When you’re starting out as a creative individual you’re constantly looking for inspirations and role models. You’re always looking for people to pattern yourself after. You’re always in search for some insider piece of information that will clue you into exactly how your idols create the works of art you’re obsessed with. While you’re building […]
The film world is a bizarrely close-knit group. It’s an industry where everyone knows each other and where everyone has an opinion about each other. Making movies is so hard, that it’s always a priority to have the best and brightest people behind you at all times. You always want someone who’s willing to go […]
Creative individuals have a desire to better themselves and push through to the next level. Due to this impulse, and the fact that creatives tend to constantly observe the world around them, certain stereotypes and hierarchies can become apparent over time. Hopefully, being able to see different hierarchies at work won’t make you shortsighted and […]
Being a creative person has its fair share of challenges. You have to constantly hound yourself to make things, to improve, and to produce content in a timely schedule. Whether it’s writing, drawing, filmmaking, or creating music, being creative will always have its ups and downs. As if the process of making something out of […]
You have goals, things you want to do in your life, stuff you want to achieve. While it’s vital that you’re willing to do the hard work, know this: there are probably a number of people you already know who can help you on your way. We call these people mentors. What we do is […]
Producers get a bad rap but the truth of the matter is that film producers aren’t out to cheat you and they’re generally not jerks. In the making of a movie, the screenwriter is like the architect who drafts the blueprint for the house. It’s their words, their characters, their idea. The director is like […]
Everyone wants to make movies. Everyone has ideas. They might even have a script or two lying around. They might have even shot some short films or made some web videos. But you know what they haven’t done? Just made a movie. Yeah, it’s kind of a big statement to make. But sometimes you just […]
There are two types of creative people in any creative industry: Creators and Cultivators. Creators are good at the nuts and bolts of creating and producing work. Cultivators are good at organizing people, organizing resources, and planning how things will play out. In the music industry, creators can be anything from an audio engineer to […]
Before Film Connection screenwriting student Suzanne Nichols could learn to write a screenplay, she actually had to un-learn a few things. By the time she found the Film Connection, she had already authored several books. In fact, she says she enrolled as an apprentice because she decided her next story idea needed to be a […]
Regardless of the connections you make by learning on-the-job, there’s no substitute for taking the initiative and making the most of every opportunity. Just ask Eric Gonzalez, a Recording Connection graduate who recently got hired at one of Los Angeles’ top recording studios. As an apprentice with mentor Derek O’Brien at DOB Sound Studios in […]
