Beginner.

A dive into the origins of cinema through the practice of observing everyday life and mastering the fundamentals of frame composition.

Concepts: Birth of cinema · the Lumière brothers · cinematograph · static camera · observation

Encountering the magic of early cinema through the first experiments in editing, the history of visual effects, and the search for unexpected visual solutions in ordinary scenes.

Concepts: Georges Méliès · basic editing · primitive visual effects

Mastering the key principles of building a frame: placing objects and subjects within screen space, working with shot sizes, and the rule of thirds.

Concepts: Shot sizes · rule of thirds · horizon line · symmetry

An introduction to the art of editing through Kuleshov’s famous experiment: how the order of shots shapes the viewer’s perception of a story.

Concepts: Kuleshov effect · puzzle · perception

The role of voice-over in cinema: its functions, possibilities, and ways of building narrative with it.

Concepts: Voice-over · use in fiction/non-fiction · reliable/unreliable narrator

Mastering the classical three-act structure as the foundation of storytelling: from setup through development to the story’s resolution.

Concepts: Three-act structure · dramaturgy · timing · story development · narrative pace

Creating convincing main and supporting characters through deep work on their psychological and visual portrait.

Concepts: Protagonist · antagonist · supporting characters · personality · communication style · backstory · visual portrait

We explore the difference between monologue and dialogue and their role in narrative.

Concepts: Monologue · dialogue · function within narrative

A practical introduction to film sound design tools: working with free sound libraries, selecting royalty-free SFX and music, basic audio effects and transitions.

Concepts: sound editing · sound libraries · royalty-free · SFX · BGM (background music) · audio effects · volume meters

Reinforcing knowledge of shot sizes and practicing how to alternate them in editing software.

Concepts: long shot · master shot · medium shot · close-up · extreme close-up / detail shot

A first encounter with a video editor: learning the interface, organizing material, working with the timeline, adding titles, and final rendering.

Concepts: Adobe Premiere · CapCut · bins · timeline · rendering · audio and video formats · fade-in / fade-out · credits