Join India’s Highest Rated Online Filmmaking Program
In just 3 days you’ll be ready to break through the filmmaking industry! We take you through everything you need to know about Screenwriting, Direction, Cinematography, Sound Design, Editing, and Marketing.
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Kickstart your journey from Film enthusiast to Filmmaker!
The truth is that 90% of aspiring filmmakers will never succeed, become worthy, or create and shoot the movie of their dreams.
They'll get stuck in the writing and planning phase, unable to find a crew or financing for their project.
We created this course to make sure that doesn't happen to you.
Our mentors have worked in
Who is this program for?
What are you going to learn?
Course curriculum
Session 1
Lesson Topics
Finding & Developing your very own story
How to write a Premise?
How to write a Premise?
Structuring the Narrative
Importance of Character development
The Aesthetics of Storytelling
Bonuses and templates
Storycircle Template
Hero's Journey Worksheet
Session 2
Lesson Topics
Converting a Synopsis to a Screenplay
The types, techniques, and different formats of a screenplay
Journey of a Hero
Script to Scene Analysis
Protect your script!
How to Pitch your story?
Bonuses and templates
Write your own script exercise
Script breakdown worksheet
Character Worksheet
Film scripts
Session 3
Lesson Topics
Breaking down a script
Budget and schedule your film
Hiring your crew and cast
Location Scouting and approvals
Storyboarding and shot division
Cast Audition and Rehearsals
How to make Shot Division List, One Sheet, Storyboards and Pitch Deck?
Bonuses and templates
Recce checklist
Shot division list template
Scheduling Template
Budgeting Template
Session 4
Lesson Topics
Movie Pitch Decks
What is a Film Treatment?
How to Pitch your story?
Business and production strategies
Film Festivals and How to submit to them?
Bonuses and templates
Movie pitch decks
Film festival application forms
Session 5
Lesson Topics
Visual Storytelling Techniques
Understanding the Film Grammer
Advanced Techniques for Composition and Framing
Objective and Subjective Shots
Adding Tension/Drama
Editing Techniques and Cuts
Creating the Structure of a Scene
Bonuses and templates
Script to scene analysis
Composition cheatsheets
Session 6
Lesson Topics
Director’s expectations of a Cinematographer
Camera Movements and Angles
Lighting types and techniques
Shot Composition and rules
Framing and Aspect Ratio
Blocking and staging
Camera lenses and their types and features
180-degree rule and when to break it?
Camera Gear and Crew
Continuity and its importance
Bonuses and templates
Shot composition templates
Shot Division Template
Session 7
Lesson Topics
Understanding the Vision of the Director
Types and jobs of a production team
Making an efficient shooting schedule
Production Design
Sound and camera crew duties
The Director’s Call, Terms and Vocabulary
The Production crew
Role of the Production team
Understanding Finance and People
Bonuses and templates
Call Sheet Template
Departmental requirements Template
Individual Call times template
Session 8
Lesson Topics
Film Editing - Principles and Techniques
Types of Cuts and their meaning
Transitions - Tips and Techniques
Continuity in Editing
Making an edit report
Color Correction and Color Palette
Exercises and templates
Raw footage of an award-winning short film - CITY LIGHTS
Session 9
Lesson Topics
Foley - Elements, Methods and Artists
Sound Recording Gear and Equipment
What are Sound designing and Sound mixing?
Exercises and templates
Raw footage of an award-winning short film - CITY LIGHTS
Session 10
Lesson Topics
What’s required to promote your film
The power of test screenings
What makes a good teaser and trailer?
Advertisement and distribution
The art of designing movie posters
Launch offer (Save ₹17000)
19+ Hours of live learning experience
Learn from 7+ Industry experts who have worked on multiple projects and feature films
Watch how a short film is made in realtime - you will witness it from script to screen
LEARNING FRAMEWORK
Learn. Practise. Apply.
Each lesson follows a proven learning methodology that focuses on getting you to take action.
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What our past learners have to say...
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Joel, Siva and Shreyas, three of them were excellent in delivering in their knowledge and contents for us. Actually I was about to pursue 1yr Diploma in film making, but my parent are not allowing me to quit my job, at that time only I luckily found LevelUp and literally I had a great experience and gained more knowledge about cinema and stuffs and at the end of the day I feel complete. Thanks to LevelUp Team
Sudhan Maaran, Batch 3
Customer Solutions Professional
It was very informative and it was great learning it from the scratch,many process of the film's make more sense now after today's session,it was great learning it from the mentors,Thank you soo much team levelup.
Michael V
Customer Solutions Professional
Dedicated and focused teachers. Patient, trying to answer all questions and this holds for all the teachers. They are present in the moment. I have attended other courses (not filmmaking) and not seen that anywhere. This really blurs the online/offline divide. Praveen especially sharing his ID also and making this feel more of a community
Avantika Sharma, Batch 2
Filmmaker
Absolutely Loved It. It was so productive and informative. Each and every session was awesome and special mention to Shreyas for an awesome session of Music and Sound . I really appreciate the entire team for bringing up such good learning sessions. Thanks to Levelup for an eye opening experience. Kudos to Rahul for his efforts to bringing in awesome tutors.
