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Courses in Filmmaking →
Course #1:
Basic filmmaking (pre-production)  
Course #2:
Practical narrative film editing  
Course #3:
Film scoring for dramatic scenes  
Exercise:
Script writing for high school dramas  
Future:
Poser / DAZ Studio animation  



Learning resources about Narrative Film Production are organized into a series of course and lessons.

Lessons in Basic Filmmaking Course
Lesson: Formatting the Script  
Pop Quiz: Pop Quiz - What is the first shot?  
Lesson: Creating the thumbnail storyboards  
Lesson: Creating the 3D storyboards  
Free disk: A simple DVD-Video Editing Workshop  
Lesson: Learning about camera lenses  
Lesson: Record the dialog for the animatic  
Lesson: Intro to narrative filmmaking  
Lesson: Draw the movie poster for "Star Wars"  
Lesson: Understanding dailies  
Lesson: Create a matte painting  
Lesson: Understanding editing  
Pop Quiz: Pop Quiz - Creating the moods (film scoring)  
Lesson: Understanding "L-Cuts"  
Lesson: Create the animatic  



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See also: 3 September 2006 – Written report from the English language Wikiversity

One Laptop Per Teacher by Ian Kennedy, Delia Pass and Roxan Cadir. A paper about co-operative research on in-service technological training of teachers. Teachers as lifelong learners who embrace technology.

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