First off, I do realize there is another thread that has a bunch of tutorials. Except that thread is dedicated for Source Filmmaker only. For this one I wanted to put the focus off of SFM and actually create a collection of tutorials that teach us the concepts of filmmaking and photography, rather than just look at the tool used to create videos or photos. After all, it's one thing to know how to use the tool, but if you don't know the basics of filmmaking or photography you won't be able to make quality stuff. Although the tutorials I link to here will have some kinda of relation with SFM, for example I wont post a link completely about DSLR Cameras because SFM is not a DSLR.
These tutorials won't be in SFM, but focus on the concepts and not the tool being used. You don't need the same exact soft to do these things.
Also [B]all credit goes to the people who make these videos[/B] I'm doing the simple task of putting it in one place. I'll be posting a bunch of links rather than embed the whole video to save up on load time and [I]there may be repeats of concepts just in different videos - I'm still not sure whether or not to do this.[/I] I'm assuming I'm posting this in the right section but I guess posting somewhat non SFM-related content in the SFM section is fine. :smile: I know there is a photography forum and stuff but meh many others and I use SFM so... IDK!!!!!!!!!
[B]I will post in this format: Name-with-link - Difficulty - Maybe a small description here.[/B]
[B][U]PRE-PRODUCTION:[/U][/B]
[URL="http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/75/screenplay-formatting"]Screenplay Formatting[/URL] - Basics - Shows you the proper format a script should be in. Scripts are incredibly useful as they help you plan out the whole movie. ALWAYS MAKE ONE! Also there are free script creation programs online but you can always use Microsoft Word or even Notepad.
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUIZVzElDzc"]Film Riot : How to Storyboard & Schedule Your Film - Pre-Production in Filmmaking![/URL] - Basics - Just some more pre-production tutorials.
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry0-LauGVU8&feature=plcp"]Anatomy of a Gunfight[/URL] - Basics - Although this is all about live action just convert what you learned into SFM and you can make an awesome custom fight scene within SFM.
[B][U]PRODUCTION:[/U][/B]
[URL="http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/113/behind-the-glass-part-2-focal-length"]Behind the Glass Part 2: Focal Length[/URL] - Basics - This one is also more live action oriented but you know what to do.
[URL="http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/101/varying-your-shot-composition"]Varying Your Shot Composition[/URL] - Basics - CAMERA ANGLES!!!
[URL="http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/87/room-tone-presence-and-ambience"]Room Tone, Presence, and Ambiance[/URL] - Basics - Room tone is alot more useful than you would think.
[URL="http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/80/setting-the-pace"]Setting the Pace[/URL] - Basics - Pace of camera movement.
[URL="http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/116/zoom-vs-moving-camera-whats-the-difference"]Zoom vs. Moving Camera - What's the difference?[/URL] - Basics - Wanna learn the Vertigo/Hitchcock/Awesome-Dolly-Zoom-Mixture Effect/Thing
[URL="http://vimeo.com/22073882"]Why Do We Light?[/URL] - Basics - Well here ya go now you can learn about why lighting is a filmmakers best friend other than a camera and alot of stuff.
[URL="http://vimeo.com/7087427"]Ten Lighting Setups[/URL] - Advanced - This one may not correlate into SFM well but just look at the different lighting schemes.
[URL="http://vimeo.com/7440725"]The Basics of Motion Design[/URL] - Basics - I'm pretty sure this has to do with mostly text, but I have a feeling it can also be translated into camera movement too. This one's long but it's really really nice.
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCRiIwmoJ4E&feature=related"]Principles of Animation from Ice Age 2[/URL] - Basics - These are the principles of animation from the masters at Disney (i think) YOU HAVE TO KNOW THESE!!!!!
[URL="http://www.3dworldmag.com/search/12+principles+of+animation"]12 Principles of Animation on 3dworldmag.com[/URL] - Basics to Advanced - Just a much more extensive version of the 12 principles. ALSO I ONLY PROVIDE A SEARCH LINK I'M NOT GOING TO LINK ALL 12 PAGES LOOK ON THE SEARCH OR AROUND THE WEBSITE TO FIND ALL OF THEM.
[URL="http://vimeo.com/38180924"]Advanced Lighting Techniques with Chris Morris[/URL] - Advanced - This is an hour long tutorial, but it is honestly the number one best tutorial you could ever find on lighting, more oriented on stills but you could adapt it for film too. Tad hilarious too.
[B][U]POST-PRODUCTION:[/U][/B]
[URL="http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/259/video-compression-basics"]Video Compression Basics[/URL] - Basics - I honestly did not know anything about codecs and stuff until I watched this. It's a bit funny too.
[URL="http://www.colorgradingcentral.com/final-cut-pro-x-color-grading-table-of-contents"]Final Cut Pro X Grading Tutorials[/URL] - Advanced - This is a long series, it's worth watching he goes over everything and although it's made in Final Cut Pro X you can transfer it into SFM's own color corrector or any other software you have.
