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Harrison Ford’s Legacy Through Mega Movie Hits
Harrison Ford is a name known well beyond Hollywood. As the man who plays a handful of popular characters, Ford is most recognizable for...
Aug 29, 20254 min read


Minecraft’s Meme Culture: How the Internet Creates Cult-Classics
Memes have been around for years, but it often feels like the internet moves too quickly in order to fully take advantage of the online...
Aug 22, 20254 min read


James Cameron: Special Effects and Contributions to Science Beyond Film
James Cameron, most well-known for his many blockbuster films featuring groundbreaking special effects, has made a name for himself in...
Aug 15, 20256 min read


The Art of Storyboarding: Why Every Filmmaker Should Master It
Storyboarding might not always be the first skill that aspiring filmmakers consider, but it is undoubtedly one of the most crucial....
Aug 8, 20254 min read


Greta Gerwig: Focusing on Female Stories
Greta Gerwig is one of the biggest female directors today. She is known for her feminist works like Lady Bird (2017), Little Women...
Aug 1, 20255 min read


A Guide to Unions and Guilds in the Film Industry
What is a Movie Union? With the recent 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes impacting all aspects of production in the entertainment industry,...
Jul 25, 20254 min read


On-Set Safety: Who to Include on Your Call Sheet
On-set safety is a crucial element to the filmmaking process. From intimacy coordination to on-set advocates, taking precautionary...
Jul 18, 20256 min read


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...
Jul 11, 20254 min read


What are Creative Blocks and How Do You Get Rid of Them?
Do you ever feel like you have run out of ideas? Do you feel like no matter how hard you try, you have lost the ability to be truly...
Jul 4, 20254 min read


Gaffing Do’s and Don’ts: Lighting Basics for Film
Lighting is one of the most foundational elements of filmmaking, but unless you are pursuing the career, not many people know the...
Jun 27, 20254 min read


Building a Crew: Essential People to Have on Set
Everyone knows filmmaking is a group effort, but do you really know what goes into building a crew? This article dives into the essential...
Jun 20, 20253 min read


Themes and Messages: Telling Meaningful Stories
Regardless of genre, medium, or length, all good stories have a theme or a message, something that sticks with the audience, something...
Jun 13, 20253 min read


The Essentials of Location Scouting
Location scouting is a crucial yet often underestimated part of the pre-production process. It serves as the defining step in...
Jun 6, 20256 min read


Period Pieces and Successfully Rewriting History
Period pieces have been a popular genre in popular culture for decades, and while they’re a joy to think up and imagine, the actual...
May 30, 20254 min read


Your Summer 2025 Movie Lineup
2025 has already shown great promise for the film industry . With movies from Paddington in Peru (Dougal Wilson), to Snow White (Marc...
May 23, 20255 min read


Careers in Marketing and Distribution in the Film Industry
With the rise in social media use by professional companies in this day and age, the outlook on jobs in marketing in the film and...
May 16, 20254 min read


A Guide to Script Breakdowns
What is a Script Breakdown? A script breakdown is an essential skill for any filmmaker to have in their arsenal that gives you all of...
May 9, 20254 min read


The Rom-Com Golden Age
The romantic comedy feels like a timeless genre, but most of the films we think of when we think of romantic comedies are from the same...
May 2, 20255 min read


Moving Beyond L.A. – The Fight for the New Hollywood
Southern California and the film industry have been synonymous since the beginnings of the studio system in the 1910s. But lately,...
Apr 25, 20255 min read


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...
Apr 11, 20255 min read
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