A fun, beginner-friendly filmmaking workshop in Jacksonville for adults and mature teens interested in learning how movies are created from idea to screen.
Our Filmmaking Fundamentals Workshop is designed for complete beginners and anyone curious about directing, cinematography, visual storytelling, and film production.
Through guided instruction, practical demonstrations, collaborative exercises, and hands-on filming, participants explore how filmmakers plan, shoot, and shape a scene.
You do not need professional equipment, previous training, or a completed film idea to join. Most participants are new to filmmaking, and first-time filmmakers are warmly encouraged to attend.
This supportive, hands-on workshop is led by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer Britt McTammany.
No previous filmmaking or production experience is needed.
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Level: Beginner or refresher
Meets: Saturday, 12 PM – 4 PM
Instructor: Britt McTammany
Best For: Adults & Mature Teens
Offered: Quarterly
Tuition: $99
Next Workshop Dates (click to register):
Saturday, September 26, 2026 — REGISTER →
Includes:
✔ 4-hour interactive workshop
✔ Guided filmmaking exercises
✔ Hands-on camera activities
✔ Collaborative filming experience
✔ All workshop materials
✔ Complimentary snacks & drinks
✔ Free parking
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Visual Storytelling: Explore how filmmakers use framing, composition, camera angles, movement, lighting, and performance to communicate emotion and meaning.
Camera Fundamentals: Learn foundational camera concepts, including exposure, focus, lens choices, camera placement, and movement.
Lighting: Discover how lighting can shape mood, direct attention, reveal character, and influence the overall look of a scene.
Sound Fundamentals: Understand why clear sound is essential and explore basic approaches to recording dialogue, ambience, and production audio.
Story Development: Learn how filmmakers shape ideas into clear, focused stories that can be created with available resources.
Pre-Production Planning: Explore script breakdowns, storyboards, shot lists, casting, scheduling, location planning, and other steps that help prepare a production.
Scene Coverage: Learn how wide shots, medium shots, close-ups, inserts, and additional coverage work together during filming and editing.
Working with a Crew: Learn how filmmakers communicate their vision, divide responsibilities, and collaborate effectively on set.
Post-Production: Explore the basics of editing, sound design, color correction, and how footage is shaped into a finished story.
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🎬 Beginner-friendly filmmaking instruction
🎬 Hands-on camera and lighting exercises
🎬 Practical framing and composition demo
🎬 Collaborative filming activities
🎬 Storyboarding and shot-planning
🎬 Camera-placement and scene-coverage
🎬 Opportunities for Q&A plus personal feedback
🎬 A supportive, low-pressure workshop environment
Participants are encouraged to ask questions, experiment creatively, and actively participate without pressure to arrive with professional equipment or previous production experience.
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Filmmaking Fundamentals is a one-day, four-hour workshop created for beginners and developing filmmakers.
The workshop combines guided instruction with practical demonstrations, collaborative exercises, camera work, lighting activities, and opportunities to film together.
Instructor Britt introduces the major stages of filmmaking before guiding participants through visual storytelling, camera placement, lighting, sound, scene coverage, directing actors, and post-production.
Activities begin with approachable filmmaking concepts and gradually build throughout the workshop, helping participants understand how creative and technical decisions behind the camera shape the final story.
There is no homework, no required preparation, and no expectation that you arrive with a completed film or concept. The focus is on understanding the filmmaking process, practicing practical tools, and gaining the confidence to begin creating or improving your own projects.
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We’ll provide everything for the workshop and break-time, but most students bring:
We encourage students to bring curiosity and a willingness to collaborate.
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✔ Have an idea for a short film, series, commercial, or online video
✔ Have never made a film and want a supportive place to begin
✔ Want to understand how movies are planned, filmed, and edited
✔ Are interested in cinematography, directing, lighting, or camera work
✔ Are actors who want to better understand the filmmaking process
✔ Are interested in bringing a written story to the screen
✔ Create videos for YouTube, social media, or other digital platforms
✔ Want practical experience using cameras, lighting, and visual storytelling
✔ Are looking for a fun, collaborative, and creative outlet
✔ Have always wanted to make a film but did not know where to start
Many participants join simply because they enjoy movies, storytelling, photography, or creating videos; not because they plan to become professional filmmakers.
Some continue into short films, festival projects, commercials, or additional filmmaking training, while others leave with a stronger understanding of production and practical techniques they can immediately apply to their own creative work.
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“Britt’s filmmaking workshop was amazing! I learned so much without ever feeling overwhelmed. In fact, I genuinely feel super inspired to start a small film project I was overthinking and delaying starting. I highly recommend to any aspiring filmmaker.”
— Rachelle M., Beginner Filmmaking Student
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“I had stepped away from filmmaking for a while, and this workshop was a great refresher and motivator. Britt is an incredible teacher and I left feeling inspired and ready to start creating again.”
— Charles P., Filmmaking Workshop Student
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“I’m new to content creation and wanted it to be a creative outlet or maybe even a side hustle down the road. My problem was I didn’t know how to actually film anything, and just copying what I saw online never looked or felt right.
This filmmaking workshop helped me realize copying what others are doing wasn’t the answer. What I really needed to do was find my own voice. I left with real clarity on my goals and how to tell better stories visually.”
— Lori O., Content Creator & Filmmaking Workshop Student
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Our Filmmaking Fundamentals Workshop is led by Instructor Britt McTammany, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer with extensive experience in visual storytelling, camera work, lighting, production, and directing.
Britt has worked across film, television, commercial, and independent productions, bringing both creative and technical experience into the classroom.
His teaching style is practical, approachable, collaborative, and grounded in real-world filmmaking.
Britt helps participants understand how professional filmmakers approach story, framing, camera placement, lighting, sound, performance, and production decisions in a way that feels clear rather than overwhelming.
Students consistently describe Britt’s workshops as informative, inspiring, welcoming, and highly valuable, including participants who arrive with previous filmmaking experience.
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Creative Veins Performing Arts
1800 Atlantic Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Located in the heart of San Marco!
4,000+ sq. ft. of creative studio space Cozy movie room and welcoming lobby for guests Free on-site parking and 24/7 free street parking
Take a studio tour here!
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Every film begins with an idea.
Filmmaking is about learning how to transform that idea into images, performances, sounds, and moments that connect with an audience.
Filmmaking Fundamentals gives participants a welcoming place to explore the production process, understand how creative decisions shape a scene, and begin developing their own visual storytelling voice.
You do not need professional equipment, a completed script, or years of production experience. You only need curiosity, imagination, and the willingness to begin.
Space is limited to maintain a supportive, interactive, and personalized workshop experience while giving participants meaningful opportunities for hands-on learning.
Next Workshop Dates (click to register):
Saturday, September 26, 2026 — REGISTER →
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Creative Veins is an award-winning Jacksonville studio, and this Filmmaking Fundamentals workshop is just the start! Many participants go on to explore our ongoing screenwriting, acting, and improv classes, showcases, and studio community.
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Please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re truly happy to answer any questions and help determine whether this workshop is the right fit for you.
📧 [email protected]
📱 904.323.2471 (call or text)
Creative Veins Performing Arts
1800 Atlantic Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
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