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xTZtgApuDI"]Shoot Your Friends: Color Grading Masterclass[/URL] - Basics - This one will teach you the basics and it's made by Corridor Digital =)
[URL="http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theory-intro.htm"]Basic color schemes - Introduction to Color Theory[/URL] - Basics - This will get you familiar with Color Theory, which is pretty important.
[URL="http://www.everything2.com/title/Edward+Dmytryk%2527s+rules+of+film+editing"]Edward Dmytryk's Rules of Film Editing[/URL] - Basics - This guy knows a crap load stuff about cutting. Take a look these basic rules are really important.
I will update as I find more tutorials, if any of you guys find any then post the links in this thread.
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I'm also going to include a list of miscellaneous things such as awesome free and paying software or links to great websites for learning.
[URL="http://vimeo.com/videoschool"]Vimeo Video School[/URL] - You probably saw a bunch of tutorials up there from this place and there's alot more there that I didn't show.
[URL="https://tutsplus.com/"]Tuts Plus[/URL] - If you want to learn a bunch of stuff about Computer Graphics, Photoshop, After Effects, Web Design, Photography, Audio Production, and a few more creative things then you have to look at this site. They have both free tutorials and tutorials for subscribers. SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE TO FIND THE LINKS TO SPECIFIC HUB PAGES FOR EXAMPLE THERE'S A HUB PAGE JUST FOR AUDIO PRODUCTION.
[URL="http://www.blender.org/"]Blender[/URL] - The one and only best free 3d software there is, there is a bit of a learning curve but this thing is capable of things the software you pay lots of money for can do. It is a really incredible program. There's a source plugin for it too I think.
[URL="http://www.videocopilot.net/"]Video Copilot[/URL] - Everyone with After Effects knows these guys, great plugins, lots of tutorials.
[URL="https://www.celtx.com/desktop.html"]Celtx[/URL] - It's free, open source, can be used on many devices, cloud, what else do you want? It's a great scripting software and if you want more you can pay for the plus edition.
[URL="http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/"]DaVinci Resolve[/URL] - This is hands down one of the best color grading suites ever. This whole software is dedicated to color correcting and color grading. This is the thousand dollar software that the big names in movies use. Of course the software costs thousands of dollars, BUT THERE IS A LITE VERSION THAT'S COMPLETELY FREE TO USE AS LONG AS ITS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL WORK. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND A MONITOR WITH 1920X1080 RESOLUTION OR HIGHER OR ELSE THE SOFTWA
This is very important especially for people new to SFM and film making in general.
thnx
This is fantastic, bookmarking it for future use.
Thanks man, great resource!
Thanks guys. If you ever find anything just link it here and i'll update it.
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Awesome.
Where's magic bullet looks ?
I endorse this thread whole heartedly.
Edward Dmytryk, director and/or editor of classic movies like The Caine Mutiny and Some Like It Hot, has a book on editing. [url=http://www.everything2.com/title/Edward+Dmytryk%2527s+rules+of+film+editing]This[/url] gives a short summary of his seven rules. I think a lot of SFM filmmakers could benefit from reading them, since it's basic stuff that not everyone knows, judging by the videos I've seen.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;37468779]Edward Dmytryk, director and/or editor of classic movies like The Caine Mutiny and Some Like It Hot, has a book on editing. [url=http://www.everything2.com/title/Edward+Dmytryk%2527s+rules+of+film+editing]This[/url] gives a short summary of his seven rules. I think a lot of SFM filmmakers could benefit from reading them, since it's basic stuff that not everyone knows, judging by the videos I've seen.[/QUOTE]
Alright I'll add it.
@ornafulsamee
Oh and about Magic Bullet Looks. That's a Video Copilot software and there's a link to their website. But if you want on the Color Grading Central website you can get 3 free presets for it.
Edit:
Updated list with:
Celtix - Free Preproduction program.
DaVinci Resolve - A color grading software with a non commercial free version.
Edward Dmytryk's rules of film editing - Some basic rules on film editing. - cecilbdemodded linked this one.
No, MBL is a RED GIANT product, while optical flares are Videocopilot product.
How works Davinci ? Is that a plugin for vegas pro like MBL or another editing log (thats means one more compression, time, etc...).
Does Davinci is better than MBL ?
[QUOTE=ornafulsamee;37479992]No, MBL is a RED GIANT product, while optical flares are Videocopilot product.
How works Davinci ? Is that a plugin for vegas pro like MBL or another editing log (thats means one more compression, time, etc...).
Does Davinci is better than MBL ?[/QUOTE]
Yes Davinci is another whole software not a plugin so yea its gonna add more time. Compared to MBL well...
Davinci I'm assuming is better going off prices (probably a dumb idea)
I'm not entirely sure , but i know Davinvi is for the most advanced of colorists.
MBL will work just fine if you don't want to get down really deep into coloring. I just put down Davinci becasue they have a free non-commerical version of a in depth color-correction/grading software.
I'll add MBL to the list though.
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