Become a Solo Filmmaker This Year!
You've had a filmmaking dream for a long time. But for thousands of reasons, you haven't been able to pursue it fully. If you don't have time to spend endless hours watching YouTube tutorials or dropping everything to go to film school, this program is for you.
INTRODUCING the solo filmmaking mentorship program
without wasting hundreds of hours trying to "figure things out" alone!
A guided online filmmaking program for multi-passionate creatives who want to tell their stories and make movies and videos that matter.
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You’re a busy professional or multi-passionate creative with the dream of making films and videos that audiences actually want to watch! But you don’t have time to drop everything and go to film school.
That’s a 4 year full-time commitment. Who has time for that? And of course there's also the cost of traditional films schools... ($100K anyone?)
So instead you spend hours writing screenplays, or watching YouTube tutorials, or taking a bunch of random mini courses.
The problem is that you're not making anything. You're stuck thinking about filmmaking rather than actually creating films and learning in the process.
What to do?
Who Has Time for Film School?
Stop Losing Time
Instead of trying to make a feature film right out of the gate (or spending 6 months getting a short narrative film off the ground), you can start making visually compelling films as a solo filmmaker. Start today.
You'll learn how to shoot, edit, tell cohesive stories, become a better visual storyteller and producer. You'll gain confidence from practicing in the field. And you won't waste hundreds of hours watching tutorials that you don't really need to be watching.
Solo filmmaking is the answer for anyone who doesn't want to keep pushing back the timeline on making films. It's a great primer for you no matter what your future filmmaking goals happen to be. You'll learn how to do everything so you won't be relying on a crew. You'll become a producer, director, and a confident shooter and editor.
This program is best suited for creatives who love storytelling and are ready to take small consistent steps. If you like the idea of creative freedom and not waiting for permission to make films, solo filmmaking is the right path and this program is the perfect next step for you.
Why This Filmmaking Program Works
GAIN SERIOUS SKILLS!
Most programs just give you a bunch of information but no skills. In this course, you’ll gain all the skills you need to become a solo filmmaker. And you'll create your first outstanding portfolio film.
TAKE YOUR TIME
You can take as long as you like. This course is yours for life. You'll also get Office Hours and a live community for 40 weeks. But you can go as fast or as slow as you like with the course materials.
STEp-BY-STEP lEARNING
You’ll learn these filmmaking skills in a step-by-step way, slowly building your confidence and technical abilities. Each lesson builds on the previous, so you're never lost or stuck.
Tell the stories that matter to YOU.
You don't have to become a filmmaker alone!
Build your filmmaking skills as you work with a coach and teacher who cares about your dreams and success.
BECOME A VISUAL STORYTELLER
Shot sequences and actions sequences are are the building blocks of all films. Yet, it's a foundational element that not a single online filmmaking course focuses on. But with my training method, you’ll start creating shot sequences right away. As the course progresses your visual storytelling skills will become second nature, which means you can focus on being creative.
master the grammar of filmmaking
What You Can Expect
If you’ve done some online learning in the past, you might be used to hearing big promises and seeing very little results.
This program is different. It’s designed to get you making films right away. It replicates my filmmaking journey of going from enthusiastic beginner to pro. This course is focused on getting you RESULTS. It provides tons of support while also giving you the education you need to succeed on your filmmaking journey.
It will meet you where you’re at technically—with the gear that you have access to—and elevate your skills quickl
ENGAGING TUTORIALS
It’s tough to enjoy learning and finishing a course when the tutorials keep putting you to sleep.
I’ve worked hard to create up-beat tutorials that are also easy to follow. So you don’t have to down handfuls of chocolate-covered espresso beans just to stay awake.
Bonus: you’ll actually enjoy the learning process.
ENJOY LEARNING
NO FANCY GEAR REQUIRED
A short and easy gear list is included in this course. But here's a mini breakdown.
You’ll need a camera - any DSLR or mirrorless camera is fine. You can also do this entire course with an iPhone or other smart phone. You'll need a computer and a subscription to Premiere Pro editing software. ($20/mo) You’ll also need a tripod and an audio recording device — which you’ll be guided on how to buy. You can also start with a free audio recording option.
So again: you DO NOT need to spend thousands on gear to take this course. You’ll learn how to make films based on skill not fancy gear.
COMPUTER + PREMIERE PRO + CAMERA.
