Basic filmmaking techniques you can use with only two people.
Vimeo Video School demonstrates tips and tricks for making videos with only two people (both in front of and behind the camera, in total) – swipe cut, split screen, and smartphone audio:
Noam Kroll offers some creative, conceptual starting points:
Equally, if not more, crucial: looking after the friends and collaborators helping out. Here’s a whole thread from MicroBudgetFilmPodcast on incentives you can still offer your team, even on a shoestring:
Further Viewing
In-camera transitions, together with meticulously-planned shots and sound design, are used to great storytelling effect in this 30-second sequence from Hot Fuzz (2007) (which we look at in more detail here):
Long before working with mulit-million-dollar budgets, blockbuster director Christopher Nolan made his debut feature for $6,000 – here are some lessons to take from his approach:
Related Posts:
Film School: One Filmmaker’s Process Across Three Genres Danny Gevirtz shares his process on three projects: a mini doc, a music video, and a solo narrative.
Film School: ‘The Plan’ Montage in ‘Shaun of the Dead’ (2004) A case study in thrilling, visual storytelling.
Film School: How to Make a Documentary (with Mark Bone) A behind-the-scenes look at making a documentary - and how to approach crafting your own.
Film School: Colour in ‘Euphoria’ "Sometimes, in order to get to the deepest emotional depths of a character, capturing a feeling, rather than reality, is more important."
Film School: Intro to Colour Grading A comprehensive overview of the Image Pipeline.
Film School: Isolation Challenges Stuck at home, but still want to make movies? Here are some ideas for shooting, editing and VFX on your own.
Film School: Directing Non-Actors A round-up of video tutorials on working with non-professional talent.
Film School: 5 Problems In Student Films Mistaking your own experience for cinema, and other pitfalls.