Film making - using simple tools and techniques
About this session
Date: Wednesday 22nd January 2025, 12.15-1.15 (FAB Media Symposium Space)
Presenters: Dr Robert O'Toole and Youn Affejee
Main follow-up contact: Robert O'Toole
Overview: Phones (Android and Apple) have amazing cameras, and increasingly good mics. Good editing software is available for free. Add to that some simple tricks, and perhaps also some cheap additional tools, and we have almost everything needed to make amazing films. The last essential ingredient is inspiration - we will provide that in the session. We will look at how we can use simple planning and design tools, combined with phones and editing software, and inspiration from the movies and from great arts and humanities documentaries.
Resources and further readings
- Film treatment templateLink opens in a new window (Word file)
- Robert's Miro board about film making techniquesLink opens in a new window
- Academic Filmmaking 1.Link opens in a new window
- Minimalist FilmmakingLink opens in a new window (LinkedIn Learning course).
- Intro to Mobile FilmmakingLink opens in a new window (LinkedIn Learning course).
- ClipChamp how-to videosLink opens in a new window.
- iMovie Essential TrainingLink opens in a new window (LinkedIn Learning course).
- Mac based simple film making:
- Apple iMovieLink opens in a new window (free for Mac) - simple, effective, and very fast (especially on the newer M series Macs).
- ScreenflowLink opens in a new window (not free, but very powerful, and includes screen recording)
- The online version of ClipChamLink opens in a new windowp can be used (Chrome browser), but is slower as files have to be uploaded and converted.
- Windows based simple film making:
- Microsoft ClipChampLink opens in a new window (free version and premium version) - excellent new software from Microsoft.
- ClipChamp app downloadLink opens in a new window (also a Chromebook version).
- Browser based simple online editing (always slower, as files have to be uploaded):
- ClipChamp online (Chrome or Edge browsers).
- Elevate.ioLink opens in a new window (Chrome).
- More advanced options:
- DaVinci ResolveLink opens in a new window (free version of professional software, for Windows, Mac, and Linux).
- iPad apps:
- iPhone apps:
- Android phone apps:
- ClipChamp app coming soon
Record and reflect
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