December 27, 2019 | IN Student Success Stories GORDON MANISKAS LANDS FILM INDUSTRY WORK IN L.A! Graduate Gordon Maniskas completed the Film Connection while living in Boston, Massachusetts and upon finishing the program and his spec screenplay, the aspiring filmmaker made the move to Los Angeles... Read The Post
December 27, 2019 | IN Featured How can I get my film made? It’s a can’t-miss story! A young boy is kidnapped by aliens just as his mom is dying. Brought up as a space pirate by the very aliens who took him,... Read The Post
December 23, 2019 | IN Learning 101 The Best Student Success Stories of 2019 Film Connection grad David Presto won an Emmy! [break class=”double” side=”left”] In 2019, David Presto, graduate of Film Connection for Film Production & Editing, won his first Emmy Award for... Read The Post
December 18, 2019 | IN Career Launch How to edit film. As a film editor, your fingerprints are all over the finished product, even if the average moviegoer doesn’t notice it. A movie wins an Academy Award and the visible crew... Read The Post
December 11, 2019 | IN Career Launch What is a grip? In one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most experimental films, the famed director attempted to shoot a movie in “real time.” Through a series of long takes and hidden cuts, Hitchcock wanted... Read The Post
December 9, 2019 | IN Career Launch Film Connection graduate David Presto Wins Emmy! By the time David Presto (New York, NY) joined Film Connection for Film Production & Editing in 2006, he’d been on the periphery of the film industry for years, trying... Read The Post
December 4, 2019 | IN Research 201 Is Your Script Ready For TV Pilot Season? Pilot season officially takes place from January through May. This is when the pilots for the upcoming TV season are ordered, made and either picked up or canned. However, you... Read The Post
November 27, 2019 | IN Learning 101 Scratch Tracks and Why They Matter A scratch track is an film recording that provides information on timing and content with the intention of being used as a reference for the final (or replacement) film. Scratch... Read The Post
November 20, 2019 | IN Learning 101 The Adobe Film Editing Suite is Sweet Adobe has a remarkable suite of powerful video editing apps including Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Prelude and Adobe Character Animator as well as Adobe Photoshop.... Read The Post