A POST-FILM SCHOOL FILM SCHOOL FOR ASPIRING FILMMAKERS AT HOME:
(Updated: 4/10/2026)
I. YOU ARE A FILMMAKER
DAY 1: Just make a film.
DAY 2: Cinematography 101: Camera
DAY 3: Cinematography 102: Lights
DAY 4: Make the same film, but think about it.
DAY 5: Screenwriting 101: The Script
DAY 6: Screenwriting 102: Characters and Plot
DAY 7: Make a film, but write it first.
DAY 8: Editing 101: Basic Cuts
DAY 9: Sound 101: Location Sound
DAY 10: Sound 102: Post-Audio
DAY 11: Make the same film but in the edit.
DAY 12: Make a new film.
II. WITH THE CAST AND CREW
DAY 13: Watch films.
DAY 14: Directing 101: Storytelling within a Frame
DAY 15: Make a film with an actor.
DAY 16: Production 101: The Crew
DAY 17: Production Design 101: The Set
DAY 18: Make a film with an actor on a set.
DAY 19: Production 102: Assistant Directors
DAY 20: Make a film with two actors and a crew of three.
DAY 21: Production 103: Producers
DAY 22: Watch more films.
DAY 23: Make a film with a cast and crew.
DAY 24: Watch your film.
III. ABSOLUTE CINEMA
DAY 25: Watch world cinema.
DAY 26: Make a film in the style of an arthouse director.
DAY 27: Make a found-footage film.
DAY 28: Make a film in all the "wrong" ways.
DAY 29: Watch more world cinema.
DAY 30: Make the film you've always wanted to make.