MLMN

A practical guide from MLMN

Use the checklist

Plan a ten-week filmmaking project

A short film course is easier to evaluate when you have a project to take through it. Use this ten-week planning sheet to connect learning time with a small, finishable film rather than a growing equipment list.

Checklist

  1. Define one scene, one location and a practical running time. Write what the audience should understand by the final shot; this becomes your test for the script.

  2. Divide your calendar into development, preparation, filming, editing and review. Reserve a separate session for sound, permissions and backups. Leave time to solve a failed recording without restarting everything.

  3. Before choosing training, ask how much individual feedback is included, which equipment you must provide and whether you retain your project files. Record the answers beside the course schedule and your available hours.

Questions and answers

What can I prepare before a course starts?

Make a short shot list and record a simple dialogue test with equipment you already have. Note what was difficult. Those observations give you specific questions about lighting, sound and editing, without assuming any particular school offers the help you need.