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Subject: Lights, Camera, Action! Guide to Filmmaking!

Dear {!firstname_fix},

It’s everyone’s dream— to be a great filmmaker! To tell your
story to the world on the big screen.

YOURLINK

It’s entirely possible to make that dream a reality! Do any of
the following apply to you:

>>> I love movies, and I’d love to work on one!

>>> I have a great idea for a movie.

>>> I’ve always wanted to be an actor or a director.

>>> I think that I could tell a story people would want to hear.

>>> I find many things interesting that I bet other people would
be interested in, too. I’d love to do a documentary.

>>> I watch movies all the time!

>>> I’m a movie connesseur. I know I could make one.

The dream of making a movie belongs to everyone in this world.
Cinema is outrageously popular and always has been. We all go to
the movies. We all love movie stars.

And we all feel like we could make a movie that’s great! Well,
now it’s time to turn that dream into a reality.

Many people don’t realize just how easy it is to make a film. It
involves a lot of work, don’t get me wrong, but it’s never been
as far out of your reach as you might think.

You’ll need actors, workers, personnel, equipment, and plenty
more. But that’s part of the fun. You probably know people who
could get on board in some way, so it will be kind of like a
group project! Movies are extremely high grossing.

Even many independent films make good money. And although
starting a movie isn’t always cheap, there’s potential to make
money.

And there are film festivals all over the world. If you have a
good movie and it gets into one of those festivals, not only
will tons of people see it but a major studio might even pick it
up for distribution!

You might end up making wild amounts of money just by living
your own dream.

In our ebook we go into the details of lighting, sound
production, getting people on board to help finance, and much,
much more. You owe it to yourself to follow the great dream of
making a movie!

To you filmmaking career,

YOURNAME

YOURLINK

SUBJECT: Guide to Filmmaking - Day 1 – What is filmmaking?

Dear {!firstname_fix},

Welcome to the first day of my seven day eCourse on filmmaking!
I hope that you find this information valuable and that it helps
you to start you down that path to making your first movie!

YOURLINK

What is Filmmaking?

Everybody wants to be a movie star! And to direct an
award-winning film is everybody’s dream. We all love cinema, no
matter who we are or where we’re from. Everybody goes to see
movies, and movies become the basis for many aspects of our
lives!

We dream about making movies—about telling our stories on the
silver screen. But now it’s time to stop dreaming and start
doing!

Many great films have been made by people who just decided one
day they’d like to make a movie. They funded it themselves, and
in many cases even put themselves in it! It’s really a matter of
getting up and doing it.

But before anything else, you need a good story.

We’re all surrounded by stories. Life is a story. There have
undoubtedly been any number of things that have happened to you
that could make a great story. They might even translate really
well to the big screen!

And after all, great movies are usually based around things that
seem real and possible.

But there are also tons of films made based on famous, prominent
stories. The story of your film doesn’t necessarily need to be
something that happened to you, but it’s crucial that the story
be everything.

To you filmmaking career,

YOURNAME

YOURLINK

SUBJECT: Guide to Filmmaking - Day 2 – Getting Help with your
Production

Dear {!firstname_fix},

Welcome to the second day of my seven day eCourse on filmmaking!
I hope that you find this information valuable and that it helps
you to start you down that path to making your first movie!

YOURLINK

Getting Help with your Production

A good story is the basis for a good film as we established
yesterday. But now it’s time to go into the details of how to
begin your production!

Undoubtedly, you cannot do everything on your own. It’s simply
not possible to write, direct, and star in a movie in which you
are the only character.

Not to mention that making a movie is often quite costly. But
that’s why you need to bring people in. Try to talk to people
you think might be interested—friends, family, people at camera
stores. Put out the word and see who’s interested.

If you’re really going strong, talk to a talent agency and see
if you can get actors or writers for your movie.

But if you’re taking the independent route, odds are you already
have a few friends on board. Get them to bring in people too who
are willing to do filming, editing, sound work, and so on.

Most importantly, you’re going to need funding. Making a movie
isn’t cheap.

It’s essentially a business. So you’re going to need the
necessary equipment and personnel to make it correctly.

You might want to talk to potential investors. This can be
anyone from good friends to family members to companies who
might be interested in product placement or sponsorship.

If your idea is good enough you might even be able to sell it to
a major studio!

In other words, start setting up meetings. Understand who you
have on board and what it is they’re contributing. Once you
start mapping this stuff out, the following steps become far
easier!

Make lists of contacts and contact information and organize it,
making sure you know who all is available and how to get in
touch with them.

If people are volunteering to help on your project and aren’t
getting paid, it’s important to make sure they’re feeling
involved and wanted and satisfied, as well!

I hope you’ve found today’s lesson valuable and are getting
closer to achieving that dream of being a film maker!

To your success,

YOURNAME

P.S. For tomorrow’s lesson, we’ll talk about what kind of
equipment you’ll need!

