- 1. BEA Student Memberships
- (Hangin' Out by Craft Services....)
- ... that take place during the convention and at the NAB Radio Show. beaweb.org/stu.html (Webmaster's Note: Although this notice was addressed to CSUN students, those attending other film schools should ask ...
- Created on November 20, 2013
- 2. CTVA 230 textbook reading list
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... Film & Video by Jay Rose. Chapters 1, 2, 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. The other chapters are also full of information, and I would recommend that you read them as well -- when you get the chance. But ...
- Created on August 26, 2015
- 3. For week of May 6-8, 2013
- (CSUN - CTVA 250)
- ... to retake the Final if needed. Please remember to splice both sides of your 16mm film. It should be spooled heads out, and if spooling clockwise, then the sprocket holes are towards you. Make sure you ...
- Created on May 02, 2013
- 4. Free scriptwriting and pre-production so
- (Peer Product Reviews)
- ... a digital approach that's more complete, simpler to work with, and easier to share. Multi-Media FriendlyCeltx helps you pre-produce all types of media - film, video, documentary, theater, machinima, comics, ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 5. LAPPG Mtg Dec 9, 2015
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... us through a few case studies of how brands effectively use video, and talk about how filmmakers and post-production professionals should think about working (or not) with brands. RAID Storage from HighPoint ...
- Created on December 01, 2015
- 6. LAPPG Mtg March 12, 2015 Los Angeles
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... has worked on major Hollywood feature films such as The Last Airbender, Gulliver’s Travels, and Jackass 3D. As Imagineer Systems’ west coast product specialist, Mary consults with film studios and customers ...
- Created on March 03, 2015
- 7. LAPPG Mtg Oct 12, 2011
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... editor, author, and trainer with over 30 years video production and post-production experience and Norman Hollyn, media expert, film, television and music editor and Associate Professor and Head of the ...
- Created on October 03, 2011
- 8. Need experienced DP in the Des Moines Io
- (Looking For Crew)
- Hi, Does anyone know of an experienced DP in the Des Moines, Iowa area? I'm working on a documentary that may be shooting there. The film office is having internal issues and they haven't been responsive. thanks ...
- Created on September 11, 2011
- 9. Seeking picture editor and sound editor
- (Looking For Crew)
- ... though. I was wondering if you might be able to recommend students who would be interested in working on a web series remotely? A quick note about me: I graduated from USC’s film school with a bachelors ...
- Created on March 31, 2020
- 10. Choosing a good film school
- (Networking)
- This article appears in Student Filmmakers Magazine (August 2018 UFVA issue) STUDENT filmmaker, with the emphasis on “student” By Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD Most of the time, contributing authors ...
- Created on July 03, 2018
- 11. Chapman & CSUN in top 40 best film schools
- (Fred's Blog )
- Variety just published their list of the top 40 film schools, and Chapman University along with California State University Northridge made the list! Now, to be honest, it is no surprise that Chapman ...
- Created on April 30, 2015
- 12. There is more to learning Filmmaking than filmmaking.
- (For Students)
- The biggest mistake that aspiring filmmakers make is that they limit their education to the techniques and aesthetics of filmmaking. They fail to widen their academic perspectives to see how other life ...
- Created on January 18, 2022
- 13. No Excuses for the Low Budget Filmmaker
- (For Students)
- originally written for and published in Student Filmmakers Magazine, NAB 2020 A few years back, I was involved in the planning of a large, corporate event. Although my role for the upcoming event was ...
- Created on February 10, 2020
- 14. Film, TV, or New Media?
- (Fred's Blog )
- A colleague of mine has endeavored to create a current lexicon for film, television, and new media with the intent of redefining where one field of study leaves off and the next one begins. Although it ...
- Created on September 15, 2015
- 15. Lav Rods & Sticks (old school style)
- (Lavalier)
- Very often it is necessary to run a lavalier cable down the front of a shirt, blouse, or dress. Or, perhaps, down the trousers leg of tight fitting slacks. You could do it by inserting your hands ...
- Created on March 12, 2015
- 16. Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video
- (Shotgun)
- This is a brief explanation of some of the most commonly used shotgun microphones for film & video production. For details of each specific model, you can click on the link and go to the manufacturer’s ...
- Created on May 22, 2013
- 17. Filmming in a Park
- (Production Advice)
- ... plot surpirses -- essentially that is the premise (from a technical standpoint). Here are my thoughts about how to approach it for sound (and camera). Being in film school means that you get to make ...
- Created on September 20, 2011
- 18. Filmming in a Park
- (For Students)
- ... plot surpirses -- essentially that is the premise (from a technical standpoint). Here are my thoughts about how to approach it for sound (and camera). Being in film school means that you get to make ...
- Created on September 20, 2011
- 19. Student Dictionary of Filmmaking Terms
- (Editorial)
- Well, we survived another couple of semesters and now get to relax (somewhat) during the summer. A lot of student films have come and gone; some great, some decent, and some not worthy of the pixels who ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 20. Tips for Working Film Festivals
- (Networking)
- If you are fortunate enough to be able to attend a major film festival or conference, it is a golden opportunity for networking. Let's face it, you are not spending all that time and money just to watch ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 21. Multi-track Recording for Film & Video
- (Recorders)
- ... during NAB 2010, the author presents a brief overview of multi-track recording for film and video production. For most of Hollywood’s past, Production Sound was recorded live to just one track (monaural). ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 22. Film Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... films are being shot. When you do check out equipment, take some time and make sure that everything is present and that everything works! Do not leave the checkout room until you have gone through everything ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 23. Desert Wranglers Jeep Club
- (Production Advice)
- One of the things that I learned in film school was that you should always keep a "director's notebook" with you, and jot down interesting ideas, unusual stories, shot concepts, and good contacts of resources. ...
- Created on June 08, 2022
- 24. Firearms on the Set
- (Fred's Blog )
- If you work in Hollywood or in feature films, sooner or later you are going to encounter firearms on the set. As soundmixers, we are on the listening side of the headphones. The world’s most sensitive ...
- Created on October 25, 2021
- 25. Book: Behind the Sound Cart
- (Industry Happenings)
- ... at film school. * Discover tricks for microphone placement. * Understand how the UST interacts with the director, actors and producers. * Learn why you can know a lot about film yet still not sustain ...
- Created on February 23, 2021
- 26. COVID-19 and Why you should NOT postpone your college education
- (For Students)
- ... filmmakers, after all. But with the high probability of the Fall 2020 semester also being primarily online, and maybe even the following Spring 2021 (depends on when we see pharmacologic solutions) – ...
- Created on May 28, 2020
- 27. College Advising Season
- (For Students)
- Originally written for and published in Student Filmmakers Magazine It is nearly the end of the semester, which means that every student is thinking about what classes to enroll in next semester. I ...
- Created on February 11, 2020
- 28. Using your production recording tracks strategically
- (Recorders)
- ... tracks in the field?” In the olde days of filmmaking, sound mixers only had one track available to record on. The recorder of choice, from the 60’s thru the late 80’s, was the legendary Nagra reel-to-reel ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 29. CAS Student Scholarship Award
- (Networking)
- ... and other fields); but should have a demonstrated interest and some experience in production and/or post-production sound mixing for film and television. The complete application guidelines and details ...
- Created on September 16, 2015
- 30. Lav Rods & Sticks
- (Fred's Blog )
- Very often it is necessary to run a lavalier cable down the front of a shirt, blouse, or dress. Or, perhaps, down the trousers leg of tight fitting slacks. You could do it by inserting your hands ...
- Created on March 12, 2015
- 31. ADR templates & beeps
- (Post Production)
- ... film aired on PBS. Bondelevitch won a Heartland Emmy as Associate Producer on the film. He was also nominated for Audio (as Sound Designer). The film was also nominated for an MPSE Golden Reel Award. He ...
- Created on August 22, 2014
- 32. No time for playback
- (Fred's Blog )
- Is it just me, or do we have Professors out there, at a couple of the most reknowned film schools, teaching Production who just do not get it? I continually have students complain to me that they are being ...
- Created on March 19, 2014
- 33. FaceBook Group for Instructors
- (Networking)
- ... with each other. It is a place for film, screenwriting, and other media instructors and professors to share ideas, materials, insights, resources, and more. Also, it would be a great place to brainstorm, ...
- Created on March 12, 2014
- 34. Timecode Threads
- (Fred's Blog )
- One of the major issues facing both students as well as faculty is dealing with timecode settings for both electronic cinema and sprocketed film, especially when they are combined in the same Avid project. ...
- Created on October 03, 2013
- 35. A Fit of Anger
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... professional landscapes. The semester is over; and technically I am no longer a teacher "on duty", so the antics of young filmmakers should not be raising my blood pressure. But sometimes our students ...
