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Oscars Winners 2023

The Oscars 2023 was one for the books! The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood shined like the brightest star in the sky this past Sunday night. With the dust finally settling after yet another year of movie-making, one thing is certain. No one had a bigger night than the filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere…

Film Theory, Off Topic, Recent Blog Posts

How to become a Filmmaker (without film school)

Announcements, Off Topic, Recent Blog Posts

Filmmakers Academy Spotlight Coaching Sessions

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Is Filmmakers Academy worth it?

There are more ways to learn the art of filmmaking at this moment than ever before. While film school is still one of the best ways to network and learn the fundamentals, nothing beats on-the-job experience. Filmmakers Academy bridges the gap between the fundamentals and real-world experience. In…

Rom-Coms Make a Comeback with Streaming Services

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Rom-Coms Rebound with Streaming Services

There was a time when romantic comedies used to dominate theaters. From Annie Hall to Love Actually, Rom-Coms stood out as one of the central pillars of movie genres. Within the past few years, however, the Rom-Com fell to the wayside of big-budget blockbusters and Oscar-bait movies. Fortunately, streaming…

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The 36th Annual ASC Awards: A Celebration of Cinematography

The 2022 ASC Awards ceremony kicked off with a bang – as it was the first time in over two years that the ASC Clubhouse hosted an in-person event. The entire event was made possible by the ASC Awards Committee and Chair Chuck Minsky and hosted by the very talented Debbie Allen. Over 600 attendees…

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Digital Identity and the Future of Acting

Acting in the digital age places actors in a unique position. Actors have long adapted alongside technological innovations in order to further perfect the illusion of cinema. Advances like green screen technology and special effects transformed the industry over the past 30 years. Now, it would appear…

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Decentralized Hollywood, Blockchain & NFTs

Filmmaking is expensive. For far too long filmmaking has remained an exclusive artform due to high costs and extremely limited opportunities. Even if your script impresses a cadre of executives, your final product will vastly differ from your original vision. That’s Hollywood. But, could the way we…

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Should Film Festivals Better Compensate Filmmakers?

Film festivals serve an astronomical role for filmmakers in the filmmaking community. They provide the space to screen and premiere films and could even connect filmmakers with interested distributors. But, is just having your film screened at the big ball enough for filmmakers, particularly in lieu…

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The 10 Types Of Movie – A Poster Analysis

Have you ever looked at a movie poster and thought you'd seen it before? Here's 10 movie poster types and the tons of movies that follow them from twitter account @leesteffen

Best Picture Movie Posters - Hurlbut Academy

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Best Picture – Oscars 2020 – Interactive Article

Vote for your very own Best Picture Oscar 2020 and find out how voting happens for the Academy Awards in this article by HA writer Chris Haigh

Ed Phillips of Matthews Studio Equipment with Hurlbuts

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A Friend, Pioneer & Legend – Ed Phillips

Legend is a term we hear banded around in this industry over and over and, most of the time, it’s a point that is debated, questioned, open to interpretation and is often merely an opinion. However, there are those that are universally accepted by everyone and, when I learned this weekend about the…

Shane Hurlbut presents at Tiffen booth at NAB 2017

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Farm Boy to Hollywood – The Remarkable Ones (Ep. 4)

Author: Patrick Moreau - Today I get to debut a very special film on Shane and Lydia. An untold story that has been 5 years in the making. I couldn’t be more excited to debut our short film on Shane and Lydia’s personal journey from farm boy to Hollywood cinematographer, and what they’ve learned along the way. If you enjoy this story, please check out the full series and podcast at TheRemarkableOnes.org.