For the thousands of California film industry professionals navigating a landscape of empty soundstages and uncertain futures, a crucial piece of news has finally arrived. On June 24, after intense negotiations and vocal advocacy from some of Hollywood’s top creators, state lawmakers approved Governor Gavin Newsom’s landmark proposal to allocate $750 million annually to the […]
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How do you build a sustainable career as a director? It’s the question every filmmaker asks, a journey filled with passion, detours, and immense challenges. How do you navigate from a personal passion project to a studio feature? How do you overcome imposter syndrome when you finally get your big break? And crucially, how do […]
Adam Newport-Berra isn’t your typical Hollywood cinematographer. Emerging from the raw energy of Oregon skateboarding videos, his approach to visual storytelling is often described as “punk” — stripping away the excess, embracing simplicity, and fearlessly diving into the heart of the story. This ethos is on full display in the wildly popular AppleTV+ series The […]
For over a century, the name Kodak has been synonymous with the very fabric of cinema. That iconic yellow box held more than just film. As a medium through which countless stories were captured, emotions evoked, and visual worlds brought to life, it held possibilities. From the birth of the industry standard 35mm format to […]
I sat down with Filmmakers Academy mentor Joaquin Elizondo for episode 35 of his Hollywood Editing Mentor Podcast. Post-production is full of its own unique challenges separate from production. But let’s face it, sometimes they get overshadowed compared to some of the harrowing stories we hear from life on set. Together, Joaquin and I take […]
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 finance films lead to a decentralized Hollywood with […]
It’s not an easy feat to make your mark in an over-saturated landscape like Hollywood, and that’s what makes a community like the SIC such an important network. If you want to master the industry in today’s climate, it takes constant strives for self improvement; something Matthew has achieved with his latest reel!