Videos to Check Out!
Useful links to bookmark:
IMDB - Internet Movie Database - info and reviews on all films ever
Rotten Tomatoes - current reviews of films
Film Note Index - film theory notes
Local Theatres: Princess Cinemas on Princess and King, Apollo Cinema on Ontario St., Imagine Cinemas on Frederick St., Galaxy at Conestoga Mall, Landmark Cinemas on The Boardwalk, and Landmark Cinemas on Gateway Park Dr. - Homework: GO TO MOVIES!!
Some Viewing Suggestions - for holidays, weekends, and summer!
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Cinefix - lists of films explained
Film Courage (FC) - experts talk about scriptwriting
Lessons from the Screenplay (LS) - excellent look at how films work
The Discarded Image (TDI) - detailed analysis of specific scenes
RocketJump Film School (RJFM) - technical advice
Royal Ocean Film Society (ROFS) - many aspects of film
The Film Guy (TFG) - critiques of filmmaking
Now You See It (NYSI) - discussion of technique
Channel Criswell (CC) - video essays and reviews
After Hours - debates about random things noticed in movies
No Film School - video lessons about filmmaking - series on Hitchcock
Indy Mogul (IM) - tips on making films
Film Riot (FR) - tips and tricks
Nerdwriter1 - interesting perspective on films
Just Write - writing tips and things to notice in films
Every Frame a Painting (EFaP) - framing shots
You can also check out Master Classes in screenwriting, directing, acting
and New York Times' Anatomy of a Scene series
and listen to Karina Longworth's podcasts about film
Crash Course Videos in Filmmaking
Cinematography and Composition:
10 Most Beautiful Films (10 min Cinefix)
Oscars for Cinematography (7 min)
Cinematography of Robert Yeoman (14 min Hansbauer)
Cinematography (5 min RJFS)*
Composition in Storytelling (16 min CC)*
Mise en Scène details (article with film clips)
Mise en Scene - 15 tips (Shohawk list)
What IS Mise-en-scène (IndieWire article)
Comedy shot as Drama (2 min. TrailerMix)
10 best cinematographers (15 min CineFix)
Costume Design:
Edith Head on Audrey Hepburn (6 min.)
DIY Costume Squad - Predator (15 min.)
10 Most Beautiful Films (10 min Cinefix)
Oscars for Cinematography (7 min)
Cinematography of Robert Yeoman (14 min Hansbauer)
Cinematography (5 min RJFS)*
Composition in Storytelling (16 min CC)*
Mise en Scène details (article with film clips)
Mise en Scene - 15 tips (Shohawk list)
What IS Mise-en-scène (IndieWire article)
Comedy shot as Drama (2 min. TrailerMix)
10 best cinematographers (15 min CineFix)
Costume Design:
Edith Head on Audrey Hepburn (6 min.)
DIY Costume Squad - Predator (15 min.)
Directors:
Self-Portrait: On Filmmaking (10 min Film 4)
10 Most Influential Directors (10 min Cinefix)
Advice from Master Filmmakers (16 min Antunes)
Directing Like Tarantino (8 min TFG)
Directing Like JJ Abrams (9 min TFG)
Directing like Wes Anderson (6 min TFG)
Directing like David Fincher (15 min TFG)
How to direct actors (five 7 min videos)
David Fincher's Blocking and Camerawork (15 min TFG)
Breaking Into the Business:
8 Steps to Making a Great Pitch*
How to get a film crew job (article)
Take risks! Filmmakers talk about making Distance on a tiny budget.
Mike Birbiglia's tips
Werner Herzog on creativity
Ten questions on making documentaries
Joe Swanberg's experiences and keynote speech and DIY Filmmaking
Neil Gaiman on a Non-Career in the Arts
ALSO, check out this book; it's got tons of helpful hints
How to distribute your feature film.
How to get your screenplay taken seriously. - Romany Malco
How to be a filmmaker - 60 min video of Mark Duplass at SXSW
Notes on self-distributing a film.
Making a movie on a small budget. (10 min video)
5 keys to learning how to be a filmmaker (NFS)
Michael Moore's story (a chapter of his book)
10 questions a producer will ask (Oak and Rumble list)
AND you can take a film course from MIT online