- Created on June 03, 2013
- 36. Location Sound Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... for filmmaking. Having myself spent decades writing and compiling articles about Production Sound, along with lecturing & instructing college students as well as professional audiences around the world ...
- Created on January 20, 2013
- 37. Syllabus
- (CTVA 250)
- Quick Navigation Attendance Grading Criteria Sound Stages Film Equipment Course Feedback Free Resources COURSE SYLLABUS for CTVA 250 Fundamentals of Film Production [downloadable pdf] ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 38. Audio Technica press release about Fred Ginsburg
- (Fred's Blog )
- Audio Technica recently sent the following press release out to the media talking about Fred Ginsburg's successful efforts to promote the teaching of Production Sound in film schools, colleges, and universities. ...
- Created on December 09, 2012
- 39. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- ... soundcarts as uprights or gurney style. In the older days of filmmaking, when Nagra reel-to-reel recorders reigned the earth, the upright style was the popular solution. The early carts were based on ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 40. Audio Production and Postproduction by Woody Woodhall CAS
- (Book Reviews)
- ... in film-studies programs at colleges and universities, community colleges, and trade schools, this book offers extensive exercises and review questions to better understand the relationships between the ...
- Created on February 15, 2012
- 41. Ginsburg joins faculty at Chapman University
- (Workshops)
- Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD MBKS joins the team of distinguished faculty teaching at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Beginning in the Winter/Spring 2012 semester, Dr. Ginsburg has ...
- Created on January 26, 2012
- 42. DocumentaryGuide.com
- (Industry Happenings)
- ... OPEN SEARCH platforms for curated documentaries and films from around the globe available freely on the Internet for educational purposes. Welcome... http://www.documentaryguide.com The content is ...
- Created on September 08, 2011
- 43. Recommended Links
- (Links)
- ... of post-production sound. Woody's Sound Advice is also a component of Allied Post Audio and the LA Post Production Group. The Cinema Audio Society© consists of Sound Mixers and Associates from the Film ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 44. Guide for Creating a Professional Résumé
- (Networking)
- ... no one cares. Production Credits No one cares about your student filmmaking experience, unless you won a major award. Show the titles and production companies of the films you worked on. Indicate the ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 45. Interview with a Foley Artist
- (Post Production)
- ... an engineer records me making sounds for use in television or film. At a minimum, I cover all of the human sounds, by this I mean footsteps, hand pats and grabs, and props that the folks onscreen handle. ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 46. What Your Crew Expects of You
- (Production Planning)
- ... has changed over the years, business practices generally have remained the same. Enjoy. Video has brought with it many changes in the realm of corporate and commercial filmmaking. Not only are there ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 47. Class Projects
- (Chapman)
- ... Do not wait until the last minute to make your equipment reservations! Do not seriously expect most equipment to be available over holiday weekends, when most student films are being shot. When you do ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 48. Class Projects
- (CTVA 358)
- ... reservations! Do not seriously expect most equipment to be available over holiday weekends, when most student films are being shot. When you do check out equipment, take some time and make sure that ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 49. Class Projects
- (CTVA 250)
- Quick Navigation Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Assignment 4 Individual Film Project Group Video Project Notebook Journal Assignment 1: Shot Composition This may be ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 50. Production Sound Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... films are being shot. When you do check out equipment, take some time and make sure that everything is present and that everything works! Do not leave the checkout room until you have gone through everything ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 51. Audio Fundamentals Reading List
- (CTVA 230)
- ... for many popular mixers are in our Operations Manuals section. Understanding Microphones Shotgun Mic Selection and Use Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video Microphone Application Guide Microphone ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 52. Workshops & Seminars
- (Workshops)
- Production Sound Mixing is the complex craft of recording crisp and clean dialogue & sound effects on the set during film or video production. Yet although Sound Mixers are traditionally seen but not heard, ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 53. Equipment Advice: Selecting Boompoles & Shotgun Mics
- (Boompoles)
- ... you are only doing news or documentary and do not need that much reach. But if you are doing narrative/dramatic films, the added length is necessary to keep the boomperson out of the shot. Even if the ...
- Created on August 15, 2011
- 54. Other Links
- (Links)
- ... that really POPS! Get your jingle or radio ads produced by the pros who know how to write something that POPS! AllAboutFilmSchools.com A world-wide film schools directory, AllAboutFilmSchools.com ...
- Created on August 01, 2011