Lighting Techniques in Film
Perhaps more than anything, lighting is responsible for setting almost any scene–except for when the lack of light is needed to provide some tension. When shooting an external playground scene on a beautiful sunny...
Category: Learning 101
How to Make a Film Script?
How to Make a Script for a Film? Formatting of your Film Script Do you have all parts of your script What to do when your film script is complete When making a film...
Tips for Film Networking
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” – Just about everyone Nothing too earth-shattering about that quote. You’ve probably heard it a hundred times while trying to find work in the film...
How to Get Work in Film?
How to Get Work in the Film Industry? Although every industry has its share of “insider” hires, the film industry can be notoriously difficult to break into. Once film directors, cinematographers, and other production...
Film Connection mentor Jared Hancock on Hiring our Grads & Helping Students Find Their Film Job Niche!
Meet Jared Hancock, Film Connection mentor and co-founder of Surefire Creative Studios whose clients include Netflix, Puma, VH1, Under Amour, Chevrolet, and rapper Millyz, just to name a few. We recently connected with the...
Define Film Theory
It can seem like a daunting task, trying to come up with one succinct definition of film theory. Just the term “theory” can elicit images of academic discipline, of stuffy people in a stuffy...
One-on-One Mentoring for Filmmakers
There’s no denying that certain fields require a lot of time in the classroom. Film Connection doesn’t think working in film is one of them. Sitting in front of a professor for four years...
What Do Actors Want From Directors?
Being a filmmaker can pull you in a lot of different directions, behind the camera, in front of the camera, and in the business office. It’s important to be a good communicator, delegator, and...
What’s the Difference: Mentor vs Teacher
There are a few exceptions of course, but when it comes to the traditional way of teaching, we all know the drill. There’s a teacher, professor, or instructor standing in front of the class,...
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...
