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...
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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...
Get Film Industry Training
There’s much more to filmmaking than just pointing your camera and yelling “action!” Every good movie, TV pilot, short film, and commercial has a script. Then there’s lighting, sound, setting marks for those in...
Film Connection grad Hannah Salazar Gets Hired by Global Audio Visual Leader Encore!
When Film Connection graduate Hannah Salazar came to us she had a newfound interest in editing and a lot of curiosity about her career path. After training with mentor Roger Zamora Chavez of Rogy...
RECORDING CONNECTION MENTOR DON ZIENTARA FEATURED IN FOO FIGHTERS’ SONIC HIGHWAYS ON HBO
Don Zientara, mentor with Recording Connection for more than ten years and well-known producer, engineer and studio owner has just been featured in the HBO documentary series Foo Fighter’s Sonic Highways, hosted by Foo Fighters’ frontman...
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...
How to Network in the Film Industry?
Finding a foothold in the film industry, or many other creative fields, can oftentimes come down to who you know rather than what you know. This can make things pretty frustrating if you’re looking...
Film Connection’s Best of 2021 Issue is Here!
IN 2021… Film Connection grad Shaylah Conley Worked Horror Feature Film & Launched Her Own Production Company. When we connected with Film Connection graduate Shaylah Conley she was just wrapping production on one film...