SOLO FILMMAKING
This course focuses exclusively on solo filmmaking skills.
As a solo filmmaker you need to know how to capture audio, plan a production, come up with a story, and edit your footage. With no outside help.
But because you'll know how to do everything, you'll also be able to hire or work with a a crew in the future if that's part of your master plan.
YOU DON'T NEED A CREW
CLEAR LESSONS
I spent over two years developing this course to make sure it would work. It’s based on proven teaching techniques.
This course has clear and detailed step-by-step lessons, so you won’t miss a step or get lost.
By getting rid of confusion, you’re able to focus all your energy on the thing you do best: being creative.
BASED ON WHAT WORKS
LEARN TO PRODUCE
Without a production system, you’ll probably never finish your filmmaking projects. Or if you do, it’ll take months longer than it should. In this course, you’ll learn a production system that’s fail-proof, scalable, and repeatable.
You’ll have the solo production skills necessary to bring any filmmaking project to life.
Plenty of people can use a video camera or shoot decent clips on their cell phone. But almost nobody knows how to take a solo filmmaking project from idea to completion. Because that’s not a technical skill - that’s a production skill.
BECOME A PRODUCER
Colette Nichol
I’ve been making micro films since 2013.
Technically I started learning filmmaking when I was in high school. I took a two year “Film and TV” class, which was basically an example of the blind leading the blind. Most of our projects never saw the light of day.
But in 2013, I bought a DSLR and started teaching myself filmmaking.
Going to film school wasn’t an option. I didn’t want to go back to school full time. Nor did I want to spend hours learning a bunch of theory. So I got to work teaching myself solo filmmaking.
I made 25 short videos in the span of a year, improving with each one. My goal was to start a business once my work was good enough. The going was rough. I made a lot of crappy videos.
I spent a lot of time doing things wrong. I spent too many hours watching YouTube videos that made me feel like an idiot.
But I stuck with it, and eventually my work improved.
In 2015, I launched my business, Story Envelope Media, and started producing brand videos and promo videos.
Over the next few years I grew my skill set and my business. I went from charging $250 for a video to $15,000+ per project.
I LOVE the online filmmaking space, and my goal is to help you gain a solo filmmaking skill set that will help you achieve your goals and dreams in this online space.
Whether you want to take this as a jumping off point to eventually become a big-screen director or you just have some personal projects you’re itching to make, this course is designed to help.
MEET YOUR TEACHER
Hi! I'm Colette
SOLO FILMMAKER & STORY STRATEGIST
VANCOUVER, CANADA
How It Works
Enroll in the online course. You'll get a login for the member space right away where you can get started on the Prep Week and your gear list.
ENROLL
There are 12 Lessons and a Prep Week. You'll get live support for 4 months and a live feedback experience. Plus the course is yours for life.
SCHEDULE IT
You'll start gaining filmmaking skills and by the end you'll have created your first legit film. Project-based learning means no waiting to become a filmmaker!
START FILMMAKING
The Solo Filmmaker course was a game-changer for me. It got me from just "kinda interested" in filmmaking to passionate about the people in my life and documenting their fascinating, inspiring stories.
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this is the ONLY filmmaking course that I'VE found informative, engaging, and motivating enough to see through to completion.
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Ultimately, I chose this course for all the things that it wasn't. I wasn't interested in filming ads for social media, "going viral", or any of the other claims that 99% of the other courses out there make. It also wasn't a "button-pushing/mouse-clicking" course for this editor or that editor. And it didn't require me to go find a crew. Rather, this is the only comprehensive, start-to-finish filmmaking course that I could find that focused on making actual films about things that mattered to me, that allowed me to have total creative control over every aspect of the film. My friends and I have genuine, authentic, relatable stories that just need to be told and shared, and this course gave me the tools and knowledge to start getting those stories out there!
VASILIO'S FILMMAKING JOURNEY
What STUDENTS ARE Saying:
VASILIOS AGAPIOS' FINAL PROJECt IN THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM:
The online space is absolutely flooded with filmmaking courses. I've signed up for more of these than I care to admit. Notice I said I "signed up" for the courses and not "completed" the courses.
