This page contains loads of free reference and learning resources for download, including filmmaking ro improve filmmaking skills, through to qualified film and media studies lesson plans, created by teachers, for teachers.
A range of self-guided e-books, with exercises designed to improve filmmaking skills using Moviestorm.
This book, designed for self-guided study, enables students to develop their skills through filming scenes in several different ways.
Exercises cover common situations such as:
Students are also asked to experiment with filming techniques including:
“Spot on. The exercises are set up in a very logical, progressive way.”
James Martin, University of North Texas
“Excellent - great for schools and colleges alike. The tone of the writing is perfect - neither patronising or too authoritative.”
Jezz Wright, Blockhouse TV
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Exercises cover common situations such as:
Students are also asked to experiment with filming techniques including:
“If someone goes through the book and does the exercises, they're going to come out a better filmmaker, no question”
Hugh Hancock, Guerilla Showrunner
“A really good primer for any film student, especially all crammed into 40 pages.”
Andrew Segal, Carshalton College
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Exercises cover techniques such as:
“A very fine job on sound and lighting.”
Ricky Grove, Machinimator, sound designer and actor
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Exercises cover techniques such as:
“ Anybody making not just machinima, but any sort of live action or animated films, will benefit from this informative series of books.”
Kate Lee, Chat Noir Studios
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Previsualisation is a powerful pre-production technique that has the potential to reduce production and post-production costs and also help you make better movies. Some proponents of previsualisation claim that this technique can reduce shooting time by up to 50% and cut post-production time by up to 25%.
Explains the basic process for creating a storyboard from Moviestorm and the key concepts of animatics and storyboards
Identifies two different approaches to animatics and how to choose which is right for you, then explains how to generate your animatic with Moviestorm, and convert it into a storyboard.
Qualified teachers have started sharing their lesson plans on 3rd party sites. Here are some links to a selection of them. Keep checking back to see what's new!
This lesson will provide an introduction to using Moviestorm for storyboarding
See also our guide Using Moviestorm to create storyboards
This lesson is about producing promotional media.
See also our guide Using Moviestorm to create storyboards
This lesson provides an introduction to narrative theory and using scripts. Students create an animated movie from a script using Moviestorm
This lesson provides will provide an introduction to camera shots and movements.
See also our guide Making Better Movies with Moviestorm Vol 1: Basic Camerawork
This lesson will provide an introduction to using static and moving cameras.
See also our guide Making Better Movies with Moviestorm Vol 1: Basic Camerawork
These lesson plans support the following qualifications:
If preferred, this series of Lesson Plans can be downloaded from a number of external teaching resource sites: