Eleanor Mortimer's film Territory won the Oscar-qualifying best short documentary award at Hot Docs, received a Grierson nomination, and traveled to over fifty festivals including Sundance. Eleanor, who was named a ‘Sundance female filmmaker to watch,’ lives and works...
AudFest 2017 – Social Change Through Film: “Telling a Story vs Sending a Message”
Participant Media’s Ashley Hasz, Vice’s Dersu Rhodes and PBS’s Phillip Rodriguez discuss what telling a story versus sending a message looks like when making films. Film and television has a strange ability to motivate and inspire people. What is it that inspires the...
“Doctor Who” Gets a Female Doctor
As BBC reported this weekend, Jodie Whitaker is the new Doctor on "Doctor Who." The show announced Whitaker in a trailer dropped at the end of the Wimbledon men's single final. She takes the role over from Peter Capaldi, who has played The Doctor since 2013. Whitaker...
What to Make of Disney’s Casting Struggles with “Aladdin”
Disney's live action "Aladdin" movie is running into several struggles with casting the lead roles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The casting call for the roles was released in March, with production slated to begin in July of this year. Well, July is here and...
AudFest 2017 – Empire Writer’s Room: “How to Be a Better Writer”
Hakeem walks over to Lucious... JaNeika & JaSheika James explain how aspiring writers should direct their career and describes how to improve their professional writing portfolio. Without writers, our film and television viewing would be pretty dry. Writers are...
AudFest 2017 – Through the Lens Panel: “Lenses are the Alphabet of Film”
Lights... Camera... Lenses... Professional directors of photography Anka Malatynska and Liz Hinlein explain how lenses are the alphabet of film. Choosing equipment when beginning to shoot a film can be a daunting task. Arguably the most difficult is which...
Michelle Rodriguez’s Public Statement on Female Representation in the Fast and Furious Franchise
Michelle Rodriguez is speaking out against the Fast and Furious franchise. Rodriguez stated in an Instagram post on Tuesday: "I hope they decide to show some love to the women of the franchise on the next one. Or I just might have to say goodbye to a loved franchise."...
“Mission: Impossible 6” Goes (More) Female
(Photo from India Today Group) Earlier this week, Mission: Impossible 6's director Christopher Mcquarrie dropped a picture on Twitter from the upcoming film. The picture (seen above) promotes the women who will star in the sixth installment of the spy...
Basic Color Correction in Premiere Pro (Watch Video)
It can often be difficult to achieve the exact tone that you're going for when filming. Luckily, editing software allows for a lot of options for color correction so you can make sure your footage has the look and feel you want. This video by Justin Odisho covers the...
Does New “Doctor Who” Chief Mean A Diverse Doctor?
Entertainment Weekly published an article this week on Chris Chibnall, the new show-runner for Doctor Who. Chibnall will be looking to be "risky and bold" with his take on the popular British sci-fi drama. "Risky and bold" is a vague phrase, where all does this apply...