I’ve got a grown boy who’s a young filmmaker. He decided in his early teenage years that he thought about being a director, when it became more than a passing fancy, we spent lots of time viewing his choices for further training in filmmaking, mainly because we obviously supported the value of a college degree. [...]
Screenwriting degree programs are accessible from very good educational institutions all around the country. But the topic of whether you need to follow a degree in order to break into the film business is the one that has been hotly debated for a long time. Screenwriting programs offer students an organized as well as supportive [...]
Whether a college degree could be the means of entering the film industry is arguable to say the least. Nevertheless there are many fantastic film schools around the country that provide directing degree courses. A few of the very best are USC, UCLA and NYU. Students who attend directing programs at colleges of that caliber [...]
The word “producer” is thrown around a whole lot in the record industry, and there are several definitions for what a producer really is and does for a recording. This is because a producer’s work may take a wide range of forms, and highlight several roles much more than others on distinct assignments. In the [...]
When you decide you intend to end up in the entertainment industry, especially in the area of film, there are a lot of queries that will go through your head. In fact, the key issue would be where to go to school. As you begin to read regarding the many schools that are available to [...]
If you’re a wannabe filmmaker, you are in a big group. As digital video has made it easy for almost anyone to make films, quite a few people are thinking about an occupation in the film business. With all of that competition, exactly what is the easiest way to break into the film industry? How [...]
It is February and time for most of the award shows. Yet for filmmakers, writers, producers and actors, the Big Cahuna is the Academy Awards. Of course, everyone who is anyone in the entertainment business desires sleeping with Oscar at some stage in their existence. The show continues on; the lighting, bright diamonds, apparel, band, [...]
Life as an editor-a film editor in particular-is a lifetime of juggling specifics, rush jobs, due dates, teamwork and communication. An editor’s job is one that is technical and artistic at the same time; he or she need to search through countless hours of film to search out those select pictures that best tell the [...]
Life as a director is just not for those shy or weak of stomach. It’s a life that can be full of as many great ideas and turns and erratic end results just like any movie on the screen-only a lot less glamorous. The hours, the pay, the working conditions-all can vary from moment to [...]
Screenplays that are presently written often are written based on ‘spec’. In simpler terms, the screenplay is written and then placed on the market. There is also another way and that’s to write a screenplay based on the producer’s request. This is writing on demand, or being commissioned to write a screenplay based on what [...]