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“It’s been weird lately,” says Film Connection grad Joe Paciotti of Philadelphia, PA. “Like every time I turn on the TV, I see someone I’ve worked with before. It’s the weirdest feeling.” It’s a...
If you want to learn to direct films, you need to understand that much of what it takes to be a director cannot be taught. A director needs to be a creative visionary—they need...
If you want to be a film director, here’s some great advice: “Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister...
Music is an integral part of many movies. It can create the mood and atmosphere of a film; it can build anticipation for what comes next and it can signal flashbacks and transitions. While...
If you know anything about Recording Connection and RRFC, you know we believe in the value of determination, hard work, and seizing the day. For more than three decades we’ve put our students where...
ON HOW TO DEVELOP TENSION IN A SCREENPLAY Los Angeles-based Film Connection screenwriting mentor Eric Abrams (Married…with Children, Liv & Maddie) has the following tip: “You always want to make it as difficult as...
The same month Film Connection graduate Jason Reinhardt was finishing his externship with film mentor Steve Carmichael at RITE Media Group, he got hired as a PA on the Black Panther production while they were...
Like many of our emerging filmmakers, Dakota Martin found the Film Connection when faced with the choice of pursuing a career in a particular field. “I was just about to graduate high school, and I...
Based in San Antonio, TX, Film Connection screenwriting mentor Ana Bendaña is passionate about teaching her students how to make a script stand out—from character development to unique story arcs to knowing when and...
Based in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia’s booming film community, Film Connection mentor Jason Winn is an award-winning writer/producer/director with decades of experience and plenty of narrative films, music videos, commercials and documentary works...
Spend a few minutes talking to NYC Film Connection mentor Dean Ronalds, and you quickly pick up that his whole approach to filmmaking is to create and promote as much content as possible—a trait...
Featured / Learning 101 / Research 201 / RRFC Mentors
Top Screenwriting Tips from Our Mentors
11 Jun, 2018
Featured / Learning 101 / Research 201 / RRFC Mentors
Top Screenwriting Tips from Our Mentors
11 Jun, 2018
