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Commercial director Jordan Brady shares a tip for filmmakers
Directing, Pre Production, Recent Blog Posts

How To Write a Winning Commercial Director Treatment

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Pre Production, Recent Blog Posts

LA Rental House Field Guide

This LA Rental House Field Guide will help new filmmakers shine a light on properly interacting with our industry’s front line.  Say you just landed in sunny Los Angeles and you’re ready to launch your filmmaking career. Whether you begin in production or as a camera tech, you need to understand…
March 1, 2023
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Camera Assistant Tip: Remote Follow Focus Systems with 1st AC Derek Edwards
Pre Production, Recent Blog Posts

Camera Assistant Tip: Remote Follow Focus Systems

March 1, 2023
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Cinematography: Virtual Location Scouting with the Insta360 with Shane Hurlbut, ASC
Cinematography, Pre Production, Recent Blog Posts

Cinematography: Virtual Location Scouting with the Insta360

March 1, 2023
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Preston FIZ Follow Focus System: Preston FIZ
Cinematography, Pre Production

UNLOCKED: How To Program the Iris: Preston FIZ

March 1, 2023
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Shane Hurlbut ASC Best Cinematography Tools for the Production Office
Cinematography, Pre Production, Recent Videos

UNLOCKED: Inside Shane Hurlbut ASC’s Production Office Toolkit

March 1, 2023
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Cinematography, Pre Production, Recent Videos

How to Build Your Cinema Camera like a Professional Camera Assistant

March 1, 2023
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Filmmakers Academy producing mentor Jamee Ranta - The Art of Producing Course
Pre Production, Production

Rules for Success From a Movie Producer

In Part 2, Filmmakers Academy producing mentor Jamee Ranta explores the finer details of communication and provides some tips and solutions for when challenges arise.   You’re going to learn: The three parts of conflict resolution How to effectively set boundaries  Considerations…
August 29, 2022
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Filmmakers Academy Director mentor Jordan Brady shares director inspiration
Pre Production

Filmmaking Tip: Director Inspiration

In this Filmmakers Academy Tip of the Day, Filmmakers Academy mentor Jordan Brady shares how to find director inspiration.  Find Your Director Inspiration You may be surprised by what you hear. For instance, directors can reach far outside the bounds past filmmaking inspiration. Directors could…
August 8, 2022
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Camera Assistant Lesson: How To Set Up Your Focus Monitor
Cinematography, Pre Production, Recent Videos

Camera Assistant Lesson: How To Set Up Your Focus Monitor

We unlocked the premium lesson, How To Set Up Your Focus Monitor! Follow along as 1st AC Derek Edwards takes us through focus assist and how to set up a focus monitor.      You’re going to learn: The focus monitor is the eyes of the camera How focus peaking can be a great tool for…
August 3, 2022
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Top 10 Tools for Tech and Location Scout
Cinematography, Popular Videos, Pre Production

Tech & Location Scouting Kit for Cinematographers

August 3, 2022
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Interview with Producer Jamee Ranta on Halsey's Album-Film
Finding the Frame, Pre Production, Production

Interview with Producer Jamee Ranta on Halsey’s Album-Film

Singer/Songwriter Halsey released her all-new album-film If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power in 2021. A potpourri of Halsey’s latest album with a medieval horror aesthetic, the film is not only genre-defying but an artistic wonder that explores and challenges the nature of femininity. The album-film…
March 14, 2022
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A Discussion with The Producers of Mass
Finding the Frame, Pre Production, Production

A Discussion with The Producers of Mass

There’s something special about a film that can spark a conversation about a taboo subject and ultimately create more empathy in the world. This very idea is what makes Mass one of the most important films of the year. It’s an emotional rollercoaster that allows the audience a fly-on-the-wall perspective…
February 17, 2022
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Off Topic, Pre Production

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…
January 24, 2022
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Off Topic, Pre Production

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…
November 14, 2021
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How To Write a Killer Logline - Filmmakers Academy
Pre Production

How To Write a Logline

Your logline is every bit as significant as your screenplay. That’s because a logline not only serves as the first glimpse at your subject matter but it also reveals its marketability while showcasing your writing abilities. With all this in mind, it’s absolutely essential to know how to write a…
June 19, 2021
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Pre Production, Production

6 Tips for Renting Equipment from a Film Rental House

Any seasoned filmmaker will tell you how their relationship with their local film rental houses is their lifeblood, allowing fthem to gear up for production without needing to spend thousands of dollars in purchasing expensive equipment.  Yes, using a rental house can be expensive but it’s completely…
May 22, 2021
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Film Theory, Pre Production, Production

The Art of Filmmaking Collaboration

The better you collaborate, the greater your chance for a successful film. That’s because, at its highest order, filmmaking collaboration occurs between various teams and departments to make a vision a reality. The goal is to work cohesively and work as a unit to boil down all the floating ideas, opinions,…
May 15, 2021
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Film Theory, Pre Production, Production

Directing Your First Documentary Film with Alana Maiello

Alana Maiello is a documentary filmmaker with a fresh perspective. Her award-winning short film Esfuerzo appeared as part of the Court Métrage Short Film Corner at the 2018 Festival de Cannes while also winning the Audience Choice for Best Picture at the Oceanside International Film Festival. Presently,…
March 11, 2021
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Cinematography, Pre Production, Sponsored

Insta360: Virtual Scouting for the COVID-19 Era

The future is officially upon us with Insta360 and location scouting will never be the same. As we move forward into the COVID era, ensuring the safety of our industry professionals is our primary concern. The people who are on the ground grinding day in and day out are the glue that’s holding everything…
December 29, 2020
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How to shoot sports action cinematography
Cinematography, Popular Videos, Pre Production, Production, Sponsored

How to Shoot Sports Cinematography

The magic of cinema evokes emotion through feeling visceral moments that put you in the headspace of the protagonist.
December 15, 2020
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