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Multi-Facial – The short film that launched Vin Diesel’s career – Short Film of the Week

by Tony March 21, 2013 in Uncategorized, Article, Films, Education, Short Film, Thursday 1 comment

Multi-Facial is Short Film of the Week! Multi-Facial is the movie that launched Vin Diesel’s career. He wrote, directed, and produced the film. It had a budget of $3,000 which he paid for himself. The film was made in 1995. I loved this film. After watching you will see an […]

Want to be a VFX artist? Start at Video Copilot – Film Resource of the Week

by Tony March 18, 2013 in Article, Monday, Resource, Film Resource, Education 0 comments

This week’s film resource of the week is… http://www.videocopilot.net/! Video Copilot has helped out many filmmakers and editors in the past and will continue to in the future. Video Copilot’s site has OVER A HUNDRED VFX tutorials available for free. Lightsabers, blood, titles, sky replacement, almost anything you can imagine […]

The Website of Philip Bloom – Film Resource of the Week

by Tony March 11, 2013 in Article, Monday, Resource, Film Resource, Education 0 comments

Philip Bloom was at the forefront of the DSLR revolution. On his website he tests, reviews, and compares lenses and cameras along with other film equipment. If you are looking to invest in some hardware or glass, Bloom’s website should be one of your first stops before investing your money. […]

Hurlbut Visuals – Film Resource of the Week

by Tony March 4, 2013 in Article, Monday, Resource, Education 0 comments

Hurlbut Visuals is the Film Resource of the Week. Shane Hurlbut is a professional cinematographer with credits such as Act of Valor, Semi-Pro, Into the Blue, and Terminator Salvation. Yes he is the famous DP that Christian Bale screamed at on set. However, one Hollywood star’s rant doesn’t change the […]

Scriptcast – Film Resouce of the Week

by Tony February 25, 2013 in Article, Monday, Screenwriting, Resource, Education, Reviews 0 comments

If you have ever read the book Save the Cat by Blake Snyder then this podcast is for you. There are only 55 episodes of Scriptcast but that only adds to the beauty of it. There is an end so you will not be playing catch-up forever. Scriptcast on iTunes […]

Nofilmschool, the best online film school.

by Tony February 18, 2013 in Article, Monday, Resource, Film Resource, Education 0 comments

This week’s highlight spot is nofilmschool.com. Nofilmschool.com is a popular on website that has articles on a plethora of subjects to do with filmmaking. You can sign up for a weekly e-mail service that lists all of the developments on the site. They are not spammy at all so I […]

Scriptnotes Podcast – Film Resource of the Week

by Tony February 11, 2013 in Article, Monday, Screenwriting, Resource, Film Resource, Education 0 comments

Both Scriptnotes and John August have been a well-known resource online but I thought that I would use Scriptnotes as a starting point for those who are just starting out in search of a plethora of information on screenwriting and the film business in general. I also wanted to choose this […]

Academy Award Nominated Scripts Available for Download

by Tony February 4, 2013 in Article, Films, Monday, Scripts, Screenwriting, Film Resource, Education 8 comments

Below is a list I compiled of Academy Award nominated scripts that have been released by studios ahead of the Awards. The links go directly to the screenplays. To download either ctrl-click or right click on them and press Save As. You may want to rename them as they have […]