StudentFilmmakers Community & Academy
Slaying the Dragon with Randy Edelman
Director-Composer Collaboration in “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” by Scott Essman Director-composer relationships have long resulted in some of the most memorable collaborations in movie history. Of course, there was Hitchcock and Herrmann. Spielberg and Williams. Zemeckis and Silvestri. Burton and Elfman. Now, a relatively more recent partnership ...
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Micro Foley | Create Sounds with Very Small-Sized Tools to Get the Job Done
by Bryant Falk When making any type of video or film it is quite common to add sounds that either may have been missed during shooting or are needed to create a more interesting moment. This is often referred to as Foley work. Micro Foley is a term I coined ...
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Peter Warren, CSC on Getting His Start
By Peter Warren, CSC I have had my eye through a viewfinder professionally for almost 40 years. At 62, I am still as busy ...
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Building Gear Habits That Actually Stick
Building Gear Habits That Actually Stick Why organization only works when it becomes part of how filmmakers move, not just how they clean up Reorganizing ...
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Lighting Without Lights
Pictured above: Michelle Acuna (Em) in Independent Western, “Bounty” (2009) Bounty (2009), HVX100 with Red Rock Adapter. Chocolate Filter in front of lens. Lit with the ...
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FILMMAKERS GLOBAL NETWORK :: Community Spotlight with Lynne Darlington
FILMMAKERS GLOBAL NETWORK Community Spotlight Lynne Darlington Voiceover, On Camera Actor CURRENT PROJECTS: I am a voiceover and on-camera actor/spokesperson. I have a VO ...
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Show Me Your License: 4 Options for Licensing Music
by John Manchester Music libraries, more accurately described as production music libraries, supply music for productions. Why do you need one? Can’t you just ...
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Christophe Alvarez Joins Speaker Lineup | Register Now for the Film Composers Meetup Online Hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com and Student Filmmakers Magazine
🎶🎬 Fantastic update! We’re delighted to announce that the accomplished Christophe Alvarez will be joining us as a speaker at this Friday’s Film Composers Meetup ...
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STUDENTFILMMAKERS MAGAZINE | AUDIO | “How to Choose a Composer for Your Project” by Kristen Baum
Written by Kristen Baum Finding a composer is often one of the last items on the filmmakers list. So how do you do choose a ...
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Smartphone Filmmaking: 3 Fun Projects for First-Time Creators
Smartphone Filmmaking: 3 Fun Projects for First-Time Creators By Jody Michelle Solis Got a Smartphone? These three beginner-friendly “exercises” will help you practice filmmaking and ...
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Wrap-Up of “Directing High-Energy Scenes” Live Webinar Led by Multi-Emmy® Award-Winning Filmmaker Shane Stanley, Produced and Hosted by StudentFilmmakers.com
Testimonials, Webinar, Shane Stanley, StudentFilmmakers.com, iFootage Thank You to Our Education Sponsor iFootage is an international collective of passionate media professionals driven by a shared ...
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Transforming Arrogance into Artistry: ‘Mime Your Manners’ – A Student Academy Award-Winning Animation that Masters the Power of Transformation and Collaboration
“Mime Your Manners” Silver Medal, 47th Student Academy Awards, Animation (Domestic Film Schools) “Mime Your Manners,” directed by Kate Namowicz and Skyler Porras, is an ...
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Create a New Reality to Enhance the Fantasy in Your Story
Simplicity and Magic in Filmmaking By Michael Goi, ASC, ISC I’ve always been fascinated with magic. From the time I helped form the Magic Club ...
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FILMMAKERS GLOBAL NETWORK :: Community Spotlight with Blake Barnett
FILMMAKERS GLOBAL NETWORK Community Spotlight Blake Barnett Project Manager CURRENT PROJECTS: We mostly produce commercial and corporate video type projects. As you can imagine ...
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