February 27, 2020 | IN Student Success Stories FILM STUDENT SEAN CHOU IS GOING PLACES THANKS TO HIS MENTOR, MARS CALLAHAN When Film Connection student Sean Chou signed up for the program, he had confidence that it would lead him to a film career — he just had no concept of... Read The Post
February 25, 2020 | IN Learning 101 How Long Does it Take to Make a Movie? If you want to know how long it takes to make a movie, you need to consider all that goes into a production timeline. From writing the script to the... Read The Post
February 18, 2020 | IN Learning 101 How to Become a Movie Producer The most successful movie producers in the industry are able to bring almost any script to life and turn it into an award-winning blockbuster. It’s not just a matter of... Read The Post
February 13, 2020 | IN Learning 101 What is SAG-AFTRA? SAG-AFTRA in an American union created to protect and benefit movie and TV performers, radio announcers, singers, dancers and journalists. SAG-AFTRA is a combination of SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and... Read The Post
February 11, 2020 | IN Learning 101 Cinematography Lighting Explained Cinematography lighting plays a large role in filmmaking. Done well, it creates a mood and atmosphere for the film. It tells the audience where to look. It can accentuate the... Read The Post
February 3, 2020 | IN Featured How Are Famous Movie Scripts Created? “To make a good film, you just need three things: the script, the script, and the script.” -Alfred Hitchcock Scripts or screenplays are where all movies begin—without a script there... Read The Post
January 30, 2020 | IN Career Launch A Practical Guide to the Film Production Process Much has been written on the various jobs and positions involved in film production and the creative skills required by them. Here’s a practical guide, with an emphasis on the... Read The Post
January 28, 2020 | IN Learning 101 Directing Actors: The Basics Every Director Should Know on How to Work with Actors “Actors should be treated like cattle.” Alfred Hitchcock. “Directing is 90% casting.” Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese, John Ford, Elia Kazan. The two preceding quotes represent the two extremes on how... Read The Post
January 24, 2020 | IN Learning 101 Using a Screenwriting Template Perhaps more than any other creative submission, a screenplay needs to be written a certain way. Manuscripts, novellas, and other written works and need to follow certain guidelines (spelling, grammar... Read The Post
