Short Films 101

Seth Worley

Short Films 101

Seth Worley
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1h 6m
15 modules (view curriculum)

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Description

Join writer/director Seth Worley as he takes you on another distilled journey through filmmaking, this time sharing his experiences making award-winning short films. In this course you’ll learn the most important steps to making your short the very best it can be, from finding your voice as a filmmaker through to post-production and establishing an audience.


Subtitles available: English

Modules

02m

As we kick off the course, Seth runs us through the goals for what we’re going to learn.


Subtitles available: English

10m

In this module Seth helps us to discover our defining voice as a filmmaker - what makes us special and our stories interesting.


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02m

There are plenty of reasons to make a short film, but in this module Seth mainly focuses on why you shouldn’t.


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01m

Short films need to be distilled to one idea. Here Seth reinforces this with examples.


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04m

To help plan out your short film you need structure. In this module Seth talks through his Storyclock model and how it can be used for shorts.


Subtitles available: English

01m

In this module we look at how approaching the script for a short differs from a feature.


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04m

Here Seth offers tips for streamlining your production design on a short film.


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02m

Shotlists are imperative to any well-planned production. In this module Seth walks us through his steps for generating a shotlist for his short films.


Subtitles available: English

02m

Many filmmakers struggle with creating storyboards, but as we learn in this module it’s an important part of communicating your creative vision.


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03m

In this module Seth offers advice for first-time directors working with their crew.


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02m

One of the most feared aspects of filmmaking is directing actors. Here Seth offers his advice for making the most of the relationship.


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07m

Here we look at the importance of visual effects, and how they don't necessarily have to be cutting-edge CG to add value to your short.


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09m

In this module Seth gives us a quick handful of tutorials in Adobe After Effects to show what’s possible with quick VFX.


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08m

Using a scene from his short Tempo, Seth discusses his process for approaching sound design.


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02m

Now that your short film is done, it’s important to honestly evaluate the outcome and seek honest feedback.


Subtitles available: English

About the Educator

Seth Worley

Writer, Director

3 Courses

Seth Worley is the writer/director of short films and branded content for clients like JJ Abrams’s Bad Robot, Red Giant, Film Riot, Sandwich Video, and Steve Taylor. His work has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter, Fast Company, Slate, io9, SlashFilm, HULU, The Tonight Show, and more.

Reviews

5
A very refreshing and inspiring watch about filmmaking. It succeeds in making you want to make shorts. Recommended.
Wayne Rice
5
Short, sweet, loaded with on point and useful content, no time wasted.
David Medina
5
Love Seth's enthusiasm! Lots of quick hit tips & got a few takeaways for sure. Make sure you watch his shorts before going through the module as it gives substance to his clip examples and provided resources.
Mark Kaufmann
5
I'm new to the art of filmmaking and found this to be a great way to start things off. Thanks for the great info Seth Worley.
Gene Ramos
5
Loving it.
P Menangnichet
5
Good practical instruction. I like the simplicity of the theories. A good day at film school. I learned a lot.
George Anderson
5
It's worth it :-)
Aruho Manzi
5
Easy and fun to watch with a very useful tips and advices, 100% recommended
Guillermo Castellanos
5
Perfect! Seth's course is living proof that the form of a training can tell as much as the content!
Julien Gouz
5
Awesome but way too short! I want more!
Dmitry Kazantsev
5
Very comprehensive. Perfect if you have to learn a lot and need some pointers, but don't have much time.
Jan Oudman
5
Short but essential
Younghyeon Pyen
5
This was one of the best classes, to the point and concise. I should expect nothing less considering who all was invovled in making it. Thank you!
Richard Baetens
5
A lot of tidbitts and GREAT information on how to start out in film. Great course.
Terrell Epps
5
Such a good course. 100% recommended.
Piotr Toczyński
5
Seth’s lessons are snappy, super-practical, and inspiring - just like every one of his spectacular short-films interspersed throughout this course. Seth Worley for President!!!!!
Sharath Pallemoni
5
Short and interesting. Feels like it has the important stuff that usually gets left out of most how to's. Motivating.
Donald Evans
5
Great inside information! And I love that these episodes are short and to the point!
Constantin Teleptean
4.5
Fantastic course! I learned so much and will use every valuable piece of information on my own personal journey of creating short films.
Jordan Voll
4.5
Great info. Great Delivery. Love the pacing.
brent morton
4.5
Wealth of knowledge even though they were short no pun indented, but it helped me shape my mind to have a guideline that I can always alter and improve for my classes as well my own short films.
Chandler Norwood
4.5
Seth Worley is a great story teller, and this was a great story about how to make short films.
Susan Clarke-Romero
4
I don't even know why I watched this... but I'm glad I did. Even though my focus is much more on commercial work right now, the information in this course and Seth's excellent (albeit rapid fire and somewhat monotone) presentation feed you information in a logical and inspirational way. The practical perspective and sense of humor make this a great overview.
Robert Spaugh
4
Very useful tips, and very concise in a good way but could've been a little bit longer.
Nily Louis
4
Cool, however I would try to avoid to give even small tutorial-ish like things for a very specific software like Adobe After Effects. Not everyone uses it, not everyone is keen on Adobe products, which makes a serious part of the course like "ok, let's just wait 10 mins until he stops talking about his favorite special effects software, and try to figure out how to do it on my own". Why? It's a short movie course, not Adobe After Effects, we can get a vast amount of tutorials for that if we need it, somewhere else.
Shiyun Gu
4
Too short :)
Łukasz Kucharski
4
Good ideas.
Sami Vallius
4
Inspirational!
Alberto Justiniano

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