Well, yes, but that’s not the point. There is a great variety of ways to film a film, so you can become an actor without that degree if you want. I have a very solid background in acting, but I have to look at it in a different way. You are in many films with […]
And even if not, why would we consider the idea of producers as being part of the studio or film company? Do we consider them to be part of the business? They would be the only people who know what’s in front of their eyes? The whole production process for a film could not just […]
Yes. And, according to a recent study, they are. The study titled “Lack of Directors Affects Performance of Films,” by the University of British Columbia, surveyed more than 5,000 screenwriters. It found that only 1 percent of screenwriters who directed were actually better than a given actress. On the other hand, the study states, there […]
Film and television studies majors are taught from a number of different perspectives, and many students may not be aware that they can go beyond the basic courses to develop their own course of interest. For example, a film or television majors may look to study a range of subjects, including cinematography, film techniques, editing, […]
What are the differences? And can it be argued that the distinction was not really that important? “First of all, filmmakers should not rely on a score in order to direct the action, and that’s particularly true in any kind of narrative,” says filmmaker Brian Shuster (Moon and In the Heat of the Night), a […]
First thing I like to do is ask for an outline. I have an outline that works extremely well for me as well as other writers I know that work for TV networks, or at least for my own projects. I’m still not sure exactly how I got my first outline, but basically what I […]
A. Yes. Q. And where did they go? A. To the end of the project. And I wanted them to do that. Q. And they decided on the end of the project? A. Absolutely. Absolutely. They’re both incredible. Q. When were you last consulted by them, or did you get a phone call? A. I […]
Some filmmakers aren’t even sure. To many of them, it doesn’t matter. “I don’t have any degree as I am not a master of photography,” filmmaker and director, Sanket Kumar told me over the phone after doing some research on the Internet. I asked him, to my surprise, if he would be interested in the […]
There’s all sorts of things that could make a script worse than it already is, from bad dialogue writing to bad editing to bad acting or even a really bad director. There are lots of things that go into the whole making of a movie and it all boils down to three factors: the scriptwriter, […]
You do not want to think about film journalism when getting yourself into these programs. This is one of those things that if you get into a program based on getting an “in” in that area then chances are that the best you can hope for is an “in.” The degree is not actually important […]