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BECOME A WORLD-CLASS EDITOR, ANIMATOR & CREATOR
An end-to-end process for creating timeless videos.
100+ Hours. Timeless Skills. Lifetime Access.
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Hi, I'm Nathaniel Drew
I built a 1.7 Million+ Subscriber YouTube channel using the skills of video editing, shooting, animation, and storytelling.
Frame by Frame is the first place I've put together EVERYTHING I know about how to become an Editor, Animator and Video Creator at a high level.
If you want to learn (or level up) your skills and make a career in Editing, Writing, Animation and Shooting videos, my team and I will teach you how.
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THE COMPLETE EXPERIENCE
Your Editing, Animation & Film Master Class
3 FULL COURSES. LIFETIME ACCESS.
INSIDE MY EDITS (STEP-BY-STEP)
MY VIDEO CAPTURE, GEAR & FILMING PROCESS
DESIGN AN ANIMATION TOOLBELT
STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS (FILES INCLUDED)
CUT POWERFUL MUSIC & AUDIO
THE ANATOMY OF AFTER EFFECTS
BEHIND-THE-SCENES EDITS OF REAL VIDEOS
LAUNCH A CREATIVE CAREER
BUILD TIMELESS TITLE SEQUENCES
EXPORT, RENDER & OPTIMIZE FOOTAGE
LIFETIME ACCESS TO 100+ VIDEOS
DESIGN UNIQUE LOOKS (4 METHODS)
ROTOSCOPING, 3D CAMERA, & ADVANCED TIPS
WORKSHOP RECORDINGS + ANY FUTURE SESSIONS
STYLIZATION SERIES (COLOR GRADE, FILMMAKING)
Meet The Team
Get used to these faces.
Nathaniel Drew
EDITING
Sky
Animation
Lucas
EDITING
Praise for Frame by Frame
When asked to describe my work, they said:
Ali Abdaal
"The artistry, the visuals, the editing are all next level. It's the filmmaking world and YouTube combined."
Johnny Harris
"An artist of the edit. Always looking for what's most important in his videos, and ruthlessly cutting the rest."
Matt D'Avella
"A masterful storyteller... connecting emotionally with the viewer through his unique voice and sharp editing style."
Inside the Course
Your Complete Editing, Animation & Filmmaking Guide
Module 1: Begin
Editing Course: The “Writing Course” (Writing Great Videos)
Analysis of the 2 editing styles I use to make my videos and how each one impacts every part of the writing & pre-production process (including a deep-dive into a 2.2 Million view video)
My complete video planning process: organization, titles, topics, research, visualization, structure, and my scripting system (using the Notion app)
Editing Course: Editing 101 (Beginning the Edit)
Edit a complete project (files provided) with side-by-side instruction to get fully up-to-speed in Final Cut Pro (no editing experience required)
In-depth dive into Final Cut Pro: timeline, viewer, inspector, effects window, transitions, browser, modifying timeline settings, exporting, keyboard shortcuts, timeline layout, audio lanes, cutting styles
Animation Course:
My method for Building an Animation Toolbelt custom-fit to match your most important work
The 4 Questions: how to avoid wasting you and your clients' time & money animating the wrong things
The best way to find & organize inspirational material and layouts (to increase creative output)
The Shooting Course:
The perfect jumpstart experience for those who want to create their own original videos to use as the materials for editing and animation
Includes exact camera settings to use, gear recommendations, equipment list, audio, lighting & run–and-gun filmmaking guides
Module 2: Craft
Editing Course: Navigating the Valley of the Edit (Create Your Rough Cut)
Master the Anatomy of the Edit: How to link Hooks, Intros, the Body, Chapters, Scenes, and Conclusions together seamlessly.
Cutting World-Class Intros: The secret to always beginning your videos powerfully.
Craft the Body: How I cut through the anxiety of the middle-stages of the edit by blitzing through the rough cut.
Powerful Conclusions: How I use non-linearity, clarity, & tension to grab viewers.
How to find and use music to elevate a cut (including my favorite sources of music).
Animation Course:
Textures deep-dive: map animations, luminance, common mistakes, and creating custom textures
Anatomy of After Effects: Panels, Compositions, Playback, Frame Rates, Transparency, Layers, Blending, Keyframing, & more
Own Your Look: How to hack texture, color palettes, types of motion, and fonts to make every video feel distinct
How to Organize Your Files for complex projects (and why most people are doing it wrong)
Module 3: Elevate
Editing Course: Polishing to Perfection (Finish Your Cut)
Mastering Your Elements: Effectively using on-screen text, resizing, adjusting opacity, and incorporating native transitions and effects
How to isolate audio, master dynamics and fallout, recut music, retime elements, and use keyframing
Perfect Your Video: master color correction, sound design, and your final mix
Behind-the-Scenes Mini-Documentary: How I Made “The Vienna” Video)
Animation Course:
Detailed breakdown: Picasso’s Daily Routine sequence (texture layers, effects, pre-rendered elements, sub-animations, & more)
6 animation breakdowns & optional files for animating alongside the lessons
Final project & extended student case study tear downs (40+ minute walkthroughs)
1 COURSE. 4 ROUTES.
Lifetime Access to All Videos.
Free Course Updates.
Access to any Future Live Workshops.
SHOOTING
Shooting Course Only
$297
Lifetime Access & Updates
For all included courses
Shooting Course
Shooting Course, Camera Confidence, and Stylization Series.
Animation Course
Animation Course, Q&A Vault, Workshop Recordings.
Editing & Writing Courses
Writing Course, Editing Course, Workshop Recordings.
Future Workshops
Any Future Workshops & Feedback
Coaching
Quarterly 1:1 Coaching with Nathaniel
Shooting Course Only
$297
Or 2 Payments of $167.00
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ANIMATION
Animation Course Only
$497
Lifetime Access & Updates
For all included courses
Shooting Course
Shooting Course, Camera Confidence, and Stylization Series.
Animation Course
Animation Course, Q&A Vault, Workshop Recordings.
Editing & Writing Courses
Writing Course, Editing Course, Workshop Recordings.
Future Workshops
Any Future Workshops & Feedback
Coaching
Quarterly 1:1 Coaching with Nathaniel
Animation Course Only
$497
Or 2 Payments of $272.00
GET ACCESS
FULL COURSE
Editing, Writing, Shooting & Animation
$797
Lifetime Access & Updates
For all included courses
Shooting Course
Shooting Course, Camera Confidence, and Stylization Series.
Animation Course
Animation Course, Q&A Vault, Workshop Recordings.
Editing & Writing Courses
Writing Course, Editing Course, Workshop Recordings.
Future Workshops
Any Future Workshops & Feedback
Coaching
Quarterly 1:1 Coaching with Nathaniel
BEST VALUE
Editing, Writing, Shooting & Animation
$797
Or 3 Payments of $325.00
GET ACCESS
VIP
Everything + Quarterly 1:1 Coaching
$2997
Lifetime Access & Updates
For all included courses
Shooting Course
Shooting Course, Camera Confidence, and Stylization Series.
Animation Course
Animation Course, Q&A Vault, Workshop Recordings.
Editing & Writing Courses
Writing Course, Editing Course, Workshop Recordings.
Future Workshops
Any Future Workshops & Feedback
Coaching
Quarterly 1:1 Coaching with Nathaniel
Everything + Quarterly 1:1 Coaching
$2997
1 Year of Coaching; 10 seats remaining.
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OUR GUARANTEE
When you buy Frame by Frame, you will receive lifetime access to all course videos (up to 100+ course videos & 19 live session recordings) as well as complimentary access to any future updates or live trainings.
Additionally, we offer a 5-Day Money-Back Guarantee, starting from the date of purchase. If you’re unsatisfied with your purchase within 5 days of purchase, email [email protected] to return your course, and all payments will be refunded to you.
STUDENT REVIEWS
Tristan Sharman avatar
Tristan Sharman
The animation track of this course has already helped me overcome my fear of After Effects… so much so that last month I launched an educational YouTube channel called Science Affairs! After a decade of making videos, and some years worked as a writer and editor for some other YouTubers, it’s been really empowering to combine that experience with the learnings of this course, to build something I’m really proud of! (and constantly improving!)
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Sarah Meich
I enjoyed the detail the team went into and the simplicity with which all the information was delivered (especially since I'm a complete beginner).
I appreciated that the course is self-paced and there was no pressure to deliver each week as there is so much content it was difficult to keep up.
It's definitely helped my confidence that it is something I can do, and do well. 2024 is my year to get going (I even created my YT channel)!
What didn't I learn! Well, the animation - I just wasn't able to take it all in. One step at a time though.
The only issue (and it is mine) is the live sessions and many of the community catch ups are outside my time zone (AEDT) so I was unable to participate.
Everyone was so kind and helpful though, so I am looking forward to catching many of them again in C3.
Big thanks to all the team!
Bartek Malinowski
I used to hate editing. It felt like the last piece of the creative puzzle, a means to an end. But this course has changed that completely. If you're looking to become a better visual creator, Nathaniel, Lucas, and Sky are definitely the best in the game. I cannot recommend Frame by Frame enough.
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Sandra Carrillo
FxF was a very inspirational experience for me. I learned how to create videos from the start and get insights not only on the technical process but also on how to create my own style.
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Oksana Blomdalen
Frame by Frame has been a great start into my video editing journey. I enjoyed learning both the technical part of editing as well as storytelling. I am very happy that I have lifelong access to the course so that I can rewatch it at my own pace whenever I need.
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Théo Miranda
I really like the FxF course: the investment has already paid off for me just checking out the first course, and the other two will likely be even more valuable. I appreciate Nathaniel and the entire team for this incredible course that I've been searching for for years and never found until now.