Each one of those other courses have left me entirely underwhelmed. Most of them just give you some footage that the course creator filmed, and all it does is teach you how to edit (and not even all that well, in my opinion). And when you have a question or want feedback, your only option is to upload it to the course "Facebook community" where it's most often just other students giving half-informed critiques because the "expert" that you bought the course from is so disengaged.
I was worried that this was going to be another one of those courses. The difference with this course, was when I spotted a section of the course's website to schedule a virtual one-on-one with Colette, the course creator, herself! This alone set her apart from every other online offering I had seen.
An instructor that was willing to offer her time to talk to a prospective student (before I even paid a cent for the course) to answer any questions and address any concerns. And it was during this one-on-one when I realized that this instructor, and this course, would be different. I could feel her energy and enthusiasm, not just for filmmaking, but for her students' success. I signed up for the course as soon as we concluded our call!
And this is the ONLY filmmaking course that I found informative, engaging, and motivating enough to see through to completion.
Every part of the course is useful. There isn't a single filming project where I don't use something from each lesson topic covered in the course.
But the most useful, for me, was learning how to properly plan and do a thorough pre-production. The really cool thing about this course is that, yes it taught me how to plan a shoot, but it also gave me the tools to be able to improvise and deviate (slightly) from the plan if conditions changed or if certain shot opportunities presented themselves.
It taught me to think and adapt on-the-fly while still capturing the core story that I had planned.
YouTube tutorials are great for researching one very specific thing at a time like, "how do I balance a gimbal?" or "what is white balance?" etc. If I had to learn filmmaking start-to finish one sub-topic at a time, with no structure or order to the lessons it would take FOREVER! This course presented lessons in a logical progression order, with enough breadth of information that made me feel like I definitely learned from it.
I never considered myself a natural or even a good storyteller before this course. I was just a babbling, rambling mess. But this course taught me a simple, repeatable template for how to get to the roots of a story and filter out anything that doesn't contribute, making the overall story telling process more cohesive and understandable. It really is amazing the difference that a little structure makes in telling a story vs telling a rambling series of stories and story tangents that have no bearing on the original point I was trying to make.
Colette has put together an amazing filmmaking course! It is sequential, logical, and orderly without feeling too overwhelming like an "information dump". It is clear throughout the entire course, that she wants you to be nothing short of successful; not just in the things she says, but also in the things she does to help her students overcome their hurdles as best as she can.
You can definitely sense all of the hard work and effort that went into getting this course to be just right!
I highly recommend this course for its content, but what's more, I will emphatically recommend Colette as an instructor and mentor, because she is the heart and soul that brings that content to life!
You could give me a novel's worth of blank pages, and I would still need more to fill out all the great things I have to say about Colette and her course. The Solo Filmmaker course was a game-changer for me. It got me from just "kinda interested" in filmmaking to passionate about the people in my life and documenting their fascinating, inspiring stories.
The online space is absolutely flooded with filmmaking courses. I've signed up for more of these than I care to admit. Notice I said I "signed up" for the courses and not "completed" the courses.
Each one of those other courses have left me entirely underwhelmed. Most of them just give you some footage that the course creator filmed, and all it does is teach you how to edit (and not even all that well, in my opinion).
I was worried that this was going to be another one of those courses. But this is the ONLY filmmaking course that I found informative, engaging, and motivating enough to see through to completion.
I wanted to learn how to do things on my own.
"It was one of the best experiences ever!"
I had spent time googling and it was frustrating so it made sense to take a class that had everything jam packed from start to finish on how to make a mini film.
The way you present information…it seems you and I think similarly and therefore I loved the details you use in your teaching. It was also so great that we could talk about struggles and you would take the time to create an editing tutorial video to get me past whatever the struggle I was facing.
You could honestly make each one of these sections in the course their own course taught over some time. There is literally so much material that you could extend this or make each thing its own course.
This course has given me the insight I need to be able to piece things together. It has also really shown me this is what I want to be doing and keep going for it.
And you have been such a huge source of encouragement!
Recently a friend asked me to look over a script the other day and I was able to break some things a part and tell them what was needed to bring more life to the story!
Don't quit doing any of this. You are an amazing teacher. I am so thankful to have found someone to teach me this that literally understands how I function. It was one of the best experiences ever!
-MONIQUE EFTA,
VOICEOVER ARTIST & MULTI-pASSIONATE CREATIVE
What STUDENTS ARE Saying:
IN HER OWN WORDS: MONIQUE'S STORY
Very easy to follow as a beginner student.
