Dance Filmmaking Masterclass
Learn the 7 Stages of Dance Filmmaking:
Conceptualization
How to develop a dance film concept that’s ready to pitch, shoot, and share with the world, from fleshing out your location and story arc to adding props and production design.
Pre Production
Preparation is the key to your success. Learn how to pitch your film, find your core collaborators, build a budget, draft a shot list, create a master schedule, and set team meetings.
Choreography for the camera
Understand the potential of dance on camera, including nuance, pace, and depth, how it differs from stage work, and the beauty of improvisation and how to implement it on film.
Cinematography
Learn camera basics, how to develop your “cinematic vision”, how to choose your camera angles, movement, and composition, and what equipment is needed to achieve your shots.
Production & Directing
What to expect on the big day, what steps you should take to ensure a smooth shoot, and how to be an effective director and leader.
Post Production
The full post production process, from data organization, editing, sound design, music licensing, color grading, and exporting your final film. *Using Davinci Resolve as our base editing software.
What to do with your film once it’s finished
How to design a poster, make a trailer, submit your film to festivals, and register your work with IMDb. Also hear from some of the world’s most renowned festivals about what they look for in dance films.
Meet your teacher:
Nadav Heyman
One of the world’s leading voices in dance filmmaking, Nadav’s work has screened in festivals across the globe, won prestigious awards, and received critical acclaim. He is the founder of dancefilmmaking.com, the biggest online platform for dance films, as well as a judge and board member of the Los Angeles Dance Film Festival. His goal is to propel the art of dance filmmaking forward and continue telling captivating stories through movement.
Why this class:
A new kind of education
This masterclass is the only complete online education for dance filmmaking: a detailed, high quality, and accessible breakdown of all the necessary steps needed to produce your own dance films.
Visual learning
This course provides actual visual examples of everything: from camera angles to production design, editing transitions to color grading.
What you get:
Learn Faster
An online masterclass allows you to learn at your own pace. No waiting, no pressure, no mess. Just you, your coffee, and a whole lot of information.
Free templates
Free downloadable templates for callsheets, shot lists, schedules, budgets, and more.
Get inspired
Find the confidence and inspiration to fuel your next creative project.
Visual learning
See video examples of everything: from production design to camera angles, costumes to location scouting.
Post production
Dive into the post production process, including editing, coloring, sound mixing, and music licensing, using the free program Davinci Resolve.
Community
Join the Dance Filmmaking family, participate in open forums, and find collaborators for your next film.
Lifetime Access
Revisit. Relearn. Review. This masterclass is yours forever.
First 100 students receive $100 off (with code “FIRST 100”)
