October 16, 2019 | IN Learning 101 How to Become a Filmmaker? How to Become a Filmmaker? Where do I start? The term “filmmaker” means different things to different people. To some it means anyone who works on a film in any... Read The Post
October 14, 2019 | IN Learning 101 How to be a Screenwriter 1 – Watch Great Movies If you want to learn how to be a screenwriter, one of the very best things you can do to start learning and imbibing screenplay... Read The Post
October 9, 2019 | IN Career Launch How to Start a Film Production Company A film production company is responsible for nearly every aspect of the movie-making process. Once a movie has been given the green light, the production house goes to work. For... Read The Post
October 2, 2019 | IN Career Launch Original Movie Ideas: Is my idea good enough to be a movie? (Updated Sept. 13, 2022) It’s been said, most recently by Christopher Booker, that there are just seven basic plotlines in all of the storytelling. Booker’s book, The Seven Basic Plots:... Read The Post
September 25, 2019 | IN Learning 101 What do Movie Production Companies do? Usually operating under the umbrella of a major studio like 20th Century Fox, either as a sister company, subsidiary, or division, production companies are responsible for getting movies made. Production... Read The Post
September 10, 2019 | IN Learning 101 A Day in the Life of a Screenwriter We recently asked longtime Film Connection mentor Ron Osborn (Meet Joe Black, Moonlighting, Duckman, The West Wing) to tell us a bit more about how he manages his day-to-day life... Read The Post
August 25, 2019 | IN Student Success Stories Film Connection apprentice Ron Reid learns the shared expression of filmmaking Some forms of artistic expression are very solitary and personal—for example, an artist painting on a canvas usually paints alone. But film is a special art form that relies on... Read The Post
August 8, 2019 | IN Learning 101 Filmmaking: Why Smaller and Intimate Can Be Better Today’s average Hollywood feature film has a budget that’s north of $100 million dollars. Not only is that a daunting figure, but it pretty much means that unless you have a... Read The Post
August 5, 2019 | IN Career Launch Roundtable with Film Connection mentors Daniel Lir and Bayou Bennett Providing great, real-world education, opportunities, and support is something we take very seriously at RRFC. In order to ensure we continually set our students and mentors up for success, we... Read The Post
