Director's Commentary

A deep dive into explaining how we shoot "Bielsko-Biała - a city always for people" - a film that won "World's Best City Tourism Film 2023" award. This 1 hour lesson is showing step by step, frame by frame how we manage to create an award winning film.

What's inside the lesson?


In Bielsko-Biała - a city always for people Director's Commentary we're diving into our process of creating a viral promo film. It's over 1 hour long lesson with English voiceover and optional Polish subtitles.

Inside you'll find:

  • Pitching the film - how we prepare the concept for the film to present to the client and how we got hired to make it
  • Creating a base screenplay - a specific way of creating a screenplay to such complicated promo film
  • Challenges we faced during the production - in filmmaking you will always face some problems, especially with limited budget. I explain what problems we had and how we decided to solve them, so you'll be prepared for yours!
  • Shooting technique for each shot - you'll learn how I shot each piece of the film and why I chose the filming technique for each shot
  • Frame by frame explanation of every transition in the film - learn the idea and technique behind each transition




Award winning film

Film "Bielsko-Biała - a city always for people" after attending 10 film festivals all over the world has won the title of World's Best Tourism Film 2023 presented by CIFFT organisation. Other won festivals:

  • Zagreb Tourfilm Festival 2023, Croatia - Grand Prix Zagreb 2023 and the 1st Prize in Tourism Destinations City

  • International Tourism Film Festival 2023 South Africa - 1st Prize in Tourism Destination - City and Grand Prix Pinnacle Award

  • New York Festivals 2023 - Gold Trophy in Tourism Destination - Cities

  • US International Awards 2023 Los Angeles - Gold Award in Tourism Destination - Cities

  • Finisterra ARRÁBIDA FILM ART & Tourism Festival 2023: 1st place in 8 categories + Festival Grand Prix 

  • Terres Travel Festival - Films & Creativity 2023 - Silver Award - Tourism Destination- City

  • Amorgos Film Festival 2023 - 3rd place in Tourism Destination cities


Course Program


Course is available with English voiceover and optional Polish subtitles

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Tomasz Walczak


Award winning timelapse and hyperlapse photographer, fascinated by flow motion technique. He loves combining different techniques to create surreal sequences that look like a mastershot. Working hard for over a decade now to discover new possibilities for hyperlapse technique, both on the ground and in the air using drones. In 2023 his film ‘Bielsko-Biała - a city always for people’ won the title of World’s Best City Tourism Film. Shot hyperlapses for world’s biggest music festivals, Microsoft, Eurosport and many more.