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General & Miscellany
Egyptian Head (paper batik tutorial) - Artyfactory The
artistic technique used to create a moldy time-worn effect is called Paper
Batik. The art materials you will need to produce this are a charcoal pencil
or stick, a heavy grade paper, a paintbrush with poster paint or watercolor,
and a bottle of Indian ink.
Please Do Touch: How To Create A Texture Art Wall - DigsMagazine.com
We came up with this silly idea that it would be neat to find cool textures,
to keep them on our walls where we could run our fingers over them whenever
we happened to be passing by. We made it because we thought it would be
funny, and fun. And because it was a cheap way to do something kind of
interesting with some empty wall space. The texture wall has been a hit with
friends as well, who seem to know what they’re supposed to do with our
oddball wall art without having to be prompted.
Acting
Acting School Guide This short guide was created to help you
understand the basics of acting schools and to help you choose the right
acting school for you. We do not provide any acting-related services
ourselves, so you can be assured that all of the information in this guide
is independent and unbiased.
About HATCHfest Kidz Online (KOL) shares with HatcHfest
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This shared commitment to mentoring made KOL a natural choice to partner
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The Guide to Acting Schools! This site was created to help
you understand the basics of acting schools and to help you choose the right
acting school and/or acting program for you. We are not associated with any
particular acting school or program, so you can be assured that all of the
information in this guide is independent and unbiased.
Actor Training
Stage Management
The
Conference of Drama Schools Ltd Official UK Guide to Drama Training.
The most distinctive aspect of the training provided by CDS members is the
fact that we train actors and technicians to work. Our training is
vocational and is recognised as such. From the professional staff who meet
you when you are auditioned – to the agents and casting directors who come
to our final performances and showcases – we provide training for
professionals by professionals.
LAMDA is an independent drama school, dedicated to the vocational
training of actors, stage managers and technicians in the skills and levels
of creativity necessary to meet the highest demands and best opportunities
in theatre, film and TV.
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People's vibrant Drama classes, now
in their 22nd year of operation, provides a unique opportunity to
participate in the excitement of the theatrical process. In addition to
teaching theatrical skills our program aims to stimulate the imagination,
promote self-expression and develop self-confidence.
Drama School Cartoons Drama School cartoons from the CartoonStock
directory - the world's largest on-line collection of cartoons.
Directing
Introduction to Directing Teacher Lesson Plan - The students will
begin to learn the fundamentals of directing for theatre by creating a short
scene.
DUMPS: Directing Unsuccessful Motion Picture Shorts
D.U.M.P.S. contains not the usual advice
you get in film school about the elements of good screenwriting. No,
no. Rather, it is a very specific list of common mistakes and trends
which we've seen in crappy student films again and again at screening after
screening. Before you even think of making a student film, read this
list. If you're a genius, then go ahead--- break these rules. But let's face
it, if you think you're a genius, you're not. So play it safe and
spare your audiences the uneasy task of having to lie when you ask, "So-
what did you think?"
Stage Directing Resources from Artslynx
Directing Theatre Ultimately, theatre needs three elements:
actors, play, and audience. But for theatre to actualize its potential, a
person would need to impose his or her point of view that would penetrate
all aspects of the production. That person is the director.
DirectorsWorld The Daily Resource for Film and Video Directors --
News, Reviews, Jobs and Articles.
Entertainment Business Management
Film Editing
Film Editor Overview & Editing Glossary The
film editor must know how to tell a story, be politically savvy when working
with directors and studio executives, and have a calm and confident
demeanor. Millions of dollars of film and the responsibility of guiding the
picture through post-production and into theaters rest in the editor's
hands. Scenes may have been photographed poorly and performances might have
been less than inspired, but a skilled and creative editor can assemble the
film so that the audience will never see these imperfections.
EditorsNet Resources on film editing, focusing on "the art,
technology, and business" of editing for movies.
Motion
Picture Editors Guild Career information on film editing, including
wages, news, advice, and more.
