Knowledgebase


The knowledge base is a collection of articles, mainly YouTube videos, explaining all aspects of film making. There are also club documents and notes.

There is balso a Glossery of filming terms. This is worth a look at as these often form questions in club quizzes! 

 

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How to write a script

A few tips and tricks in writing good scripts for short films.

17 Jul 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Filming Techniques

How To Talk To Camera

Presenting a film and talking to camera users a great skill. Here us a short video giving a few tips on getting this right.

17 Jul 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Filming Techniques

Joris Herman’s shows how to produce some fantastic effects using AI and Davinchi Resolve

In this video, Jorus shows you how to create some cool visual effects by mixing real footage and AI in DaVinci Resolve 21 and how this will change everything for small filmmakers and creatives. This is how AI should be used in a creative workflow.

04 Jul 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Editing

How pro editors use B roll Featured

Anthony Epes shows powerful ways in which B-roll footage is used in a production. An explanation if different types of B-roll material is shown using different scenarios.

26 Apr 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Editing

Why you should make SHOT LISTS and STORYBOARDS for your film

Steve Ransden explains how to make a shot list and storyboard, and why this is important.

11 Apr 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Filming Techniques

NEW! AI Magic Mask TUTORIAL in DaVinci Resolve 20 - Using a Real NETFLIX Show!

Darren Mostyn shows how to improved the new AI Magic mask is and how to use it.
Images used courtesy of Atticus Film & Television.

18 Mar 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Editing

NEW to DaVinci Resolve? Color Grading - Tutorial

HOW TO GET STARTED with the Color Page in DaVinci Resolve

18 Mar 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Editing

10 cuts every editor should know

Short video showing 10 of the most useful cuts used when editing movies.

03 Mar 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Editing

Making the Mona Lisa smile using DaVinchi Resolve

Daniel Batal gives a short tutorial on how to animate a picture in DaVinchi Resolve.

28 Feb 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Editing

Relighting a Scene in Post by Joris Hermans.

Have you ever found you used the wrong lighting for a scene and wished you could change it in post? Joris Hermans shows how you can do this with DaVinchi Resolve.

28 Feb 2026 •  Jason Vaughan •  Editing

How to film a cinematic video of yourself by Joris Hermans.

A short video by Joris Hermans explaining great tips on filming a video on your own, of yourself. useful for one person films.

06 Jul 2025 •  Imported •  Filming Techniques

Steve Ramsden explains how to write a script

Once you have come up with an idea, you will need to write it down. Steve Ramsden explains the basics of writing a movie script.

06 Jul 2025 •  Imported •  Filming Techniques

Steve Ramsden give some tips on the basics filming. Featured

18 Jun 2025 •  Imported •  Technical

Using ’B Roll’ footage

28 May 2025 •  Imported •  Filming Techniques

Quick tip when filming yourself

28 May 2025 •  Imported •  Technical

YouTube video explaining some of the great directing techniques in Pulp Fiction.

26 May 2025 •  Imported •  Filming Techniques

Short tutorial on using DaVinchi Resolve

21 Apr 2025 •  Imported •  Editing

How to use iMovie for iphone and iPad

21 Apr 2025 •  Imported •  Training

How to use iMovie for Mac

21 Apr 2025 •  Imported •  Training

How to use an iPhone for video.

21 Apr 2025 •  Imported •  Training

Here are some great tips and tricks by Joris Hermans on shooting with a gimbal.

10 Mar 2025 •  Imported •  Filming Techniques

Video Codecs and Containers

08 Mar 2025 •  Imported •  Training

Special Effects in post Production. Featured

24 Feb 2025 •  Imported •  Technical

The Blackbelt Barrister explains legal issues with filming in public. Featured

21 Feb 2025 •  Imported •  Legal Matters

Frame Rates, whatever are they?

12 Feb 2025 •  Imported •  Training

What is compression and why does it matter?

12 Feb 2025 •  Imported •  Training