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Louis Crowe
FxF has given me incredible clarity on the direction I want to take with my storytelling, both in visual and written form. I came into this course with a rough idea of what sort of stories I wanted to tell, but FxF has helped tremendously in shaping that vision. I'd like to give a huge thanks to Nathaniel, Lucas and the team. This is life-changing.
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Théo Miranda
I've been searching for a course like this for years and never found it until now. The investment paid off for me just after taking the first of the three courses included (and the other two were just as great). Thanks to Nathaniel and Sky for inspiring me to take this course so I can create impactful videos and animations like theirs. Thanks to the entire team for their incredible work.
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Jake Haynes
I thoroughly enjoyed the content from Frame by Frame. It's very well done, and I'm inspired to create every time I log in.
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Dasha Kid
It's always an incredible opportunity to get the BTS look at how someone works. After going through FxF I have a much better understanding on how to tell captivating stories that people can connect to. I'm not yet fully proficient in After Effects, but lessons with Sky opened up a new door of creative possibilities for me with tricks and lesson to continue the journey of learning beyond the course. Thank you to the FxF team.
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Ekaterina Nikolova
I have participated in different courses, but for the first time, I found one that helps me navigate the creative process! This course helps you to understand that there isn't 1 approach, there are many - and it explains them all.
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Sarah Meich
FxF has given me the structure, support and energy I needed to gain confidence in my abilities to start my creative journey. There is so much material (it can even feel overwhelming), but I am grateful that I can access it anytime I need. Thanks to the entire team for making the course accessible and understandable for the newbies to the industry!
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Tialda van der Wal
This course has given me confidence in my ability to grow as a filmmaker. I think I have a tendency to downplay how excited I feel about filmmaking and storytelling, because of being scared of failing or of being unsuccessful.
Frame by Frame shared a strong foundation in of all the different facets of filmmaking. Besides demystifying the technical aspects of things such as shooting, editing and stylization; the different teachers also bring you along in their creative processes. Like Marc's creative process when editing (I hear his friendly voice in my head now when I edit), Nathaniel's creative process when writing a script and Lucas' journey of exploring what he wants to create.
I think it's cause the teachers were so open and honest in what they shared; and I could recognize myself in that, that it gave me the confidence to realize that I can create like that too. Maybe not tomorrow or next week, cause the course material is so extensive that it will take a while to integrate it all; but in time. I really enjoy that too, to be able to learn at my own pace knowing that all the building blocks are available.
All of that combined with a community space with so many people who were vulnerably sharing their (unfinished) film/video projects, made the course very all-encompassing. Really recommend this course to anyone interested in learning about film/video making and creativity!
Jordan Mitchell
I've been making videos for the last eight years or so, and professionally full time for the last three. This course has helped me fall in love with the art of editing again, and has allowed me to approach my work with a newfound excitement. I highly recommend it.
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Liah Brussolo
Frame by Frame transformed how I think about filmmaking, how I approach the writing, shooting, & editing processes. This was the perspective I needed to understand tutorial-like videos to more transformative videos, ones that make us reflect. Now, I am invested in the continuous journey of learning to tell more coherent stories and being more open on camera. I’ve learned so much about pacing, using music to create a feeling, writing, capturing footage and moments, and doing these stages in a non-linear fashion.
Taking this course has also expanded my knowledge about what’s possible with animation, something that I had not previously done. Now, I’ve started learning more of DaVinci Resolve Fusion in order to create small animations and am excited to see where this can go.
This course has dedicated and engaged people, genuinely serious about improving their skill in the filmmaking space. I was able to actually meet with a fellow filmmaker in Paris, which was wonderful. Enrolling in Frame by Frame was an incredible experience. I highly recommend enrolling.
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Casey McCollum
I enjoyed the animation section of the course a lot - it taught me the most new things and got me interested in looking further into After Effects, which was cool. I hope to use some of that knowledge to elevate the visuals of my future work. Being part of cohort 1, and unfortunately not being able to participate in cohort 2 due to a fast-paced university schedule, I was a bit disappointed by lack of activity in the community section but was able to meet a few other like-minded creators from different walks of life so that was neat. And of course, always appreciated Nathaniel and Sky's feedback and pointers.
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Alexis Parra Pulido
I found this course to be extremely useful: it has elevated my editing and filming knowledge and there is an abundance of great information. I loved how everything was organized to easily follow along and apply everything learnt. What made an impact was the community aspect of having like minded individuals share and collaborate ideas as well as having live sessions with the instructors plus also have them personally give feedback was useful. I will use everything I learned by creating YouTube videos.
Jamie Nicholson
Frame by Frame introduced me to a whole new mindset. I would recommend Frame by Frame to anyone who wants to level up both their technical skills, but also as a way to view video creation and video editing with a new lens.
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Aliena Strobel
A couple weeks after taking the course, I implemented everything I learned… and the latest episode of my video podcast became my best-performing yet! The advice I received helped me discover a new approach for creating that feels fun & sustainable, and got me out of a repetitive cycle I was struggling to break out of. Thank you for this course and all the work you put into it!
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Jordan Correa
I went to film school for 3 years and paid nearly $100K to learn storytelling techniques that this course offered for a fraction of that price.
Not only that, the course provided me with the thinking methods to make it in this modern era of YouTube filmmaking: quite different than the traditional Hollywood 10-person-team and year-long production to create one film!
I'm very happy with how this course has effected me and feel a lot more confident regarding my video creation process now as a solo filmmaker!
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Robin MacPherson
FxF has really been an amazing experience. Learning about the fluid way that Nathaniel engages with the creative process and discovers the true message of a video through creating the film itself, was incredibly eye-opening for me. It helped me to discover a new, much more flexible, and far more rewarding way to create transformational, impactful films. This course also helped me to finally take the leap into animation, which has now become an incredible passion of my life that brings me joy every day. In that way, this genuinely opened a whole new world of possibilities to me, and I'll be forever grateful for that.
The curriculum is in-depth and well-rounded, and you can really feel that it was made with love.
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Kat
FxF has been extremely helpful in my journey as a beginner video editor. The lessons were jam packed with practical knowledge and the path forward was clear. Highly recommended!
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Charlotte Thouvenin
FxF truly was an amazing experience !
I feel like I learned so much in just a few weeks, and my editing skills have really skyrocketed.
It was also a great way for me to learn animation for the first time, and adding that skill to my skill-set has made video making and editing so much more fun !
I couldn't have imagined a more perfect course for video post-production, I got so much out of it !
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Mattias Skoog
The pure enthusiasm in FxF has helped me to unlock new ideas on how to further develop my storytelling. Being a busy full-time filmmaker can (maybe?) be a tough crowd, but I must say this journey has sparked my creativity and made me realize that I need to slow down and be more assertive in my craft. Thank you!
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Naoufal Fillali
Never seen an impact so fast and strong on my style of shooting, editing and storytelling. I tried courses and consulting sessions with other YouTubers/editors but FxF is by far the richest interactive course. Thank you to the FxF team!
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Raina Willick
FxF is a complete package to learn how to create beautiful, cohesive, thoughtful videos from the ground up. So much more than I expected.
It's easy to navigate, finding what I need to know NOW, but I also feel I have a library to access again and again as I learn and grow.
The best parts of the course for me so far have not been the technical editing parts, but concepts of storytelling and how to develop a personal style to give my videos soul. In my opinion, this is what sets FxF apart from other courses that simply focus on editing.
Both the instructors and the other students are so enthusiastic, it's impossible not to be energized to keep learning! So happy I chose this course as a place to start learning the craft of film production.
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Caio Souza
The FxF course has been a pleasant surprise. I just finished the Shooting and Editing course and currently half-way through the Animation course, which is truly a whole course in and of itself. FxF is a generous glimpse inside Nathaniel's videos and thought process which I felt generous and sincere. The Clay Analogy used throughout the course was eye-opening on how to approach a video project (or any artistic project for that matter), and it was one of the highlights for me! Although it covers the basics of Shooting and Editing, I felt the course doesn't focus much on the highly technical side of editing, but it doesn't need to since there's so much information about it out there. The true value for me lies on witnessing the behind the scenes of a unique vision, thinking process and collaboration that makes a beautiful video come alive. I learned a lot and I feel will continue to every time I revisit the course. I highly recommend it for YouTubers, video-creators and original thinkers.
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Jeff Eddy
The quality and quantity of the material has had a massive impact on my video storytelling. I continue to return to the material over and over as I refine my skills (while I attempted and failed to make it all the way through FxF on schedule TWICE), and while I don't have a completed project to show for it (yet), the improvement in my roughs is MASSIVE.
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Paul Vincent Gerz
The whole course is a great product. It's amazing to listen to Nathaniel and his team's expertise. I am not even close to finish the full course (if it's possible at all, it's so expansive!) - but you opened a door for me and I see the value jumping right into my face. I know I got something powerful here and all that I have to do is using it.
FxF offered me everything I need to produce high quality videos. It's like a toolkit for producing art.
The course gave me the behind the scenes to a guy that produced tons of creations that influenced me in some kind. That makes it more tangible and I see how it lays in a normal human hand to make millions of people feel something.
I started filming, editing and implementing what I am still learning. Slowly but steadily I try to transfer my personal perspective into film.
Thank you guys. Such a pleasure.
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Hanga Czedulas
This course gives a truly valuable breakdown of how to tell a good story. I loved the philosophy and the approach as well all the useful practical tips. The feedbacks have been really spot on and helped me so much. I got much more out of this experience than I expected. Thank you!
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Divia Dhir
Would 100% recommend this course to anyone who wants to pursue a creative career. This is the best course not only on learning the technical How-To’s of video editing, shooting films and animation, but also the best course to get the behind the scenes of how a creative thinks, writes, edits, polishes and presents his ideas to the world.
