Deconstructing The Brutalist: Cinematography & Production Design In a captivating episode of Finding the Frame, host Chris Haigh dives deep into the visual world of Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist with two of the film’s key creative forces: cinematographer Lol Crawley, BSC, and production designer Judy Becker. Both Academy Award nominees, Crawley (known for Vox Lux, […]
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Optimize Yourself and Your Filmmaking Career (feat. Zack Arnold, ACE) Award-winning Editor Zack Arnold, ACE (Cobra Kai) stopped by Filmmakers Academy to join Lydia and Shane Hurlbut, ASC on the Inner Circle Podcast. A champion of wellness for his fellow post-production peeps, Zack shares healthy changes that filmmakers can start today that will make an […]
4 Self-Care Tips for Filmmaking Entrepreneurs Lydia and Shane Hurlbut, ASC welcome Nigerian filmmaking entrepreneurs Carolyn Seaman and Thomas Jeffery Seaman onto the Inner Circle Podcast. With 20 years of experience advancing the rights of women and listed on the 2021 FemiList 100, Carolyn Seaman produces films and documentaries focused on social change. Carolyn also […]
How To Become a Cinematographer with Todd Dos Reis, ASC There are countless ways to enter the industry and pursue a job as a cinematographer. Typically, you work your way up the ladder from a production assistant or in the camera department and must take chances to prove your mastery. Todd Dos Reis, ASC joins […]
In the EL Zone System Exposure Guide, we break down this revolutionary new exposure system so you can implement it into your cinematography. That way, you can light scenes faster and more accurately, while also improving communication with the gaffer and fellow cinematographers. PRO TIP: Bookmark this page to quickly refer to it in the […]
Standardizing Exposure with the El Zone System You often hear “take it three stops down” or “four stops over,” but what does that actually mean? In this episode of The Inner Circle podcast, Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes a deep dive with Ed Lachman, ASC into the El Zone System and standardizing exposure in the digital […]
Navigate the Film Industry like an Entrepreneur with Edgar Esteves Award-winning filmmaker and activist Edgar Esteves drops into the Filmmakers Academy studio to chat with Brendan Sweeney about what it takes to create a successful business in the film industry. Listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020, Edgar discusses some serious truths about the […]
Cinematically Recreating the Life of Mike Tyson — DP Brendan Uegama, CSC Finding the Frame welcomes back its first guest, director of photography Brendan Kuroki Uegama, CSC, to talk about his nominations in three different categories by the Canadian Society of Cinematographers. His nominations are for Half Hour Drama on Hulu’s unauthorized Mike Tyson biopic […]
Rafael Leyva specializes in feature films and focuses on capturing strong compelling stories on 35mm. In 2019 the International Cinematographers Guild of America named him as one of their Generation Next DPs. He has lensed for clients such as Disney Pictures, SONY Pictures, Netflix, FOX, NBC, Hallmark, Lifetime Channel Network, Syfy Channel Network, and many […]
Finding the Frame Podcast: Jason Baum Award-winning Producer/Director Jason Baum drops into the FA studio to talk about his career, most notably the epic Grammy win for his work on Kendrick Lamar’s HUMBLE and his experimental collaboration with Roman Coppola and his company on the feature film, The Seven Faces of Jane. Jason has […]
Hair Department Head Camille Friend stops by Filmmakers Academy for the latest edition of Finding the Frame to talk about her illustrious career, work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and her recent Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling. WATCH FINDING THE FRAME WITH CAMILLE FRIEND Watch an excerpt from the interview with […]
Filmmakers Academy Spotlight Coaching Sessions Spotlight Coaching Sessions give All Access members the opportunity to interact with Filmmakers Academy mentors. On top of comprehensive training videos, filmmakers need an outlet to ask questions and work out ideas. As filmmakers, we get that. And that’s where monthly Spotlight Coaching Sessions come in. HOW SPOTLIGHT COACHING SESSIONS […]
The great Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS, visited Filmmakers Academy to sit down with Brendan Sweeney for the latest edition of Finding the Frame. Mandy discusses her career trajectory as a director of photography and her cinematic approach to the movie Elvis. Mandy was nominated for her work on Elvis by the American Society of Cinematographers, […]
Finding the Frame: Deborah L. Scott Deborah L. Scott stopped by Filmmakers Academy for the latest edition of Finding the Frame. (Yeah, the Deborah L. Scott!) It was such a pleasure welcoming to our studio the costume designer who won an Academy Award for her work on Titanic. On top of that, she furnished the […]
Finding the Frame with Natalie Kingston In the latest episode of Finding the Frame, our premium podcast series that focuses on the work of today’s industry-leading filmmakers, Filmmakers Academy’s Brendan Sweeney sits down with cinematographer Natalie Kingston. This interview focuses on how Natalie Kingston got started in her career and then she shares insider details […]
Michael Dallatorre worked his way up from prepping cameras at Panavision to lensing films like Brightburn, Studio 666, and the Amazon Prime Original film Emergency. Filmmakers Academy’s Brendan Sweeney sat down with Dallatorre to discuss his career from starting out in the prep room to his approach to lensing feature films. Watch the full interview! […]
Matthew Chuang, ACS visits Filmmakers Academy for the Finding the Frame interview series hosted by Brendan Sweeney. Chuang recently returned to Los Angeles after wrapping Of an Age in Melbourne, his second collaboration with writer and director Goran Stolevski. He sits down to talk about his journey as a filmmaker, shares inside details about the […]
Anyone who has ever experienced a long-distance relationship knows it’s no easy matter. But, what if you and your better half resided on two separate planets? HBO Max’s latest film Moonshot explores that very idea! Moonshot is a romantic comedy that follows two college students (Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor) who embark on an interstellar […]
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In this special edition of the Digital Convergence Podcast, Chris Fenwick delves deep into the mind and vision of Po Chan – a remarkable visual story teller, artist, and director of both “The Last Three Minutes” and “The Ticket.”