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  Sight, Sound & Story: Live  "SoundShow: Sound Design in Film & TV" Moderator: Woody Woodhall, CAS  ( Studio Principal of  Allied Post Audio ) Speakers:  Bobbi Banks, AMPAS, ATAS,MPSE  ( Straight Outta Compton, When They See Us )  Robert Fernandez  ( Drive, The Adjustment Bureau ) &  Mildred Iatrou  ( La La Land, First Man)   ​ Inside Episode IV:   Sound is one of the most important elements in film and can be used to elevate a performance, evoke emotions, indicate mood and emphasize what's on the screen. Join Moderator Woody Woodhall who will take a deep dive into the creative process of sound design in film and television. He will be joined by multiple Emmy-nominated Supervising Sound Editor Bobbi Banks, multiple Oscar-nominated Supervising Sound Editor Mildred Iatrou, and Grammy and Emmy-winner, Re-Recording Mixer Robert Fernandez. This panel will take us through the creative process of sound design an...

Join Manhattan Edit Workshop for our Virtual Open House! This is an opportunity for you to learn more about our Online classes. About this Event This Thursday, September 10th, 2020 stop by anytime between 4:00pm and 4:30pm. The instructions for attending the live online open house are on this event page. Attendees will need to have the ZOOM app installed on their computer to attend. Download that  here . REGISTER HERE. Our staff will be live talk to you about all of our classes including: Six Week Intensive Workshop Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Captivate, Color Correction with Premiere Pro DaVinci Resolve Workshops - Color Grading, Editing, Fairlight Audio, Fusion Making the Cut with Bobbie O'Steen Avid Assistant Editor Workshop Advanced Avid Workflows for Assistant Editors Workshop NEW Three Week Advanced Editing Workshop Apple Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, Motion, and macOS Assimilate SCRATCH Workshops Autode...

The monthly online event series Sight, Sound & Story: Live, continues this September with Editor Daysha Broadway & Producer Deniese Davies from both   Insecure and A Black Lady Sketch Show  .   Sight, Sound & Story: Live "Making it Work: From Editor to Producer" Moderator: Sean Weiner (Jacob Burns Film Center, Director of Programs, Media Arts Lab) Speakers: Daysha Broadway  ( Insecure, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Surviving R. Kelly)   &  Deniese Davis  ( Insecure, A Black Lady Sketch Show, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl ) Inside Episode III:  The relationships between Editors and Producers are some of the most important in the post-production process in television. In this panel we'll hear from multiple Emmy-nominated Editor  Daysha Broadway  and multiple Emmy nominated Producer  Deniese Davis .  Sean Weiner  will moderate the panel and explore how emerging filmmakers can learn from Daysha'...

  Join us on August 19th at 5PM ESD online for our next Sight, Sound & Story event! #cinematography #JohnSimmons #Cinematographer #ASC #SightSoundAndStory #SSSLIVE2020 The second "Sight, Sound & Story: Live" focuses on Cinematographer John Simmons, ASC's career and his role in mentorship in the industry. John Simmons, ASC, won the Best Cinematography Emmy for the Nickelodeon multi-camera series "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn" and has three additional Emmy nominations. He has worked behind the camera since the early 1970’s shooting documentaries, music videos, commercials and features. Moderated by Snehal Patel from ZEISS, the two will talk all-things cinematography and filmmaking and wrap it up with a Q&A from the audience! Sign up here for a free ticket! https://buff.ly/3h0lRDD All attendees will receive a link and password to a Vimeo Live event an hour prior to the start of the event.

Free Live Talk from Filmmaker U! Ellen Kuras, cinematographer for  Be Kind Rewind ,  He Got Game ,  Wormwood ,  Bamboozled, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , and so much more, will be answering your questions. She will discuss her work, shooting fiction vs. documentaries, and so much more ! Friday, August 7, 2020, at 2PM EST | 11AM PST This event will be hosted on Filmmaker U's facebook page  HERE  and on Filmmaker U's YouTube page  HERE .

Advanced Professional Colorist Training Summer Look Academy 2020   This is one of the most important training courses for professional colorists. We will learn the Art of Look Creation and will go deep into new discoveries in the area of Color Science and will be first to use new Ai powered software tools. We will study Film Theory using examples by some of the world's best cinematographers and directors and we will complete a series of practical assignments over a period of 4 weeks. Strictly limited participant count.  $99.- registration fee. Registrations are now open!   REGISTER HERE

Filmmaker U explores the history of Stop-Motion Animation and how it has impacted and guided the VFX industry as we know it. Starting with a rudimentary frame by frame animation we see how Ray Harryhausen improved things, then standing on the shoulder of giants see how Phil Tippet created a new technique that would carry us into the new CGI and motion capture world. These techniques developed are used by major films such as Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, and more! -- About Filmmaker U: Before the age of digital mentorship played a key role in film crews, post crews, and filmmaker’s career development. Places like the cutting room were hubs for passing on techniques, ideas, war stories, teamwork, and developing relationships that would help you evolve your career. You would move from trainee to assistant, and eventually, the day would come where you became a full-fledged DP, Editor, Filmmaker, or any other position in the film industry. Pro’s who had worked years and were comin...