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Jana Skulova
The Frame by Frame course contains an absolutely mindblowing amount of value for any creator and editor duo working together. As a small video editing agency owner and an editor who worked with numerous clients who like to collaborate on the editing, the modules explaining this workflow are worth the price tag in themselves, and that's just a small portion of the overall amount of value. Easily the best purchase of last year.
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Raghavendar
Before this course, I was struggling on how to make videos like Nathaniel and understood a lot of nuances go into making a Nathaniel video.
I gad faced a lot of problems with respect to shooting a video of myself and some reactionary shooting when I visit places. But now, seeing and knowing how the experts do it, gave confidence and understanding (I still can not really fathom though, the amount of BRoll Nathaniel & Lucas shoot).
I really loved the Clay Method for making a Transactional video, building the video stone by stone. I would always back off from the difficulty in the process but realized the beauty in the process.
I also got into the habit of shooting everyday without hesitation (even if I don't use it and the reminder that I don't have to share everything I make but can do it for myself).
Answers directly from Nathaniel and Lucas helped find solutions to the problems I was facing the process, that's the greatest part of the course.
And finally, Animation and Shooting course are nice addition for who wants to make a whole package of video (though, I guess no one can go through that much amount of content in a single cohort).
That was a great experience with Nathaniel and looking directly onto the nuances of his video making process
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Hanna Nordström
FxF was the course that really put everything together with me. There is so much information online and I found it hard to piece it all together so when I came across Nathaniel’s course, I had to jump on it. Seeing his process from beginning to end helped me bring my own ideas to life. I was able to connect with people all around the world going through a similar journey and has the absolute pleasure of meeting two of them in real life. The personalized feedback was one of my favorite parts and really helped me to keep a critical eye out. I would recommend this course wholeheartedly to anyone looking to improve their storytelling!
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Rick Zheng
Amazing course. The way Nathaniel speaks supplemented by the other instructors intrigued me and challenged me to think outside the box. Yes, a lot of this information is already out there in some format; however having a centralized easy to digest base makes this course (along with the staff support) amazing, worth it for me.
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Jackie-Ross Lavender
This course was already worth its weight in gold within the first days, just from learning about how to edit using AI in post to save dialogue lines, which could have saved me on multiple occasions. Thank you, Nathaniel!
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Lyndsey Pearce
Absolute gem of a course, seriously helped fill in some major gaps I had with editing, and opening up a whole new world with animation! Thank you everyone at FxF, Nathan, Sky, Mapal, and Marc, very helpful and fun indeed.
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Dana Tarantino
Some people on the internet probably shouldn't be teachers and I've taken a LOT of online courses by well known people. However, I was absolutely pleasantly surprised with the in depth material and masterfully put together information for this particular class. It seemed all so intuitive and I loved everyone's different take on their portion of the process. I specifically loved seeing the different take that Lucas has as opposed to Nathaniel when it comes to editing video. It helps that I think you guys all come from a very authentic place and it's not some kind of sell out type thing. I will definitely be coming back to this over and over again as I try to get better at video this year. Thank you!!!
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Jesu Salvar
As someone who is trying to use this year to completely level up with animation, the FxF course was an obvious no-brainer. The amount of detail and patience Sky shows to all of his students is unparalleled. My favorite learning from him was the toolbox analogy, and it's already moved me way closer to my goals than any tutorial I've ever watched before. Thank you!
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Alex White
“The Editing 101 series on Final Cut Pro included in the course was amazing. I especially appreciated the lesson “Editing 101: Master These Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts Before You Go Further.” It’s pure gold! I had to bookmark that one to keep coming back to!! This amped up my efficiency like you would not believe.”
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Shannon McCullar
I was a total newby when I started FxF - the idea of creating and editing video was really intimidating. Not only did FxF increase my comfort with creating and editing video, it dramatically increased my awareness and comfort with animation and graphics!
I could not recommend this course more highly.
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Tom Harari
This class is excellent. It's jam packed with everything you need to start thinking like a film maker. Highly recommend.
Mihai Nouellin
The rich and dense material you have in this course has had a huge impact on my own creative journey.
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Flama
My creativity has absolutely been sparked by this course. The amount of care, thought and detail put into the material is unparalleled. I know my creative journey is going to only get better from here. This course is worth it
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Rory Bailey
Thank you Nathaniel for this awesome course and creating this beautiful community. I can’t say it enough, it has been an absolute dream!
Frame by Frame has been an incredible all-round resource for everything related to conceiving, planning, shooting, editing and animating videos. Beyond the immediate benefit of taking the course for the first time, it is incredibly comforting to know that I will have Frame by Frame in my back-pocket to refer back to whenever I am struggling or just want to up my game.
All of the videos are certainly worth watching multiple times: there is so much content here that once is not enough. That said, in every part of the course there is simple advice to get you started, the instructors are incredible at making sure the content is never overwhelming.
Beyond the course content, the community is just an absolute delight. There is such a supportive, kind and positive atmosphere among the participants and instructors; it feels like the safest possible place to experiment and get vulnerable, which is invaluable for growing any creative skill.
It has certainly helped me build confidence and gain motivation to keep going (which in itself, to me, is already a huge win). I am implementing lessons from the course into my creation process bit by bit: it's changed how I approach writing and editing, it has made me more relaxed when shooting, and it has made much more happy to experiment, all of which has seriously improved my work and the joy I take in the process.
All in all I can whole-heartedly recommend Frame by Frame to anyone who wants to build their confidence and their skills in filmmaking. I deliberated for a long time before registering because it is an investment, but the price is not only fully justified for the incredible wealth of knowledge the course imparts, but also absolutely worth it for me.
This was exactly what I needed, and I am not sure I could have found it anywhere else. Thank you guys for building something so awesome and for being the generous, kind and supportive individuals that you are!
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Monty Koy
FxF has become an invaluable vault of knowledge and inspiration. I came from a place of doubt and fear. Now, I feel confident about telling my story through film. Nathaniel and the FxF team were engaging and welcoming to all students. The video course reminded me of the importance of storytelling and how to be ready to document your life through the art form of digital video. I also enjoyed the editing and camera course, as I needed a refresher on the technical aspects of filmmaking. Students with similar dreams and aspirations will find FxF helpful in their journey.
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Anton Trofimchuk
This is an exceptional product, that has truly transformed my approach to visual storytelling. The comprehensive curriculum, hands-on learning experiences and the soul in every lesson.
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brom
I really like my FxF experience so far, but doing this in parallel to a full time job, I have only scratched the surface for the courses. However, the live session were very insightful and I'd wish there were even more of them. The most valuable part of FxF is the feedback from the team and the community questions. I think I'll have the true value of the FxF experience once i finish the courses in a month or two - but it's already so helpful.
Taylor Wade
I liked seeing the process for editing within Final Cut Pro, seeing which cameras and lens are useful for what tasks, Nathaniel's exact creative processes (for example, his writing workflow in Notion was super helpful), and a bunch of material on just how to get more creative shots. The team's awesome. I love you guys. You're super relatable and down to earth, but still super creative. And you create just great work, so it's really inspiring. Nathaniel Mapal, Marc, Lucas. Thank you to the team. Thank you.
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Christian Klikovits
The technical intel is top notch of course, but what had the most impact on me is feeling the passion, curiosity and creative drive that Nathaniel and Lucas bring to what they do. You can find a million filmmaking tutorials online, but finding people who really inspire and motivate you to step up your own game - that's more difficult. And Nathanial and his crew did that for me. Highly recommended!
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Cecilia Walker
Taking the Frame by Frame course by Nathaniel Drew and the rest of his team has been amazing. The course is packed with helpful content for editing and animation. I already had experience in animation and still learned a lot from the live sessions with Sky and Mapal. Watching their work processes and how they think and approach an animation project was eye-opening because there was always something new to learn. I especially enjoyed the “behind-the-keyframe” videos Sky shared with us regarding some animation projects he’s created and showing us how he created them. Many of the effects he’s shown, I plan on using in some of my projects going forward in the future. Overall, this is a great course for anyone to take to learn or to brush up on their editing and animation skills.
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Jon Ander Gómez
This course has helped me to start my journey as a creative. It is full of incredible resources and the instructions couldn't be better.
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Bosco
Great to learn about the personal journey of instructors and how to integrate storytelling & video together.
Illustrate with examples and walkthrough are useful in thinking process.
Sayhyun
This is the "full stack," as engineers would say, from writing to filming to editing to animations. Often, when you learn about editing and you learn about making videos online, a lot of it is very sterile. This is different; showing the whole process, timelines, and even the mindset and psychology of creating art, one edit at a time. I've just learned so much. Thank you.
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Boogie Esteban
The FxF course is an incredible resource to have as a part of the arsenal, and it's one I'll be revisiting time and time again. It's wild that Nathaniel's team included not only an editing module, but also animations, AND filming. It's a one-stop shop for all of your learning needs in this area and far ahead of any other course I've taken before. I recommend you go through it once, then make a couple of videos, and go through it again a couple of months later, and repeat. It is so in-depth, I don't know if I can ever "finish" it. There's so much here!
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Hi, I'm Nathaniel Drew
I built a 1.7 Million+ Subscriber YouTube channel using the skills of video editing, shooting, animation, and storytelling.
Frame by Frame is the first place I've put together EVERYTHING I know about how to become an Editor, Animator and Video Creator at a high level.
If you want to learn (or level up) your skills and make a career in Editing, Writing, Animation and Shooting videos, my team and I will teach you how.
