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Finding the Frame, Pre Production, Production

Powerful Insights into Producing Film, TV & Music Videos – Jamee Ranta

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June 20, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Announcements, Off Topic, Wellness

Plan Your Filmmaking Lifestyle for Success with Lydia Hurlbut

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May 18, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Off Topic, Post Production, Production

How AI Video Tools Are Changing the Film Industry 2023

AI has made remarkable strides in recent years, impacting various industries and changing how we live and work. With its uncanny ability to reshape itself around cutting-edge technology, the film industry has already begun its fusion with AI tools.  You might not believe how AI video tools are changing the film industry in 2023 and […]

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May 17, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Cinematography, Lighting, Production

Cheap Lighting Diffusion for DIY Filmmakers

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May 16, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Lighting

Lighting Closeups with Natural and Artificial Light

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May 9, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Lighting, Production, Sponsored

5 Rosco SoftDrop Backdrop Techniques

Picking the right backdrop for your scene is essential to create the perfect atmosphere and setting the right mood for your project. Rosco’s Academy Award® and Emmy® winning SoftDrop backdrops are a popular choice for filmmakers because of their versatility and practicality in delivering photo-realistic backgrounds. Their non-reflective surface, durability, ease of installation, and cost-effectiveness […]

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May 9, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Cinematography, Off Topic

Documentary Filmmaking in a War Zone: Wounded Land

The inherent challenges documentary filmmakers face are magnified in a war zone. Most filmmakers contend with gear limitations, lack of power sources, and recording usable sound. But consider all that while moving through the rubble of a liberated town that was halfway leveled just days before.  Filmmaker Andriy Semenyuk spent part of 2022 traveling through […]

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April 18, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Announcements

Filmmakers Academy Monthly Highlights: March & April 2023

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April 3, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Directing, Producing, Production

5 Steps for Sustainable Film Production

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January 31, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Cinematography

Best Handheld Cinematography Tip with Shane Hurlbut, ASC

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November 28, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Cinematography

Top 10 Tools in Shane Hurlbut’s Cinematography Travel Kit

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November 23, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Finding the Frame

Finding the Frame: Smile with Charlie Sarroff and David Cole

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November 4, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Production

Top 5 Film Budgeting Software of 2022

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November 2, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Finding the Frame

Finding the Frame with Natalie Kingston

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October 26, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Film Theory

Top 10 Horror Films Filmmakers Should Study

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October 24, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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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 when hiring creatives   CONFLICT RESOLUTION: Realistically, you can prepare for the production as […]

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August 29, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Cinematography, Film Theory

Depth of Field: Focusing on Character & Story

Depth of field is as important as your composition or picking a focal length. It’s the emotion, the punctuation, and the eyes of the story in filmmaking.

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March 2, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy
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Film Theory

Film: The History of Celluloid in Filmmaking

The history of the film format in filmmaking, it’s importance in how we make films, why we should keep film alive, and where we cinematography is going with this medium.

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January 27, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy
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Film Theory

What Makes Guðnadóttir’s Chernobyl Soundtrack Better Than Her Golden Globe Winner?

Hildur Guðnadóttir shot into the public eye last year winning an Emmy for her soundtrack to HBO’s Chernobyl and then recently with her Golden Globes win and Oscar Nomination for Todd Phillips’ Joker. What makes the former even more intriguing? Find out in this video essay and article by Hurlbut Academy writer, Chris Haigh

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January 6, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy
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Announcements, Sponsored

Filmsupply’s Edit Fest – $80k in cash & prizes!

We’re proud to announce the Filmsupply Edit Fest! Editors will have 30 days to create a 60-second spec piece using footage from Filmsupply in 1 of 3 categories; Advertisement, Movie Trailer, or Title Sequence. The winners will get recognized by some of the biggest names in the film industry and there are prizes of more than $80,000 in cash to the winners.

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September 12, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy
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Announcements, Film Theory, Production

The American Dream of Movie-Making

Movie-making – an American Dream “It ain’t about how hard you can hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forwards.” – Rocky Balboa   When I think about movies, about why I wanted to be involved in making movies, I have a real sense of pride that America has always […]

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July 4, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy
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