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Film School & Education

A Free Education in Film Rules

By David Pierotti
What's the Best Way for Me to Export That HDV Footage? (Photo by Niels van Kampenhout)

The Learning Lab Series at Rule/Boston Camera Film Rental provides a valuable and free resource for the local filmmaking community.

Don't Cut This Class: Future Media Concepts

By April Gardner
Future Media Concepts recently moved to Kendall Square.

Warp speed your knowledge of postproduction through coursework at facilities like Future Media Concepts.

Training a Workforce for the Moviemaking Marathon

By April Gardner
CT Film & Digital Media Workforce offers training and resources throughout CT.

As New England attracts more major motion pictures, the race is on to grow a trained workforce. This guide offers an overview of new and ongoing skill-building opportunities to secure work in all aspects of production.

Next Generation Producers

By Karsten Hatch
Teens learn producing, and more, at SCAT's Next Generation Producers program.

Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT) opens the eyes of young talent.

Neurocinematics: Your Brain on Film

By April Gardner
Neurocinematics studies your brain's activity while watching films.

April Gardner provides a primer on the burgeoning academic field of neurocinematics, which may answer why we react (or don't) to certain films.

Summer Programs for Documentary Filmmakers

By Laura Gallagher
Lunch being prepared for delivery to MacDowell's 32 studios. Photo by Victoria Sambunaris.

A look at the professional development opportunities aimed at documentary filmmakers throughout New England.

MassArt's Clever Little Pegs

By Katie Petrillo
One of Adam Giangregorio's animated monsters.

Animation students at MassArt focus on imagination and basic design skills rather than technology to create films for the annual Squealing Pegs show on May 8th.

Cheap Moviemaking with Public Access

By Karsten Hatch
In the studio at Somerville Community Access TV.

A former staffer at Framingham Public Access offers tips for maximizing the production potential of local cable access stations.

Look Out Academy Awards -- Redstone is Hot on Your Toes

By Alexandria Lima
BU's Redstone winers from L to R: Charlie Anderson, Rosita Lama-Muvdi and Donna Reyes.

Boston University’s 29th annual Redstone Film Festival showcases an array of the best student works.

Industry News - February 2009

By Erin Trahan
Camille Soloari and Josh Mitchell on the red carpet at Sundance.

NewEnglandFilm.com is accepting submissions for an online film fest, high school students get filmmaking opps, awards ceremonies galore, and more... the February 2009 report of industry news, festivals, and happenings.

A Day in the Life of a University Media Technician

By Jared M. Gordon
Is this The Crimson Volt? Photo by atomicjeep.

In a light-hearted celebration of filmmakers’ day jobs, Jared Gordon offers a fictional account of turned-on DVD players and turned-off brains at one of New England’s most respected colleges.

Ready, Set… Act!

By David Pierotti
Jamake Pacual, Haven Quinn, Heidi Tranberg and daughters as The Bill Powers Band in the IFMP class movie "The Reality Shows."

A Brookline-based acting class gives actors hands-on experience, a film credit, and a reel.

A Primer in Observation

By Marilyn D. Pennell
Sonum, as observed by Bridget Hanna, in This Much I Know.

In an intimate, 10-person course that spans one year and the globe, Harvard students document people and places.

Writer's Experience

By Randy SteinbergBoston University aims to equip writers with both academic experience and industry expertise during their new intensive summer Screenwriting Institute for aspiring writers.

The Graduate

By Karen Sampson
Harrison Wilcox with his mother, Suzanne Wilcox at the Boston College Baldwin Awards.

The future looks bright for recent Baldwin Award-winner and soon-to-be Boston College graduate Harrison Wilcox, who talks about the advantages of going to film school in New England, the enemy of creativity, and getting ready for the real world.

Action/Cut and the Magic in Between

By Emily Lysaght
Guy Magar from the Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminars.
One attendee gives an inside view of the Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminars held regularly in the New England area.

How to Be a... Camera Operator

By Andrea Maxwell
Tim Wessel from Vermont Digital Productions. Photographed by David Shaw.
A behind-the-scenes look into a behind-the-scenes filmmaking career.

A Home for Media Education

By Emily Lysaght
Students at TechBoston Academy created this PSA "Who Do You Think You're Hurting?"
Through its endeavors in media arts education, the 27-year old non-profit organization HOME, Inc. (‘Herein Our Motives Evolve’) enhances the lives of Boston’s youth, one project at a time.

A Piece of the Action

By Eric Aron
Guy Magar from the Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminars.
The Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminars arrive in Boston on March 20-21 and New York on April 3 & 4 to provide clear-cut advice on from the pros on making movies.

Lab Work

By Amanda Axelson
Massachusetts filmmaker Demane Davis attended the Sundance Screenwriting and Filmmaking Labs for her film "Lift," pictured above
The Sundance Institute offers unique and intensive programs in their Screenwriters, Directors, and Filmmakers Labs.

Career Jump-Start

By Amy Roeder
Second Assistant Director Marc Sturdivant (ADTP Class of '93) on the set of Frasier with Moose, who plays "Eddie."
The Director Guild of America’s Assistant Directors Training Program offers a great opportunity for obtaining on-the-job training, industry contacts and approval for a DGA membership.

Kid Filmmakers

By Natasha S. Downing
One of the Kids Filmmakers summer sessions will be held at the Wanskuck Boys & Girls Club on August 5-16, 2002.
The traveling program Kid Filmmakers presents young moviemakers a unique opportunity to follow their imagination this summer in Rhode Island.

Youth Producers Program

By Boston Film/Video Foundation
Youth have the opportunity to shoot their own videos in the program.
Boston Film / Video Foundation presents a new program with YWCA Boston Youth Voice Collaborative and WGBH.

Demystifying Media for Youth

By Amy Souza
A group gathers at Club Media to 'deconstruct' media.
Club Media in Vermont serves up a unique alternative to traditional summer camp -- complete with making movies and analyzing media.

Fostering Tech-Savvy Filmmakers

By Alex Rapp
The New Harbor Media Institute combines film and technology.
The New Harbor Media Institute in Beverly, MA opens its doors to create a learning environment for the modern filmmaker.

New Kid on the Block

By Tiffany Patrick
cityscape
Part production company, part film school, Cityscape Motion Picture Education launches this month.

Not Your Father's Editing Machine

By Tiffany Patrick
"American Chain Gang" by filmmaker Xackery Irving is one of the most famous works to come out of the Film Camp.
The Avid Film Camp revolutionizes editing school by matching low-budget indie films with eager editing students.

The First Step to Becoming a Filmmaker

By Olga Elizabeth PetersWhat you do when you're near broke, in Boston and want to learn how to make films...