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MY VIDEO CAPTURE, GEAR & FILMING PROCESS
DESIGN AN ANIMATION TOOLBELT
STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS (FILES INCLUDED)
CUT POWERFUL MUSIC & AUDIO
THE ANATOMY OF AFTER EFFECTS
BEHIND-THE-SCENES EDITS OF REAL VIDEOS
LAUNCH A CREATIVE CAREER
BUILD TIMELESS TITLE SEQUENCES
EXPORT, RENDER & OPTIMIZE FOOTAGE
LIFETIME ACCESS TO 100+ VIDEOS
DESIGN UNIQUE LOOKS (4 METHODS)
ROTOSCOPING, 3D CAMERA, & ADVANCED TIPS
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STYLIZATION SERIES (COLOR GRADE, FILMMAKING)
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"The artistry, the visuals, the editing are all next level. It's the filmmaking world and YouTube combined."
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"An artist of the edit. Always looking for what's most important in his videos, and ruthlessly cutting the rest."
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Your Complete Editing, Animation & Filmmaking Guide
Module 1: Begin
Editing Course: The “Writing Course” (Writing Great Videos)
Analysis of the 2 editing styles I use to make my videos and how each one impacts every part of the writing & pre-production process (including a deep-dive into a 2.2 Million view video)
My complete video planning process: organization, titles, topics, research, visualization, structure, and my scripting system (using the Notion app)
Editing Course: Editing 101 (Beginning the Edit)
Edit a complete project (files provided) with side-by-side instruction to get fully up-to-speed in Final Cut Pro (no editing experience required)
In-depth dive into Final Cut Pro: timeline, viewer, inspector, effects window, transitions, browser, modifying timeline settings, exporting, keyboard shortcuts, timeline layout, audio lanes, cutting styles
Animation Course:
My method for Building an Animation Toolbelt custom-fit to match your most important work
The 4 Questions: how to avoid wasting you and your clients' time & money animating the wrong things
The best way to find & organize inspirational material and layouts (to increase creative output)
The Shooting Course:
The perfect jumpstart experience for those who want to create their own original videos to use as the materials for editing and animation
Includes exact camera settings to use, gear recommendations, equipment list, audio, lighting & run–and-gun filmmaking guides
Module 2: Craft
Editing Course: Navigating the Valley of the Edit (Create Your Rough Cut)
Master the Anatomy of the Edit: How to link Hooks, Intros, the Body, Chapters, Scenes, and Conclusions together seamlessly.
Cutting World-Class Intros: The secret to always beginning your videos powerfully.
Craft the Body: How I cut through the anxiety of the middle-stages of the edit by blitzing through the rough cut.
Powerful Conclusions: How I use non-linearity, clarity, & tension to grab viewers.
How to find and use music to elevate a cut (including my favorite sources of music).
Animation Course:
Textures deep-dive: map animations, luminance, common mistakes, and creating custom textures
Anatomy of After Effects: Panels, Compositions, Playback, Frame Rates, Transparency, Layers, Blending, Keyframing, & more
Own Your Look: How to hack texture, color palettes, types of motion, and fonts to make every video feel distinct
How to Organize Your Files for complex projects (and why most people are doing it wrong)
Module 3: Elevate
Editing Course: Polishing to Perfection (Finish Your Cut)
Mastering Your Elements: Effectively using on-screen text, resizing, adjusting opacity, and incorporating native transitions and effects
How to isolate audio, master dynamics and fallout, recut music, retime elements, and use keyframing
Perfect Your Video: master color correction, sound design, and your final mix
Behind-the-Scenes Mini-Documentary: How I Made “The Vienna” Video)
Animation Course:
Detailed breakdown: Picasso’s Daily Routine sequence (texture layers, effects, pre-rendered elements, sub-animations, & more)
6 animation breakdowns & optional files for animating alongside the lessons
Final project & extended student case study tear downs (40+ minute walkthroughs)
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STUDENT REVIEWS
Tristan Sharman avatar
Tristan Sharman
The animation track of this course has already helped me overcome my fear of After Effects… so much so that last month I launched an educational YouTube channel called Science Affairs! After a decade of making videos, and some years worked as a writer and editor for some other YouTubers, it’s been really empowering to combine that experience with the learnings of this course, to build something I’m really proud of! (and constantly improving!)
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Sarah Meich
I enjoyed the detail the team went into and the simplicity with which all the information was delivered (especially since I'm a complete beginner).
I appreciated that the course is self-paced and there was no pressure to deliver each week as there is so much content it was difficult to keep up.
It's definitely helped my confidence that it is something I can do, and do well. 2024 is my year to get going (I even created my YT channel)!
What didn't I learn! Well, the animation - I just wasn't able to take it all in. One step at a time though.
The only issue (and it is mine) is the live sessions and many of the community catch ups are outside my time zone (AEDT) so I was unable to participate.
Everyone was so kind and helpful though, so I am looking forward to catching many of them again in C3.
Big thanks to all the team!
Bartek Malinowski
I used to hate editing. It felt like the last piece of the creative puzzle, a means to an end. But this course has changed that completely. If you're looking to become a better visual creator, Nathaniel, Lucas, and Sky are definitely the best in the game. I cannot recommend Frame by Frame enough.
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Sandra Carrillo
FxF was a very inspirational experience for me. I learned how to create videos from the start and get insights not only on the technical process but also on how to create my own style.
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Oksana Blomdalen
Frame by Frame has been a great start into my video editing journey. I enjoyed learning both the technical part of editing as well as storytelling. I am very happy that I have lifelong access to the course so that I can rewatch it at my own pace whenever I need.
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Théo Miranda
I really like the FxF course: the investment has already paid off for me just checking out the first course, and the other two will likely be even more valuable. I appreciate Nathaniel and the entire team for this incredible course that I've been searching for for years and never found until now.
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Louis Crowe
FxF has given me incredible clarity on the direction I want to take with my storytelling, both in visual and written form. I came into this course with a rough idea of what sort of stories I wanted to tell, but FxF has helped tremendously in shaping that vision. I'd like to give a huge thanks to Nathaniel, Lucas and the team. This is life-changing.
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Théo Miranda
I've been searching for a course like this for years and never found it until now. The investment paid off for me just after taking the first of the three courses included (and the other two were just as great). Thanks to Nathaniel and Sky for inspiring me to take this course so I can create impactful videos and animations like theirs. Thanks to the entire team for their incredible work.
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Jake Haynes
I thoroughly enjoyed the content from Frame by Frame. It's very well done, and I'm inspired to create every time I log in.
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Dasha Kid
It's always an incredible opportunity to get the BTS look at how someone works. After going through FxF I have a much better understanding on how to tell captivating stories that people can connect to. I'm not yet fully proficient in After Effects, but lessons with Sky opened up a new door of creative possibilities for me with tricks and lesson to continue the journey of learning beyond the course. Thank you to the FxF team.
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Ekaterina Nikolova
I have participated in different courses, but for the first time, I found one that helps me navigate the creative process! This course helps you to understand that there isn't 1 approach, there are many - and it explains them all.
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Sarah Meich
FxF has given me the structure, support and energy I needed to gain confidence in my abilities to start my creative journey. There is so much material (it can even feel overwhelming), but I am grateful that I can access it anytime I need. Thanks to the entire team for making the course accessible and understandable for the newbies to the industry!
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Tialda van der Wal
This course has given me confidence in my ability to grow as a filmmaker. I think I have a tendency to downplay how excited I feel about filmmaking and storytelling, because of being scared of failing or of being unsuccessful.
Frame by Frame shared a strong foundation in of all the different facets of filmmaking. Besides demystifying the technical aspects of things such as shooting, editing and stylization; the different teachers also bring you along in their creative processes. Like Marc's creative process when editing (I hear his friendly voice in my head now when I edit), Nathaniel's creative process when writing a script and Lucas' journey of exploring what he wants to create.
I think it's cause the teachers were so open and honest in what they shared; and I could recognize myself in that, that it gave me the confidence to realize that I can create like that too. Maybe not tomorrow or next week, cause the course material is so extensive that it will take a while to integrate it all; but in time. I really enjoy that too, to be able to learn at my own pace knowing that all the building blocks are available.
All of that combined with a community space with so many people who were vulnerably sharing their (unfinished) film/video projects, made the course very all-encompassing. Really recommend this course to anyone interested in learning about film/video making and creativity!
Jordan Mitchell
I've been making videos for the last eight years or so, and professionally full time for the last three. This course has helped me fall in love with the art of editing again, and has allowed me to approach my work with a newfound excitement. I highly recommend it.
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Liah Brussolo
Frame by Frame transformed how I think about filmmaking, how I approach the writing, shooting, & editing processes. This was the perspective I needed to understand tutorial-like videos to more transformative videos, ones that make us reflect. Now, I am invested in the continuous journey of learning to tell more coherent stories and being more open on camera. I’ve learned so much about pacing, using music to create a feeling, writing, capturing footage and moments, and doing these stages in a non-linear fashion.
Taking this course has also expanded my knowledge about what’s possible with animation, something that I had not previously done. Now, I’ve started learning more of DaVinci Resolve Fusion in order to create small animations and am excited to see where this can go.
This course has dedicated and engaged people, genuinely serious about improving their skill in the filmmaking space. I was able to actually meet with a fellow filmmaker in Paris, which was wonderful. Enrolling in Frame by Frame was an incredible experience. I highly recommend enrolling.
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Casey McCollum
I enjoyed the animation section of the course a lot - it taught me the most new things and got me interested in looking further into After Effects, which was cool. I hope to use some of that knowledge to elevate the visuals of my future work. Being part of cohort 1, and unfortunately not being able to participate in cohort 2 due to a fast-paced university schedule, I was a bit disappointed by lack of activity in the community section but was able to meet a few other like-minded creators from different walks of life so that was neat. And of course, always appreciated Nathaniel and Sky's feedback and pointers.
