8 Things to Think About When Choosing a Camera
By Bruce Logan, ASC So you got the job – the Director loves you, and the Producer can tolerate you. Nice! Now what? You have…...
Filmmakers’ Sketchbooks: Capturing Daydreams On Hard Drives
by S.D. Katz Now that MiniDV and HDV make shooting and dropping the footage into a timeline a very simple routine there is no reason…...
5 Best Pieces of Advice for Student Cinematographers
Inspiration and insights for students of cinematography from Richard Crudo, ASC, Ron Dexter, ASC, Hiro Narita, ASC, and Brian Melton, Award-Winning Cinematographer, 2007 ASC Heritage…...
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Great Cinematography Begins with Inspiration and Research By David Landau
Great Cinematography begins with inspiration and research By David Landau In my teaching career, I have seen all too often how film students will…...
Community Spotlight: Eric Hausmann, Composer
Eric Hausmann Composer Portland, Oregon networking.studentfilmmakers.com/profile/hausmann COMPOSING TIPS When I’m composing, no matter the instrument, I’m always thinking about all the instruments together before…...
THE MOVIE THAT EVERY FILM STUDENT HAS TO SEE!
by John Hart WHAT FILM IS THAT? It’s AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. MGM,1951. Starring Gene Kelly and directed by Vincente Minnelli,    Note. AMERICAN IN PARIS…...
So, You Like Film and Want to Be a Filmmaker. Why Filmmaking?
By Richard La Motte Because it captures your imagination? You think you’d be good at it? It’s cool? Those things might be good to…...
Community Spotlight with Collin Brazie
Filmmakers Global Network :: Community Spotlight with Collin Brazie Director of Photography Current Projects: I have been shooting narrative, documentary and branded/commercial projects for
Shooting the Feature-Length Film for the Musical, “An Old Family Recipe”
Written by William Donaruma What do you do when you write an original musical production, cast it, rehearse it, but can’t perform it?…...
Shooting from the Hip (and the Shoulder)
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Community Spotlight with Ndum Stanisla
Filmmakers Global Network :: Community Spotlight with Ndum Stanisla Student, Director, Producer, Writer, Actor Work and Current Projects: I started as a cast
Filmmakers Safety Tips and Quiz by Student Filmmakers Magazine
Filmmaking Safety Tips and Quiz Take the Quiz after Reading the Article Ensuring safety on a movie set is a multifaceted task that involves…...
13 Things Bad Screenwriters Commonly Do
by Brad Schreiber Having been the director of development for TV/film director Jonathan Kaplan (Unlawful Entry, The Accused, NBC’s E.R.), I had the unique and…...
No Limitations: The Screenwriter as Writer
No Limitations: The Screenwriter as Writer by Michael Halperin One of the myths of the motion picture industry silently states that screenwriters only write for…...
Don’t Get It Right, Get It Written
Don’t Get It Right, Get It Written: The Only Real Rule of Scriptwriting  Written by Matthew Cooper If you want to be a…...