it does not matter which camera you use, and he suggests your phone for the composition exercises. No professional lights are required: the lighting principles are shown with windows and lamps as well as film lights. None of the four courses uses editing software.

In which order to take the courses

Start with Learn Filmmaking From Beginner To PRO. Its lesson on creating depth introduces cinematography and recommends Jordy's composition course as the next step. Then take the lighting course and Mastering Cinematic Compositions. Watch Start Your Professional Video Making Career whenever you are ready to take on clients: it does not depend on the other three.