Mascha Deikova

Director, Author

https://www.holymolyfilms.com/en/

Mascha Deikova is a filmmaker based in Austria and co-owner of the video production company Holy Moly films. She works on commercials, music videos, corporate films, and documentaries. Mascha’s passion lies in exploring cinematic and narrative techniques for storytelling, as well as emerging AI tools for streamlining mundane tasks. She regularly writes about these topics for CineD.com.

Courses by Mascha Deikova

Storytelling Sessions: Silence in Film

The first webinar in the Storytelling Sessions series explores silence as a storytelling tool in modern filmmaking. A rare topic, yet so impactful! Silence, both in films and in life, can take on many qualities: sometimes scary, other times soothing; tense and awkward; creative, or even maddening. In this recorded live session, we examine how to use silence in your stories to create a specific impact on the audience. We approach it through a mix of film theory, philosophy, and concrete scene examples from acclaimed films and series. What does the absence of music make us feel? How does an awkward, unspoken pause in dialogue shape a scene? When and where do truly silent moments wield their greatest power? Discover the answers to these questions and much more in this webinar. > All film excerpts shown in this webinar are used solely for educational and analytical purposes. Spoiler alert: Some examples in this webinar reference important scenes and story developments from selected films.

The Efficient Filmmaker: AI Video Masking for the Rest of Us

In the second course of “The Efficient Filmmaker” series, we dive into the art of precisely masking specific elements in your shots. With AI-powered tools like Magic Mask, Magnetic Mask, or Roto Brush, editors, colorists, and independent filmmakers can handle this task themselves — and fast. No VFX skills required! From applying selective color grading, blurring sensitive content, and removing small distractions to relighting footage and adding subtle effects, you’ll learn all that and more in our new course, “AI Video Masking for the Rest of Us.” Each module features hands-on demonstrations, so by the end of this one-hour course, you’ll be ready to apply these workflows to your own projects immediately and become a more efficient filmmaker in the process.

The Efficient Filmmaker: Subtitle Mastery

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Transcribing dialogue, creating subtitles, and translating them into multiple languages used to be time-consuming, repetitive tasks. Not anymore. With the help of AI, you can now streamline this entire process and focus more on storytelling. In this course, you’ll learn everything you need to know about creating subtitles using modern, AI-powered workflows. Filmmaker and AI-enthusiast Mascha Deikova walks you through captioning techniques across major NLEs, shows you how to leverage text-based editing for faster, smoother post-production (especially for interviews and documentaries), and shares her go-to tips, tricks, and shortcuts for translating and formatting subtitles efficiently. “Subtitles Mastery” is the first part of MZed’s new course series, “The Efficient Filmmaker”, where we explore evolving tools that boost productivity and streamline workflows. Spend less time on busywork—and more time being creative.

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