"FOR THE FIRST TIME A VIDEO EDITING PROGRAM IS MAKING SENSE"
I’m loving this course!
I love the way you have broken the editing up into thirds, and the way you’re pacing the content through the lessons.
It makes it so much easier to digest everything and learn how each piece fits together. I'm finding it a lot of fun to dig into Adobe Premiere. I'm literally just following your instructions step-by-step and finding for the first time ever that a video editing program is making sense.
I've been really into working with the manual settings and tried out a bunch of different videos over the past couple of weeks. Your explanation about the Exposure Triangle really made sense and for the first time in my life I think I'm finally grasping these concepts! So kudos to your teaching.
Awesome videos, btw. So helpful and very easy to follow as a beginner student. I'm just going to have to keep revisiting them until the process feels natural. It's also really helpful to have both the video and the pdf script.
And, I LOVE your sound guide. Seriously. It's funny, entertaining, helpful and informative all at the same time. And trust me, I've watched a lot of sound gear/what to buy guides over the years and "entertaining" is not a word I would use to describe these types of videos.
I appreciate how you broke everything down really clearly and also laid out different options for people with different budgets in the Sound Gear Buyer’s Guide.
I'll be coming back to this guide to continue to learn from it the more I feel ready to step up my game!
-FAYE MALLETT,
MUSICIAN & Multi-passionate creative
What STUDENTS ARE Saying:
I know that I would not have been able to just pick this stuff up just by watching some tutorials on Lynda.com or YouTube etc.
"This course saved me time"
What often stopped me from studying filmmaking was that it seemed like there were so many different tools and techniques that go into filmmaking, such as cameras, lighting, sound, and editing that I felt overwhelmed.
I decided to take this filmmaking program because I was beginning to make short films at my work, but really had no idea what I was doing. I was learning bits and pieces here and there on the internet, but I needed more structure to my learning. And I didn't have the time or the money to enroll in film school.
This program seemed like a good fit for me, the way it was structured. I could learn online at a reasonable pace. The course is full of common-sense approaches and taught in a language I could understand. The course is both personable and professional.
The entire filmmaking course is fantastic, but what was most useful for me was the insightful feedback and positive encouragement that would come after I was finished a project.
I also loved the tone of the teaching. It's funny and personable and at the same time practical and professional. I really like having both the text to read through alongside the video and audio instructions.
This course saved me time compared to what it would’ve taken to learn this on YouTube.
Looking for the right tutorials on YouTube can be time-consuming and filled with distractions. YouTube can't teach you a course on filmmaking that is put together in a cohesive and comprehensive way and then follow it up with feedback specific to your learning needs.
Because of this course I was able to assist in the planning and shooting stages of some filmmaking projects where I work as well as fully edit some videos. I am beginning to create tutorials for a YouTube channel that I started as a side project for myself.
It’s hard to articulate this stuff, but I really appreciate your teaching and mentoring this last year. I know that I would not have been able to just pick this stuff up just by watching some tutorials on Lynda.com or YouTube etc.
I really appreciate how much thought you put into the course, how you structured it, and the mentoring feedback loop woven into the assignments.
-WADE,
PAPER ARTIST & MULTI-PASSIONATE CREATIVE
What STUDENTS ARE Saying:
Create YOUR FIRST LEGIT FILM!
As part of this program, you’ll complete a full story-based online short film that will become the cornerstone of your portfolio. You’ll be able to use this piece to grow your filmmaking dreams and pursue further filmmaking opportunities.
Faye decided to create a short documentary about a music studio that’s an important part of her community. While you can choose to do a narrative fictional short, I recommend starting with something that's based in real life as it's much easier to achieve for your first time round.
Dates & Times
ENROLLMENT
You'll gain instant to the full course materials. You'll also have access to the program community where you can ask questions. You'll get 4 months of coaching and support.
ONLINE SUPPORT
You'll get 10 live mentorship calls over the course of 4 months. For Premium students, you'll get 20 calls over 12 months.
LIVE MENTORSHIP CALLS
A real confidence booster.
"I'M SO GLAD I FOUND YOU ON THE INTERNET."
This course was a real confidence booster for me personally. I feel confident in my ability to tell stories and feel I’m on a good path to learn more about this process, and to become more technically capable in film production and editing.
