Is Film School Worth It?
Do you need Film School to be successful? If you’re a person who desires to have a career as a film producer or film director, you might be asking the question: is film school a good idea? While it’s certainly important to get some form of education, film schools can be quite expensive, and there […]
How to Write a Screenplay Format
At some point, we all had to write a paper of some kind in high school. You had to follow MLA style, use assigned margins and spacing for the text, and develop a specifically formatted work cited section. As a student, it was the height of tedium. When it comes to how to write a […]
Types of Film Cuts
As film technology continues to improve (and shrink), It’s never been easier to go out and shoot a film. Anyone with a smartphone has the makings of a complete movie studio in the palm of their hand. YouTube, TikTok, and other social media platforms give auteurs and amateurs alike the ability to shoot, edit types […]
How to Write a Movie
(Updated Sept. 14, 2022) Writing for movies is a specialized skill—it differs greatly from “normal” writing (i.e. writing a novel). Books and movies both start with a story idea and depending on the kind of book, there should be a three-act arc. From there, however, the process of how to write a movie is vastly […]
Short Script Writing Examples
Generally speaking, short scripts still follow a three-act structure, although the time spent developing each act may differ. In most films, Acts 1 and 3 each make up around 25% of the film while the second act makes up the rest of the story. In a short script, those percentages can be skewed to give […]
How to Produce a Movie
As a producer of a film, from a small documentary to an animated short to a full-length feature film, you are responsible for just about every aspect of the finished product. If you want to know how to produce a movie, know you’ll have to have an understanding of how making a movie works. Whether […]
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 day, the use of reflectors and other lights may be needed to focus that natural light or remove shadows. A simple […]
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 script these are 3 important areas that can help your film script get noticed. Learning how to write a film script […]
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 industry, or any creative industry really. You may have a great voice, an incredible eye, or a tremendous wit. But if […]
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 staff find someone they like, they stick with them. When film jobs open up, it can turn into a very “who […]
Film Connection mentor Jared Hancock on Hiring our Grads & Helping Students Find Their Film Job Niche!
[break class=”double”][break class=”double no-mobile”] 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 powerhouse producer of all things media to discuss mentorship, hiring grads, and collaboration, so read on! [break […]
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 library reading stuffy tomes (that’s a stuffy word for books). It almost sounds like work, doesn’t it? And while there is […]