Make-Up Artist
Make-Up Artist Magazine "I wanted a
magazine that could speak to make-up artists as a group." Michael Key’s
vision began as a two-sided newsletter and has developed into an
internationally read magazine, featuring cover stories and articles on the
entertainment industry’s top make-up artists, the most innovative make-up
techniques, current product news, and invaluable information available
nowhere else but Make-Up Artist Magazine.
LearnDirect:
The work Make-up artists working in the television and film
industry apply make-up and arrange hair for presenters, performers and
members of the public appearing on screen. They have a thorough knowledge of
make-up and hair techniques (including basic cutting and barbering) in order
to prepare and work on the make-up and hair design required for each
individual production.
Make-up FX by Lars Carlsson, a makeup
artist and wigmaker from Gothenburg, Sweden. I hope you will enjoy my pages
and see how much fun you can have with a little transformation magic. The Art:
Beauty makeup;
Hair styling;
Character makeup;
Three dimensional makeup;
False teeth;
Wigmaking
Step by step:
Foam latex;
Wax doll:
Gelatin;
Foamed gelatin;
False teeth;
Wigmaking;
Blood;
Diary of a production
Step by step guides in PDF format for easy printing
Make Up Artist of the Month Interviews
Free Make Up Artist Portfolios and Make Up
Artist Resources
A MAKEUP HAIR AND STYLISTS GUIDE TO WORKING WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS -
by: David Anthony
Maintaining Your Professionalism With Celebrity Clients - by:
Crystal Wright
Production Crews
RESOURCES From Shoots.com:
Production Forum and Blog:
Film Commissions:
Film Festivals:
JobCenter:
Crew
Booking Center:
Free Production Referrals
TV Production Crew Positions A list of crew positions you could
encounter in a multi-camera television production. Not all positions will be
filled all of the time--smaller productions will not have some of the more
specialized job duties or one person will fill several positions. Larger
productions will have more specialized positions and assistants or
associates to provide, well, assistance.
Screen & Stage
(Tech - This segment is for the TECHNICAL aspects of screen & stage art. For "ACTING" see the
'Performance Art' segment.)
Film & TV Production (tips) - Yee Jee Tso
A Time Lapse Primer - SOC
Behind-The-Scenes - The Motion-Picture
Industry
Film Collectors' Forum - Film-Center
Film Underground
The Internet Filmmaker's FAQ -
Filmmaking.net
The Internet Resource For Low-Budget
Film-Makers - exposure
So You Want To Make A Movie? (digital
filmmaking) - BBC Education
You want some filmmaking advice?
Learn Dynamic Media (see especially 'Tips &
Techniques')
Production Tips - Dream Factory Online.TV
Production Tips - Eyecon Video Productions
Production Tips (video for television) -
TMTV Productions
Television Production: A Comprehensive
On-line Cybertext in Studio and Field Production - the InternetCampus
Television Production Tips - PBS 45 & 49
Educational Services
Video Tips - Sima
b roll online: The TV News Photography
Website
Build Your Own Steadycam - wilbofilm
Cinematography Mailing List (see left menu:
lighting, techniques, lenses...)
Head Cam (making a head mount for a video
camera) - Len's Skiing Pages
The Skypod: A Camera Boom - Elliot C.