Having a few finished films I can now show people has already led to some interesting projects people are proposing… volunteer so far, but that is a good start. Before the summer I was all talk and no show!
Your course is very well thought out and it is obvious you have put a lot of time, creative thinking, and content development into making it effective for learners.
I really appreciated your responsiveness to my many questions, and how you added new content to the course along the way if something new emerged that would be helpful to me and others.
I’m so thankful I found you on the internet and am very appreciative of all your help, guidance, and encouragement over the past several months!
-COLIN FIELD, MUSICIAN & MULTI-PASSIONATE CREATIVE
What STUDENTS ARE Saying:
IN HIS OWN WORDS: COLIN'S STORY
ONE OF COLIN'S PORTFOLIO PIECES
Over 65 videos including editing tutorials, coaching, teaching, and examples.
What's Inside?
12 Lessons and 10 Micro Projects. Plus a Prep Week to help you plan for success.
65+
12
what you're going to get
Solo Filmmaking Community Member Space where you can ask questions and get feedback.
01
+ Audio lessons. An audio recording of every lesson plus prep week and the Sound Guide.
14
Live Mentorship Calls where you can ask questions, get help, and discuss projects.
20
Filmmaking Success!
You won't be waiting to start editing. This key skill isn't hard when you have a step-by-step process. Learn the unbreakable rules of editing and start putting together your first micro edit.
Program Curriculum
Editing Essentials
LESSON 2
LET'S BREAK it DOWN
Get to know the most fundamental elements of your camera, whether it's a cell phone or DSLR. Plus learn shot sequencing and start filmmaking by shooting your first even sequences!
Camera Basics
LESSON 1
There are three things that make moving pictures the most powerful medium of all times. You'll learn these three things and create your next micro shoot with more advanced shot sequencing.
The Power Triangle
LESSON 4
Take your edits from rough cuts to picture lock. This means you're learning the art of refining an edit. And you'll be doing this with a shot sequence that you've created.
Editing Fine Cut
LESSON 3
If you don't know how to capture realistic colours based on colour temperature science then your images will always be somewhat off. Learn how to get skin tones right every time!
Mastering Colour
LESSON 6
If you want to fully master your camera, you need to be able to boss it around. This means grasping manual exposure so deeply that you'll never forget it.
Mastering Manual
LESSON 5
This is something that many beginners struggle with even if they have a background in photography. Learn to frame up your shots so that they capture attention and look great.
The Art of Framing
LESSON 8
To make a solid short film, you need to be able to edit like a pro and have some special skills up your sleeves. Take your editing to the next level in this week's lesson!
Advanced Editing
LESSON 7
Every single week has a fun assignment that will get you either shooting or editing. This is an active and engaging process of learning to help you gain a skill set that will be yours for life!
SHOOT | EDIT | PLAN | PRODUCE
REFINE | TELL STORIES | SHARE
At this stage it's time to go a little deeper into lighting. Up until now you've used just natural light. You'll learn about lighting strategy and how to use studio lights. Then you'll shoot a practice micro film where you focus on storytelling.
Lighting for Film
LESSON 10
Here's where you become a REAL filmmaker. Yep, this is something almost no aspiring filmmaker ever achieves: capturing clean sound and making real films. You'll shoot your first interview this week and learn how to handle sound.
Capturing Sound!
LESSON 9
This is something that many beginners struggle with even if they have a background in photography. Learn to frame up your shots so that they capture attention and look great.
The Art of Framing
LESSON 8
To make a solid short film, you need to be able to edit like a pro and have some special skills up your sleeves. Take your editing to the next level in this week's lesson!
Advanced Editing
LESSON 7
Leading up to this lesson, you've been thinking about and prepping for your first real portfolio film. Now you get to make it! You'll prep for your first big shoot using my Foolproof Production Cheat Sheets. Then you'll do the shoot, dive into the edit, and complete your very first film. Oh, wait..? I think that means you're officially a filmmaker now!
Your First Big Shoot!
LESSON 12
This massive lesson in storytelling will really help you hone your storytelling skill set. Because here's the truth: filmmaking is ALL about storytelling. Yet, it's most people's weakest skill set. But not anymore! You'll be a confident storyteller after this.
Storytelling Boost
LESSON 11
FILMMAKING BONUSES!