SUBJECT: Guide to Filmmaking - Day 3 – Necessary Equipment

Dear {!firstname_fix},

Welcome to the third day of my seven day eCourse on filmmaking!
I hope that you find this information valuable and that it helps
you to start you down that path to making your first movie!

YOURLINK

Necessary Equipment

Personnel is obviously quite important when making a movie, but
you can’t do anything unless you have the right equipment.

Knowing where to start with equipment can be overwhelming. It
can be expensive, and it’s difficult to know what exactly you’ll
need. But at the end of the day, it’s the equipment that’s going
to make the film, and if you don’t have it, you can’t make
anything.

Basically, you need three different genres of equipment:
cameras, microphones, and lights. The specifics thereof can vary
according to your budget, but if you don’t have those three
aspects you simply cannot make a movie.

First of all, most all cameras these days are digital. So you’re
going to want to buy a digital camera, most likely with a large
memory card so that you can store multiple takes. Even many
digital cameras still require analog tapes, which might be a
good approach since you can’t have an accidental deletion with
analog tapes.

With the camera you should also purchase a dry erase board to
indicate different takes in between shots, multiple long-range
power cords, and a small monitor so that you can watch the
scenes as they’re being filmed.

When it comes to sound, you’re going to need several
microphones. Many productions use boom mics, which are held over
head, just out of the range of the camera. These capture a wide
array of sound. But the specifics of microphones also might
change according to a budget. You will, however, also need lapel
mics for the actors to wear during shots. Headphones are also
required so you can hear the sound as the camera is picking it
up.

Lighting is also tricky, but generally speaking you’ll need at
least three lights with differing powers to use in different
circumstances. Backup bulbs are also a good idea.

We’ll go into the specifics of these more in depth in the ebook,
but that’s a great starting place when it comes to equipment!

I hope you’ve found today’s lesson valuable and are getting
closer to achieving that dream of being a film maker!

To your success,

YOURNAME

P.S. For tomorrow’s lesson, we’ll talk about the various kinds
of shots to take!

SUBJECT: Guide to Filmmaking - Day 4 – Camera Shots

Dear {!firstname_fix},

Welcome to the fourth day of my seven day eCourse on filmmaking!
I hope that you’re getting ready to purchase our ebook and start
making your first movie!

YOURLINK

Camera Shots

By now you should have a good outline of your budget and of your
equipment, but before you even begin filming your first sequence
you need to know about different camera shots and camera angles!

Camera angles and camera shots make a much larger impact than
one might realize. When you’re watching a movie you’re not
really thinking about it, but if certain scenes had been shot in
different manners the entire film would have a different feel!

That’s why it’s so important to know what kind of camera shot
you need for what scene.

One of the basic forms of camera shot is the wide shot. This is
a large shot usually taken from a distance that allows the
viewer to see the entire scene. There are different variations
thereof, but a wide shot or wide angle are very commonly used in
films.

On the other hand, there are different degrees of close ups as
well. How close you are to what’s being focused on has a strong
impact on the scene. Close ups can be used for emphasis. You
often don’t want to use a close up when there’s a lot going on
in a scene, but as mentioned, it might give a scene or a
particular part of a scene a very specific feel.

There are also cut aways and cut ins. A cutaway is a specific
type of shot which focuses immediately on something outside the
realm of what’s going on in the scene. For example, the camera
will pan to the side, avoiding the main function of the scene.
Or on the other hand, cut ins are when the camera comes from
some other angle and focuses in on something occurring in the
scene.

Point of view shots are shots taken from the actor or
character’s point of view. In these shots, the viewer sees what
the actor is seeing.

There are any number of camera shots and camera angles, but
these are just some of the basic ones that are commonly used in
cinema. I hope you’ve found today’s lesson valuable and are
getting closer to achieving that dream of being a film maker!

To your success,

YOURNAME

P.S. For tomorrow’s lesson, we’ll talk about microphones and
volume!

SUBJECT: Guide to Filmmaking - Day 5 – Microphones and Volume

Dear {!firstname_fix},

Welcome to the fifth day of my seven day eCourse on filmmaking!
I hope that you’re getting ready to purchase our ebook and start
making your first movie!

YOURLINK

Microphones and Volume

We’ve already touched on the importance of equipment, but today
we’re going to really focus on microphones and volume. The
volume of your film is everything.

You need to get sound correctly in order for your film to have
the right impact. If you don’t, a lot will be lost. Many films
hinge upon sound.

If there isn’t music playing, then there’s usually something
important about the background sound. Dialogue must also be at a
reasonable volume.

But furthermore, using loud volume at certain times obviously
would have a strong impact on the tone of the movie!

Boom mics, omni-directional mics, shotgun mics. There are any
number of microphones that you can choose from and they all
serve different purposes.

In fact, in most scenes you should probably have multiple
microphones set up in order to capture the best sound.