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Alexis Parra Pulido
I found this course to be extremely useful: it has elevated my editing and filming knowledge and there is an abundance of great information. I loved how everything was organized to easily follow along and apply everything learnt. What made an impact was the community aspect of having like minded individuals share and collaborate ideas as well as having live sessions with the instructors plus also have them personally give feedback was useful. I will use everything I learned by creating YouTube videos.
Jamie Nicholson
Frame by Frame introduced me to a whole new mindset. I would recommend Frame by Frame to anyone who wants to level up both their technical skills, but also as a way to view video creation and video editing with a new lens.
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Aliena Strobel
A couple weeks after taking the course, I implemented everything I learned… and the latest episode of my video podcast became my best-performing yet! The advice I received helped me discover a new approach for creating that feels fun & sustainable, and got me out of a repetitive cycle I was struggling to break out of. Thank you for this course and all the work you put into it!
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Jordan Correa
I went to film school for 3 years and paid nearly $100K to learn storytelling techniques that this course offered for a fraction of that price.
Not only that, the course provided me with the thinking methods to make it in this modern era of YouTube filmmaking: quite different than the traditional Hollywood 10-person-team and year-long production to create one film!
I'm very happy with how this course has effected me and feel a lot more confident regarding my video creation process now as a solo filmmaker!
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Robin MacPherson
FxF has really been an amazing experience. Learning about the fluid way that Nathaniel engages with the creative process and discovers the true message of a video through creating the film itself, was incredibly eye-opening for me. It helped me to discover a new, much more flexible, and far more rewarding way to create transformational, impactful films. This course also helped me to finally take the leap into animation, which has now become an incredible passion of my life that brings me joy every day. In that way, this genuinely opened a whole new world of possibilities to me, and I'll be forever grateful for that.
The curriculum is in-depth and well-rounded, and you can really feel that it was made with love.
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Kat
FxF has been extremely helpful in my journey as a beginner video editor. The lessons were jam packed with practical knowledge and the path forward was clear. Highly recommended!
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Charlotte Thouvenin
FxF truly was an amazing experience !
I feel like I learned so much in just a few weeks, and my editing skills have really skyrocketed.
It was also a great way for me to learn animation for the first time, and adding that skill to my skill-set has made video making and editing so much more fun !
I couldn't have imagined a more perfect course for video post-production, I got so much out of it !
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Mattias Skoog
The pure enthusiasm in FxF has helped me to unlock new ideas on how to further develop my storytelling. Being a busy full-time filmmaker can (maybe?) be a tough crowd, but I must say this journey has sparked my creativity and made me realize that I need to slow down and be more assertive in my craft. Thank you!
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Naoufal Fillali
Never seen an impact so fast and strong on my style of shooting, editing and storytelling. I tried courses and consulting sessions with other YouTubers/editors but FxF is by far the richest interactive course. Thank you to the FxF team!
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Raina Willick
FxF is a complete package to learn how to create beautiful, cohesive, thoughtful videos from the ground up. So much more than I expected.
It's easy to navigate, finding what I need to know NOW, but I also feel I have a library to access again and again as I learn and grow.
The best parts of the course for me so far have not been the technical editing parts, but concepts of storytelling and how to develop a personal style to give my videos soul. In my opinion, this is what sets FxF apart from other courses that simply focus on editing.
Both the instructors and the other students are so enthusiastic, it's impossible not to be energized to keep learning! So happy I chose this course as a place to start learning the craft of film production.
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Caio Souza
The FxF course has been a pleasant surprise. I just finished the Shooting and Editing course and currently half-way through the Animation course, which is truly a whole course in and of itself. FxF is a generous glimpse inside Nathaniel's videos and thought process which I felt generous and sincere. The Clay Analogy used throughout the course was eye-opening on how to approach a video project (or any artistic project for that matter), and it was one of the highlights for me! Although it covers the basics of Shooting and Editing, I felt the course doesn't focus much on the highly technical side of editing, but it doesn't need to since there's so much information about it out there. The true value for me lies on witnessing the behind the scenes of a unique vision, thinking process and collaboration that makes a beautiful video come alive. I learned a lot and I feel will continue to every time I revisit the course. I highly recommend it for YouTubers, video-creators and original thinkers.
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Jeff Eddy
The quality and quantity of the material has had a massive impact on my video storytelling. I continue to return to the material over and over as I refine my skills (while I attempted and failed to make it all the way through FxF on schedule TWICE), and while I don't have a completed project to show for it (yet), the improvement in my roughs is MASSIVE.
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Paul Vincent Gerz
The whole course is a great product. It's amazing to listen to Nathaniel and his team's expertise. I am not even close to finish the full course (if it's possible at all, it's so expansive!) - but you opened a door for me and I see the value jumping right into my face. I know I got something powerful here and all that I have to do is using it.
FxF offered me everything I need to produce high quality videos. It's like a toolkit for producing art.
The course gave me the behind the scenes to a guy that produced tons of creations that influenced me in some kind. That makes it more tangible and I see how it lays in a normal human hand to make millions of people feel something.
I started filming, editing and implementing what I am still learning. Slowly but steadily I try to transfer my personal perspective into film.
Thank you guys. Such a pleasure.
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Hanga Czedulas
This course gives a truly valuable breakdown of how to tell a good story. I loved the philosophy and the approach as well all the useful practical tips. The feedbacks have been really spot on and helped me so much. I got much more out of this experience than I expected. Thank you!
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Divia Dhir
Would 100% recommend this course to anyone who wants to pursue a creative career. This is the best course not only on learning the technical How-To’s of video editing, shooting films and animation, but also the best course to get the behind the scenes of how a creative thinks, writes, edits, polishes and presents his ideas to the world.
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Jana Skulova
The Frame by Frame course contains an absolutely mindblowing amount of value for any creator and editor duo working together. As a small video editing agency owner and an editor who worked with numerous clients who like to collaborate on the editing, the modules explaining this workflow are worth the price tag in themselves, and that's just a small portion of the overall amount of value. Easily the best purchase of last year.
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Raghavendar
Before this course, I was struggling on how to make videos like Nathaniel and understood a lot of nuances go into making a Nathaniel video.
I gad faced a lot of problems with respect to shooting a video of myself and some reactionary shooting when I visit places. But now, seeing and knowing how the experts do it, gave confidence and understanding (I still can not really fathom though, the amount of BRoll Nathaniel & Lucas shoot).
I really loved the Clay Method for making a Transactional video, building the video stone by stone. I would always back off from the difficulty in the process but realized the beauty in the process.
I also got into the habit of shooting everyday without hesitation (even if I don't use it and the reminder that I don't have to share everything I make but can do it for myself).
Answers directly from Nathaniel and Lucas helped find solutions to the problems I was facing the process, that's the greatest part of the course.
And finally, Animation and Shooting course are nice addition for who wants to make a whole package of video (though, I guess no one can go through that much amount of content in a single cohort).
That was a great experience with Nathaniel and looking directly onto the nuances of his video making process
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Hanna Nordström
FxF was the course that really put everything together with me. There is so much information online and I found it hard to piece it all together so when I came across Nathaniel’s course, I had to jump on it. Seeing his process from beginning to end helped me bring my own ideas to life. I was able to connect with people all around the world going through a similar journey and has the absolute pleasure of meeting two of them in real life. The personalized feedback was one of my favorite parts and really helped me to keep a critical eye out. I would recommend this course wholeheartedly to anyone looking to improve their storytelling!
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Rick Zheng
Amazing course. The way Nathaniel speaks supplemented by the other instructors intrigued me and challenged me to think outside the box. Yes, a lot of this information is already out there in some format; however having a centralized easy to digest base makes this course (along with the staff support) amazing, worth it for me.
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Jackie-Ross Lavender
This course was already worth its weight in gold within the first days, just from learning about how to edit using AI in post to save dialogue lines, which could have saved me on multiple occasions. Thank you, Nathaniel!
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Lyndsey Pearce
Absolute gem of a course, seriously helped fill in some major gaps I had with editing, and opening up a whole new world with animation! Thank you everyone at FxF, Nathan, Sky, Mapal, and Marc, very helpful and fun indeed.
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Dana Tarantino
Some people on the internet probably shouldn't be teachers and I've taken a LOT of online courses by well known people. However, I was absolutely pleasantly surprised with the in depth material and masterfully put together information for this particular class. It seemed all so intuitive and I loved everyone's different take on their portion of the process. I specifically loved seeing the different take that Lucas has as opposed to Nathaniel when it comes to editing video. It helps that I think you guys all come from a very authentic place and it's not some kind of sell out type thing. I will definitely be coming back to this over and over again as I try to get better at video this year. Thank you!!!
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Jesu Salvar
As someone who is trying to use this year to completely level up with animation, the FxF course was an obvious no-brainer. The amount of detail and patience Sky shows to all of his students is unparalleled. My favorite learning from him was the toolbox analogy, and it's already moved me way closer to my goals than any tutorial I've ever watched before. Thank you!
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Alex White
“The Editing 101 series on Final Cut Pro included in the course was amazing. I especially appreciated the lesson “Editing 101: Master These Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts Before You Go Further.” It’s pure gold! I had to bookmark that one to keep coming back to!! This amped up my efficiency like you would not believe.”
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Shannon McCullar
I was a total newby when I started FxF - the idea of creating and editing video was really intimidating. Not only did FxF increase my comfort with creating and editing video, it dramatically increased my awareness and comfort with animation and graphics!
I could not recommend this course more highly.
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Tom Harari
This class is excellent. It's jam packed with everything you need to start thinking like a film maker. Highly recommend.
Mihai Nouellin
The rich and dense material you have in this course has had a huge impact on my own creative journey.
