Essential Filmmaking Tool: Apps for Pre-production and Production (Skillshare)

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Essential Filmmaking Tool: Apps for Pre-production and Production (Skillshare)

Pre-production is often overlooked by beginners yet it's really the most vital stage of film production. In this class, Sean Tracy will walk you through a handful of essential tools that can aid both your pre-production and production process on your next narrative, documentary, music video, or corporate shoot. Whether you are a one man band, part of a team, or a freelance director or cinematographer, you'll find an essential tool for you in this class.

Pre-production is often overlooked by beginners yet it's really the most vital stage of film production.
For your class project, share your pre-production and production techniques with the other students by chronicling your process with images or video of your next film.
There are nine tools you can use to demonstrate or use one that's not covered in this class and share with others.

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