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( Courtesy of Filmmaker U Blog - go to  https://bit.ly/2SwWwpO ) There are a lot of things that go into mastering a craft. Hours of practice, mastery of your tools, numerous mistakes to learn from, and years of experience that pushes you to become a better craftsperson. You also need to explore and learn from your colleagues work to see how others have tackled something differently than you might have approached it, so you can be influenced and intellectually challenged. We sat down during a break in shooting our course with Eugene Gearty on Sound Design (Available here) , to discuss what films influence and inspire him. Here are the films that stand out for him. Apocalypse Now | Sound Designer: Walter Murch For Eugene, Apocalypse Now is the “holy grail of sound design... I didn’t even hear an edit… everything sounded like it dissolved, overlapped…” This film is what inspired Eugene to explore more about sound design in film. Apocalypse Now helped revolutionize sou

  4 FILMS EVERY COLORIST SHOULD SEE  ( Courtesy of Filmmaker U Blog - go to  https://bit.ly/2XUKur4 ) Mad Max: Fury Road is continuously referred to as a stunningly beautiful film. John Seale, the cinematographer, was nominated for an Oscar and colorists everywhere were looking at Eric Whipp’s work on the film as a triumph for color correction. With so many people looking to Eric’s work as a colorist for inspiration, we decided to ask him what films he feels every colorist must-see.   After we filmed his course on color correction ( Available here ), we sat down to discuss his four must-watch films for colorists. Check out and buy his course here Amélie | Colorist Didier le Fouest This film was Didier's first film as a colorist and is the start of a stellar career with films such as The Fall, Micmacs (another Jean-Pierre Jeunet Film), and Kar-Wai Wong's 2046, among numerous other great films. When asked, Eric said "It's one of the first f

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