What To Know When Filming a Documentary
Making a narrative film is difficult. Securing funding, hiring a cast and crew, getting all of the equipment you’ll need, and so on but at least you have an idea about where the story...
Category: Learning 101
Filmmaking 101: Top 5 Tips Writers can use to Build Suspense
A shadowy figure passes behind the hero in a dimly lit parking garage. The doorknob of a locked room turns back and forth. A mysterious package is slowly opened. When making a film, building suspense...
What is a Storyboard?
Filmmakers use storyboards to provide a visual representation of a screenplay, plan a shooting schedule, or present their ideas to producers and other decision-makers. They are a great communication tool that enables the director...
How to Develop Characters in a Screenplay
Think about Tom Hanks’ character in Castaway. We know he’s a busy, driven executive at FedEx from the start because he’s doing things a busy, driven executive does. The real character development doesn’t start...
Film Connection grad Shaylah Conley Works Horror Feature Film & Starts Her Own Production Company.
Film Connection graduate Shaylah Conley did her externship training with mentor Christine Chen, the producer/director and founder of Moth to Flame Films. We connected with Shaylah to talk about her experience working as part...
Film Connection grads Carter Rutledge & Zack Wilson Parrish Make Horror Movie & Get Going in Film.
Film Connection graduates Carter Rutledge and Zack Wilson Parrish did their externship training with mentor and Emmy winner, Zac Adams, producer, director, and CEO of Skydive Films in Nashville, Tennessee. Aside from working on...
Film Connection mentor Doug Maddox on Finding Your Niche in Film, Entrepreneurial Thinking & More.
Film Connection mentor Douglas B. Maddox (Hope’s Legacy, Christmas Ranch, The Bill Collector) has built two thriving companies thanks to his ability to find and meet the needs of the market and serve clients...
How to Write a Script for Film
Let’s do a quick rundown of the differences between screenplays and scripts (although they are generally regarded as one and the same). Screenplays are always written for the screen, such as a movie, television,...
Spotlight On… Angle on Producers’ Carolina Groppa!
Angle on Producers is a weekly podcast which shines a light on producers from all corners of the entertainment industry. Recent guests include Eva Longoria (John Wick), Lynette Howard-Taylor (A Star is Born), DeMane...
How to Become a Professional Cinematographer
Gritty scenes that show heart and empathy in the middle of a war zone. Balancing the hustle and bustle of a futuristic metropolis with the age-old desire to discover the truth. Bringing out the...
