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Lighting | NextLens Reel Skills
Lighting | NextLens Reel Skills

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lighting may seem like one of the great mysteries of filmmaking, but much of it starts with something every filmmaker controls — blocking. Charleston-based Director of Photography Owen Hamilton shares...
Camera | NextLens Reel Skills
Camera | NextLens Reel Skills

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The camera is more than a tool — it’s the storyteller’s voice. Charleston Director of Photography Owen Hamilton explains how aspect ratio, framing, and camera movement shape how audiences feel a story...
Music | NextLens Reel Skills
Music | NextLens Reel Skills

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Fort Mill filmmaker Thomas Torrey breaks down the critical role music plays in shaping the tone of a film. Whether it's an original score or a featured song, music can instantly transform the...
Design | NextLens Reel Skills
Design | NextLens Reel Skills

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Columbia, SC native director and writer, Shayla Raquel, shares why production design is essential to visual storytelling. From sets and props to costumes, color theory, and even title cards, every...
Editing | NextLens Reel Skills
Editing | NextLens Reel Skills

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Fort Mill filmmaker and editor Thomas Torrey shares how video editing is storytelling in motion, using images, rhythm, and pacing to shape emotion and meaning. From wide shots to close-ups, every cut...
Storytelling | NextLens Reel Skills
Storytelling | NextLens Reel Skills

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Columbia native director and writer Shayla Raquel reminds filmmakers that every great film begins with STORY. From character to conflict to transformation, STORY is the heart of filmmaking. Build your...
Audience | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Audience | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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One rainy day, Ziggy invites his audience to send in their questions about Earth art. As viewers respond, Ziggy and his friends pour paint, drop dancers, sniff music and more in search of answers...
Line | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Line | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy has chores to finish before he can continue playing, so he needs to get his work done fast! Maybe a map charting the quickest route around the junkyard would help? Visual artist Cedric Umoja...
Form | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Form | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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The junkyard’s hosting an arts festival so no one knows where the object with unusual form came from, but everyone thinks they know what it is. Ziggy meets up with ceramist Mikey Walsh at the festival...
Energy | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Energy | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Super excited after watching the step team, Ziggy can’t find space to release his energy without causing chaos around the junkyard. Will a quick lesson from dancer Bridgette Fortenberry teach him the...