Cinematic Filmmaking Course Singapore — Make Your Videos Look Like a Movie in 2 Days

Brand films we made

A brand video,
shot like a film.

A brand film for a culinary studio, and two episodes from a series we produced with Neu Entity. Real businesses, real rooms, a phone-first audience. Same lens, light and grade you learn to use — on your own story or your brand's.

Clips play without sound — captions carry the message, the way they do in a feed.

Pots & Pans · brand film

Neu Entity · Ep. 1

Neu Entity · Ep. 2

The craft, in three stages

Learn video the way
films are actually made.

Two days, structured like a real production. Every stage ends with something you made.

Pre-production

Made before the camera rolls

Your story, in one page
Shot list & storyboard
Choosing your location — office, shop, site
Planning your light

You'll produceA film plan and storyboard you shoot from on day one.

Production

The dials that make it cinematic

The exposure triangle
The 180° rule & frame rates
Framing & camera movement
Natural & practical light
Find it on your camera

You'll produceYour film's footage — shot deliberately, for the edit.

Post-production

Where the movie look is born

The cut & rhythm
Colour grading
Sound & music
Licensed & royalty-free music, from day one

You'll produceYour finished, graded, scored film — ready to post.

The sum of three stages: a 60–90 second film that looks like cinema.

The craft behind it

Real rooms. Real light.
Real craft.

Every clip is real work by our trainers — the level of craft we teach. After the first run, this gallery shows what learners made in class.

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Short film

Lighting on a phone

Shot sizes

Backlight

Stills · by Joseph Goh

Before it moves,
it has to be seen.

Film is photography, 24 times a second. Light, composition and the patience to wait for the frame — this is the eye we train first, and Joseph's stills are the standard.

Joseph Goh

Who it's for

Most people post clips.
Very few post films.

If you want your videos to look like a movie — for yourself, your page or your brand — this is the gap we close.

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Anyone with a story to tell

Travel, family, a short film, your own channel. Learn to plan, light, frame and grade like a filmmaker — and leave with a cinematic film of your own.

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Founders & creators

You are the brand. Shoot your own founder story, product film and behind-the-scenes — on the phone already in your pocket.

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Marketing & social media teams

Send the people who already shoot for your page. In two days they come back with a finished brand film — and SFEC covers most of it.

Sending a group? Tell us about your brand when you register and the day-one exercises are built around your products, your space and your people — so the film your team makes in class is one you can actually post. Joining solo? Bring an idea, or use one of ours.

Any camera

The camera doesn't make it cinematic.
You do.

Bring the phone in your pocket or the mirrorless in the office cupboard — the craft is identical. Exposure, framing, movement, light and colour work exactly the same on both. The dials just live in different menus, and we show you where.

So no one needs to buy gear before joining.

One film. A month of posts.

The brand filmThe finished 60–90s cut1

The Reels cut15s vertical teaser2

Behind the scenesYour team, at work3

The stillsFrames for the feed4

Shoot once, properly. Then post for weeks — this course runs under our content creation programme, so the calendar is part of it, whether it's your channel or your company's.

Who you'll learn from

Practitioners first.
Trainers second.

Taught by people who still shoot — for brands and for themselves — and who'll be in the room with you for both days.

Syed Rashidee

Content Creation Trainer

Founder of Lionmark. Has trained across MOE schools, corporates and community programmes in AI video, design and content strategy. His philosophy is built into this course: you learn by making.

Joseph Goh

Award-Winning Photographer

Award-winning wildlife, landscape and night-sky photographer — the stills above are his. He teaches the part of filmmaking that happens before you press record: seeing the light, the frame and the moment.

Nazrul Syafiiy

Videographer & editor

End-to-end production across wedding films, corporate events and branded campaigns. Now leads daily social content for an agency client — from the on-site shoot to the finished cut.

Fees & funding

SkillsFuture makes it from $240. SFEC makes it close to free for companies.

~~$800~~ → from $240

Full fee $800. With SSG funding, Singaporeans 40+ and SME-sponsored staff pay from $240 nett; Singaporeans 21–39 and PRs from $400 nett. Individuals can offset the nett fee with SkillsFuture Credit or PSEA. Companies claim 90% of the nett back via SFEC. GST on the full fee.

SkillsFuture CreditPSEAUTAP (NTUC)SFEC for companiesWSQ Statement of Attainment

Nett fee depends on learner category and funding eligibility. SFEC eligibility is assessed separately by SSG. Non-eligible learners pay the full $800.

Companies · use it or lose it

SFEC expires 30 Nov 2026

Eligible companies hold up to $10,000 in SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit. Only training that ends on or before 30 Nov 2026 can draw on this round. Send the team that posts for you — most of it is funded.

Company enquiry →

Pick your
two days.

Every run is the same two days, 9am–6pm, at 39A Bussorah Street (Bugis MRT). Weekday pairs or two Saturdays. Runs that end by 30 Nov 2026 can still use your company's current SFEC.

Pick a date to register. Have your NRIC handy, it takes about 3 minutes. We confirm your seat and send the invoice within 2 working days. Not sure yet? Ask us first.

Questions, answered

Frequently asked

I've never filmed anything. Can I join?

Yes — the course is built for beginners. We start from zero and you'll have shot your first deliberate frames within the first morning. Bring your phone.

Can my company sponsor staff for this?

Yes. SMEs get up to 70% SSG funding, and eligible companies can claim 90% of the nett fee back through SFEC — as long as the training ends by 30 Nov 2026. We walk you through both claims before class.

Do I need a camera?

Any camera works — the phone you already carry is enough. The course teaches the universal layer of filmmaking, and we show you where to find every control on the camera you actually own.

Will the film be about my brand?

If you tell us about your brand when you register, the day-one exercises are built around your products, space and people — so the film your team makes in class is one you can actually post.

I'm not from a company. Is this still for me?

Yes — most of the room will be individuals. Same class, same craft, your own film. Singaporeans can offset the nett fee with SkillsFuture Credit or PSEA, and NTUC members can claim UTAP.

What do I leave with?

A finished 60–90 second film, a WSQ Statement of Attainment, and the craft to make the next one — on any camera, without an agency.

Make your videos look like a movie.

A brand video,
shot like a film.