How To Learn Filmmaking by Watching Movies 

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You will definitely get the answer about how to learn filmmaking by watching movies once you follow step by step process given in the blog. You can write us an email or comment below for any query.

Yuva Cinema is the right place if you want to learn filmmaking by just watching a film. I will explain about the process of making a film while watching your favourite film for sure. We can learn filmmaking by shooting a film itself and no any theory can be perceive without practically shooting a film by ourself.

Please watch below mentioned movie frame by frame and find these insights as mentioned below:

Insights from the Film:

  1. Company Logo
  2. Film Title
  3. Video
  4. Background Music
  5. Characters
  6. Dialogues
  7. Locations
  8. End Credits

So guys, we have eight major terms which we need to understand for making a film. A filmmaker is a guy who involves in all mentioned tasks but it do not mean that the guy will do all the stuffs. He can delegate some work to another team member which will totally depend on the budget of the film.

Disclaimer : A single person can do all eight major tasks alone in zero budget and make a film because filmmaking is all about passion and a filmmaker should know each and everything steps about filming craft.

Disclaimer by Yuva Cinema

Just for example : A filmmaker and the stack-holder will give some rough ideas about a logo design and the designer will develop this and will finalise after the approval of the concern teams.

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Blocking A Frame – Yuva Cinema

1. Company Logo

We have so many free websites available to make a perfect logo for the production house. You can design your logo ourself or select any pre-loaded logo and modify accordingly.

Web based tool Canva can be used for Logo Design.

Free as well as paid options are available for logo design.

2. Film Title

Film title should be attractive and relevant to the story and genre of the film. This comes in the post production of the film. Title can be done by the editor itself or a designer can be hired to do this work which will totally depends on the budget of the film and the theme selected during pre-production.

Film Title by Yuva Cinema

There are so many softwares available to design the title like Canva, Adobe PS, Illustrator etc.

3. Video

Film (Video) starts just after the title of the film. We can shoot videos using camera and appropriate lights condition depending on the scene timing and context of the film.

Shooting a video can be taken care by the DOP(Director of Photography) who majorly work with art department and lighting department to create a magic on the screen in the form of video.

Major Roles:

  • Director of Photography
  • Camera Department
  • Art Department
  • Lighting Department
  • Costume Department
  • Props Department
  • Production Department

All the above team require for a film having budget to hire them. A filmmaker need to manage all above work by his own or with minimal team to produce great videos.

4. Background Music

Background music is an essential part of the film to create a connect with the scene, screenplay, dialogue, and the viewers attention. Music should be as per the feel and mood of the scene.

We can also get free music from youtube library or can be download from different websites if working with limited budget.

Audio Library by Youtube

You can hire a profession background score developer or musician as per your budget.

Background Score – Yuva Cinema

5. Characters

Characters should match with your story criteria.

You can post a requirement as below on different social media to find good actors.

Female Actor, 24 to 28 yrs, Lead

Male Actor, 21 to 25 yrs, Lead

Male Actor, 45 to 55 yrs, Boss of Lead

Female Actor, 60 yrs, Mother of Male Lead

Location: Bangalore, India

Language: Hindi, English

Releasing Platform: Youtube

Contact / DM on Instagram : Click Here

Actor’s Requirement

You can take auditions as per the story criteria and select accordingly.

6. Dialogues

Dialogue is a part of the script. I am sharing the script of this film here for your kind reference. You can check the script flow and the film in parallel to understand the shots, dialogues and screenplay.

7. Locations

You need to select shooting location according to the script which is written by the director, screenwriter or production team whosoever is responsible. A filmmaker can change the location bases on the availability and convenience.

8. End Credits

Design of End Credits is the part of post production. Production team provide the details of all cast and crew members name and their respective work and editor put all those according to the decided format.

Conclusion

These informations are sufficient to understand a filmmaking process whatever we see in any format of the films like short film, feature film or web series etc. A filmmaker is responsible for writing part, budgeting, creative part, casting, production, shooting, editing, dubbing, promotions and release.

Read this blog if you want to know about zero budget film production in details.


Kayastha Films

kayastha Films is a full-service film production company dedicated to turning your vision into reality, without breaking the bank. We offer a collaborative and experienced team to navigate every stage of the filmmaking process, from script to screen, with a keen eye for maximising impact within your budget.

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