Sai Kiran, Batch 1
CA
Loved the entire breath of topics that were touched upon. The most valuable information throughout the whole program is the insider current day information on how things work, this is something that isn't easily or available at all online. The teachers were highly knowledgeable. Great course curation.
Neeraj Mohan, Batch 3
IT Professional
Your Mentors
Praveen R
Screenwriter | Director | Ex-mentor, LV Prasad Film Institute, Chennai
Completed the Direction and Screenwriting intensive program at LV Prasad FilmInstitute, Chennai.
Mentored over 150+ students at LV Prasad Film Institute
Has trained & mentored over 10000 aspiring filmmakers across the country online and offline
Has hosted 50+ workshops on Screenwriting & Film Direction
Praveen is currently working on an amazon prime video project
Sharanya Chander
Cinematographer | Filmmaker
Sharanya is a passionate and dedicated filmmaker with a deep interest in the art ofcinematography since her early years.
She has gained invaluable experience working alongside renowned filmmakers andcinematographers, including Nirav Shah, AL Vijay, Thiyagarajan Kumararaja, andGauthami Nair.
During the challenging times of the pandemic, she further expanded her knowledgeand skills by collaborating with P S Vinod on prominent projects like "Vakeel Saab,""Sita Ramam," and "Attack."
With a diverse portfolio of over 35 advertising films as an associatecinematographer and second camera operator, Sharanya's expertise in the field isextensive.
She is not only passionate about her own career but also eager to share herknowledge and assist others in advancing their journeys in filmmaking.
Aakash Prabhakar
Film Director | Writer | Actor | Theatre Artist
Aakash Prabhakar is a Filmmaker, Actor Writer, and a Theatre Director who runs a Film and a Theatre Production company of his own by the name of Here And Now.
He made his first feature film “Freddie’s Piano” in 2019.
Freddies Piano, which he directed and acted in was in the official selection of the New York Indian Film Festival 2020 and 20 other International Film Festivals across the world.
The film won the Best Director Award for Freddie’s Piano at the Indian Film Festival Of Cincinnati , Best Film Jury- Indigo Moon Film Festival , North Carolina and several other awards.
He has directed, produced and acted in over 50 theatre productions that travelled across the country.
Prashanth Gunashekar
CONTENT MANAGER, Zee5 Tamil
Prashanth is the Content Manager at Zee5 Tamil, an OTT platform
He has worked at May 6 Entertainment and has over a decade of experience in theindustry as a producer, director and writer
Shreyas Rao
Music Director
Runner up in Yede Tumbi Haaduvenu TV Show | Bengaluru2011 - 2012.
Bangalore Ganesh Utsav - The Raghu Dixit Project | Bengaluru2021, BGU 2022 Manju Drums Collective | Rajhesh VaidyaConcert
Times NIE Sapa Top 10 singers Finalist in semi-classical vocalcategory.
Music production - Produced music for regional films andalbum songs.
Mr. Sivapuranam
Cinematographer | Screenwriter | Video Editor
Shiva graduated from Anna University, CEG and has completed an M.Sc ElectronicMedia
He was the Writer-Director for Single Singam
(A vertical web series)
He is the Executive Producer for FBuddies season 2 on MX Player
He was also the Assistant Director - Dharala Prabhu (Tamil feature)
Unlock Bonuses Worth ₹24,999
Exhaustive Filmmaking Resource book of 100+ pages
25+ Filmmaking templates like scheduling, budgeting & many more..
Final Scripts, Storyboards, Pitch decks & Raw footage of numerous award-winning short films
Secrets of the Industry from insiders themselves
Access to our filmmakers community
Mentorship by instructors
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Frequently Asked Questions
How will the classes be held?
The classes will be held on Zoom. You will receive an email with the link to join the session, so make sure you check your inbox and your Whatsapp!
Do I need to buy any expensive equipment before I can start the class?
The classes will be held on Zoom. You will receive an email with the link to join the session, so make sure you check your inbox and your Whatsapp!
I am not a full-time director/writer/editor but I want to write/shoot or edit on the side, is this the right program for me?
Yes! The Program is designed to take people where they are and help them get to where they want to be, even if they have a busy schedule. You can take this program if you want to be a part-time filmmaker or do it as a hobby.
I have no experience with filmmaking, is this the right program for me?
The classes will be held on Zoom. You will receive an email with the link to join the session, so make sure you check your inbox and your Whatsapp!
What output will I create if I join the Breakthrough Filmmaking Program?
The classes will be held on Zoom. You will receive an email with the link to join the session, so make sure you check your inbox and your Whatsapp!
How many classes will be there
There are 10 structured sessions, over 16 hours in a weekend (there will also be recordings provided for those who need a bit more support and have a tight schedule)