Evans
Steady Cam (making your own) - Wedlake's
Web Site
Do-It-Yourself Optical Printer - Small
Movies
Editing Super 8mm Sound-Striped Film
Mike Brantley's Super-8 Filmmaking Site
Super 8mm Sound Recording/Synchronizing
Methods
The Art of Splicing - Small Movies
Axial Secrets & Lies (for Axial Online Edit
Controllers) - Editsuite.com
Directory of All Articles (see 'Technical
Tips' on left) - The Motion Picture Editors Guild
Set Up Your PC To Edit Video - CNN
Constructing a Simple, Reusable Chinese
Lantern
Film Lighting Tips - Px2 Australia
Lighting Tips (for video) - Eyecon Video
Productions
Step by Step Guide to Sound Design For Drama
- The Aural Imagination
Technical Articles (avoiding ground loops,
microphone techniques, processing for post...) - Turner Audio
Technical Tips - Location Sound Corp
Scriptwriting
Scriptwriting Secrets In Scriptwriting Secrets,
you'll discover how to get your script through the Hollywood maze and into
the hands of someone who could cut you a six- or seven-figure check for your
script! You'll learn how to avoid the three script traps that, if you fell
into, would land your screenplay in a secretary's trash can instead of on a
producer's desk. And you'll learn how to "cheat" your way past those traps,
if you need to. You'll learn how to take the arcane Hollywood scriptwriting
format and use it to improve your story, to practically put your movie into
your reader's mind -- and this is what can sell a screenplay!
Television Production: Scriptwriting Guidelines A comprehensive
guide to scriptwriting is beyond the scope of this course; however, when you
get through with this module you should be able to understand scripts and
even have a good start on being able to write one.
Landing a Script Agent Agents of any stripe are tough to catch, but
if you want to get the best deal for your script, you'll need a script
agent. Here's how you can reel one in.
E-script is the meeting place on the web for scriptwriters of all
kinds. Since 1996, we've brought playwrights and screen & TV writers from
around the world together with top theatre, film, and television
professionals in unique online courses and workshops. Got a stage play or
screenplay you want to get started on, or finish, with professional
guidance? Want to write a TV spec script? Or maybe you're just looking to
learn the basics of playwriting or screenwriting. Whatever your level of
scriptwriting accomplishment, we'll provide an A-list working experience.
Websites with downloadable scripts:
www.awesomefilm.com |
www.script-o-rama.com |
www.writing.org.uk
Other useful websites:
www.lsw.org.uk |
www.screenstyle.com |
www.scriptfly.com
TUTORIAL ON SCREENPLAY FORMATTING: How the Pros Do It Invisibly
Screenwriting is a DISCIPLINED form of creative writing. No doubt
imagination plays an important role in the creation of a great movie script,
BUT (and that's a BIG but) screenwriting is a DISCIPLINED form of creative
writing. Lots more GREAT screenwriting articles to the right (margin) of
this one. Don't forget to dig through the archives!
Do-It-Yourself Scriptwriting by Jim Munroe.
Having only written two feature-length screenplays, I’m not willing
to pretend a general expertise in the area. As such, this article’s subheads
are not What-You-Need but rather What-I-Found-Helpful-To-Have.
Special Effects
Visual
Effects Headquarters Archive. Five years of coverage of the feature
film visual effects industry. For up-to-date news on the world of visual
effects, visit VFXPro.com
and Cinefex.com.
Special Effects: A History
How do the special effects work? The mirror, how the Phantom
disappears, and others. If you don't want to think
they're not magic, don't read on.
Cheap stage lighting that looks professional Here's how to get
professional looking stage lighting on the cheap. Effective lighting can
make an amateur theater production look professional.
Stage Lighting Basics In stage lighting---whether it be for a
Shakespearian theatre production, a huge rock concert, or intimate
cabaret---the lighting designer has the extraordinary power to control what
the audience sees. Without light there can be no vision; and without vision,
no perception. The qualities of light he controls include brightness
(amplitude), color (frequency / wavelength), change rates, and direction
(angle of incidence).
Stage Management
The Stage Managers' Association is a professional organization
created by and for stage managers. We seek to create a network through which
we can share our problems, ideas, and stories; educate ourselves and those
with whom we work; eliminate that isolated feeling which strikes us all from
time to time; make our crazy jobs just a little easier, and help us to be
better stage managers.
Stage Management Forms About 16 simple forms are presented in html format
San Jose State University, Stage Management
Manual
eProduction - [Software] A nifty and so far free online SM and
production management service. The system manages rehearsal schedules as
well as rehearsal notes, contact sheets, etc.
