Haere mai and welcome to Course 2 and the magical world of film.
In this course, we will explore the concepts, roles within, and the history of film. We'll also describe the principles and techniques that make up this craft.
Dan made this video to inspire you and show you the type of work you'll be creating in this course. The footage in this introduction video was entirely shot by Yoobee Film students!
What magic will you create over the next several weeks?
We'll look to the Adobe Creative Suite to bring our visions to life with the software tool Premiere Pro, combining this with what we already know about Photoshop, Illustrator, and Animate to allow your skills to develop what your creativity dreams up!
Along with the technical requirements of learning to create and edit film, we'll go over important storytelling techniques to enhance characterisation and plot and script development. From shot lists to health and safety — you'll become familiar with what it takes to drive a film from concept to completion.
Activities
As in the animation course, activities allow you to learn, apply, and practice new skills and knowledge. Tasks can be instructional, reflective, and/or creative. Some will be easy and designed for the novice student with all of the assets (i.e., images, audio, and scripts) supplied for you. As your skills improve, the tasks will become more complicated. Ultimately, you will embark on projects requiring you to use your own assets and often multiple software applications to complete.
In this industry, collaboration is key! While you can tackle tasks solo, don't hesitate to seek feedback. Spending time refining your work with creative input is very helpful for honing your techniques and style.
Some of these will not need to be submitted; however, it is a great opportunity to create work to keep as part of your portfolio and to allow you to practice before your assessment.
Mātauranga Māori
Creating a film project is creating a work of art, and as such, you may feel compelled to include some of the Māori considerations for this industry. There are a few ways you can bring tikanga, language, and cultural meaning to your work. Given it's a collaborative artwork for the most part, it's important to respect the people on your team, and this may be one of the ways you can do that.
Karakia: You may like to start a shoot or a new project with a karakia. There are many online you can find. Try and match the translation to the feeling of the project. Don't just speak words that you don't know. Some karakia are more religious based and mention God, while others focus more on the holistic connection between people, places, and our planet.
Culturally significant location: When shooting on location, check to see if there is any cultural significance you should be aware of and acknowledge that for the people there with you and consider adding information about the location as an attribution for the project. For example, for some Māori, shooting on top of a mountain would be considered tapu because the mountain represents the head of our planet, Earth, and therefore, it isn't appropriate to walk on it at all, let alone do work. Try and be aware and in harmony with the local customs.
For more information about this, head over to the NZ Film School and view the PDF: Urutahi Koataata Māori. Working with Māori in Film & Television
