Filmmaking
A Learning Pathway for Creature & Monster Filmmakers
Overview
This learning pathway features courses on how to write, storyboard, production design, and direct films featuring fantasy characters, using everything from traditional practical and visual effects to hybrid techniques that combine both digital and physical elements. Follow along to learn professional filmmaking tips for creature and monster movies from script to screen with leading Hollywood filmmakers.
Creature Screenwriting: How to Write Memorable Monsters
Horror screenwriters Juliet Snowden & Stiles White (Ouija, The Possession, Knowing) teach the key elements for writing memorable creatures.See more.
Storyboard a Monster Movie - Part 1 - Traditional Techniques
Learn how to storyboard a monster movie. Traditional storyboarding techniques with a master Hollywood storyboard artist.See more.
Storyboard a Monster Movie - Part 2 - Digital Techniques
Illustrator Andrés García-Price (Donnie Darko, R.I.P.D., RED) teaches digital storyboarding techniques using Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, InDesign and Maya.See more.
Hybrid Characters: Blending Practical & Digital FX
Learn about the hybrid approach to character creation with Oscar-nominated character creator John Rosengrant (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Shape of Water, Guardians of the Galaxy 2).See more.