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Flama
My creativity has absolutely been sparked by this course. The amount of care, thought and detail put into the material is unparalleled. I know my creative journey is going to only get better from here. This course is worth it
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Rory Bailey
Thank you Nathaniel for this awesome course and creating this beautiful community. I can’t say it enough, it has been an absolute dream!
Frame by Frame has been an incredible all-round resource for everything related to conceiving, planning, shooting, editing and animating videos. Beyond the immediate benefit of taking the course for the first time, it is incredibly comforting to know that I will have Frame by Frame in my back-pocket to refer back to whenever I am struggling or just want to up my game.
All of the videos are certainly worth watching multiple times: there is so much content here that once is not enough. That said, in every part of the course there is simple advice to get you started, the instructors are incredible at making sure the content is never overwhelming.
Beyond the course content, the community is just an absolute delight. There is such a supportive, kind and positive atmosphere among the participants and instructors; it feels like the safest possible place to experiment and get vulnerable, which is invaluable for growing any creative skill.
It has certainly helped me build confidence and gain motivation to keep going (which in itself, to me, is already a huge win). I am implementing lessons from the course into my creation process bit by bit: it's changed how I approach writing and editing, it has made me more relaxed when shooting, and it has made much more happy to experiment, all of which has seriously improved my work and the joy I take in the process.
All in all I can whole-heartedly recommend Frame by Frame to anyone who wants to build their confidence and their skills in filmmaking. I deliberated for a long time before registering because it is an investment, but the price is not only fully justified for the incredible wealth of knowledge the course imparts, but also absolutely worth it for me.
This was exactly what I needed, and I am not sure I could have found it anywhere else. Thank you guys for building something so awesome and for being the generous, kind and supportive individuals that you are!
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Monty Koy
FxF has become an invaluable vault of knowledge and inspiration. I came from a place of doubt and fear. Now, I feel confident about telling my story through film. Nathaniel and the FxF team were engaging and welcoming to all students. The video course reminded me of the importance of storytelling and how to be ready to document your life through the art form of digital video. I also enjoyed the editing and camera course, as I needed a refresher on the technical aspects of filmmaking. Students with similar dreams and aspirations will find FxF helpful in their journey.
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Anton Trofimchuk
This is an exceptional product, that has truly transformed my approach to visual storytelling. The comprehensive curriculum, hands-on learning experiences and the soul in every lesson.
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brom
I really like my FxF experience so far, but doing this in parallel to a full time job, I have only scratched the surface for the courses. However, the live session were very insightful and I'd wish there were even more of them. The most valuable part of FxF is the feedback from the team and the community questions. I think I'll have the true value of the FxF experience once i finish the courses in a month or two - but it's already so helpful.
Taylor Wade
I liked seeing the process for editing within Final Cut Pro, seeing which cameras and lens are useful for what tasks, Nathaniel's exact creative processes (for example, his writing workflow in Notion was super helpful), and a bunch of material on just how to get more creative shots. The team's awesome. I love you guys. You're super relatable and down to earth, but still super creative. And you create just great work, so it's really inspiring. Nathaniel Mapal, Marc, Lucas. Thank you to the team. Thank you.
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Christian Klikovits
The technical intel is top notch of course, but what had the most impact on me is feeling the passion, curiosity and creative drive that Nathaniel and Lucas bring to what they do. You can find a million filmmaking tutorials online, but finding people who really inspire and motivate you to step up your own game - that's more difficult. And Nathanial and his crew did that for me. Highly recommended!
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Cecilia Walker
Taking the Frame by Frame course by Nathaniel Drew and the rest of his team has been amazing. The course is packed with helpful content for editing and animation. I already had experience in animation and still learned a lot from the live sessions with Sky and Mapal. Watching their work processes and how they think and approach an animation project was eye-opening because there was always something new to learn. I especially enjoyed the “behind-the-keyframe” videos Sky shared with us regarding some animation projects he’s created and showing us how he created them. Many of the effects he’s shown, I plan on using in some of my projects going forward in the future. Overall, this is a great course for anyone to take to learn or to brush up on their editing and animation skills.
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Jon Ander Gómez
This course has helped me to start my journey as a creative. It is full of incredible resources and the instructions couldn't be better.
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Bosco
Great to learn about the personal journey of instructors and how to integrate storytelling & video together.
Illustrate with examples and walkthrough are useful in thinking process.
Sayhyun
This is the "full stack," as engineers would say, from writing to filming to editing to animations. Often, when you learn about editing and you learn about making videos online, a lot of it is very sterile. This is different; showing the whole process, timelines, and even the mindset and psychology of creating art, one edit at a time. I've just learned so much. Thank you.
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Boogie Esteban
The FxF course is an incredible resource to have as a part of the arsenal, and it's one I'll be revisiting time and time again. It's wild that Nathaniel's team included not only an editing module, but also animations, AND filming. It's a one-stop shop for all of your learning needs in this area and far ahead of any other course I've taken before. I recommend you go through it once, then make a couple of videos, and go through it again a couple of months later, and repeat. It is so in-depth, I don't know if I can ever "finish" it. There's so much here!
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Hi, I'm Nathaniel Drew
I built a 1.7 Million+ Subscriber YouTube channel using the skills of video editing, shooting, animation, and storytelling.
Frame by Frame is the first place I've put together EVERYTHING I know about how to become an Editor, Animator and Video Creator at a high level.
If you want to learn (or level up) your skills and make a career in Editing, Writing, Animation and Shooting videos, my team and I will teach you how.
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STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS (FILES INCLUDED)
CUT POWERFUL MUSIC & AUDIO
THE ANATOMY OF AFTER EFFECTS
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LAUNCH A CREATIVE CAREER
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EXPORT, RENDER & OPTIMIZE FOOTAGE
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Module 1: Begin
Editing Course: The “Writing Course” (Writing Great Videos)
Analysis of the 2 editing styles I use to make my videos and how each one impacts every part of the writing & pre-production process (including a deep-dive into a 2.2 Million view video)
My complete video planning process: organization, titles, topics, research, visualization, structure, and my scripting system (using the Notion app)
Editing Course: Editing 101 (Beginning the Edit)
Edit a complete project (files provided) with side-by-side instruction to get fully up-to-speed in Final Cut Pro (no editing experience required)
In-depth dive into Final Cut Pro: timeline, viewer, inspector, effects window, transitions, browser, modifying timeline settings, exporting, keyboard shortcuts, timeline layout, audio lanes, cutting styles
Animation Course:
My method for Building an Animation Toolbelt custom-fit to match your most important work
The 4 Questions: how to avoid wasting you and your clients' time & money animating the wrong things
The best way to find & organize inspirational material and layouts (to increase creative output)
The Shooting Course:
The perfect jumpstart experience for those who want to create their own original videos to use as the materials for editing and animation
Includes exact camera settings to use, gear recommendations, equipment list, audio, lighting & run–and-gun filmmaking guides
Module 2: Craft
Editing Course: Navigating the Valley of the Edit (Create Your Rough Cut)
Master the Anatomy of the Edit: How to link Hooks, Intros, the Body, Chapters, Scenes, and Conclusions together seamlessly.
Cutting World-Class Intros: The secret to always beginning your videos powerfully.
Craft the Body: How I cut through the anxiety of the middle-stages of the edit by blitzing through the rough cut.
Powerful Conclusions: How I use non-linearity, clarity, & tension to grab viewers.
How to find and use music to elevate a cut (including my favorite sources of music).
Animation Course:
Textures deep-dive: map animations, luminance, common mistakes, and creating custom textures
Anatomy of After Effects: Panels, Compositions, Playback, Frame Rates, Transparency, Layers, Blending, Keyframing, & more
Own Your Look: How to hack texture, color palettes, types of motion, and fonts to make every video feel distinct
How to Organize Your Files for complex projects (and why most people are doing it wrong)
Module 3: Elevate
Editing Course: Polishing to Perfection (Finish Your Cut)
Mastering Your Elements: Effectively using on-screen text, resizing, adjusting opacity, and incorporating native transitions and effects
How to isolate audio, master dynamics and fallout, recut music, retime elements, and use keyframing
Perfect Your Video: master color correction, sound design, and your final mix
Behind-the-Scenes Mini-Documentary: How I Made “The Vienna” Video)
Animation Course:
Detailed breakdown: Picasso’s Daily Routine sequence (texture layers, effects, pre-rendered elements, sub-animations, & more)
6 animation breakdowns & optional files for animating alongside the lessons
Final project & extended student case study tear downs (40+ minute walkthroughs)
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STUDENT REVIEWS
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Tristan Sharman
The animation track of this course has already helped me overcome my fear of After Effects… so much so that last month I launched an educational YouTube channel called Science Affairs! After a decade of making videos, and some years worked as a writer and editor for some other YouTubers, it’s been really empowering to combine that experience with the learnings of this course, to build something I’m really proud of! (and constantly improving!)
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Sarah Meich
I enjoyed the detail the team went into and the simplicity with which all the information was delivered (especially since I'm a complete beginner).
I appreciated that the course is self-paced and there was no pressure to deliver each week as there is so much content it was difficult to keep up.
It's definitely helped my confidence that it is something I can do, and do well. 2024 is my year to get going (I even created my YT channel)!
What didn't I learn! Well, the animation - I just wasn't able to take it all in. One step at a time though.
The only issue (and it is mine) is the live sessions and many of the community catch ups are outside my time zone (AEDT) so I was unable to participate.
Everyone was so kind and helpful though, so I am looking forward to catching many of them again in C3.
Big thanks to all the team!
Bartek Malinowski
I used to hate editing. It felt like the last piece of the creative puzzle, a means to an end. But this course has changed that completely. If you're looking to become a better visual creator, Nathaniel, Lucas, and Sky are definitely the best in the game. I cannot recommend Frame by Frame enough.
