Did anyone in your dance training ever show you how to film dance?

If your training never covered how to film dance, you're not alone, because very few dance programs do.

If you don't know where to start or the thought of filming dance feels overwhelming, that's not a reflection of your skill or your choreography. It's simply a missing piece in your training.

Inside this guide you'll start to understand why your footage looks the way it does, and what you can begin to change.

You'll Learn:

  • Why changing your camera distance can transform how your footage feels
  • How framing and angle communicate emotion
  • Why your dance background gives you a head start most filmmakers don't have
Yes, show me how

DANCER. FILMMAKER. EDUCATOR.

I'm Hennie. I've spent years teaching dancers how to bring their work to screen. This guide is where that starts.

· MFA Dance & Technology, NYU Tisch School of The Arts · Award-winning dance filmmaker · 5 years teaching dance filmmaking in higher education

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