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Q: What do you call a person who performs a stunt in front of a live audience (and not in a film or TV show)? A: A daredevil. Daredevil is...
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01/06/2012 As an aspiring film director or film producer, you might be asking the question: What’s better to get a job in the film industry? Degree or experience? With many...
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02/27/2012 This is a question that is being asked more and more by aspiring filmmakers. While it is frequently assumed that with filmmaking (like with other professions), getting a degree...
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WHAT DOES A GAFFER DO IN MOVIES? To say it simply, the gaffer is the chief lighting technician of a film crew, and sometimes the traditional name “gaffer” is dropped in...
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HOW IMPORTANT IS NETWORKING IN THE FILM INDUSTRY? In the entertainment business people often say that one must network or not work. To a large extent, they are right. And...
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Connections is a broad term for business relationships that benefit both you and the person you have developed the connection with. These connections can occur in many different ways. You...
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If you’ve ever dreamed of being a film producer, writer, or director; traveling to Hollywood and receiving your Academy Award; living like the rich and famous; then I’m sure more than one...
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Making a short film with the availability of today’s technology has become a relatively simple endeavor for most people. Assuming that you own a respectable computer, a video camera, and...
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A set decorator is in charge of the set dressing on a film set, which includes the furnishings, wallpaper, lighting fixtures, and many of the other objects that will be...
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The set dresser on a movie is responsible for making the location of every scene look convincing. This may sound easy, but in the magical (i.e. fake) world of movies,...
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A script supervisor, sometimes called a continuity script supervisor, has numerous responsibilities before, during and after a film production. A script supervisor’s main duty is to document every detail surrounding...
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In the film industry, it is important to understand that no matter how creative you are, or how many blockbusters you have in your head, the person who might hire...
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The film industry is broad in scope and encompasses retail, wholesale, manufacturing, importing, exporting, publishing, recording, repair and rebuilding, tuning, and other businesses. Persons who are successful in the film...
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NOVEMBER 9, 2011 Hollywood is a den of thieves, a wretched hive of scum and villainy, and anyone attempting to break into the film industry might be aware of the...
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Finding a career in professional digital animation on film or television productions can be more difficult than it may immediately appear. There is a remarkable amount of competition for these...
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