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Sandra Carrillo
FxF was a very inspirational experience for me. I learned how to create videos from the start and get insights not only on the technical process but also on how to create my own style.
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Oksana Blomdalen
Frame by Frame has been a great start into my video editing journey. I enjoyed learning both the technical part of editing as well as storytelling. I am very happy that I have lifelong access to the course so that I can rewatch it at my own pace whenever I need.
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Théo Miranda
I really like the FxF course: the investment has already paid off for me just checking out the first course, and the other two will likely be even more valuable. I appreciate Nathaniel and the entire team for this incredible course that I've been searching for for years and never found until now.
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Louis Crowe
FxF has given me incredible clarity on the direction I want to take with my storytelling, both in visual and written form. I came into this course with a rough idea of what sort of stories I wanted to tell, but FxF has helped tremendously in shaping that vision. I'd like to give a huge thanks to Nathaniel, Lucas and the team. This is life-changing.
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Théo Miranda
I've been searching for a course like this for years and never found it until now. The investment paid off for me just after taking the first of the three courses included (and the other two were just as great). Thanks to Nathaniel and Sky for inspiring me to take this course so I can create impactful videos and animations like theirs. Thanks to the entire team for their incredible work.
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Jake Haynes
I thoroughly enjoyed the content from Frame by Frame. It's very well done, and I'm inspired to create every time I log in.
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Dasha Kid
It's always an incredible opportunity to get the BTS look at how someone works. After going through FxF I have a much better understanding on how to tell captivating stories that people can connect to. I'm not yet fully proficient in After Effects, but lessons with Sky opened up a new door of creative possibilities for me with tricks and lesson to continue the journey of learning beyond the course. Thank you to the FxF team.
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Ekaterina Nikolova
I have participated in different courses, but for the first time, I found one that helps me navigate the creative process! This course helps you to understand that there isn't 1 approach, there are many - and it explains them all.
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Sarah Meich
FxF has given me the structure, support and energy I needed to gain confidence in my abilities to start my creative journey. There is so much material (it can even feel overwhelming), but I am grateful that I can access it anytime I need. Thanks to the entire team for making the course accessible and understandable for the newbies to the industry!
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Tialda van der Wal
This course has given me confidence in my ability to grow as a filmmaker. I think I have a tendency to downplay how excited I feel about filmmaking and storytelling, because of being scared of failing or of being unsuccessful.
Frame by Frame shared a strong foundation in of all the different facets of filmmaking. Besides demystifying the technical aspects of things such as shooting, editing and stylization; the different teachers also bring you along in their creative processes. Like Marc's creative process when editing (I hear his friendly voice in my head now when I edit), Nathaniel's creative process when writing a script and Lucas' journey of exploring what he wants to create.
I think it's cause the teachers were so open and honest in what they shared; and I could recognize myself in that, that it gave me the confidence to realize that I can create like that too. Maybe not tomorrow or next week, cause the course material is so extensive that it will take a while to integrate it all; but in time. I really enjoy that too, to be able to learn at my own pace knowing that all the building blocks are available.
All of that combined with a community space with so many people who were vulnerably sharing their (unfinished) film/video projects, made the course very all-encompassing. Really recommend this course to anyone interested in learning about film/video making and creativity!
Jordan Mitchell
I've been making videos for the last eight years or so, and professionally full time for the last three. This course has helped me fall in love with the art of editing again, and has allowed me to approach my work with a newfound excitement. I highly recommend it.
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Liah Brussolo
Frame by Frame transformed how I think about filmmaking, how I approach the writing, shooting, & editing processes. This was the perspective I needed to understand tutorial-like videos to more transformative videos, ones that make us reflect. Now, I am invested in the continuous journey of learning to tell more coherent stories and being more open on camera. I’ve learned so much about pacing, using music to create a feeling, writing, capturing footage and moments, and doing these stages in a non-linear fashion.
Taking this course has also expanded my knowledge about what’s possible with animation, something that I had not previously done. Now, I’ve started learning more of DaVinci Resolve Fusion in order to create small animations and am excited to see where this can go.
This course has dedicated and engaged people, genuinely serious about improving their skill in the filmmaking space. I was able to actually meet with a fellow filmmaker in Paris, which was wonderful. Enrolling in Frame by Frame was an incredible experience. I highly recommend enrolling.
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Casey McCollum
I enjoyed the animation section of the course a lot - it taught me the most new things and got me interested in looking further into After Effects, which was cool. I hope to use some of that knowledge to elevate the visuals of my future work. Being part of cohort 1, and unfortunately not being able to participate in cohort 2 due to a fast-paced university schedule, I was a bit disappointed by lack of activity in the community section but was able to meet a few other like-minded creators from different walks of life so that was neat. And of course, always appreciated Nathaniel and Sky's feedback and pointers.
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Alexis Parra Pulido
I found this course to be extremely useful: it has elevated my editing and filming knowledge and there is an abundance of great information. I loved how everything was organized to easily follow along and apply everything learnt. What made an impact was the community aspect of having like minded individuals share and collaborate ideas as well as having live sessions with the instructors plus also have them personally give feedback was useful. I will use everything I learned by creating YouTube videos.
Jamie Nicholson
Frame by Frame introduced me to a whole new mindset. I would recommend Frame by Frame to anyone who wants to level up both their technical skills, but also as a way to view video creation and video editing with a new lens.
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Aliena Strobel
A couple weeks after taking the course, I implemented everything I learned… and the latest episode of my video podcast became my best-performing yet! The advice I received helped me discover a new approach for creating that feels fun & sustainable, and got me out of a repetitive cycle I was struggling to break out of. Thank you for this course and all the work you put into it!
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Jordan Correa
I went to film school for 3 years and paid nearly $100K to learn storytelling techniques that this course offered for a fraction of that price.
Not only that, the course provided me with the thinking methods to make it in this modern era of YouTube filmmaking: quite different than the traditional Hollywood 10-person-team and year-long production to create one film!
I'm very happy with how this course has effected me and feel a lot more confident regarding my video creation process now as a solo filmmaker!
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Robin MacPherson
FxF has really been an amazing experience. Learning about the fluid way that Nathaniel engages with the creative process and discovers the true message of a video through creating the film itself, was incredibly eye-opening for me. It helped me to discover a new, much more flexible, and far more rewarding way to create transformational, impactful films. This course also helped me to finally take the leap into animation, which has now become an incredible passion of my life that brings me joy every day. In that way, this genuinely opened a whole new world of possibilities to me, and I'll be forever grateful for that.
The curriculum is in-depth and well-rounded, and you can really feel that it was made with love.
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Kat
FxF has been extremely helpful in my journey as a beginner video editor. The lessons were jam packed with practical knowledge and the path forward was clear. Highly recommended!
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Charlotte Thouvenin
FxF truly was an amazing experience !
I feel like I learned so much in just a few weeks, and my editing skills have really skyrocketed.
It was also a great way for me to learn animation for the first time, and adding that skill to my skill-set has made video making and editing so much more fun !
I couldn't have imagined a more perfect course for video post-production, I got so much out of it !
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Mattias Skoog
The pure enthusiasm in FxF has helped me to unlock new ideas on how to further develop my storytelling. Being a busy full-time filmmaker can (maybe?) be a tough crowd, but I must say this journey has sparked my creativity and made me realize that I need to slow down and be more assertive in my craft. Thank you!
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Naoufal Fillali
Never seen an impact so fast and strong on my style of shooting, editing and storytelling. I tried courses and consulting sessions with other YouTubers/editors but FxF is by far the richest interactive course. Thank you to the FxF team!
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Raina Willick
FxF is a complete package to learn how to create beautiful, cohesive, thoughtful videos from the ground up. So much more than I expected.
It's easy to navigate, finding what I need to know NOW, but I also feel I have a library to access again and again as I learn and grow.
The best parts of the course for me so far have not been the technical editing parts, but concepts of storytelling and how to develop a personal style to give my videos soul. In my opinion, this is what sets FxF apart from other courses that simply focus on editing.
Both the instructors and the other students are so enthusiastic, it's impossible not to be energized to keep learning! So happy I chose this course as a place to start learning the craft of film production.
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Caio Souza
The FxF course has been a pleasant surprise. I just finished the Shooting and Editing course and currently half-way through the Animation course, which is truly a whole course in and of itself. FxF is a generous glimpse inside Nathaniel's videos and thought process which I felt generous and sincere. The Clay Analogy used throughout the course was eye-opening on how to approach a video project (or any artistic project for that matter), and it was one of the highlights for me! Although it covers the basics of Shooting and Editing, I felt the course doesn't focus much on the highly technical side of editing, but it doesn't need to since there's so much information about it out there. The true value for me lies on witnessing the behind the scenes of a unique vision, thinking process and collaboration that makes a beautiful video come alive. I learned a lot and I feel will continue to every time I revisit the course. I highly recommend it for YouTubers, video-creators and original thinkers.
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Jeff Eddy
The quality and quantity of the material has had a massive impact on my video storytelling. I continue to return to the material over and over as I refine my skills (while I attempted and failed to make it all the way through FxF on schedule TWICE), and while I don't have a completed project to show for it (yet), the improvement in my roughs is MASSIVE.
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Paul Vincent Gerz
The whole course is a great product. It's amazing to listen to Nathaniel and his team's expertise. I am not even close to finish the full course (if it's possible at all, it's so expansive!) - but you opened a door for me and I see the value jumping right into my face. I know I got something powerful here and all that I have to do is using it.
FxF offered me everything I need to produce high quality videos. It's like a toolkit for producing art.
The course gave me the behind the scenes to a guy that produced tons of creations that influenced me in some kind. That makes it more tangible and I see how it lays in a normal human hand to make millions of people feel something.
