Course Duration: 2 semesters/modules, ca. 30 weeks. Time Commitment: ca. 10 teaching units per week, ca. 30 weeks, 300 teaching units in total. Mandatory Classes: 96 units Independent Projects, Practice, Homework: 150 units Exam Preparation: 54 units This distance learning course in Digital Filmmaking includes 3 optional attendance days in Vienna. The course can be fully completed online, with class recordings available. Optional on-site sessions are offered at the LIK Academy for Photography and Design Vienna on dates DF 1, DF 2, and DF 3. Semester 1: LIK Film 1: Introduction - technical basics and creative composing options Course schedule - Overview - Technical basics - Camera settings - Film formats - Resolutions - Basic terminology - Avoiding beginner mistakes - Important filmmaking rules - Axis jump - Axis of action - Analysis of different video formats and themes - Sharpening perception - Aesthetical composing options - Online formats in social media LIK Film 2: Practice-oriented lesson - Camera handling Camera operation- Practical exercises for interesting videos - Panning and tracking shots - Use of different lenses and accessories - Trying out gimbals - Steadycam - Setting up interview stations - Introduction to lighting design in film - Practical lighting for interviews - Axis jumps - Headroom - Noseroom - Image composition - Image structure - focus play. LIK Film 3: Sound technology - Microphones - Recording - Music design You will learn about the different ways of recording sound. Microphones, mixing consoles, music editing and interview design. Overview and introduction to the essential basics of film sound. Music design in film - License-free music - Recording interviews - Practical exercise LIK Film 4: From idea to produc…