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Everything starts with the fundamentals. Here you'll get a good overview of the core filmmaking skills The Run & Gun Mindset Storytelling Fundamentals Camera Basics Composition & Framing Lighting Essentials Camera Movement Directing Talent Shot Planning Working With Small Crews Professional Workflow In the full JÁEN Academy course, we'll break each topic down into practical, real-world techniques, workflows, and behind-the-scenes examples that you can immediately apply to your own productions.

Now that you've covered the foundations, it's time to explore the essential tools, techniques, and workflows used on every production. This section is designed to give you a broad understanding of what goes into creating great content, with each topic explored in much greater detail throughout the full JÁEN Academy course.

Great content isn't about the camera you have it's about how you use it. In this lesson, you'll learn the fundamentals of filming and editing with your iPhone, from capturing better shots to creating a simple workflow for turning your footage into engaging content. The full course will dive deeper into advanced techniques, cinematic mobile filmmaking, and professional workflows.

Low Impact. Low Budget. Low Time. Learn the essential techniques for shooting high-quality films with minimal gear, a small crew, and limited resources. This course gives you practical insight into the run-and-gun filmmaking workflow, teaching you how to work efficiently without sacrificing cinematic quality. Master the art of run-and-gun filmmaking without compromising, this is the JÁEN ACADEMY

Discover the fundamentals of acting and how the industry is structured. This module provides a brief overview of the acting process, the different types of roles from background and featured extras to supporting and lead characters as well as the differences between commercial, television, and film acting. It's the perfect introduction before exploring each area in greater depth in future courses.

You’ve now completed the first step in your filmmaking journey. This course introduced the foundations and essentials to get started with the tools you have available. In the future JÁEN Academy courses, we’ll take these skills deeper through real-world projects, advanced techniques, directing, cinematography, editing, and professional production workflows. And how to get on working sets movies & TV This is just the beginning keep learning, creating, and building your craft.