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Filmmaking with Students

On this page, you will find resources to help you through the filmmaking process. These resources have been curated to help you plan, create, and edit your film. These resources have been created by a variety of organizations, including UEN, PBS NewsHour, the Utah Film Center, Next Vista for Learning, the American Film Institute, and Adobe. Get started by browsing our Basic Tech for Filmmaking presentation:

 

 

Pre-Production
Film Production
Post Production
For Teachers

 

Pre-Production

Tumbleweeds 2022 - Storyboard Foldable

Tumbleweeds 2022 - Storyboard Foldable (Spanish)

Toy Story - Storyboarding

AFI ScreenNation Learn - Scriptwriting

Applied Graphics 66 - Storyboard Template

Bernajean Porter - Story Boarding Template

Canyons School District - Preparing for the Canyons District Film Festival

University of Houston Education - Create Storyboards

ACMI - Storyboards

 

Film Production

How to Film Using a Green Screen

DIY iPhone Tripod

UEN - The Top 10 Tips For Creating Pro-Quality Videos

UEN - Remote Productions: Lighting - Pt. 1 Ring Light

UEN - Remote Productions: Best Practices for Creating Video @ Home

UEN - Remote Productions: Green Screen

Full Sail University - How To Set Up 3-Point Lighting for Film, Video and Photography

PBS NewsHour SRL - LEVEL UP Episode 1: Get that B-Roll (B-ROLL)

PBS NewsHour SRL - LEVEL UP Episode 2: Been There Lit That (LIGHTING)

PBS NewsHour SRL - LEVEL UP Episode 3: POP! (PRINCIPLES OF PHOTOGRAPHY)

PBS NewsHour SRL - LEVEL UP Episode 4: AUDIO: Mic Check 1, 2

PBS NewsHour SRL - LEVEL UP Episode 5: AUDIO: Dos and Don’ts

Science Filmmaking Tips - How to Make Stop Motion Videos

 

Post Production

UEN - Adobe Spotlight: The Beginner's Guide to Adobe Spark

Justin Brown - Adobe Rush Tutorial: How to Edit Videos with Premiere Rush!

Mark Harrison - The BEST Final Cut Pro Beginner tutorial

HowFinity - How to Use iMovie - 2021 Beginner's Guide

Parker Walbeck - 8 Steps to Edit a Video in Premiere Pro (Start to Finish)

Utah Film Center - Classroom Filmmaking Resources

Adobe for Education - Adobe in the Classroom Video Bytes' series

Soundzabound

 

For Teachers

Filmmaking Course

eMedia Digital Media Arts Hub

Education and Digital Storyteling

Spy Hop Programs

Utah Film Center

Rushton Hurley Podcast

American Film Institute

PBS NewsHour SRL Tutorial

Sundance Institute