Storytelling
Story Arts | Story Arts Online! Educators have long known that
the arts can contribute to student academic success and emotional well
being. The ancient art of storytelling is especially well-suited for student
exploration. As a folk art, storytelling is accessible to all ages and
abilities. No special equipment beyond the imagination and the power of
listening and speaking is needed to create artistic images. As a learning
tool, storytelling can encourage students to explore their unique
expressiveness and can heighten a student's ability to communicate thoughts
and feelings in an articulate, lucid manner. These benefits transcend the
art experience to support daily life skills. In our fast-paced, media-driven
world, storytelling can be a nurturing way to remind children that their
spoken words are powerful, that listening is important, and that clear
communication between people is an art.
Handbook for Storytellers This handbook on storytelling offers hints
to anyone who is interested in telling stories. You'll have to learn for
yourself what works for you. You'll need to develop your own storytelling
style. These suggestions are offered as a means of beginning your journey
into the wonderful world of storytelling.
Storytelling Power Through a plethora of free
articles, we provide a useful guide for anyone who wants to use the
power of storytelling at home, at work and in the community.
Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Resources for Storytellers
Comprehensive collections, for storytellers, of articles, links, and
information on the oral tradition and the art of storytelling - compiled
by Tim Sheppard.
Stuntwork
How to Become a Stunt Person - eHow.com Whether they're falling
off a 10-story building, flipping a Maserati over a car trailer at 70
m.p.h., or delivering a spinning back kick to the villain's head, stunt
people make living on the edge look so easy. All that pales in comparison to
the hardest parts--getting your union card and landing that first job.
Hollywood Stunt Acting and Stage Combat Getting into stunt work
can be made easier if you have a specialty like gymnastics, martial arts,
fencing, etc. Stunt people are SAG and have the benefits that actors do. The
stunt associations, Stuntmen’s Association, Stunts Unlimited
and International Stunt Association can be difficult to gain entry
to. Networking is considered a vital resource for gaining entry into this
industry, and one known way is to work out with stunt people who commonly
train together.
CNS: April 10, 2002: Despite risks, the stunt business is a cool one
The role of stunt men and women is crucial, whether to low-budget
commercials or blockbuster movies. Few actors are willing to be on the
receiving end of a left hook, participate in fast-speed auto chases, or jump
20 feet into an air bag below them. But, as this scene reveals, a great deal
of stunt work may not be as dangerous as it appears because of tricky camera
work, and the fact that most stunt men and women protect themselves by
developing expertise in everything from precision driving, to martial arts
and high falls.
Video Production
VideoPrompter Complete Pro Package &
Teleprompter Software For Windows 95/98/NT
Video University - Resources for Video
Production
Scriptwriting Secrets
FILMMAG - The Online Resource for the Indie
Filmmaker
Television Production - Contents
Television Production - Contents
Videography Online
Institute of Videography
Avid Technology Online
Videonics, Inc.
FilmVision: One Stop Site For The Independent
Film Producers
Video University - resources for hobbyists and pros.
Videonics Articles
Student Video & Filmmakers' Association
Filmmaker.com
Videomaker.com
Digital Video Links page
Audio Engineering Society
Media Production - resource for video production, and media content
creators in Australia. Includes news, production notes, technical documents,
and a video related marketplace.
Desktop Video Production Internet Resource
Directory
Teachers of Television and Video
Desktop Video Handbook Part
1
2
Giant list of Manufacturers of Film, Video,
Audio equipment and more.
Filmmaker.com -- The Filmmaker's Home Pages
U.S. Naval Observatory sunrise/set for any city and year. Also gives
your latitude and longitude. Useful when planning exterior shoots.
Film & Video Festivals Enter your latest epic and win an award to
impress clients.
Steadicam Operator's Manual of Style - Humor by
Ted Churchill
BATTERY BARN
Basic Videography and
Guidelines for Classroom Video and more...
VCR Repair Guide - 23 Chapters
VCR FIRST AID
Software: Video Editing, Effects and Player -
Free Downloads
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