Video Demonstration of Common Filmmaking Terms and Techniques

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I was going through my list of 500 or so bookmarks tonight, weeding out those web sites that I couldn’t remember why I bookmarked in the first place…and came across a little gem I had bookmarked about a year ago.

It was a video on YouTube put together by Curtis Brownjohn, a (then) senior in high-school in Australia.  In his video, he demonstrated many of the common terms and techniques used in filmmaking.

While the video is a bit long and the quality isn’t great, it is a good, simple learning tool for those who want to do more then just shoot static, talking head videos (i.e. be a little more creative)…or…for those who want to learn more about filmmaking lingo.

So without further ado, here’s the video:

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  • Thank you so much for posting this. It was long but so interesting that I sat here and watched the whole thing.

    That young man is so creative and I saw things I never really thought about in terms of shooting video. I’m going to embark on the heavy task of making my website into a video based website and those tricks and techniques that he showed are excellent for keeping visual interest of viewers.

    The music he used suited the tone of the video as well.

    The only thing I would change as you mentioned before it the quality of the video itself. Maybe he should take your course (as I plan to myself in the next few months).

    LOL.

    Excellent blog BTW…cheers.

  • This video was outstanding, and a big help. It gave me several ideas for shooting video in a more creative way.

  • I am STEM Coodinator in my district and one of my duties is to teach media classes. Although I found this same video a different route, I use it, as well. I created a simple worksheet to go with it that allows my kids to draw a simple sketch of different camera angles. This video has really helped my kids gather better video footage. The fact his video was shot by kids has made a huge impact on my future documentarians/filmmakers!

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