Actors also need to have mics on them at all times so that you
can fully pick up what they’re saying. Usually, lapel mics are
used for this. They are easy to conceal and can fit on an actor
easily and comfortably. They are usually plugged straight into
the camera.

These mics are best for recording dialogue which is crucial for
any movie, of course.

Sound editing, on the other hand, can be quite tricky. Odds are
you’re going to use some kind of computer to edit the
production. There are multiple sound programs out there to help
you spice up, edit, splice, or otherwise adjust the sound that
you’ve recorded for your film.

Although there are many computer programs to help you, if you
didn’t get good sound in the first place, you don’t have much
hope. It’s not possible to enhance sound that wasn’t recorded
correctly in the first place, so it’s always a great strategy to
use the microphones appropriately and effectively so that you
don’t screw up the sound of your film.

I hope you’ve found today’s lesson valuable and are getting
closer to purchasing our ebook and finally achieving that dream
of being a film maker!

To your success,

YOURNAME

P.S. For tomorrow’s lesson, we’ll go into lighting!

SUBJECT: Guide to Filmmaking - Day 6 – Lighting Dear

{!firstname_fix},

Welcome to the sixth day of my seven day eCourse on filmmaking!
I hope that you’re getting ready to purchase our ebook and start
making your first movie!

YOURLINK

Lighting

As we said, a good story makes a good movie. And without the
right equipment and personnel, your movie can’t be made at all!
It’s clearly important to have good sound for your production as
well, but more so than anything, it’s important to have good
lighting.

The lighting of a film gives it its tone. If a movie is too
dark, it’s going to see boring and bland. But if the lighting is
correct a movie can look vibrant and exciting!

Furthermore, you want the lighting to be consistent. You
obviously don’t want one shot to be bright and the next shot in
the same sequence to be dark! That looks horribly unprofessional
and it’s simply painful to watch.

You need to know the areas where you’re going to be filming,
because then you’ll know what kind of lighting you need to use.
Depending on the kind of movie, you might be filming primarily
indoors or outdoors. Because of this, you’ll have to purchase
your equipment accordingly so that you get the right kinds of
lights.

In every setting there’s some degree of natural light. This
might be all you need to make a good shot, but generally
speaking the camera tends to film things in a darker manner than
you should probably use for a film.

Halogen lights, neon lights, it all depends on the setting
you’re going to be using.

Much like with sound, through using certain computer programs
you can brighten up your production.

However, if you filmed it inappropriately to begin with, there’s
high odds that it’s not going to be fixable in any way shape or
form. That’s why using the correct lighting to begin with is
crucial.

It’s also not uncommon to do different takes using different
lighting arrangements. This way you at least have something to
choose from!

Lighting in a film indicates what time of day it is, what’s
going on, where someone is, and so on. So lighting is definitely
not something to skimp on!

I hope you’ve found today’s lesson valuable and are getting
closer to achieving that dream of being a film maker!

To your success,

YOURNAME

P.S. For our final lesson, we’ll talk about post-production and
finishing the film!

SUBJECT: Guide to Filmmaking - Day 7 – Post-production and Finishing the Film

Dear {!firstname_fix},

Welcome to the final day of my seven day eCourse on filmmaking!
I hope that you’re getting ready to purchase our ebook and start
making your first movie!

YOURLINK

Post-production and Finishing the Film

Now you’ve finally filmed your great story! You’ve gotten the
equipment, put in the time, directed the actors, and you’ve
gotten all the way through your script.

Your hard work is about to pay off!

But hold your horses, because you aren’t done yet.

Filmmaking requires three phases—pre-production, production, and
post-production. We’ve already gone over pre-production (getting
the story, getting the equipment, getting people on board and
finding the funding) and production (how to shoot, when to
shoot, where to shoot, what lighting and sound to use).

But now we have to wrap it up!

Post-production consists of editing the film that you’ve shot.
You have to find out what works, what doesn’t work, which takes
to use, and so on and whatnot.

If you filmed on actual film you’re going to have to splice it
up, which is a meticulous process. You have to piece it together
in the fashion that you want.

Then you have to make sure the sound is right and that the
lighting is right. Hopefully, this will all work out smoothly.
But in many cases, some films have to go back into production
because they figure out in post production that something has
been done incorrectly. Usually it’s only something small and
post-production can be done quickly.

After you’ve pieced it all together, watch it and make sure that
you’ve got it the way you want it. This might require further
editing, but you’re getting close to the end.

Once you have it perfected, it’s time to sell yourself!

Advertise the movie however possible. Have screenings of it on
your own. Try to get a private screening at a local theater. Or
even get a public screening!

There are countless film festivals all over the world every
single year. Usually it’s free to enter many of these festivals,
and the winners get recognized and sometimes sent on to other
festivals. Or even picked up by movie studios!

It’s not as complicated as you ever thought it was, so you can
achieve your dream today!

I hope you’ve found the course valuable and are ready to buy the
ebook and achieve that dream of being a film maker!

To your success,

YOURNAME

YOURLINK

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