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Filmmakers Academy Features Premium Filmmaking Podcasts

Filmmakers Academy presents three of the film industry’s most unique and reliable podcasts for professionals who work behind the camera. They explore the latest trends, interview industry leaders, and offer leadership and lifestyle guidance tailored to fit the specific needs of filmmakers.  Get…
How to become a Filmmaker (without film school)
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How to become a Filmmaker (without film school)

Finding The Frame podcast interview with Deborah L. Scott
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Finding the Frame: Deborah L. Scott

The Look of Avatar: The Way of Water
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The Look of Avatar: The Way Of Water

After 13 years of nail-chomping anticipation, James Cameron’s Avatar sequel finally premiered with an epic splash! Just like the original film, it transports audiences to a world of breathtaking beauty and wonder. Avatar: The Way of Water picks up 15 years after the events of the first film on the…
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Where to Start with the Color Grade (Unlocked Lesson)

Top 10 Horror Films Every Filmmaker Should Study

Top 10 Horror Films Filmmakers Should Study

Top 5 Filmmakers Academy Courses & Lessons
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Top 5 Filmmakers Academy Courses & Lessons

Whether you’re trying to learn filmmaking free from a classroom or want to build upon what you’ve learned in film school, Filmmakers Academy is your best bet for real-life knowledge from industry experts. We give you the kind of practical education that you just won’t find from other online filmmaking…
Filmmakers Academy Music Licensing and Selection Course - Lesson 1
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Introduction to Sound and Music in Film

The Look of Top Gun Maverick
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THE LOOK OF TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Top Gun: Maverick revolutionized aerial cinematography by placing actors and camera systems directly in the cockpit of real fighter jets. The result was authentic performances that could never be replicated with CGI. While audiences today are all too familiar with CGI in their action flicks, the over-polished…
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The Look of Dune

Dune is a space epic set 10,000 years in the future that blends medieval and sci-fi aesthetics. The film is an adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel. The plot follows the 15-year old Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and House Atreides as they accept the stewardship of the desert planet Arrakis…
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The Look of The Green Knight

The featured Department Heads and Technical Specifications behind the look of The Green Knight collaborated closely with the writer and director David Lowery.  Featured Department Heads  • Director: David Lowery • Cinematographer: Andrew Droz Palermo ◦ Editor: David Lowery •…
The Mandalorian - Are Game Engines the Future of Filmmaking
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Are Game Engines the Future of Filmmaking?

Since the earliest days of cinema, filmmakers have captivated audiences with movie magic. Similar to a magician and his hat, such visual innovations trick viewers allowing them to experience fantasy as reality. Today, with the advancements in gaming technology, amazing new workflows are transforming…
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The Art of Filmmaking Collaboration

The better you collaborate, the greater your chance for a successful film. That’s because, at its highest order, filmmaking collaboration occurs between various teams and departments to make a vision a reality. The goal is to work cohesively and work as a unit to boil down all the floating ideas, opinions,…
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Musicbed: Timeless Films Need Cinematic Soundtracks

Part of what makes a film so timeless is the complementary nature it has between its visuals and cinematic soundtrack. Just imagine that iconic scene in Interstellar when Cooper (played by Matthew McConaughey) returns to the spacecraft Endurance from the ocean planet only to find that 23 years had elapsed?…
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Directing Your First Documentary Film with Alana Maiello

Alana Maiello is a documentary filmmaker with a fresh perspective. Her award-winning short film Esfuerzo appeared as part of the Court Métrage Short Film Corner at the 2018 Festival de Cannes while also winning the Audience Choice for Best Picture at the Oceanside International Film Festival. Presently,…
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Shane’s Cinema Prep Kit Part 1

This Cinema Prep Kit has been built to help you to beat the boredom while you are isolating. Beginning with Shane's favorite books for inspiration, he will take you through the best cinematography books, apps and further lessons that we have made available for free as part of this kit!
Cinematography Depth of Field
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Depth of Field: Focusing on Character & Story

Depth of field is as important as your composition or picking a focal length. It’s the emotion, the punctuation, and the eyes of the story in filmmaking.
The Look of Parasite - Filmmakers Academy
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The Look Of Parasite

By popular demand, the Hurlbut Academy team breaks down Bong Joon-Ho's multi Academy Award winning masterpiece, Parasite. We dive into the composition of shots, the camera and lens choices, storyboarding and set design, camera movement and more!
The Look of the Lighthouse - Filmmakers Academy
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The Look Of The Lighthouse

 Color Black and White Aspect Ratio 1.19 : 1 Camera Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Bausch & Lomb Baltar and Petzval Lenses Laboratory FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank (CA), USA (processing) Harbor Picture Company, New York (NY), USA (digital intermediate) Negative…
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Film: The History of Celluloid in Filmmaking

The history of the film format in filmmaking, it's importance in how we make films, why we should keep film alive, and where we cinematography is going with this medium.

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