Ultimate Filmmaking Course Reviews

“Filmmaking here wasn’t theory — it was reps, mistakes, and real progress.”

“Making my first short film showed me where every second and dollar counts.”

“My mentor made me take responsibility for the entire production — I grew fast.”

“I’ve had NUMEROUS friends tell me and even my parents the change they’ve recognized in me. I’m happier they say, and I would have to agree with them. It’s because I feel like for the first time in a long time that I’m headed in the right direction with my life.”

“I learned how to plan a shoot backwards from the deadline.”

“I just had a stroke of luck meeting up with a small production company who wants to make my movie :). Gear, editing, even actors. All for free, yo! One of the guys is a former RRFC student too.”

“I got to see how the same footage could be manipulated to tell the same story involving two people in many different ways. I was able to see how each person’s sound effects and/or film choice enhanced the sequence and how the same story could be told, and told well, from many different perspectives. I also learned that sometimes, what is unseen can be as effective or more effective than what is actually shown on screen.”

“Now I know what kind of filmmaker I want to be.”

“Today I was able to have a deep, educational, and detailed conversation on the lesson I have just finished. I always get the most incredible tips and insight from my mentors. The lesson talked about mythmakers and storytellers, and my mentors were able to incorporate much more to the book. Through their personal tastes and experience I now understand that one must first master previous rules and genres before beginning to bend the rules.”

“Each short taught me how to let go of perfection and focus on the story.”

“The learning of film and its intricacies from others and reading about it, and how much of an impact it has on me as an individual, is what gives me incentive to keep pushing forward. I’m not trying to outdo others who are learning or in the same field as I am, I’m trying to outdo myself. As Robert Rodriguez once said, ‘Work hard, and be scary.’”

“This wasn’t a lecture — it was filmmaking with real consequences and reward.”