Mobile Filmmaking 101: Capture Stories With Your Phone
Working on Your Concept
A course by Cassius Rayner , Filmmaker
About the video: Working on Your Concept
Overview
“In this lesson, I will explain some ways to develop ideas for the story with tips and suggestions on simple methods to help inspire your creative mind.”
In this video lesson Cassius Rayner addresses the topic: Working on Your Concept, which is part of the Domestika online course: Mobile Filmmaking 101: Capture Stories With Your Phone. Learn the fundamentals of mobile cinematography to create captivating videos that tell a story using your iPhone or Android.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Working on Your Concept This lesson is all about working on an idea. How do we get an idea? For many of us, when we start that journey, we can panic a bit and think, "I don't know where to get an idea from" or "I can't think of anything right now." There's another term called writer's block. Someone sits down with a piece of paper or their computer, or by pen, and then they're like, "I don't know what to write, there's nothing there." For me, I look at different ways of how can I stimulate myself into that arena, how can I start to think about ideas, or get my brain to start working in th...”
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Course summary for: Mobile Filmmaking 101: Capture Stories With Your Phone
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Photography & Video -
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Social Media, Video
Cassius Rayner
A course by Cassius Rayner
Cassius Rayner has been working in the film industry for over 25 years. Throughout his career, he worked as everything from a TV runner to building music video props, until finally finding his calling: becoming a filmmaker. He went on to become a camera operator for clients like the United Nations, local TV news channels, music videos, comedy programs, and commercials.
He directed his first film, JUNK, in 1997, which featured pop legend Adam Ant and went on to win Best Independent Film. He continues making documentaries for broadcasting stations like ABC, Sky, PBS, and BBC. In 2014, he decided to take his filmmaking in a different direction, and started shooting exclusively with his iPhone, making documentaries, music videos, branded content, and more for clients all around the world. Since then, he’s gone on to win 14 international film awards.
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