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Music as a Foundation for Your Video Editing
Crew Your Video Shoot in 3 Steps
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Cinematography
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Notes on Cinematography: 6 Points
There are a lot of great new books on cinematography on my shelf now, and every one of them teaches me something each time I sit down to…
Learn from the Pros
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Directing & Producing for Television: How the Partnership Works
Transitioning from DP to Director with Michael Goi, ASC, ISC
The Craft of Horror Cinematography with Roy Wagner, ASC
Horror Cinematography with Christopher Baffa, ASC
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Jing Ai Ng on Directing Award-Winning Student Thesis Film, FLECK
Raised between Malaysia and Miami, Jing Ai Ng is a writer-director currently based in Los Angeles. In 2019, she was awarded the Student Film Award by the Directors…
Screenwriting
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Editing & Post
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The Future Is Here: The Digital Intermediate Process
The digital intermediate changed post-production. Myrl A. Schreibman explains how the DI process works and what it gives filmmakers in color and finishing. What the Digital Intermediate Does…
Cameras & Gear
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Get Your 6 Tips Now for Good Camera Exposure
Above photo by Reneé Thompson. Portfolio @shop.aenl.co/portfolio Written by Arledge Armenaki I want to talk about image exposure in the filmmaking…
M. David Mullen, ASC’s Notes on Camera Movement
Top 10 Low Budget Filmmaking Cameras
Tools and Accessories for the Camera Assistant
Sound
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Prepping for Wireless: Fixing and Avoiding Equipment Failure
Nothing fails like a wireless mic. Bryant Falk shares essential tips for prepping wireless microphones and fixing and avoiding equipment failure on…
Stereo vs. Mono Video Microphone: Which Is Right For You?
Audio Metering: How Loud Should Dialogue Be Recorded?
Post Sound Workflow for Animation
Lighting
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Lights and Cameras Changing Our World
CINEMATOGRAPHY By Dean Goldberg I’ve been a full-time academic now for a dozen years—and being older than time itself, I spent a…
Frank Barrera’s Approach to Lighting In the Family
Cinematography for Interviews: 7 Best Practices
A Conversation with Uta Briesewitz, ASC: Episodics and Features
Documentary
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Surgical Filmmaking: Inside the Operating Room
“This entails a whole different set of camera movement issues.” by George Avgerakis Some day in your media production career, you may…
A Conversation with Documentarian Kirby Dick
Online Distribution: Five Lessons Learned
Addison Dlott on Directing “Queen of the Dinosaurs
Film Business
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Design Your Movie: What is Good Design?
by Richard La Motte I’ve spent forty years in the film business, worked on many films and TV shows and can…
Two Major Ways of Financing Your Film for Distribution
A Shot Card for That Shot in the Dark with Film Investors
Women’s History Month: Celebrating Trailblazing Female Filmmakers
Acting
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Screen Combat with Fight Choreographer Kevin Inouye
Can you describe a day in the life of a fight choreographer? A Day in the Life of a Fight Choreographer Kevin…
When It’s Time to Shoot: Directing Actors to Great Performances
Film & Television Acting Tips | How to Create a Role in 3 Steps
How to Work with Child Actors
Film Schools
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Los Angeles Film School: Teaching Philosophy and Breaking In
The Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood talks about its degree programs, teaching philosophy, the film business and how graduates break into…
Tutorial: How to Create Fire FX in After Effects
How to Remove Distracting Reflections from Filters
In Love with Super 35: A Camera Changes Student Production
Festivals & Contests
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The Contest Advantage: Using Competitions to Advance Your Career
As a student or emerging filmmaker, you may wonder what you can do to break into the competitive world of film and…
Oscars: 2023 Student Academy Awards® Winners Unveiled and Celebrated
CalArts Tribute: A History of Emerging Filmmakers
The Making of “The ARK
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DPA Microphones Delivers Pristine Audio for Hilary Duff “The Lucky Me Tour”
FOH Productions Deploys Riedel MediorNet, Artist, and Bolero in Portable Video Flypack for Large-Scale Corporate Events
GB Labs Wins Future’s Best of Show Award for Core.ONE, Presented by TVBEurope at IBC 2026
Bildquadrat Expands Production Communication With Riedel Virtual SmartPanel
DPA Microphones Delivers Pristine Audio for Hilary Duff “The Lucky Me Tour”
