This course is an introduction to many of the possibilities that exist to fund your film, market it, and create an audience for it. It will give you a sense of possible options and avenues to explore and it will start you on the process of making your film dreams a reality. The course covers the grant researching and writing process for fiction films and documentaries, strategies for developing impactful film websites, best social media practices for filmmakers, and how to approach crowdfunding and seeking investors. Through these experiences you will be prepared to seek funding for your film and to build your own audience through digital spaces.
Getting Your Film off the Ground
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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No prior experience required
24 hours to complete
3 weeks at 8 hours a week
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General Course Goals: This course is an introduction to many of the possibilities that exist to fund your film, market it, and create an audience for it. It will give you a sense of possible options and avenues to explore and it will start you on the process of making your film happen. If you watch the videos and complete the assignments, you will: • Become familiar with the grant writing process by articulating their requirements, researching grants that fit your work, connecting with grant winning filmmakers, and outlining you grant application. • Plan your film’s website by evaluating film websites, articulating what you want your website to achieve, and developing a plan for launching your website. • Launch your social media presence as a filmmaker by evaluating the social presence of fellow filmmakers, choosing a platform for you, creating an account and posting in ways that help you establish your brand. • Understand the possibilities of crowdfunding and seeking investors, evaluate successful crowdfunding campaigns and develop a plan for your own, and brainstorm possible investors and articulate why they would fit your project.
What's included
1 video1 discussion prompt
Why Start with Grants?
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4 videos4 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
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3 videos3 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
What's included
4 videos4 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
What's included
4 videos3 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
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Reviewed on Feb 23, 2023
The course was interesting, but I felt that the assignment requirements changed from when they were first listed to when we got to the submission page.
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The course is so insightful. I enjoyed how the presentation was done. In short, the course was nothing but a fantastic experience ever in my life
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Reviewed on Dec 29, 2020
Its very use full to learn some basic about film making
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