The 10-Second Filmmaker: Learn Storytelling 10 Seconds at a Time

Unlock Your Filmmaking Potential: Start with 10 Seconds

Ready to embark on your filmmaking journey? This beginner-friendly course offers a powerful creative approach, proving that even a short 10-second film can be a gateway to visual storytelling mastery. Forget overwhelming complexity – we focus on simplicity to unlock your innate creative abilities.

Discover the Power of Constraint:

This class utilizes a unique constraint: creating a 10-second film. This seemingly small limitation actually amplifies your creativity, eliminating overthinking and allowing you to tap into your instincts and playfulness. Learn to find your story, rather than searching for it.

A Clear, Creative Process for Visual Storytellers:

We provide a clear, step-by-step process, free from gimmicks or shortcuts, designed to build your confidence and sharpen your skills. You'll be encouraged to make bold creative choices, revealing your unique voice and experimenting with visual techniques. Each short film becomes a crucial building block, refining your instincts for story, composition, and meaning.

The Opportunity: Micro-Lab for Creative Instincts

A 10-second film becomes a micro-laboratory for observing and developing your creative instincts. Similar to sketching, this process reveals patterns and impulses you can expand into longer, more complex projects.

Your Future as a Filmmaker:

By the end of this course, your filmmaker identity will be well-defined and your skills significantly sharpened, ready to tackle larger projects with confidence.

Course Topics:

• Theme Discovery: Learn to identify and develop a compelling theme that imbues your 10-second film with emotional depth and direction.
• Creative Warm-Up: A playful, pressure-free approach to center yourself and prepare for filmmaking techniques.
• Action-Based Ideation: Discover your film idea through instinctive, movement-first methods – doing, not overthinking.
• Three-Act Microstructure: Understand how even a 10-second film can effectively follow a full story arc (beginning, middle, and end).
• First Film Challenge: Create your initial 10-second film using simple visuals and sound to communicate your core idea.
• Directing With Intuition: Practice directing with clarity, emotional insight, and trust in your creative instincts.
• Visual Style Development: Explore camera choices and movement to shape the tone and feeling of your story.
• Lighting Essentials: Master simple lighting techniques using natural or available light to enhance your film's look and mood.
• Edit and Sound Walkthrough: Observe real-time editing sessions to understand how timing, rhythm, and sound elevate a short film.
• Remake and Reflect: Apply your newly acquired skills by remaking your film and witnessing your growth.

From Experienced Instructor Olaf de Fleur:

"This is my new filmmaking class, born from years of experience teaching and making films. I initially thought the 10-second constraint was a bit unconventional, but I quickly realized its power. It’s truly eye-opening! I believe this is an amazing entry point for anyone curious about filmmaking. Enjoy the process!"