I started filming, editing and implementing what I am still learning. Slowly but steadily I try to transfer my personal perspective into film.
Thank you guys. Such a pleasure.
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Hanga Czedulas
This course gives a truly valuable breakdown of how to tell a good story. I loved the philosophy and the approach as well all the useful practical tips. The feedbacks have been really spot on and helped me so much. I got much more out of this experience than I expected. Thank you!
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Divia Dhir
Would 100% recommend this course to anyone who wants to pursue a creative career. This is the best course not only on learning the technical How-To’s of video editing, shooting films and animation, but also the best course to get the behind the scenes of how a creative thinks, writes, edits, polishes and presents his ideas to the world.
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Jana Skulova
The Frame by Frame course contains an absolutely mindblowing amount of value for any creator and editor duo working together. As a small video editing agency owner and an editor who worked with numerous clients who like to collaborate on the editing, the modules explaining this workflow are worth the price tag in themselves, and that's just a small portion of the overall amount of value. Easily the best purchase of last year.
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Raghavendar
Before this course, I was struggling on how to make videos like Nathaniel and understood a lot of nuances go into making a Nathaniel video.
I gad faced a lot of problems with respect to shooting a video of myself and some reactionary shooting when I visit places. But now, seeing and knowing how the experts do it, gave confidence and understanding (I still can not really fathom though, the amount of BRoll Nathaniel & Lucas shoot).
I really loved the Clay Method for making a Transactional video, building the video stone by stone. I would always back off from the difficulty in the process but realized the beauty in the process.
I also got into the habit of shooting everyday without hesitation (even if I don't use it and the reminder that I don't have to share everything I make but can do it for myself).
Answers directly from Nathaniel and Lucas helped find solutions to the problems I was facing the process, that's the greatest part of the course.
And finally, Animation and Shooting course are nice addition for who wants to make a whole package of video (though, I guess no one can go through that much amount of content in a single cohort).
That was a great experience with Nathaniel and looking directly onto the nuances of his video making process
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Hanna Nordström
FxF was the course that really put everything together with me. There is so much information online and I found it hard to piece it all together so when I came across Nathaniel’s course, I had to jump on it. Seeing his process from beginning to end helped me bring my own ideas to life. I was able to connect with people all around the world going through a similar journey and has the absolute pleasure of meeting two of them in real life. The personalized feedback was one of my favorite parts and really helped me to keep a critical eye out. I would recommend this course wholeheartedly to anyone looking to improve their storytelling!
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Rick Zheng
Amazing course. The way Nathaniel speaks supplemented by the other instructors intrigued me and challenged me to think outside the box. Yes, a lot of this information is already out there in some format; however having a centralized easy to digest base makes this course (along with the staff support) amazing, worth it for me.
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Jackie-Ross Lavender
This course was already worth its weight in gold within the first days, just from learning about how to edit using AI in post to save dialogue lines, which could have saved me on multiple occasions. Thank you, Nathaniel!
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Lyndsey Pearce
Absolute gem of a course, seriously helped fill in some major gaps I had with editing, and opening up a whole new world with animation! Thank you everyone at FxF, Nathan, Sky, Mapal, and Marc, very helpful and fun indeed.
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Dana Tarantino
Some people on the internet probably shouldn't be teachers and I've taken a LOT of online courses by well known people. However, I was absolutely pleasantly surprised with the in depth material and masterfully put together information for this particular class. It seemed all so intuitive and I loved everyone's different take on their portion of the process. I specifically loved seeing the different take that Lucas has as opposed to Nathaniel when it comes to editing video. It helps that I think you guys all come from a very authentic place and it's not some kind of sell out type thing. I will definitely be coming back to this over and over again as I try to get better at video this year. Thank you!!!
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Jesu Salvar
As someone who is trying to use this year to completely level up with animation, the FxF course was an obvious no-brainer. The amount of detail and patience Sky shows to all of his students is unparalleled. My favorite learning from him was the toolbox analogy, and it's already moved me way closer to my goals than any tutorial I've ever watched before. Thank you!
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Alex White
“The Editing 101 series on Final Cut Pro included in the course was amazing. I especially appreciated the lesson “Editing 101: Master These Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts Before You Go Further.” It’s pure gold! I had to bookmark that one to keep coming back to!! This amped up my efficiency like you would not believe.”
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Shannon McCullar
I was a total newby when I started FxF - the idea of creating and editing video was really intimidating. Not only did FxF increase my comfort with creating and editing video, it dramatically increased my awareness and comfort with animation and graphics!
I could not recommend this course more highly.
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Tom Harari
This class is excellent. It's jam packed with everything you need to start thinking like a film maker. Highly recommend.
Mihai Nouellin
The rich and dense material you have in this course has had a huge impact on my own creative journey.
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Flama
My creativity has absolutely been sparked by this course. The amount of care, thought and detail put into the material is unparalleled. I know my creative journey is going to only get better from here. This course is worth it
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Rory Bailey
Thank you Nathaniel for this awesome course and creating this beautiful community. I can’t say it enough, it has been an absolute dream!
Frame by Frame has been an incredible all-round resource for everything related to conceiving, planning, shooting, editing and animating videos. Beyond the immediate benefit of taking the course for the first time, it is incredibly comforting to know that I will have Frame by Frame in my back-pocket to refer back to whenever I am struggling or just want to up my game.
All of the videos are certainly worth watching multiple times: there is so much content here that once is not enough. That said, in every part of the course there is simple advice to get you started, the instructors are incredible at making sure the content is never overwhelming.
Beyond the course content, the community is just an absolute delight. There is such a supportive, kind and positive atmosphere among the participants and instructors; it feels like the safest possible place to experiment and get vulnerable, which is invaluable for growing any creative skill.
It has certainly helped me build confidence and gain motivation to keep going (which in itself, to me, is already a huge win). I am implementing lessons from the course into my creation process bit by bit: it's changed how I approach writing and editing, it has made me more relaxed when shooting, and it has made much more happy to experiment, all of which has seriously improved my work and the joy I take in the process.
All in all I can whole-heartedly recommend Frame by Frame to anyone who wants to build their confidence and their skills in filmmaking. I deliberated for a long time before registering because it is an investment, but the price is not only fully justified for the incredible wealth of knowledge the course imparts, but also absolutely worth it for me.
This was exactly what I needed, and I am not sure I could have found it anywhere else. Thank you guys for building something so awesome and for being the generous, kind and supportive individuals that you are!
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Monty Koy
FxF has become an invaluable vault of knowledge and inspiration. I came from a place of doubt and fear. Now, I feel confident about telling my story through film. Nathaniel and the FxF team were engaging and welcoming to all students. The video course reminded me of the importance of storytelling and how to be ready to document your life through the art form of digital video. I also enjoyed the editing and camera course, as I needed a refresher on the technical aspects of filmmaking. Students with similar dreams and aspirations will find FxF helpful in their journey.
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Anton Trofimchuk
This is an exceptional product, that has truly transformed my approach to visual storytelling. The comprehensive curriculum, hands-on learning experiences and the soul in every lesson.
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brom
I really like my FxF experience so far, but doing this in parallel to a full time job, I have only scratched the surface for the courses. However, the live session were very insightful and I'd wish there were even more of them. The most valuable part of FxF is the feedback from the team and the community questions. I think I'll have the true value of the FxF experience once i finish the courses in a month or two - but it's already so helpful.
Taylor Wade
I liked seeing the process for editing within Final Cut Pro, seeing which cameras and lens are useful for what tasks, Nathaniel's exact creative processes (for example, his writing workflow in Notion was super helpful), and a bunch of material on just how to get more creative shots. The team's awesome. I love you guys. You're super relatable and down to earth, but still super creative. And you create just great work, so it's really inspiring. Nathaniel Mapal, Marc, Lucas. Thank you to the team. Thank you.
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Christian Klikovits
The technical intel is top notch of course, but what had the most impact on me is feeling the passion, curiosity and creative drive that Nathaniel and Lucas bring to what they do. You can find a million filmmaking tutorials online, but finding people who really inspire and motivate you to step up your own game - that's more difficult. And Nathanial and his crew did that for me. Highly recommended!
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Cecilia Walker
Taking the Frame by Frame course by Nathaniel Drew and the rest of his team has been amazing. The course is packed with helpful content for editing and animation. I already had experience in animation and still learned a lot from the live sessions with Sky and Mapal. Watching their work processes and how they think and approach an animation project was eye-opening because there was always something new to learn. I especially enjoyed the “behind-the-keyframe” videos Sky shared with us regarding some animation projects he’s created and showing us how he created them. Many of the effects he’s shown, I plan on using in some of my projects going forward in the future. Overall, this is a great course for anyone to take to learn or to brush up on their editing and animation skills.
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Jon Ander Gómez
This course has helped me to start my journey as a creative. It is full of incredible resources and the instructions couldn't be better.
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Bosco
Great to learn about the personal journey of instructors and how to integrate storytelling & video together.
Illustrate with examples and walkthrough are useful in thinking process.
Sayhyun
This is the "full stack," as engineers would say, from writing to filming to editing to animations. Often, when you learn about editing and you learn about making videos online, a lot of it is very sterile. This is different; showing the whole process, timelines, and even the mindset and psychology of creating art, one edit at a time. I've just learned so much. Thank you.
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Boogie Esteban
The FxF course is an incredible resource to have as a part of the arsenal, and it's one I'll be revisiting time and time again. It's wild that Nathaniel's team included not only an editing module, but also animations, AND filming. It's a one-stop shop for all of your learning needs in this area and far ahead of any other course I've taken before. I recommend you go through it once, then make a couple of videos, and go through it again a couple of months later, and repeat. It is so in-depth, I don't know if I can ever "finish" it. There's so much here!