Get coaching and feedback! Share your film and video projects and get feedback within the week to help you stay on track and make speedy progress. This is priceless! Getting one-on-one feedback is one of the most valuable things you can have as a new filmmaker. This is what my students rave about!
VALUE: $3500
Avoid major filmmaking mistakes
When you join the Premium Version you'll get 20 coaching calls over the course of one year. In the regular version you get 9 coaching calls over the course of 4 months.
In these calls you can ask questions, get support, and we'll discuss complex creative topics. These calls are priceless when it comes to developing your abilities as a filmmaker. Calls are twice per month on Thursdays at 3:00 pm PST.
VALUE: $2750
LIVE MENTORSHIP & COACHING CALLS
These five advanced bonus lessons include Lens Magic, Storytelling Secrets, Advanced Exposure, Advanced Sound Recording, and Audience Building.
VALUE: $500 US
5 advanced bonus lessons to boost your skill set
Learn how to frame and craft images so that they tell a story. Being a great visual storyteller is what will make your work stand out and capture an audience's attention.
VALUE: $95 US
VISUAL STORYTELLING secrets
It's normal to get stuck in the midst of a complex edit. In this value-packed training I'll walk you through how to get yourself unstuck.
VALUE: $95 US
COMPLETE YOUR FIRST FILM EVEN IF YOU GET STUCK!
Since Facebook is an absolute circus of distractions, I've created a community space where you can share your work, get feedback, and ask questions. It's not a social media platform. It's a completely private community space hosted by a company called Circle.io.
You'll get answers to your questions M-F for 40 weeks out of the year. There are four breaks which total 12 weeks off.
Please note that this is an asynchronous platform—not live chat. You can write in anytime, and you'll get feedback or answers to questions within 1-2 days, Mon-Fri.
VALUE: $4000 US
12 MONTHS of SUPPORT on the SOLO FILMMAKING PRIVATE COMMUNITY
Even the "busiest" of people can create time to become a filmmaker. I know because I tend to pack my days and weeks with A LOT of things. In this training I'll show you how to manage your time and energy to make room for filmmaking.
VALUE: $95 US
HOW TO SEAMLESSly FIT FILMMAKING INTO YOUR LIFE
Cut your editing time in half with shortcuts! Once you get the hang of editing, you'll want to speed things up.
VALUE: $95 US
blueprint to speedy editing
Premium Bonuses
Not everyone wants to earn an income as a filmmaker. But if you want to work with clients and earn money to pay for gear, your next filmmaking project, or even build a business, then this bonus is for you! You'll get the documents and strategies I used to get my first $2k client. This bonus alone will pay for the entire program (and then some!).
VALUE: Well, what's getting your first paid gig worth? This training is worth the entire cost of the program if you're interested in doing paid gigs.
HOW TO GET YOUR FIRST 2k CLIENT with a an outstanding portfolio film
Not everyone wants to earn an income as a filmmaker. But if you want to work with clients and earn money to pay for gear, your next filmmaking project, or even build a business, then this bonus is for you! You'll get the documents and strategies I used to get my first $2k client. This bonus alone will pay for the entire program (and then some!).
VALUE: $2000 and then some!
HOW TO GET YOUR FIRST 2K CLIENT WITH AN OUTSTANDING PORTFOLIO FILM
2024 Schedule
SUMMER BREAK - TBD
FALL BREAK - TBD
winter break - TBD
SPRING BREAK - TBD
CALL INFO - TBD
The course is yours for life. So you can take as long as you like. But when you join Premium, you get access to the community space for 40 weeks of the year.
Upon program enrollment, you will receive access to the program. This course is yours for life. All pdfs and audio recordings are yours to download. Videos are permanently hosted online.
In addition, you get program support for 40 weeks and 20 live calls when you join the Premium Program.
What This Is All About
You’ll learn the production basics, visual storytelling, lighting, framing, sound recording, video editing, and storytelling skills necessary to make films by yourself.
BECOME A SOlo FILMMAKER
Get LIVE (and recorded) Mentorship Calls and community support to speed up progress. Plus, the course is yours for life, so you can take as long as you like to go through it.
LIVE & SElF-PACED
This course is totally focused on getting you out there, in the field, making videos. You shoot and then you edit. Rinse and repeat.
