The First
Frame.
A filmmaker’s craft guide to shooting yourself on the phone you already own. Where to put the camera, how to light your face with a window, and five scenes you can film before the week is out. No gear to buy.
- Where to put the camera, and why its height decides how big you look
- The three shot sizes, and the one move that keeps a talking head watchable
- How to light your face properly with a window and nothing else
- The exact phone settings to change once and never think about again
- Five ready-to-shoot scenes, each with framing, light, lens and the mistake to avoid
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The three guides are the craft half, and together they are all of it. Nothing in there tells you what to say, because that part has its own system. The Feature, opening soon, is that system without me. The ninety day mentorship is that system built with me, one to one: a filmmaker and creative director in your corner for ninety days, building your positioning and your content with you, reviewing your work before it goes out, holding you to the standard and the schedule, answering whatever comes up, and changing course with you when the numbers say so.