http://filmschoolsecrets.com Secret Film School for People Who Are Serious About Having a Career in the Film Biz Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:15:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/visual-effects-degree-a-good-investment http://filmschoolsecrets.com/visual-effects-degree-a-good-investment#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:01:17 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1571 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Many film schools now offer visual effects degrees in addition to the standard film school degree. Technically, this is a much sounder investment than a film degree, as jobs in the VFX industry are ample and should continue to grow as 3D technology gets more popular and CGI becomes part of nearly every major movie [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/visual-effects-degree-a-good-investment/feed 0 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/best-re-edited-trailersmovie-sequences http://filmschoolsecrets.com/best-re-edited-trailersmovie-sequences#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:47:24 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1563 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I’ve seen my share of bad trailer and scene recuts on youtube. You can usually tell if one is a dud right when you click on the video, because there will be a big fat red bar showing how many people dislike the recut. But every so often people get it right. These examples are [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/best-re-edited-trailersmovie-sequences/feed 0 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/pathetic-film-school-job-opp-list-112 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/pathetic-film-school-job-opp-list-112#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:34:48 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1540 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } As an alumni of NYU Film School I was just transferred to the Tisch Alumni Career network, which basically puts you into a database that collects thousands of jobs ops from big job websites and conglomerates them into one place. I think it was too much work and cost too much money for the school [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/pathetic-film-school-job-opp-list-112/feed 0 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/sherlock-holmes-has-kicked-ass-for-centuries http://filmschoolsecrets.com/sherlock-holmes-has-kicked-ass-for-centuries#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:43:34 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1450 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I just watched “Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows” and I must say, well played. Guy Ritchie seems to have focus grouped the heck out of the first movie and decided to eliminate everything audiences didn’t like from the previous installment out. That includes Rachel MacAdams, who has very little screen time in the new movie. [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/sherlock-holmes-has-kicked-ass-for-centuries/feed 1 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/my-thoughts-on-a-liberal-education http://filmschoolsecrets.com/my-thoughts-on-a-liberal-education#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:21:22 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1445 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I keep getting questions from students and parents regarding college. Though many people are starting to realize that film school is a waste, the next question becomes “well, then what should I major in?” Rather than respond individually to these many inquiries I have decided to republish this response I sent to one of my [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/my-thoughts-on-a-liberal-education/feed 0 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/film-school-rankings-are-meaningless http://filmschoolsecrets.com/film-school-rankings-are-meaningless#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:29:26 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1409 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Film School Rankings are absolutely meaningless in the real world of film production. It’s like getting a gold star for going poop as a toddler. You feel excited and proud that you got in to this school (your gold star), but making doo doo as a kid don’t mean squat as an adult. Similarly, film [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/film-school-rankings-are-meaningless/feed 0 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/waterproof-video-camera http://filmschoolsecrets.com/waterproof-video-camera#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:33:54 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1384 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Got a great movie idea, but all the action takes place underwater? Probably not. But still, having a waterproof video camera can be pretty cool. And nowadays you can get your hands on a waterproof video camcorder that you can not only take underwater but also captures HD images and costs less than $200. Let’s [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/waterproof-video-camera/feed 0 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/cast-away-wilson-volleyball http://filmschoolsecrets.com/cast-away-wilson-volleyball#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:36:38 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1376 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The Cast Away Wilson Volleyball is a great gift to give fans of the wonderful movie “Cast Away” starring Tom Hanks. This movie is really a remarkable viewing experience. In fact, there’s a joke in the movie “Bridesmaids” where Kristin Wiig has her emotional epiphany while watching the scene where Hanks loses his volleyball. But [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/cast-away-wilson-volleyball/feed 0 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/film-history-lesson-george-melies http://filmschoolsecrets.com/film-history-lesson-george-melies#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:12:13 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1354 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The incredible movie “Hugo” brings back into the public consciousness, the work of filmmaker George Melies. I won’t tell you why, but go see the movie and you will find out for yourself. It’s amazing, though, because at NYU film school we did watch Melies’ film “A Trip to the Moon” when I was a [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/film-history-lesson-george-melies/feed 0 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/hugo-is-a-magical-experience http://filmschoolsecrets.com/hugo-is-a-magical-experience#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:01:37 +0000 http://filmschoolsecrets.com/?p=1349 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } “Hugo” is gorgeous, beautiful, and wonderful. Martin Scorsese, our beloved king of stylistic violence ala “Goodfellas”, “Casino”, and “The Departed” has somehow made the transition to fantasy/family film without losing any of his grace. The movie follows the story of a kid in old time Paris, orphaned, who lives in a train station running the [...]]]> http://filmschoolsecrets.com/hugo-is-a-magical-experience/feed 0