PRACTICE-BASED
What This Isn't About
You won't learn special effects in this course. Yes, you'll learn how to use some basic editing effects. But no green screens or fake blood.
SpECiAL EFFECTS
This course isn't about how to go viral on YouTube. We're focusing on craft and classic techniques, which will help you make better films.
VIRAL VIDEOMAKING
This isn't about how to hire or put together a crew. Though you will end up being better equipped to put a crew together since you'll know how to do the basics of every job by the end of the course.
NOT CreW-BASED
Still Not Sure?
Send any questions to colette@storyenvelopeacacademy.org
Or click the purple button in the corner of this page to schedule a call with me. I'm happy to answer your questions!
That's okay!
That's WHY this program works so well, and that's why my students see insane levels of progress in just a few months. This isn't normal. And the weird thing is that my students progress way more quickly than I did when I was first starting out.
Why?
Because when you have a coach who helps you prevent major problems, get to the right answer faster, speed up your skillset mastery, and supports you at every step, you quite simply learn better.
No athlete would go on the court without a good coach behind them, yet as creatives we often try to gain mastery alone.
If you want results (fast), and you don't want to have to create your own training program all higgledy-piggledy, then this program was made for you.
YOU'LL GET PERSONAL SUPPORT FROM THE PROGRAM CREATOR EVERY SINGLE STEP OF THE WAY!
What's so UNIQUE about this program?
This isn't DIY learning. You'll get coaching, guidance, mentorship and tons of support with every single project you do.
Get support, coaching, and mentorship!
Not at all! You can start with your camera phone or whatever camera you have access to. If you're going to use your iPhone or other, it should be a new-ish and reliable device. :)
DO I NEED A FANCY CAMERA TO START?
IS THERE A LIVE GROUP TO GO WITH THE COURSE?
If you join the Premium Program, you'll have access to the online community where you can ask questions and get asynchronous responses M-F for the duration of the program.
WILL I LEARN HOW TO DISTRIBUTE A FILM?
No, this course isn't about distribution. This course will teach you a shooting, editing, and storytelling skill set. However you will get a bonus lecture on Audience Insights and how to build an audience.
Yes, that's right! This is yours for life. There's no end date to when you can access the materials.
will I get access to future versions of the course?
Yes, you will. I'm a bit obsessed with making things better over time. So as the course grows and changes, you'll get any new lessons and bonuses.
WHAT IS YOUR REFUND POLICY?
If you decide that you no longer want to learn solo filmmaking, you can get a full refund within 14 days of purchase, no questions asked. However, I do ask that you only enroll if you're serious about learning solo filmmaking.
is this course mine for life?
No. But you will need to get a Premiere Pro subscription. $20/month. You will need a cheap tripod. $20. You may want to purchase some audio gear for $100 at a later date.
IS THIs course good for BEGINNERS?
You can be an absolute total beginner. You can also be someone with some experience with photography or sound or music or screenwriting. Everyone comes from a different place. All can learn.
HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?
It's designed so that you take a new lesson each week. Prep Week starts as soon as you enroll. You'll get an email each week reminding you to move onto the next lesson. There are also live calls two times per month on Thursdays at 3:00 pm PST.
WILL I NEED TO BUY A LOT OF GEAR FOR THIS COURSE?
Money Back Guarantee
This program works. As long as you do the assignments it is impossible to fail. BUT, if you decide within 14-days of enrollment that you no longer want to learn filmmaking, you can get a full refund. No questions asked. Easy-peasy!
On TOP of that, if you do all ten assignments and aren't completely blown away by how much your work, skill, and confidence as a filmmaker have improved, I will personally refund you the full amount of the program.
If you're willing to roll up your sleeves and do the (extremely fun!) work, then this program will completely change your creative life forever.
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I want to make sure that you're successful. That's why this course has a live component. If you’ve taken online programs before you know there’s usually minimal connection with the teacher and very little feedback. That’s not the case with this program. If you’re ready to accelerate your learning and start improving your filmmaking skills then this is the program for you.
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You'll be sent to a membership sign-up page with instant access to the course materials as soon as you complete the enrollment process.
You'll have access to the prep week and other course materials immediately.
If you sign up for Premium you'll receive an invitation to the Solo Filmmaking Community within 48 hours of enrollment. Call details will be emailed to you.
If you have any questions that haven’t been answered, please email me: colette@storyenvelopeacademy.org
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