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Camera, Composition, Finding the Frame, Lenses, Pre Production, Production

Finding the Frame: Alice Brooks, ASC

Alice Brooks, ASC is the award-winning cinematographer behind some of the most recent musical hits like In the Heights and tick, tick… BOOM!, working alongside icons like Jon M. Chu and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Brendan Sweeney of Filmmakers Academy sat down with Alice to discuss her career and latest work on the film industry podcast, Finding […]

May 13, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy

Announcements, Wellness

Jessica Chastain recognizes mental health awareness in impassioned Oscars speech

“For any of you out there who do in fact feel hopeless or alone,” said Jessica Chastain in her Oscar-winning speech for the role of the titular televangelist in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, “I just want you to know that you’re unconditionally loved for the uniqueness that is you.” Jessica Chastain won the Oscar […]

April 14, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy

Filmmakers Win BIG with Musicbed Challenge 2022

Musicbed makes it possible to pair the right music with your film and video projects. Whether you’re searching for the ideal score for your feature film or need a song for a commercial or video essay, Musicbed works with talented artists who create original music. In fact, the music-licensing company stands as a pillar for […]

March 25, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy

Filmmaking Nutrition: Clean Eating On Set

Filmmakers are faced with a particularly difficult challenge. I mean, just try navigating craft services without picking up something too sugary or full of carbs. Repeat after me: Clean eating is possible. Now that we positively affirmed ourselves, let’s talk about solutions. The food that you eat every day has a direct impact on your […]

February 25, 2022/by Lydia Hurlbut

Our Favorite Black Friday Deals

There’s no better time in the year to score big on huge savings than Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday (which has expanded into an entire week!). Like a good filmmaker, you’ve waited all year for this moment, so now you can get what you need for a fraction of the cost. That’s why we […]

November 24, 2021/by Filmmakers Academy

Composition, Lighting, Production

How To Light Characters and Create Room Tone

Understanding how to light characters and create room tone is one of the most important and subtle tools you can use to take your storytelling to the next level. In fact, the nature of your ambient light hinges on how you light the background, mid-ground, and foreground. This video shows you a glimpse into the […]

April 23, 2021/by Filmmakers Academy

Make It Epic Challenge Winners & Special Mentions

The results of our Isolation Filmmaking Challenge where everyone around the World was tasked with making something boring look EPIC through camera work, lighting and great editing!

April 16, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy

MAKE IT EPIC – Isolation Filmmaking Challenge

Introducing our Isolation Filmmaker Challenge – MAKE IT EPIC – It’s free to enter with a prize for the video we think is the best.

April 2, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy

Camera, Composition, 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.

March 2, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy

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.

January 27, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy

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

January 13, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy

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

January 6, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy

In Motion Filmmaking Conference

Midwest Filmmakers! This is an event that you will not want to miss – the “In Motion Filmmaking Conference” will be held next month in downtown St. Louis – for more details click here!

October 9, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy

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.

September 12, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy

Blueshape Batteries – Power And Performance

Which Battery Is Best For Filmmakers? Shane Talk About His Personal Preference And Introduces A Big Giveaway From Blueshape.

August 1, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy

Light Quality – What Is The Best Light for the Job?

This month we’ll focus on light quality. We’ll be taking your lighting technique to the next level, including commentary on essential tools, lighting large spaces, powering your lights, Chimera soft banks, Rosco LitePads and DIY lighting. Play it here: Or download the file here: February 2015 Podcast Members can submit podcast questions, join today to […]

July 30, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Announcements, Film Theory, Production

Making Movies an American Dream

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 […]

July 4, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy

Film Theory, Pre Production, Production

Pitching your Documentary – ESFUERZO

Documentaries should produce fascinating stories while maintaining informative components. Your pitch needs to be compelling to entice the right producer.

April 6, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy

Lighting, Pre Production, Production

Trash Can Gag – Fire And Lamp Light

Some of my favorite setups throughout my career have been trying to emulate fire and lamp light. In terms of complexity and logistics, this has to be one of the hardest setups to execute. Fire is such an organic and spontaneous source to replicate and it takes time to figure out how to get it […]

April 5, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Lighting, Pre Production, Production

Trash Can Light – The Professional Build Video

Time to let one of my best kept secrets out of the bag, “The Trash Can Fire light“! I thought I’d share my innovation and creation from Into the Badlands. It starts with a light that I don’t think a lot of you know exists. It’s an awesome light to have in your arsenal. It’s […]

April 4, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Film Theory, Pre Production, Production

How To Make a Call Sheet

A call sheet for film and TV production is like the Marauder’s Map for the day-to-day breakdown. You can consider it the end-all, be-all as far as production documents are concerned, as it covers key information that cast and crew need heading into the day. The most important information consists of the call time, parking […]

March 12, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy

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