We’re dead in the middle of the summer blockbuster season. Massive $200 million + movies all battling for the attention of the general public, with each flick desperately attempting to prove that it’s worth your hard earned cash. So which big summer blockbusters are worthy of seeing and which smaller, more intimate films do you […]
Making things is hard. It’s so much easier to live a life of consumption. Just sitting back and playing video games, reading books, and watching movies. It’s so much easier to let life wash over you. But that’s not satisfying at the end of the day, is it? Do you wake up fulfilled after a […]
As a working audio engineer, and especially as a music producer, it’s commonplace to have to become acquainted with multitude of different types of music. You could go from Cumbia to Zydeco to hip-hop to hardcore in the matter of a few days. Due to the rapid turn over of musical genres inherent in the […]
Building an enviably good career in film, entertainment or any creative industry requires resources and connections. You need allies, people to help you solve problems, and people who know other people in various facets of music, film, and business. Fostering the right relationships enables you get known by the very same people who can benefit […]
Steven Deleonardis enrolled in the Film Connection because he liked the idea of learning on-the-job with a mentor. Little could he have known that within a few months he would be taking paid travel gigs with his mentor studio that would take him to locations across the United States, and even Hawaii! “It’s been great,” […]
Competing against a bunch of faceless writers is thrilling in itself (strangely so, for some of us). But getting your work read and evaluated by more of the very same people you want to read your script–well, that’s the real prize in a good script competition. Getting read professionally can greatly help your career and […]
Recording Connection student Charles Huston (Chicago, IL) is a lifelong, self-proclaimed “tech head” who says he knew from his early teens that he wanted to produce music. “I was big into shoegaze,” he says, “so I started getting into Radiohead. I was really big into Pink Floyd, My Bloody Valentine, just the craziest textures…And then […]
In any creative industry networking is key. It’s just a fact that you need to have a wide base of connections to pull from. You need lots of people who are talented and have the ability to help you advance your career. Like the saying goes, “It’s not about what you know, it’s who you […]
In the age of instant access via the World Wide Web it’s a bit surprising that most people still have major blind spots in their cultural awareness. With its stirring rhythms and soaring harmonies, music binds cultures and transcends language and heritage. It’s arguably the oldest and most important of all the art forms. As […]
Writing can be hard. It can seem like a massive brick wall just appears in your head and there’s no way to get those ideas, words, and scenes down on paper. At times, getting through the wall requires not thinking about writing as your great “masterwork” but rather, setting up a series of creative problems […]
