In his own words: Ridley Scott on Filmmaking
Film School Comments collects and condenses some commentaries from Ridley Scott films for some of his thoughts and advice on fllmmaking.Read More
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Critic Hulk on “Should You Go to Film School”
Critic Hulk of the Badass Digest has an interesting take on the whole Film School question. WHILE MOST PEOPLE CAN SENSE THAT FILM SCHOOL OBVIOUSLY HAS SOME FORM OF WORTH, THE ACTUAL, QUANTIFIABLE WORTH FOR YOU MAY SEEM SOMEWHAT NEBULOUS. AND WHILE HULK THINKS THE VALUE OF FILM SCHOOL ITSELF CAN ACTUALLY BE DEFINED IN A PRETTY TANGIBLE WAY, Read MoreRead More
A Tip to Wannabe Filmmakers and Their Parents
The Budding Filmmaker offers some advice to the wannabe filmmaker that complain that they don’t get any support from their parents.Read More
10 Tips For Kids Who Want to Be Filmmakers!
Russell from IndyMogul provides 10 tips for the younger filmmakers who are trying to get started on the journey of filmmaking. Truthfully, these tips could apply to adults as wellRead More
Roger Deakins on how to Break In as a Cinematographer
Renowned cinematographer Roger Deakins discusses how the route to becoming a DOP has changed, what you need to become one, how he wouldn’t change any decisions he’s made in his career.Read More
John August on How to Write a Scene
John August outlines the steps of how to contruct a scene piece by piece. Spend a few years as a screenwriter, and writing a scene becomes an almost unconscious process. It’s like driving a car. Most of us don’t think about the ignition and the pedals and the turn signals — but we used Read MoreRead More
Filmmaking Beyond The TMZ
John Case on his experience and advice for people just starting on Filmmaking: I’m a filmmaker. This is going on my 3rd year making films. I live in Long Beach, California which might as well be Siberia as far as film making is concerned. It definitely is not in the TMZ zone. Before I made Read MoreRead More
Filmmaking Tips From the Disney Masters
Jonathan Cooper details some advice from the animators and filmmaker at Disney Studios. #1. Find a Hook for Your Character - Andreas Deja Use your life experience when making artistic choices Draw on your memories to add depth to characters Always ask: what is this character thinking and why is he thinking that way? #2. Don’t Animate Drawings, Animate Feelings - Read MoreRead More
Famous Photographers: 100 Things We Wish We Knew Starting Out
Here are 100 tips from our friends in the still photography world. “Don’t be afraid of lighting and flashguns – have fun with the gear.” – Sam Barker “Sports photographers tend to use longer lenses, so one of the first lessons can sometimes be learning how to hold and support the camera correctly, ensuring the lens Read MoreRead More
John Truby – Why Most People Fail At Screenwriting
Screenwriting teacher John Truby discusses why most writers never get to the professional level of screenwriting.Read More
Your Script and the 20 Common Pitfalls
All writers encounter common problems and pitfalls. This session focuses on the simple and avoidable cock-ups that repeatedly cause projects to fail and spiral writers’ careers into years of fruitless typing. From London Screenwriting Festival.Read More
Ten Rules for Directors for film and TV with Simon Hook
Simon Hook teaches a film course at Film Oxford – here are his top 10 tips for directing. I disagree with the “Image is everything” rule. Story is everything and you need to use what ever serves the story. But when you’re on set and in the act of filming, I suppose image is everything. Read MoreRead More