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Why Go to Film School?
What is Film School? Film and television is everywhere today. With an industry growing as fast as the film industry is, you may be...
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How to Build a Brand: Social Networking Platforms
Personal branding is not the first thing we think of when we think of having a career in the film industry, but in the age of the...
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Creating a Radio Play
What is a Radio Play? In the year 2025, with music and podcasts on demand through streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify, we do...
Mar 284 min read
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What Happens After Post-Production? Distribution 101
Many people assume that wrapping post-production means that producing your film is done, but this isn’t really the case. The next step is...
Mar 216 min read
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Cutting Clips: How to Use Montage Effectively
Montages are one of the oldest editing techniques in film, originating with Dziga Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera in 1929. Vertov used...
Mar 145 min read
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Writing an Adapted Screenplay
On Sunday March 2, 2025, Peter Straughan won the Oscar award for “Best Adapted Screenplay” for the film Conclave (Edward Berger, 2024)....
Mar 74 min read
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The Success of Movie Musicals
This year’s Oscar awards ceremony marks an interesting time because there are three movie musicals that are nominated for the Best...
Feb 285 min read
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How Streaming Changed Television Forever
Episodic content has been evolving since the 1920s – in fact, the first ever soap operas were actually radio shows! But, since television...
Feb 214 min read
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How to Write a Pilot
What is a Pilot? When you sit down to rewatch your favorite television show , do you ever wonder why the first episode looks different...
Feb 145 min read
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The Art of Foley Sound
Foley sound is a great tool for filmmakers to take advantage of during the post-production process. From high heels clicking on the floor...
Feb 74 min read
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How Are Festival Films Chosen?
With the Sundance Film Festival happening now through February 2nd in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, filmgoers everywhere are...
Jan 314 min read
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Abbott Elementary and the Comeback of the Network Sitcom
Sitcoms are one of the oldest genres of Television, with the first two shows of the genre airing in 1947: the British Pinwright’s...
Jan 285 min read
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Why Are Movies So Dark Now?
A recent trend in cinematography includes dimly lit shots and desaturated color. From Game of Thrones (HBO) to Stranger Things...
Jan 245 min read
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Prestigious Film Awards: How Prestigious Are They?
With the start of a new year comes the start of a new awards season. The 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards was hosted on January 5th, but...
Jan 175 min read
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Reboots, Revivals, and Remakes: Why Hollywood Keeps Returning to Familiar Stories
In a world where creativity seems limitless, Hollywood seems to have a recurring habit: returning to familiar stories. From The Little...
Jan 105 min read
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The Evolution of Music Videos: A Visual Storytelling Powerhouse
Music videos have evolved from simple promotional tools to powerful forms of visual storytelling, shaping the way we consume music and...
Jan 37 min read
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Today’s Hollywood Studio System
The way that Hollywood’s film industry is run has changed a lot over the last century. From the early pioneers of film technology to the...
Dec 27, 20247 min read
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Hollywood’s Chameleon: Howard Hawks
It is often hard to keep track of all the great directors who have come and gone in the last century of movie making. But one man who...
Dec 20, 20245 min read
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The Growing Influence of Gaming on Film and TV
The world of gaming is no longer confined to consoles and controllers; it's rapidly influencing mainstream entertainment, particularly in...
Dec 13, 20246 min read
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Television 101
When looking at film and television, it is easy to think that the two are made the same way. While they are both ways to use the moving...
Dec 6, 20247 min read
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