How to shoot a music video
For more than a decade, music videos could make a good band great or a great act supersonic. The music video medium spawned two cable channels devoted solely to these “four-minute movies” and several...
Category: Learning 101
Film Connection student Isabella Jones Edits Cannes-Global-Winning Film
As a student in Film Connection for Film Production & Editing, Isabella Jones did not shy away from the challenges presented to her by mentors Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir of Dream Team Directors...
How to Become a Casting Director
As a fan of movies, it’s always fun to imagine “what if” when it comes to your favorite films. For example, Christopher Walken and Kurt Russell were in the running for the original Han...
Film Crew List
When award season comes around, you’ll hear a lot about which directors, actors, and films can expect to take home some hardware. However, when it comes to a major motion picture – or even...
How to make a movie on iPhone
Academy Award winner Steven Soderbergh shot Unsane using only three iPhone 7 Plus mobile devices. This isn’t to say he was working without resources. The man has directed 28 feature films that have made...
How to make a movie on iMovie
For those of you born during the 90s, you have always been either a PC or MAC. Microsoft and Apple even had dueling commercials over their operating systems. Macs were the hip young creative...
How to Make a Movie
“I have an idea for a movie” -every film student ever There are so many variables involved with making a movie that it is impossible to share a blueprint for doing so. However, there...
How to Make a Short Film
“There are only 24 hours in a day, and my top priority is working on my films, but I love short film experiments.” -David Lynch Let’s start with why you want to make a...
Yes You Can! How to Make a Movie as a Kid
Okay, so you’re a kid. Whether you’re 12 or 17, you’re still living at home and your parents are still in charge of most of your schedule, where you go, and who you hang...
How to Make a Movie Trailer
For some movie audiences, watching the trailers is just as important as the movie they came to see. It could be an extended look at a highly anticipated blockbuster or a peek at a...
