Getting Your Film off the Ground

About this Course

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.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 25 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

Instructor

Instructor rating

4.59/5 (5 Ratings)

Alexandra

Hidalgo

Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures

7,573 Learners

1 Course

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Beginner Level

Approx. 25 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

1

Week 1

17 minutes to complete

Introduction to Getting Your Film Off The Ground

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.

17 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 2 min)

Week

2

Week 2

6 hours to complete

Week 1: Applying for Grants

Why Start with Grants?

6 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 21 min)

Week

3

Week 3

6 hours to complete

Week 2: Making Your Website

6 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 11 min)

Week

4

Week 4

7 hours to complete

Week 3: Developing Your Social Media, Newsletter, and Press Presence

7 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 13 min)

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2 stars
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TOP REVIEWS FROM GETTING YOUR FILM OFF THE GROUND

by NSDec 29, 2020

Its very use full to learn some basic about film making

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Getting Your Film off the Ground